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Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

This policy explains which personal data we collect, why and how we process it when you use this website. We comply with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP) and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Data controller

Cantico Sàrl Boutique Hôtel Restaurant de L’Écu Vaudois Route de Saint-Cergue 1, 1268 Begnins (Vaud), Switzerland Email: email protégée · Phone: +41 (0)22 366 49 75

Data we collect

We only collect the data needed for the services you use:

Newsletter
Your email address, on voluntary sign-up.
Gift voucher
Name, email and delivery address, to process and ship your order.
Contact form
Name, email and the content of your message.
Reservations
The data entered in the table- and room-booking tools, processed by our providers.
Technical data
IP address, connection logs and anonymous traffic statistics, generated automatically during your visit.

Purposes and legal bases

Your data is used solely to: manage your newsletter subscription (based on your consent), process your gift-voucher orders and reservations (performance of a contract), reply to your messages (legitimate interest) and ensure the proper operation and security of the site (legitimate interest). We never sell your data.

Recipients and providers

To provide our services we rely on providers that process certain data on our behalf:

InfomaniakWebsite hosting and anonymous traffic statisticsSwitzerland
BrevoSending the newsletterEuropean Union
Web3FormsEmailing gift-voucher ordersUnited States
AppYourself (Kleek)Online table reservationsEuropean Union (Germany)
AmenitizHotel room reservationsEuropean Union
TripAdvisorDisplaying customer reviewsUnited States
CanvaDisplaying the menu of the dayUnited States

Some providers are located outside Switzerland and the European Union (United States). Such transfers are governed by appropriate safeguards (standard contractual clauses).

Retention period

We keep your data only as long as necessary: the newsletter address until you unsubscribe; gift-voucher order data for the duration of processing, then in line with our statutory accounting obligations (up to 10 years); contact messages for the time needed to handle your request.

Your rights

Under the nFADP and GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Access to your data
  • Rectification of inaccurate data
  • Erasure of your data
  • Restriction of or objection to processing
  • Portability of your data
  • Withdrawal of your consent at any time

To exercise these rights, write to us at email protégée. We reply as soon as possible.

Cookies

This site uses no advertising or tracking cookies, and our traffic statistics are anonymous (cookieless). Only some embedded third-party content (TripAdvisor reviews, Canva menu, booking tools) may set cookies when you access it. You can configure your browser to refuse them at any time.

Complaint

If you believe that the processing of your data does not comply with the law, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) in Switzerland, or the competent data protection authority in the European Union.

Changes

We may update this policy. The date of the latest update appears at the top of the page.

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