Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 3, 2026

When you visit, use, or browse the julienchavanneart.com website (hereinafter “the Site”), we may process personal data about you, depending on how you interact with us, the choices you make, and the features you use. This policy explains what data we collect, why, on what legal grounds, with whom we share it, and what your rights are.

1. Data Controller

The entity responsible for processing the data collected on the Site is:

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  • Address: 2 Rue de l'Église, 72400 Avezé
  • Contact: julienchavanne@yahoo.fr

If you have any questions regarding this policy or your data, you can write to us at the address above.

2. Personal Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide to Us

We collect the data you voluntarily provide to us, including:

  • Through the contact form: last name, first name, email address, and the content of your message;
  • Newsletter subscription: email address;
  • Purchase/order of a work of art: name, contact information, billing and shipping addresses, and information required for the transaction.

2.2 Data Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain technical information that does not directly reveal your identity, but may include: IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URL, country, as well as information about how and when you use the Site. This data is used primarily to ensure the security and proper functioning of the Site, as well as for our internal statistics.

We also collect information through cookies and similar technologies (see Section 4).

3. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your data only on a valid legal basis

When processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time, without this affecting the lawfulness of any processing that took place prior to that.

4. Cookies

The Site uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure it functions properly and, where applicable, to track website traffic. Non-essential cookies are only placed after you have given your consent, which is collected via the banner displayed during your first visit. You can change your preferences at any time.

5. Recipients and Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with third-party service providers who act on our behalf and are contractually obligated to protect it for the following purposes:

  • Website Hosting
  • [Form Tool / Email Sending
  • Audience Measurement Tool
  • Payment Solution / Art Sales

These third parties use your data only in accordance with our instructions and do not share it with any other organization.

6. Data Transfers Outside the European Union

Some of our service providers (such as Webflow or analytics tools) are based in the United States. In such cases, your data may be transferred outside the European Union. These transfers are governed by appropriate safeguards (the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses and/or adherence to the Data Privacy Framework).

7. Shelf Life

We retain your data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described:

  • Contact messages: up to 3 years after the last exchange;
  • Newsletter subscribers: until you unsubscribe;
  • Data related to a sale: for the period required by legal and accounting obligations (up to 10 years for accounting records);
  • Technical and audience measurement data: 13 months maximum.

8. Your Rights

In accordance with the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your data:

  • Right of access: to obtain a copy of the data we hold;
  • Right to rectification: to correct inaccurate data;
  • Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”);
  • Right to restriction of processing;
  • Right to object to processing;
  • Right to data portability;
  • The right to withdraw your consent at any time;
  • The right to set guidelines regarding what happens to your data after your death.

To exercise these rights, please write to us at [. We may ask you to provide proof of identity. We will respond within one month.

If you believe your rights have not been respected, you may file a complaint with the CNIL (National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties): www.cnil.fr.

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

10. Links to Third-Party Websites

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, online services, or applications that are not affiliated with us. We have no control over these third parties and are not responsible for their privacy practices or for any damages resulting from your use of their services. We encourage you to review their own privacy policies.

11. Protection of Minors

This Site is not intended for minors under the age of 15, and we do not knowingly collect their data. If you believe a minor has provided us with data, please contact us so that we can delete it.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy at any time. The date of the last update appears at the top of the document. We encourage you to review it regularly.

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