Privacy policy

Le Fil de l’Âme is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This notice describes the personal data we collect, how we will use it and how we will keep it secure. For more information on how we use cookies. For more information about our services, please see our legal notices.

This privacy notice covers the following topics:

  1. Who is responsible for data processing?
  2. What personal data do we process, for what purpose, and on what legal basis?
  3. Who will process your data?
  4. Transfer of data outside the European Union
  5. How long will we keep your data?
  6. Your rights
  7. Security

 

1. Who is responsible for data processing?

The controllers responsible for processing all your personal data are:
Safrane Cortambert / Le Fil de l’Âme, located at 3 rue du Bois de Boulogne, 75016 Paris

We are responsible for ensuring that your data is stored securely, that you receive accurate information about how it is used, and that your rights regarding it are fully respected. The products we sell are not intended for persons under the age of 18, we do not promote our products to this age group, and we cannot identify persons aged 18 or under in our database.

2. What personal data do we process, for what purpose, and on what legal basis?

We collect your data when you visit our website. The data we collect includes your name, email address, telephone number, delivery/billing address, and information about your browsing and purchasing behaviour. Data is collected when you place an order, call our Customer Service department, register, agree to receive our marketing communications, browse our website and use other services offered by our website. The data we collect is used to receive and process your order, process payment for your order and deliver your purchases to you. We also use it to send marketing communications, allow registered users to access services, personalise your visit to our site, and provide you with assistance through our Customer Service teams.

We must have a valid reason for using your personal data, and we are not permitted to collect, store or use data about you that is not compatible with that reason. There are four valid reasons for our use of your personal data: the performance of a contract, our legitimate interests as a business, a legal obligation we are required to comply with, and the consent you have given us.

If you have authorised us to use your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

The data we process, as well as the legal framework used for its processing, are described below:

CONTRACT:

Reason:

When you purchase a product on our website, we ask you to provide the personal data necessary to fulfil our contract with you, including shipping your items and receiving your payment. Your personal data will also be used to manage any requests made to our Customer Service department.

Personal data processed:

Contact details (name, address, postcode, telephone number), banking information (credit and debit cards, etc.), delivery address.

Reason:

When you register on our website, switch from a visitor account to a registered user account, or download our application, we ask you to provide personal data to enable you to take advantage of the services reserved for registered users.

Personal data processed:

Name, email address and other preferences.

CONSENT

Reason:

For direct marketing communications sent by email.

Personal data processed:

Name, email address, browsing and purchase history, date of consent.

Reason:

Push notifications via our website, to offer you goods and services that may be of interest to you. These can be configured in the settings of your mobile device or web browser.

Personal data processed:

Products purchased, viewed or added to the basket, name, IP address or identifier of the device used, language used to browse and version you are using (country), information about the device or web browser you are using, date and time you gave your consent to receive web push notifications, date of account creation, date of your last visit to the site.

Reason:

When you receive our marketing communications by email after registering for a competition organised by one of our affiliated partners.

Personal data processed:

Name and email address.

Reason:

When you have registered to participate in our market research programmes.

Personal data processed:

Name, email address and, depending on the type of market research, other information about you, such as your age or place of residence.

 

LEGITIMATE INTERESTS

Reason:

All telephone calls to our Customer Service team are recorded in order to guarantee the excellent quality of our Customer Service, ensure the training of our staff and manage complaints or disputes.

Personal data processed:

Recordings of calls to our Customer Service team, customer name, account ID and order ID.

Reason:

To monitor how our websites and applications are used, so that we can offer you a personalised browsing experience, help us optimise our websites and applications to make them even easier to use, and help you find products that may be of interest to you.

Personal data processed:

Information about your device, IP address, analysis of web browsing via cookies and event monitors, beacons and other technologies.

Reason:

To analyse the performance of our product ranges, anticipate market trends and monitor usage patterns on our websites and applications, using third-party tools such as Adobe Analytics.

Personal data processed:

Anonymised Internet connection information, so that it is impossible to directly identify users.

Reason:

To understand customer habits, needs, and the products and services that interest them, we analyse purchase histories, browsing histories, customer demographics, and market research information. This enables us to identify groups or segments of customers with similar behavioural patterns.

This data allows us to provide an optimised customer experience and offer relevant products, personalised services and offers, and better manage customer relationships. It also allows us to personalise the marketing content that users receive in our marketing communications or published on our websites or mobile applications, or those of third parties, including on social media.

Personal data processed:

Customer ID, email address, browsing data, IP address, order history, products added to the Wish List or basket, age, gender, postal address, market research information such as opinions on fashion, service needs and amount spent on designer ready-to-wear clothing.

Reason:

When we need to send you a service message by email to confirm your order or the return of items, or to inform you of any changes applicable to your order, the services we offer you or changes to the terms and conditions.

Personal data processed:

Name and email address

Reason:

If you add an item to your basket but do not complete the purchase, we will send you a service email to remind you that you have not completed the purchase.

