Personal Data Protection Charter

Last updated on 28/02/2024

1. Preamble

BARNES Agencies in the Mont Blanc region (hereinafter referred to as BARNES MONT-BLANC) attach great importance to protecting and respecting your privacy and your personal data (hereinafter referred to as "Personal Data" or "Personal Information"). 

BARNES MONT-BLANC undertakes to implement adequate measures for the protection, confidentiality and security of Personal Data in accordance with the regulations in force in France and in the European Union, in particular the General Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data EU 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and the rules of national law adopted for its application. 

The purpose of this "Personal Data Protection Charter" (hereinafter the "Charter") is to inform all natural persons concerned (hereinafter referred to as "You" or "Your") about the way in which BARNES MONT-BLANC collects, uses and discloses Personal Data and about the means available to You to exercise your rights with regard to this information. 

With its recognised expertise in the sale and rental of residential property, BARNES MONT-BLANC offers a range of expertise in different departments, each providing a personalised response to your needs. 

Consequently, BARNES MONT-BLANC invites you to read this Charter carefully in order to know and understand the processing of Personal Data. 

In any event, we undertake to comply with the following two (2) essential principles: 

• individuals retain control over their personal data; 
• data is processed transparently, confidentially and securely.

2. Identity of the data controller 

The BARNES agencies in the Mont Blanc region, which operate the BARNES MONT-BLANC brand, are as follows: 

1. ANNECY LUXURY HOMES :
   - SIRET : 821490018,
   - Adresse : 9 bis Avenue d'Albigny, 74000 Annecy
   - Agences sous sa responsabilité : BARNES Annecy, BARNES Aix Les Bains 
2. CHAMONIX LUXURY HOMES :
   - SIRET : 821489895,
   - Adresse : 30 Quai d'Arve, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
   - Agences sous sa responsabilité : BARNES Chamonix 
3. EVASION PRESTIGE :
   - SIRET : 453838179,
   - Adresse : 96 Route Edmond de Rothschild 74120 Megève
   - Agences sous sa responsabilité : BARNES Megève, BARNES Megève Village, BARNES Saint-Gervais, BARNES Aravis 
4. GENEVOIS LUXURY HOMES :
   - SIRET : 904562527,
   - Adresse : 59 Avenue de Genève, 01220 Divonne-les-Bains
   - Agences sous sa responsabilité : BARNES Genevois, BARNES Pays de Gex 
5. MOUNTAINS LUXURY HOMES :
   - SIRET : 820714939,
   - Adresse : 96 Route Edmond de Rothschild 74120 Megève
   - Agences sous sa responsabilité : BARNES Mont-Blanc 

They will have the status of data controller for the processing of personal data, including those relating to the services provided via the https://www.barnes-montblanc.c... website (hereinafter the "Website"), i.e. 

The treatments concerned are : 

• Commercial communication 
• RGPD compliance 
• Management of actions against money laundering (TRACFIN) 
• Management of individual building access systems 
• Communication management 
• Quality management 
• Managing initial contact before applying to rent 
• Collection management 
• Management of property transactions (sale/purchase mandates) 
• Management of residential property sales 
• Property management 
• Managing applicants to rent a property 
• Supplier data management 
• Customer file management 
• Seasonal rental 
• Prospecting 
• Recruitment

3. Contact details for our Data Protection Officer 

Our Data Protection Officer (hereinafter "DPO") is available to respond to all requests, including requests to exercise rights, relating to your personal data. 

You can reach him at

• Or by e-mail to the following address: dpo.montblanc@barnes-international.com 
• Or by post: BARNES MONT-BLANC - For the attention of the Data Protection Officer - 96 route Edmond de Rothschild - 74120 MEGEVE. 

4. Purposes and legal basis of processing 

You will find below details of the activities involved in processing your information depending on the situation in which you will be required to interact with us. 

4.1 Processing details: Commercial communication 

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Analysis of customer reviews 
• Drawing up sales statistics 
• Satisfaction surveys. 
• Drawing up statistics. 
• Management of people's opinions on products, services or content. 
• Selecting people for loyalty campaigns. 
• Management of customer selection for research, surveys and product testing. 

Legal basis: Our legitimate interest in ensuring that communication between you and BARNES MONT-BLANC runs smoothly. 

4.2 Processing details : RGPD compliance 

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Managing RGPD compliance 
• Data processing register 

Legal basis: This processing is necessary to comply with our legal obligations under the RGPD.

