Clipscout Choice Cabin Atelier SAS (operating as "Clipscoutchoicecabin", "we", "our", or "the Atelier") values the confidential nature of client relationships. This Privacy Policy outlines our procedures concerning personal data collection, processing, and protection under the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR), French Data Protection Act (Loi Informatique et Libertés), and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

1. Identity of the Data Controller

The entity responsible for processing your personal data is:

Clipscout Choice Cabin Atelier SAS
18 Rue de Beaujolais, 75001 Paris, France
RCS Paris SIRET: 894 302 715 00028
Data Protection Officer Contact: [email protected]

2. Information We Collect

We restrict data gathering to what is directly pertinent to architectural inquiries and client relationships:

  • Identity & Contact Details: Name, professional title, corporate affiliation, postal billing address, contact telephone, and private email address supplied via our communication forms.
  • Project Specifications: Architectural briefs, floor plans, real estate acquisition coordinates, and interior aesthetic preferences.
  • Technical & Telemetry Data: IP addresses, browser engine user agents, referring domains, session duration, and device characteristics captured for security and telemetry.
  • Financial & Contractual Records: Transactional billing records, bank transfer references, and signed service agreements.

3. Legal Bases and Purposes of Processing

We process your data strictly under the following statutory grounds under GDPR Article 6:

  • Contractual Execution: Preparing architectural service proposals, conducting site diagnostics, and fulfilling turnkey interior commissions.
  • Legitimate Interests: Protecting the integrity of our digital infrastructure, maintaining business accounting, and defending legal rights.
  • Consent: Sending curated monographs or invitations to private salon exhibitions when explicitly opted-in by the recipient.
  • Legal Compliance: Complying with French commercial accounting laws, anti-money laundering (TRACFIN) verification, and municipal building permit filings.

4. Third-Party Processors and International Transfers

We never sell, lease, or monetize client details. Data may be shared strictly under Non-Disclosure Agreements with vetted technical partners, including secure European cloud hosting providers, architectural structural engineering consultants, and licensed French notaries. Where data is processed outside the European Economic Area (EEA), transfers are governed by European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

5. Data Retention Schedules

In accordance with French law, architectural project archives and signed contracts are retained for ten (10) years following completion, mirroring the statutory French decennial building insurance liability (Garantie Décennale). Unsuccessful client consultation inquiries are permanently purged after twenty-four (24) months. Web analytics logs are anonymized within six (6) months.

6. Your Statutory Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Under applicable privacy statutes, you maintain the following rights:

  • Right of Access: Request a complete copy of personal records held by our Atelier.
  • Right to Rectification: Require immediate correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Demand deletion of records where retention is no longer mandated by law.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: Limit how your information is utilized during active disputes.
  • Right to Data Portability: Obtain your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Right to Object: Oppose data processing rooted in legitimate business interests.

To exercise any of these privileges, please direct a signed request to [email protected]. You also hold the statutory right to lodge a complaint before the French supervisory authority: Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), 3 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris.