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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:
| Infomaniak | Website hosting and anonymous traffic statistics | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Brevo | Sending the newsletter | European Union |
| Web3Forms | Emailing gift-voucher orders | United States |
| AppYourself (Kleek) | Online table reservations | European Union (Germany) |
| Amenitiz | Hotel room reservations | European Union |
| TripAdvisor | Displaying customer reviews | United States |
| Canva | Displaying the menu of the day | United 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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