4.3 Processing details: Management of actions against money laundering (TRACFIN) 

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Prevention, detection and reporting to TRACFIN of any suspicious activity Legal basis: This processing is necessary for us to comply with the legal obligations arising from Article L. 561-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the Joint Guidelines between the General Directorate for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) and Tracfin, published on 6 November 2018. 

4.4 Processing details: Management of individual building access devices 

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Building access control 

Legal basis: This processing is based on legitimate interests.

4.5 Processing details: Communication management 

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Analysis of customer reviews 
• Drawing up sales statistics 
• Emailing 
• Satisfaction surveys 
• Drawing up statistics 
• Managing the selection of customers for studies, surveys and product tests 
• Managing people's opinions on products, services or content 
• Selecting people for loyalty campaigns, surveys, product testing and promotions 

Legal basis: This processing is based on legitimate interests. 

4.6 Processing details: Quality management 

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Satisfaction surveys 
• Mystery shopper" action management 

Legal basis: This processing is based on legitimate interests.

4.7 Processing details: Initial contact before applying to rent 

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Assessing the creditworthiness of property rental applicants 
• Definition of customer needs 
• Qualification of the potential tenant's request. 
• Transmission of information to owners, if necessary 

4.8 Legal basis: This processing is based on legitimate interests. Processing details: Management of property transactions (sale/purchase mandates)

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Management of mandates 
• Keeping registers of mandates 

Legal basis: This processing is necessary for the performance of the contract concluded or in the process of being concluded between BARNES MONT-BLANC and yourself.

4.9 Processing details: Management of residential property sales 

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Marketing of goods 
• Drawing up estimates 
• Visits management 
• Real estate negotiations 
• Selection of buyers 
• Verification of information in accordance with applicable rules 

Legal basis: This processing is necessary for the performance of the contract concluded or in the process of being concluded between BARNES MONT-BLANC and yourself. 

4.10 Processing details: Property management 

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Accounting for the management mandate 
• Declaration of property income 
• Statement of taxes and related charges 
• Telematic and electronic management and transactions 

Legal basis: This processing is necessary for the performance of the contract concluded or in the process of being concluded between BARNES MONT-BLANC and yourself.

4.11 Details of processing: Management of applicants to rent a property 

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Application management 

Legal basis: This processing is necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures with a view to concluding a contract between BARNES MONT-BLANC and yourself.

4.12 Processing details: Customer file management 

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Profile analysis 
• Electronic handling requests 
• Diversification of marketing activities 
• Sending out customer newsletters 
• Preparation of annual reports 
• Customer billing 
• Customer management: customer file, letters and reminders 
• Contract management 
• Management of requests for rights of access, rectification and opposition 
• Invoice management 
• Management of unpaid debts/collections and litigation 
• Payment management 
• Financial, commercial and tools management 

Legal basis: This processing is necessary for the performance of the contract concluded or in the process of being concluded between BARNES MONT-BLANC and yourself.

4.13 Treatment details : Seasonal rental 

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Assessing the creditworthiness of property rental applicants 
• Allocation of individual access devices to buildings 
• Issuing rental receipts and managing reminders 
• Management of overdue payments/collections and litigation 
• Adjustment of charges 
• Keeping tenant accounts 

Legal basis: This processing is necessary for the performance of the contract concluded or in the process of being concluded between BARNES MONT-BLANC and yourself. 

4.14 Processing details : Prospecting 

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Sending letters 
• Sending newsletters to former customers 
• Commercial prospecting 

Legal basis: This processing is based on legitimate interests.

4.15 Salary details : Recruitment 

When you send us your personal data as part of this activity, they will be processed for the purposes of : 

• Assessment of the candidate's ability to do the job offered and their professional aptitudes. 
• Recruitment of staff and trainees 
• Legal basis: This processing is based on legitimate interests.

5. Data processed 

You can consult the details of your personal data that we may process in the context of the above-mentioned operations. (The compulsory or optional nature of the personal data collected and the possible consequences of a failure to reply are indicated at the time of collection on the associated forms). 

NB: the lists of data provided below are not intended to be exhaustive and are intended above all to inform you of the categories of data that BARNES MONT-BLANC is likely to process. 

5.1 Data types

5.1.1 For processing: Commercial communication 

Information relating to identity: Birth name, Common or married name, First name 

5.1.2 For processing: RGPD compliance 

Identity details: Last name or married name, First name

Professional information: Organisation address, Professional e-mail, Professional telephone number

5.1.3 For processing: Management of actions against money laundering (TRACFIN) 

Documents with legal force: Contract 

Financial information: Income assessment, tax assessment, tax share, investments, assets (land, property, accounts and investments, etc.), professional income (salary), total income, economic and financial situation, solvency, source of funds, etc. 

