Last updated: 21 September 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Les Éditions Comète collects, uses and protects the personal data of visitors to and customers of editionscomete.com.

1. Data Controller

The data controller is:

Félix Ollier – Sole trader (entrepreneur individuel under French law)
Trading name: Les Éditions Comète

Email address: contact@editionscomete.com
SIRET: 813 657 632 00028

2. Data Collected

Depending on how the website is used, the following data may be collected:

• first name and surname;
• billing and delivery addresses;
• email address;
• telephone number;
• content of messages sent through the contact form;
• information relating to orders and products purchased;
• payment amount, reference and status;
• information relating to the customer account, where an account is created;
• IP address, browser, device and technical connection data;
• information relating to the origin of the visit and operation of the shopping cart;
• data required to detect spam and attempted fraud.

Les Éditions Comète neither receives nor stores the complete banking details entered through PayPal.

3. Purposes and Legal Bases

Order Management

Order information is used to:

• register and confirm the order;
• process payment;
• prepare and dispatch the products;
• provide order tracking, after-sales service and manage any returns;
• prepare accounting records;
• prevent fraud and defend the rights of Les Éditions Comète.

This processing is based on the performance of the contract, compliance with legal obligations and, where applicable, the legitimate interest of Les Éditions Comète in securing its business activities.

Contact Form

Information submitted through the contact form is used solely to read and respond to the request.

This processing is based on steps taken prior to entering into a contract, the potential performance of a contract or the legitimate interest of Les Éditions Comète in responding to messages received.

Customer Account

Where a visitor creates an account, the corresponding information is used to allow them to view and manage their orders and contact details.

This processing is based on the performance of the service requested by the user.

Website Security and Operation

Technical data may be processed to operate WordPress and WooCommerce, maintain the shopping cart, retain the selected language, secure connections, detect errors and prevent misuse.

This processing is based on the legitimate interest of Les Éditions Comète in operating a functional and secure website and on the need to provide the requested services.

4. Recipients and Service Providers

Data is accessible only to Les Éditions Comète and to the service providers required to provide the requested service.

OVHcloud

OVHcloud hosts the website, its database and the professional email service. Technical data, connection logs, orders and messages may be stored on its infrastructure.

PayPal

PayPal processes the information required to complete payments and prevent fraud. PayPal operates in accordance with its own terms and privacy policy.

Les Éditions Comète only receives the information required to determine the payment status and fulfil the order.

La Poste – Colissimo

Information required for delivery, including the recipient’s name and address and, depending on the services used, their contact details, may be transmitted to La Poste – Colissimo.

Google reCAPTCHA

The contact form may be protected by Google reCAPTCHA to detect automated submissions and misuse.

This service may transmit technical information to Google, including the IP address, browser and device characteristics and information relating to the user’s interaction with the website. Its use is subject to Google’s privacy policy and terms of service.

WordPress, WooCommerce and Contact Form 7

These software products respectively provide the website, online store and contact form functionality. The data they process is stored on the website’s hosting infrastructure, except where it must be transmitted to the service providers mentioned above.

Personal data is neither sold nor rented to third parties.

5. Transfers Outside the European Union

Certain service providers, including PayPal and Google, may process data outside the European Union.

Such transfers are governed by the legal mechanisms declared by the relevant service providers, such as an adequacy decision or standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.

6. Retention Periods

Data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, subject to applicable legal obligations.

• Data relating to orders, invoices and accounting records may be retained for 10 years.
• Data required to manage an order is retained for the duration of the contractual relationship and is subsequently archived for the applicable statutory periods.
• Messages received through the contact form are retained for the time required to process the request and are then deleted or archived where required by a legal obligation or dispute.
• Customer account data is retained for as long as the account remains active and subsequently for as long as necessary to comply with legal obligations or manage a potential dispute.
• Technical and security logs are retained for a limited period determined according to security requirements and the hosting provider’s settings.
• Data processed directly by PayPal, Google or La Poste is retained in accordance with their own policies.

7. Cookies and Local Storage

The website uses cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for its operation, in particular to:

• remember the contents of the shopping cart;
• maintain the customer’s session;
• enable users to sign in to an account;
• save the selected language;
• secure the website and its forms;
• retain the user’s cookie preferences.

WooCommerce may use cookies to remember the contents of the shopping cart and identify a store session. WordPress uses login cookies for authenticated users. Polylang may save the selected language.

Google reCAPTCHA may also use cookies or technical identifiers. Where their use requires consent, these elements must be blocked until the visitor has expressed their choice.

Les Éditions Comète does not currently intend to use any advertising analytics or commercial profiling tools.

Visitors may change their preferences using the cookie management tool provided on the website and their browser settings. Refusing strictly necessary cookies may prevent certain features, including the shopping cart or account login, from working correctly.

8. Security

Les Éditions Comète implements reasonable measures intended to protect personal data against loss, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.

In particular, the website uses an encrypted HTTPS connection. Access to the website administration, hosting services and associated services is restricted to authorised persons.

As no computer system can provide absolute security, Les Éditions Comète will take action as quickly as possible in the event of an identified incident.

9. Data Subject Rights

Under the conditions provided for by the applicable regulations, every person has the following rights:

• the right to access their data;
• the right to rectification;
• the right to erasure;
• the right to restriction of processing;
• the right to object;
• the right to data portability, where applicable;
• the right to withdraw consent at any time for processing based on consent.

To exercise these rights, please contact:

contact@editionscomete.com

Proof of identity may be requested only where necessary to verify the identity of the person making the request.

You may also lodge a complaint with the French Data Protection Authority:

CNIL
3 place de Fontenoy
TSA 80715
75334 Paris Cedex 07
France
https://www.cnil.fr/

10. Automated Decision-Making

Les Éditions Comète does not make any decision producing legal effects concerning an individual solely on the basis of fully automated processing.

Payment service providers may, however, apply their own automated fraud-prevention mechanisms.

11. Changes to this Policy

This Privacy Policy may be amended to reflect changes to the website, the service providers used or the applicable regulations.

The date of the latest update is indicated at the beginning of this page.