Privacy Policy
Date of last review: May 9th, 2022
The pacificbeachcomber.com website (hereinafter the “Website”) is operated by Pacific Beachcomber SC (“PBSC” or “we” or “us”), which is headquartered at Hotel InterContinental Tahiti Resort & Spa – PO Box 6014 – 98702 Faa’a – TAHITI. This policy (hereinafter the “Policy”) sets out how we process the information we collect about you (hereinafter your “Data”) when you visit our website. We attach the greatest importance to respecting the privacy and personal data of our users. In order to maintain maximum protection of your personal data, our website, under the supervision of our Data Protection Officer (DPO), as well as the actors administering it (host, IT service providers) will comply with the applicable legislation on the protection of personal data.
Our data privacy policy has been drafted in compliance with EU and French Law, notably Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (the “General Data Protection Regulation” or “GDPR”). If you are a California resident, additional terms apply to you. Please refer to the section “For California Residents” of this Privacy Policy.
The processing described in this Policy applies only to the pacificbeachcomber.com website. External links from other related entities or third parties may be present on our Website for partnership purposes. You may wish to refer to the privacy policies of other entities or third parties when visiting their website(s). Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy policies and content of other sites.
The pacificbeachcomber.com website is the Group’s corporate website. It allows Internet users to better understand our Group, its activities, its products and its services. As this site is a corporate site and not a commercial site, there are no terms and conditions of sale nor any mention of the security of payment methods. We collect and process Data when:
The processing of your Data for the purpose of responding to your requests sent via our contact form is based on your prior consent. The processing of your Data for the purpose of analyzing the navigation on the Website and optimizing the Website is based on your consent. The processing of your Data for the purposes of the operation and security of the Website are based on our legitimate interest in ensuring its security and functionality.
When your Data is collected in the context of requests sent via our contact form, it is kept for the time strictly necessary to process said those requests. When cookies or other tracers are stored on your terminal, they are kept for the duration indicated in the Cookie Policy. At the end of the retention periods indicated above, we will delete your Data. Prior to the expiration of these periods, we may contact you again to determine whether you agree to a longer retention of your Data, in which case the periods indicated above will begin to run again.
In order to provide our services, your Data may be shared with:
PBSC may disclose your Data to third parties where such disclosure is permitted and required by law or a court order, or where such disclosure is necessary for the protection and defense of its rights. Apart from these cases, your Data will not be transferred or made accessible to any third party without your prior consent.
The Website is hosted by our provider OVH, based in France. We also use the services of WordPress to measure the audience and performance of the Website. In these cases, your Data will be transferred to the United States. Outsourcing agreements including the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses have been signed with our service providers to ensure compliance with the applicable legal framework.
Our concern is to preserve the quality and integrity of your personal data. The technologies and security policies applied by us and our technical service providers help protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, malicious or accidental destruction, and inadvertent loss. We continually improve our security procedures as technology evolves to maintain the highest level of protection. Our staff and those of our subcontractors who have access to personal data are contractually bound to confidentiality.
You have a right of access to the data concerning yourself or can request their deletion. You also have the right to object on legitimate grounds, the right to withdraw your consent, the right to rectification, the right to portability, the right to limit the processing of your data and the right to define directives concerning the fate of your Data after your death. (see cnil.fr for more information on your rights). To exercise these rights or if you have any questions about the processing of your data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO): by email at dpo@pbsc.pf, or by post at Pacific Beachcomber SC, PO Box 6014, Faa’a, Tahiti – French Polynesia, for the attention of the DPO. In the event that we are unable to respond to your requests in a manner that satisfies you, you may also file a complaint with the supervisory authority (in France the CNIL 3 place de Fontenoy – TSA 80715 – 75334 PARIS CEDEX 07. Tel: 01 53 73 22 22).
For California Residents
If you are a California resident, the below terms are incorporated into this Privacy Policy. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this section and any other terms in this Privacy Policy, the terms of this section shall control to the extent necessary to resolve such inconsistency.
A) Information on the Processing of your Data
If you are a California resident you have the right to ask that we grant you access to your Data, and that we delete your Data. Please address written requests and questions about your rights to dpo@pbsc.pf
B) Categories of Data that we Collect
We collect the following personal data:
We do not “sell” your personal information. The list of third parties that receive your Data are described in the “Recipients” section above.
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