Identity information: Personal address, Title, Copy of passport/identity card, Personal e-mail address, Place of birth, Nationality, Birth name, Customary or married name, copy of residence permit. 

Professional information: Address of organisation, Professional e-mail, Professional telephone number 

Electronic data: electronic signature 

Information about family life: Family ties, Family situation

5.1.4 For treatment: Management of individual building access systems 

Information from non-commercial communication equipment: Exchanges of information 

Information relating to movement and/or access control: Date of validity, Key entry form, Apartment number, Badge/card number, Photo of badge/card 

Identity information: Home address, Birth name, Customary or married name, First name, Private mobile phone number 

5.1.5 For processing: Communication management 

Information from commercial communication materials: Correspondence with the sales representative, Newsletter subscription date, Newsletter unsubscription request date, Customer/prospect documentation requests, Newsletter opening, Promotion, Prospecting, Customer/prospect exchanges and comments, etc. 

5.1.6 For processing: Quality management 

Identity details: birth name, surname or married name, first name 

Professional information: Address of organisation, Professional e-mail address, Job title, Professional telephone number, Reporting department 

Information from satisfaction surveys and/or comments and ratings of the service: Opinion, customer comment, Date of purchase of the product/service, Date of the opinion, Final percentage rating, Rating of the quality of the service, Rating given by the customer, Quality of the information provided, etc. 

Professional assessment information: Professional knowledge

5.1.7 For processing: Management of initial contact before applying for a tenancy 

Financial information: Total income 

Identity information: Personal address, Interests, Title, Customer code, Comments about the person, Personal e-mail address, Lifestyle, Means of mobility, Nationality, Birth name, Common or married name, Comments and wishes, First name, Private landline telephone, Private mobile telephone

Working life information: Employment information (Type of contract/employer) 

Information relating to the service: Characteristics of the accommodation sought, Deadline for completion (maximum), Appointment date, Reference (tenant/owner), Current rent (if applicable). 

Health information : Disability information

5.1.8 For processing: Management of property transactions (sale/purchase mandates) 

Information required for the administration of property, co-ownership associations and property transactions: Internal processing code enabling identification, Rental or home ownership conditions, Details of goods and services provided, Information concerning the property concerned, Housing identification number, Housing status (owner or tenant). 

Documents with legal value: accounting and financial statements, copy of property tax, minutes of General Meetings 

Financial information: Commission, price of the property concerned 

Identity information: Home address, Other person to contact for the visit, Civil status, Copy of passport/identity card, Birth name, Common or married name, First name 

5.1.9 For processing: Management of residential property sales 

Information required for property management, joint ownership and property transactions: Information about the property 

Documents with legal value: certificates, accounting and financial statements, sales agreements, KBis excerpts, minutes of general meetings, etc. 

Financial information: assessment of income, bank/insurance company statements, tax returns, tax share, proof of salary, assets (land, property, accounts and investments, etc.), source of funds from which the purchase was made, economic and financial situation, solvency, etc. 

Identity details: Title, Copy of passport/identity card, Date of birth, Personal e-mail address, Birth name, Common or married name, First name, Private mobile phone number 

Information relating to professional life: Address of organisation, Professional e-mail address, Name of parent organisation, Position of manager 

5.1.10 For processing: Property management 

Information required for property management, joint ownership and property transactions: Classification of the dwelling, Insurance company for the dwelling, Details of the tenant or prospective tenant employer, Details of the agent or manager of the dwelling, Identity of the co-owner or owner, Identity of the tenant, Inventory of furniture, Nature and amount of charges for the dwelling, Nature and amount of maintenance and improvement work, Housing identification number, Resources of guarantors, Resources of the tenant or prospective tenant, Rules governing joint ownership, Family situation of the tenant or prospective tenant, Occupational situation of the tenant or prospective tenant, Housing status (owner or tenant), Type/characteristics of the current property or properties. 

Documents with legal value: Certificate of insurance as a non-occupant owner, KBis extract, Articles of association, Title deeds. 

Financial information: bank details (RIB, BIC, IBAN), bills from energy, water, telephone and internet suppliers, statement of property taxes, etc. 

