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ThermalChef

Privacy Policy

1. Data Collection

The ThermalChef website (hereinafter "the Site") does not offer any registration form or account creation. The only personal data collected is what you voluntarily provide through the contact form:

  • Your name or pseudonym
  • Your email address
  • The content of your message

Technical data is also automatically collected during your browsing:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited and visit duration

2. Legal Basis for Processing

In accordance with the GDPR, the processing of your data is based on:

  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): for processing contact form data
  • Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): for technical cookies necessary for the proper functioning of the Site and browsing data

3. Cookies

The Site uses the following types of cookies:

  • Technical cookies: necessary for the proper functioning of the Site (session, language preferences). These cookies do not require your consent.
  • Analytics cookies: to understand how visitors interact with the Site (pages visited, time on site). These cookies help us improve the user experience.
  • Affiliate tracking cookies: when you click on an affiliate link (particularly Amazon), the merchant site may place tracking cookies to attribute your purchase to our recommendation. Amazon cookies last 24 hours.

No advertising or profiling cookies are used by the Site. You can configure your browser to refuse cookies.

4. Affiliate Links

As a participant in the Amazon Associates Program and other affiliate programs, the Site contains links to third-party merchants. When you click on these links:

  • The merchant site may collect data about you according to its own privacy policy
  • Tracking cookies may be placed to attribute sales (duration: 24 hours for Amazon)
  • We may receive a commission at no additional cost to you
  • We do not receive any personal data about you from these partners; only aggregated and anonymous data (number of clicks, sales amounts) is provided to us

These partnerships never influence our opinions or recommendations.

5. Third-Party Services

The Site uses the following third-party services that may process some of your data:

  • Hosting: the Site is hosted in France by o2switch, 222 Boulevard Gustave Flaubert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France. The hosting provider may access technical data (IP address, server logs) as part of its contractual and legal obligations.
  • Analytics: to analyze Site traffic and usage patterns
  • Amazon Associates Program: for affiliate sales tracking (see section 4)

6. Data Retention

Your data is retained for the following periods:

  • Contact form data: 12 months after the last exchange, then deleted
  • Navigation data: maximum 13 months per CNIL recommendations
  • Technical server logs: maximum 12 months
  • Affiliate cookies: 24 hours (Amazon)
  • Technical cookies: duration of the browsing session

7. International Transfers

Your data is primarily processed within the European Union. However, certain third-party services (particularly Amazon) may transfer data to countries outside the EU. These transfers are governed by appropriate safeguards in accordance with the GDPR, including standard contractual clauses and adequacy decisions.

8. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access: obtain confirmation that data concerning you is being processed and receive a copy
  • Right to rectification: request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Right to erasure: request deletion of your data under the conditions provided by the GDPR
  • Right to restriction of processing: request the restriction of processing of your data
  • Right to data portability: receive your data in a structured, commonly used format
  • Right to object: object to the processing of your data on legitimate grounds
  • Right to withdraw consent: withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal

To exercise these rights, contact us via the Site's contact form.

9. Complaints

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés), the competent supervisory authority in France: www.cnil.fr.

10. Modifications

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. Changes take effect upon publication on the Site. We encourage you to check this page regularly. Our Terms of Service complement this policy.