Personal data processed:

Name, email address and item(s) added to the basket

Reason:

When you make a purchase on one of our websites, we will use some of your personal data to carry out anti-fraud activities: this activity constitutes a legitimate interest for us in preventing and prosecuting any fraudulent activity.

Personal data processed:

Name, billing and delivery address, email address, telephone number, payment information, previous purchase history.

Reason:

When you provide your personal data for email communication purposes, you also authorise us to use tracking technologies in emails to ensure that you have received our emails, that you have opened them, and to know whether you have clicked on the links they contain. This information allows us to measure the value of our communications and provide you with content that may be of interest to you at appropriate times, in accordance with our Retention Policy.

Personal data processed:

Email address and interactions with the email and its content.

Reason:

If you use our live chat system to contact our Customer Service team, it is in our legitimate interest to ensure that we can properly manage and process any enquiries regarding the products and services we offer.

Personal data processed:

Your name, the pages you have viewed and the items added to your basket, as well as any contact details you may provide during the conversation.

Reason:

To gather information about our influencers and understand their impact.

Personal data processed:

Data about you that is freely available on the social networks you are registered with, such as your name, username(s), published messages, views, subscribers, shares, comments and biographical descriptions, to which La Nouvelle Vague Couleurs may add other information such as contact details (telephone number, email address and postal address), industry, location, age, gender, favourite products and other relevant information.

Reason:

When you make a purchase on our website, we will use some of your personal data to carry out anti-fraud activities: this activity constitutes a legitimate interest for us in preventing and prosecuting any fraudulent activity.

Processing of personal data:

Name, billing and delivery address, email address, telephone number, payment information, previous purchase history.

Reason:

We may use your data to establish the legitimacy of our rights or to assert them, or to defend ourselves against legal action.

Processing of personal data:

Identification data and other personal data that may be relevant in a particular legal action.

LEGAL OBLIGATIONS

Reason:

When you make a purchase on our website, we are required to process your personal data in order to comply with our legal obligations in accordance with tax provisions and other applicable legal regulations.

Personal data processed:

Contact details and details of the financial transaction concluded with us.

Reason:

When we process your information following your request to exercise your right to rectify data.

Personal data processed:

Name, contact details, purchase history and other information you have specifically requested.

 

3. Who will process your data?

Your personal data will be processed by Le Fil de l’Âme’s internal teams, who have been specifically trained and authorised for this type of processing.

Your personal data will also be passed on to third parties that we use to provide our services; these third parties have been rigorously selected for their method of managing personal data, and may only use your data for the exact reasons specified in the contract we have entered into with them.

The third parties in question fall into the following categories:

Companies such as payment service providers, to help us process your orders. Companies that help us deliver your purchases to you, such as carriers and couriers, who are responsible for delivering the items you have purchased and act as Data Processors for the entire duration of the delivery process.

Professional service providers, such as email service providers, software providers, marketing agencies and market research firms, companies specialising in analysis and website hosts that support our company, financial rating agencies, law enforcement agencies and anti-fraud agencies that help us combat fraud.

Government bodies and regulatory authorities to help us meet our legal obligations. Aggregated data that does not identify individuals is shared with internal teams, relevant service providers and our partner brands for business planning purposes.

We may also transfer your personal data to a buyer or potential buyer if our assets are acquired by another organisation. The buyer will be required by law to use your personal data only as described in this Privacy Policy.

4. How long will we keep your data?

Your personal data will be kept for a limited period of time, in accordance with our data retention policy. The retention period varies depending on the reason for processing your personal data. At the end of this period, your data will be permanently deleted or irreversibly anonymised.

 

5. Your rights

In accordance with data protection legislation, you have the following rights:

The right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
The right to ask us to correct any inaccuracies in the personal data we hold about you.
The right to withdraw your consent for marketing purposes.
The right to object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interest.
The right to request the deletion of your personal data in specific circumstances.
The right to request data portability, to transfer your data to another entity.
The right associated with automated decision-making processes, such as profiling. We use profiling to provide you with relevant and tailored recommendations. We do not use any automated decision-making processes that could have a negative effect on you. However, if this is the case, you have the right to request human intervention, express your point of view, obtain an explanation of the decision and contest it.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, you can log in to your account, contact our Customer Service team by email at bonjour@lefildelame-paris.com

6. Security

We are committed to taking all possible technical, physical and organisational measures to protect personal information against the risks of unauthorised access, unlawful processing, accidental loss or damage, and unauthorised destruction.

In particular, we adopt security measures involving the pseudonymisation or encryption of your data to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your data, as well as the resilience of the systems and services used for its processing. In the event of a physical or technical incident, we are fully capable of restoring the availability of and access to your personal data. In addition, Le Fil de l’Âme undertakes to regularly test, verify and evaluate the effectiveness of technical and organisational measures in order to ensure the continuous improvement of data processing security.

7. Changes to this notice

We regularly review our Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our services and privacy regulations. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 01/01/2025. We will notify you of any major changes to the Privacy Policy.