Identity details: Home address, Copy of passport/identity card, Personal e-mail address, Birth name, Spouse's name, First name, Marital status, Home landline telephone number, Home mobile telephone number 

Professional information: Address of organisation, Professional e-mail address, Job title, Professional telephone number 

5.1.11 For processing: Management of property rental applicants 

Documents with legal force: Application form 

Financial information: income assessment, tax assessment, tax share, professional income (salary), economic and financial situation 

Identity information: Title, Comments about the person, Copy of passport/identity card, Date of birth, Personal e-mail address, Current employer, Birth name, Common or married name, First name 

Information about your professional life: Professional category, Date of employment, Professional e-mail address, Job title, Professional telephone number 

Information about family life: Number of people in the household, Number of children, Presence of pets in the customer's home, Family situation, Age of children. 

5.1.12 For processing: Customer file management 

Financial information: Assessment of income, Name of lending institution, Assets (land, property, accounts and investments, etc.), Loan repayments, Economic and financial situation, etc. 

Identity information: Personal address, Socio-professional category, Civil status, Comments on the person, Date of birth, Personal e-mail address, Current employer, Place of birth, Nationality, Birth name, Customary or married name, Identity card number, File number, Passport number, Driving licence number, Passport, Profession or job held, First name, Marital status, Sex, Private landline telephone, Private mobile telephone, City, Visas, Age. 

Work-related information: Work e-mail, Work telephone number 

Information relating to the service: Details of the good or service subscribed to by the customer, Transaction number, Origin of the sale (vendor, partner, affiliate) or order, Person(s) in charge of customer relations, Product purchased by the customer, Discounts granted to the customer, etc. 

5.1.13 For processing : Seasonal rental 

Information required for property management, co-ownership associations and property transactions: Composition of the tenant's or prospective tenant's household, Details of the tenant's or prospective tenant's employer, Date of entry into and departure from the property, Identity of the prospective tenant or guarantor, Nature and amount of property charges, Nature and amount of maintenance and improvement work, Resources of guarantors, Resources of the tenant or prospective tenant, Family situation of the tenant or prospective tenant, Employment situation of the tenant or prospective tenant, Type/characteristics of the property rented. 

Information from non-commercial communication equipment: Exchanges of information 

Documents with legal value: Certificate of home insurance, Lease, Balance sheets and financial statements, Deposit, Statement of entry and exit premises, KBis extract, Articles of association, etc. 

Financial information: tax returns, tax share, proof of salary, rent, assets (property, real estate, accounts and investments, etc.), property tax statement, professional income (salary), total income, types of debt, etc. 

Identity details: Home address, Title, Copy of residence permit, Copy of passport/identity card, Date of birth, Personal e-mail address, Place of birth, Nationality, Birth name, Comments and wishes expressed, First name, Marital status, Sex, Private mobile phone number 

Professional information: Address of organisation, Professional e-mail address, Job title, Name of parent organisation, Professional telephone number 

5.1.14 For processing : Prospecting 

Information from commercial communication material: newsletter content, newsletter subscription date, sending date, newsletter unsubscription request date, etc. 

Identity information: Personal e-mail 

Electronic data: IP address

For processing: Recruitment

5.2 Recipients of your data 

Within the limits of their respective responsibilities and for the purposes set out in Article 4, the main people who are likely to have access to your data are as follows: 

• RGPD compliance: Public authorities (URSSAF, Tax Department, Labour Inspectorate, etc.); BARNES SAS & BGL; Chartered accountants; internal departments (Accounting, Marketing, etc.)
• Management of actions against money laundering (TRACFIN) : TRACFIN system; Member of staff in charge; Cross-functional internal department of the organisation (Management, Management...) 
• Management of individual building access systems: Supplier of the intercom system concerned; Referenced suppliers of building maintenance services; Tenant concerned; Member of staff in charge; Owner concerned; Internal department of the organisation (Management, etc.); Tenant. 
• Communication management: the organisation's internal functional departments (Accounting, Marketing, etc.)
• Management of the quality approach: Independent estate agents concerned; cross-functional internal department of the organisation (Management, etc.) 
• Management of the first contact before applying for a lease: Members of staff; cross-functional internal departments (management, etc.) 
• Management of property transactions (sale/purchase mandates): Sales coordinator; Agents; Member of staff in charge; Notary public 
• Residential property sales management: Notary; Internal sales department; Internal cross-functional department of the organisation (Management, etc.); Partner agency; Diagnosticians (contact details only) 
• Property management: Lessor; Customer; Member of staff in charge; Notary; Functional internal department of the organisation (Accounting, Marketing, etc.); Cross-functional internal department of the organisation (Management, Administration, etc.) 
• Management of applicants to rent a property: Member of staff in charge; Internal cross-functional department of the organisation (Management, Administration, etc.); Members of staff
• Customer file management : BARNES SAS & BGL; Chartered accountant; Subsidiary of the organisation; The registrant himself/herself; Notary; IT service providers (maintenance, hosting, etc.); Functional internal department of the organisation (Accounting, Marketing, etc.); Transverse internal department of the organisation (Management, Administration, etc.); Financial services (banks, etc.) and insurance companies; Payroll subcontractor; TRACFIN; Customer. 
• Seasonal lettings: Public authorities (URSSAF, tax authorities, labour inspectorate, etc.); Landlord; Internal department of the organisation (management, administration, etc.); Management company (where applicable); Tenant concerned; Internal accounting department. 
• Canvassing: cross-functional internal department (management, administration, etc.); marketing department; mail subcontractor

