Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

This privacy policy explains how Sharon and John Millington ("we", "us") collect, use, and protect personal data when you visit studio-beaulieu.com or make a booking enquiry for our studio apartment in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable French data protection law.

1. Who we are

Data controller: Sharon and John Millington
Property: Studio apartment, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, 06310, France
Registration number: 06011029856HT
Contact: jdmillington@gmail.com

2. What data we collect

When you submit a booking enquiry through this website, we collect:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number (optional)
• Nationality
• Intended check-in and check-out dates
• Number of guests
• Any message you include

We also collect basic technical data automatically when you visit the site (IP address, browser type, pages visited) via standard server logs. This data is not linked to your identity and is used solely for security and performance monitoring.

3. Why we collect it and our legal basis

• To respond to your booking enquiry — legal basis: pre-contractual steps at your request (GDPR Article 6(1)(b))
• To manage your booking if confirmed — legal basis: performance of a contract (GDPR Article 6(1)(b))
• To comply with French tourist accommodation registration requirements — legal basis: legal obligation (GDPR Article 6(1)(c))
• To protect the security of our property and website — legal basis: legitimate interests (GDPR Article 6(1)(f))

We do not use your data for marketing purposes and will never sell it to third parties.

4. Who we share your data with

We share your data only where necessary:

• Formspree (formspree.io) — used to forward booking enquiry emails to us. Their privacy policy is available at formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy
• Hostinger — our web hosting provider, where your data is stored on servers within the EU. Their privacy policy is at hostinger.com/privacy-policy
• Airbnb — if your booking originates via Airbnb, their privacy policy applies to data collected on their platform

We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any advertising trackers on this website.

5. How long we keep your data

• Booking enquiries that do not result in a confirmed booking are deleted after 12 months
• Confirmed booking records are retained for 5 years to comply with French accounting and tax obligations
• Server log data is deleted after 90 days

6. Your rights under GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — you may request a copy of the data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — you may ask us to correct inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — you may ask us to delete your data, subject to our legal retention obligations
• Right to restrict processing — you may ask us to limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability — you may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to object — you may object to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at jdmillington@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority: CNIL (cnil.fr).

7. Cookies

This website uses only a single technical session cookie (PHPSESSID) which is strictly necessary to maintain your admin session if you are the property owner. It is not used for tracking and is deleted when you close your browser.

We do not use any advertising, analytics, or third-party tracking cookies. No cookie consent banner is required for strictly necessary cookies under GDPR.

8. Data security

We protect your data using industry-standard measures including HTTPS encryption, hashed password storage, and access-controlled databases hosted within the EU. Only the property owners have access to personal booking data.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent version. Material changes will be notified by updating the date.