Last updated: October 2025

This privacy policy informs users of the website www.parisvices.com (the “Site”) how their personal data are collected and processed by Paris Vices, a simplified joint-stock company in the process of incorporation, having its registered office at 89 rue Cardinet, 75017 Paris (hereinafter “Paris Vices” or the “Publisher”).

  1. Data Controller

    The controller of personal data collected via the Site is:
    Paris Vices SAS (in the process of incorporation)
    Registered office: 89 rue Cardinet, 75017 Paris, France
    Contact email: contact@parisvices.com
    Host: IONOS SARL – 7 Place de la Gare – BP 70109 – 57201 Sarreguemines Cedex – France
     
  2. Data Collected

    Paris Vices may collect the following categories of personal data:
  • Identification data: first name, username/pseudonym, email address, age or date of birth, gender, orientation, city.
  • Profile data: photos, bio/description, preferences, interactions with other members (likes, views, messages, etc.).
  • Connection/usage data: IP address, logs, device type, browser, pages viewed.
  • Payment data: amount, date, subscription type (bank card details are processed exclusively by the provider [paiement]).

  • Moderation data: reports, any sanctions, exchanges with moderators.

    No special category data within the meaning of Article 9 GDPR are collected without explicit consent.

  1. Purposes of Processing

    Paris Vices processes personal data for the following purposes:
  • Managing user accounts and the Site’s private social network;
  • Enabling member matching and private messaging;
  • Site moderation and security;
  • Managing subscriptions and payments;
  • Sending service-related information (notifications, in-site messages, support);
  • Measuring audience and Site usage (internal statistics);
  • Where applicable, sending newsletters or promotional communications (subject to prior consent).
  1. Legal Bases for Processing

    Processing relies on the following legal bases:
  • Performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR): account creation and management, subscription, messaging;
  • Compliance with legal obligations (Article 6(1)(c)): retention of transaction records and invoices;
  • Paris Vices’ legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): Site security, fraud prevention, service improvement;
  • Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): only for optional processing (newsletters, non-essential cookies).
  1. Recipients of the Data

    Personal data are disclosed only to:
  • Paris Vices and its authorised staff (moderation, support, billing);
  • Technical service providers acting as processors (hosting, payments, messaging, analytics);
  • Judicial or administrative authorities where legally required.

No data are transferred or sold to third parties for commercial prospecting.

  1. Processors

    Main processors include:
  • Hosting provider: IONOS SARL (France)
  • Payment service provider: [paiement]
  • Audience measurement tool: Google Analytics 4 (United States, relying on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses)

Each processor acts on Paris Vices’ instructions and provides sufficient guarantees of GDPR compliance.

  1. Data Retention

    Data are retained only as long as necessary:
  • Account data: up to 3 years after last activity or account deletion;
  • Billing data: 5 years from the transaction date (legal obligation);
  • Technical data (logs): up to 12 months;

  • Cookies: a maximum of 13 months from placement.

    After these periods, data are deleted or anonymised.

  1. Users’ Rights

    In accordance with the GDPR and the French Data Protection Act, users have the following rights:
  • Right of access: to obtain confirmation and a copy of their data;
  • Right to rectification: to correct inaccurate or incomplete data;
  • Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”);
  • Right to restriction and to object to processing;
  • Right to data portability in a structured format;

  • Right to withdraw consent at any time (for processing based on consent).

    These rights may be exercised at any time by writing to:
    contact@parisvices.com
    or by post: Paris Vices – 89 rue Cardinet, 75017 Paris, France

    In case of difficulty, users may lodge a complaint with the CNIL (www.cnil.fr).

  1. Data Security

    Paris Vices implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data (secure servers, HTTPS, restricted access, backups, logging, etc.).

    Any personal data breach likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals will be notified to the CNIL and, where applicable, to the affected users.

  2. Transfers outside the European Union

    Some data may be transferred outside the European Union (notably via Google Analytics 4). Such transfers are governed by the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses and additional security measures.
     

  3. Cookies and Trackers

    When browsing the Website, different cookies and tracking technologies may be stored on your device:

    Strictly Necessary Cookies (Essential Cookies)
    – Session and security cookies that are required for the website to operate properly, for authentication, and for protection against fraudulent access.

    Payment Cookies
    – On payment pages, [PAYMENT PROVIDER] may place technical cookies in order to secure transactions and prevent fraud.

    Audience Measurement Cookies (Google Analytics 4)
    – With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 to measure traffic and improve the Website. GA4 uses cookies such as _ga to distinguish visitors, with a maximum lifetime of two years. See: support.google.com and policies.google.com.

    Marketing Cookies and External Content
    – If we enable advertising pixels or external content services (for example, embedded video players), these elements will only be loaded after your prior consent.

    Consent for non-essential cookies (statistics, marketing, external content) is collected through our Klaro consent-management platform, which allows you to:
    – accept or refuse all non-essential cookies; or
    – configure your preferences by purpose (statistics, marketing, etc.). See klaro.org and GitHub for details.

    You can change your choices at any time using the “Cookie Preferences” link available at the bottom of the page. Your browser settings also allow you to delete cookies that have already been stored.

    The lifetime of cookies subject to consent does not exceed 13 months, and data derived from audience-measurement cookies is not retained for more than 25 months, in accordance with the recommendations of the CNIL (French Data Protection Authority).

    Users can accept, refuse, or configure cookies at any time via the consent banner or their browser settings.

  4. Changes to this Policy

    Paris Vices may amend this privacy policy at any time to reflect legal or technical developments. Users will be informed of any material updates. The version in force is the one published on the Site at the date of consultation.
     
  5. Contact

    For any questions about this policy or the exercise of your rights, please contact:
    contact@parisvices.com
    or by post:
    Paris Vices – 89 rue Cardinet, 75017 Paris, France