Certain categories of processor have access to the data collected: 

• RGPD compliance: SAS BLOCK I.T. 
• Management of property transactions (sale/purchase mandates): Independent estate agents involved, MODELO 
• Residential property sales management: APIMO 
• Property management: APIMO 
• Managing prospective tenants: APIMO 
• Customer file management : APIMO 
• Seasonal rental: APIMO, ImmoPad 
• Commercial communication: FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM 
• Customer prospecting : BREVO (SENDINBLUE) 

If you require any further information about our subcontractors, you can send a request for further information to our Data Protection Officer by e-mail to dpo.montblanc@barnes-international.com. 

Other organisations that may have access to your data are : 

• Where appropriate, the courts concerned, mediators, chartered accountants, statutory auditors, lawyers, bailiffs, debt collection agencies, etc; 
• Third parties likely to place cookies on your terminals (computers, tablets, mobile phones, etc.) when you give your consent (for more details, consult our Cookie Policy); 

Your personal data will not be passed on, exchanged, sold or rented without your express prior consent in accordance with the applicable legal and regulatory provisions.

5.3 Transfer of data outside the European Union 

In some cases, your personal information is stored on servers located in the EEA. 

You may request access to the documents ensuring the presence of appropriate safeguards by sending a request to our Data Protection Officer by e-mail to dpo.montblanc@barnes-international.com.

5.4 Data retention period 

We keep your data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, as described in article 4 of this Charter, and, if necessary, for longer as required by law. 

You can check the retention periods applied to the processing operations that concern you by contacting our Data Protection Officer by e-mail at dpo.montblanc@barnes-international.com. 

An overview of the retention periods applied is given below: 

• Commercial communication: 2 years after the last contact. 
• RGPD compliance: For the duration of RGPD compliance 
• Management of actions against money laundering (TRACFIN) :
  - Normal vigilance: 5 years after the end of the mandate/contract
  - Enhanced vigilance: until receipt of the return from the government department, plus a period imposed by TRACFIN. 
• Management of individual building access systems: 1 month 
• Communication management: 2 years after the last contact. 
• Management of the quality approach: 6 months, unless there is a need for personalised individual training. after aggregation of the data using statistical methods. 
• Management of initial contact before applying to rent:12 monthsIf the application is submitted: the necessary information can be included in the application. 
• Management of property transactions (sale/purchase mandates):
  - on an active basis: until the end of the calendar year from the end of the mandate OR from the last contact (if the mandate has not been signed) and data recovery for "Prospecting for former customers" (see Customer Prospecting activity).
  - in archives: 8 years after the end of the mandate
• Management of residential property sales:
  - on an active basis: until the end of the calendar year from the end of the mandate and data recovery for "Prospecting former customers" (Cf. Customer prospecting activity)
  - in archives: 8 years after the end of the mandate 
• Property management :
  - Active base: 3 years after mandate
  - Internal archives: 5 years after the term of office. 
• Managing applicants to rent a property:
  - Active basis: up to year N+1 from the response date
  - Internal archiving :
     - (Unsuccessful candidates) until year N+6 from the date of the response.
  .  - (Tenant) transfer of elements required in the "Rental management" activity 
• Customer file management :
  - FOR A RENTAL: 3 years from the date of departure of the tenant
  - FOR A SALE: 8 years 
• Seasonal rental :
  - The identity of the tenant, rent receipts, rental contracts, inventories of fixtures: in the active database - during the rental period; in the internal archives: 3 years after the rental period.
  - All correspondence relating to rent reviews: in the active database - during the rental period; in the internal archives: 1 year after the rental period.
  - Information on the income assessment of the tenant and guarantors: until the 4th month following the end of the tenancy.
  - Furniture inventories for furnished lets: on an active basis - until the security deposit is returned
  - In the event of litigation: any relevant information may be retained during the litigation period (see Litigation management).
• Prospecting: 8 years after the last service provided to the customer. 
• Recruitment :
  - unsuccessful applications: up to 2 years from the last contact (once the person has given their consent)
  - successful candidates: until staff are integrated 

