Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Olaven Review is an independent editorial publication focused on everyday wellness practices. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body. This Privacy Policy explains how Olaven Review ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information when you visit olaven.info or contact us through this site.

By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please discontinue use of the site.

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for personal information collected through this site is:

3. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal information:

• — Contact form submissions: name, email address, the subject category selected, and the content of your message. This information is collected only when you voluntarily complete and submit the contact form.
• — Usage data: pages visited, time spent on pages, browser type, device type, and IP address. This data is collected automatically via analytics tools when you visit the site.
• — Cookie data: as described in our Cookie Policy, certain cookies store information about your session and browsing preferences. You can manage your cookie choices at any time.

4. How We Use Your Information

Personal information collected through this site is used for the following purposes:

• — Responding to contact form enquiries, pitch submissions, and correction reports submitted by you.
• — Improving the editorial content and navigation of the site based on aggregated, anonymised usage data.
• — Monitoring site performance and identifying technical issues through server log data.
• — Complying with applicable legal obligations, including data protection law applicable in France and the European Union.

We do not use personal information for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not sell, rent, or share personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process personal information on the following legal bases:

• — Consent: for the placement of non-essential cookies, which you can accept or decline via the cookie banner on this site.
• — Legitimate interests: for analytics data used to improve site content and navigation, where these interests do not override your data protection rights.
• — Contractual necessity: for responding to contact form submissions in which you have requested a reply.

6. Data Retention

Contact form data (name, email, message) is retained for a period of twelve months from the date of receipt, after which it is deleted from our systems. Server logs containing IP addresses are retained for a maximum of ninety days. Aggregated, anonymised analytics data may be retained indefinitely as it cannot be used to identify individuals.

You may request deletion of any personal information held by us at any time by writing to [email protected]. We will confirm receipt and process the request within thirty days.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to personal information held by us:

• —The right to access the personal information we hold about you.
• —The right to have inaccurate personal information corrected.
• —The right to request deletion of personal information where we have no legal obligation to retain it.
• —The right to restrict our handling of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• —The right to data portability, where technically feasible.
• —The right to object to handling based on legitimate interests.
• —The right to withdraw consent at any time for consent-based handling, without affecting the lawfulness of handling prior to withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), the French data protection authority.

8. Third-Party Services

This site may use third-party analytics or performance services. Where these services process personal information on our behalf, they do so as data handlers under applicable data protection agreements. We do not permit third-party services to use data gathered from this site for their own commercial purposes.

Embedded content from external sources (such as maps) may result in those external providers collecting data about your visit in accordance with their own privacy policies.

9. Security

We take reasonable organisational and technical measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. The site is served over HTTPS. Contact form submissions are transmitted securely. No method of electronic transmission or storage is entirely secure; we cannot ensure absolute security, but we maintain appropriate safeguards consistent with the sensitivity of the information held.

10. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our handling practices or applicable law. The date of the most recent revision is shown at the top of this page. Continued use of the site following any revision constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us at [email protected] or by post at 18, Rue du Sentier, 75002 Paris, France.