5.5 Individual rights

In accordance with the Data Protection Act and the RGPD, you have the following rights: 

5.5.1 Right to information on the processing of Personal Data 

BARNES MONT-BLANC undertakes to use its best efforts to provide concise, transparent and accessible information on the conditions of processing of your Personal Data at the time of collection or within a reasonable period of time after collection.

5.5.2 Right of access to Personal Data 

You may access your Personal Data processed by BARNES MONT-BLANC and have the right to receive a copy in electronic form (for any additional copy, BARNES MONT-BLANC shall be entitled to charge a fee based on the administrative costs incurred). 

5.5.3 Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") and rectification of Personal Data 

You have the right to request the deletion and/or rectification of your Personal Data if it is erroneous or obsolete. It is specified that BARNES MONT-BLANC may retain certain Personal Data when required to do so by law or in the event of a legitimate reason. It is possible that if your Personal Data is deleted following your request and before the expiry of the valid retention period, this may prevent us from providing you with certain services that you expect from us. 

5.5.4 Right to object 

You may object at any time on legitimate grounds to the re-use of your Personal Data for processing other than that notified, except in the event of the fulfilment by BARNES MONT-BLANC of one of its legal obligations. We would like to emphasise this right which concerns you more specifically as a "professional", when you no longer wish to receive canvassing from us.

5.5.5 Right to limit the processing of Personal Data 

You have the right to request that the processing of your Personal Data be limited to that which is necessary. This right is applicable only : 

• if you dispute the accuracy of your Personal Data; 
• if you can establish that the processing of your Personal Data is unlawful and require the restriction of its use rather than its erasure; 
• if BARNES MONT-BLANC no longer needs your Personal Information but it is still required for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; 
• if you object to processing based on a legitimate interest pursued by us as Data Controller, having confirmed that the legitimate interests pursued by us prevail over yours. 

YOU CAN EXERCISE ALL THE RIGHTS SET OUT ABOVE BY SENDING AN E-MAIL TO OUR DATA PROTECTION OFFICER AT dpo.montblanc@barnes-international.com. 

5.5.6 Right of complaint to a supervisory authority 

If you consider that the efforts made by BARNES MONT-BLANC to maintain the level of protection of Personal Data do not guarantee that your rights are respected, you may lodge a complaint with the CNIL by clicking here or by post at the address below: 

COMMISSION NATIONALE DE L'INFORMATIQUE ET DES LIBERTÉS
3 Place de Fontenoy - TSA 80715 - 75334 PARIS CEDEX 07
Tél : 01 53 73 22 22
Fax : 01 53 73 22 00

6. Connection data and cookies 

BARNES MONT-BLANC has set up a cookie manager via the Cookies Policy in order to inform you more specifically about their use. If the browser allows, you may also deactivate these cookies at any time, by following the procedure indicated by the browser. However, BARNES MONT-BLANC informs you that such deactivation may result in slowing down and/or disrupting access to certain sections of the website.

7. Processing data on minors 

The BARNES MONT-BLANC website and its services are not intended for minors. BARNES MONT-BLANC does not voluntarily collect personal data from minors under the age of 15. 

8. Security 

BARNES MONT-BLANC complies with the RGPD and the Data Protection Act in terms of the security and confidentiality of your data. 

We implement all the technical and organisational measures necessary to ensure the security of our personal data processing and the confidentiality of the data we collect. 

In this respect, we take all the necessary precautions, in view of the nature of the data and the risks presented by the processing, to protect its security and, in particular, to prevent the data from being distorted, damaged or accessed by unauthorised third parties (physical protection of premises, secure https protocol, logging and traceability of connections to software deployed internally). 

9. Changes to the Charter 

BARNES MONT-BLANC reserves the right to modify this Charter at any time in order to comply with legislative and regulatory changes and/or to improve it. 

If any changes are made, a new version will be updated and posted online with the "Last updated" date.

10. Applicable law 

This Charter is governed by French law, including the provisions applicable to the rules of private international law.