Privacy Policy
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform users of the Gîtes de France® Corse website about how their personal data is collected, processed, and protected, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – EU 2016/679) and the French Data Protection Act.
By using our website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
Updated on 01/22/2026
Data Security
We implement all necessary technical and organizational measures:
- HTTPS encryption
- secure backups
- restricted access to data
- monitoring of processors
- procedures to protect against unauthorized access
Your Rights Regarding Your Data
In accordance with the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right of access
- Right to rectification
- Right to object
- Right to erasure
- Right to restriction of processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to withdraw your consent at any time
To exercise your rights:
📧 Email: dpo@gites-corsica.com
📮 Mailing address: 77 Cours Napoléon, 20 000 AJACCIO
In the event of a dispute, you may contact the CNIL (www.cnil.fr).
Contact
For any questions regarding data protection:
📧 Email: dpo@gites-corsica.com
📞 Phone: +33 4 95 10 54 30
Data Controller
Gîtes de France® Corse
77 Cours Napoléon
20 000 AJACCIO
Email: dpo@gites-corsica.com
Phone: 04 95 10 54 30
Data Collected
We collect various categories of data, depending on how you use the site:
Data provided via forms
- Last name, first name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Subject and content of the message
- Information necessary to process a request, reservation, or service
Certain personal data (last name, first name, email, phone number) may be collected via forms embedded in our advertising campaigns displayed on third-party platforms, notably Google Ads.
This data is transmitted directly to Gîtes de France® Corse and is used to respond to your request for information or to contact you regarding your planned stay.
These platforms act as technical processors in accordance with their own privacy policies.
This data may also be used for advertising targeting or remarketing purposes in accordance with the provisions set forth in the “Purposes of Processing” section.
Browsing data
- IP addresses
- Cookies (technical, statistical, consent, advertising)
- Browsing identifiers
- Pages visited, session duration, clicks
Transactional data (if a reservation is made)
- Reservation reference
- Information necessary for billing and tracking the booking
Cookies and Trackers
On your first visit, a banner will inform you about our use of cookies. You can:
- accept,
- decline,
- or customize your settings.
Technical Cookies (Required)
These are necessary for navigating our website and accessing our various products and services. Technical cookies enable us to recognize you, track your visits to specific pages, and thereby enhance your browsing experience, including:
- adapting the layout of our website to your device’s display preferences (language, screen resolution, operating system, etc.) during your visits to our website, based on the hardware and software used for viewing or reading on your device;
- storing information related to a form you have filled out on our site (registration or account access) or to products, services, or information you have selected on our site (subscribed service, contents of a shopping cart, etc.);
- allow you to access restricted and personal areas of our Site, such as your account, using login credentials or data you may have previously provided to us;
- implement security measures, for example when you are asked to log in again to access content or a service after a certain period of time.
These cookies cannot be disabled or configured; doing so will prevent you from accessing the site and/or the site’s services.
Audience measurement cookies
Google Analytics or equivalent (with consent).
These cookies generate only anonymous statistics and traffic data, excluding any personal information. They allow us to compile statistics and track traffic and usage of the various elements of our website (sections and content visited, navigation paths), enabling us to improve the relevance and usability of our services.
If you wish to disable Google Analytics: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881?hl=fr
Marketing/Remarketing Cookies
Advertising pixels (e.g., Facebook, Google Ads, Criteo) only if you consent.
These cookies are placed by third parties present on the website you are visiting (for example, by banner servers). They enable cross-site tracking of your browsing activity and allow for the targeting of users to deliver advertisements tailored to their interests.
o Criteo Cookie
The Criteo service aims to identify visitors to the domain names/websites of Criteo’s advertising clients in order to send them personalized emails or ads. Criteo uses cookies to distinguish users and personalize ads based on their browsing history. To learn more about Criteo advertising or to disable the service: https://www.criteo.com/privacy/.
o Google Advertising Cookie
Google tailors the ads shown to users based on their browsing activity on this website or other sites. Here are the privacy policy and terms of use for this data: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
You can disable this service by visiting https://www.google.com/settings/u/0/ads/authenticated
Other cookies used to improve your user experience are employed if you give your consent (Microsoft, Facebook, SemRush).
Find more details in the cookie banner displayed on the homepage (or by clicking on ‘Manage Cookies’ at the bottom of the page), then by clicking on ‘I Choose’ and then ‘Next’ to view each cookie and its purpose.
Data Retention Periods
- Contact form data: 3 years after the last contact
- Customer/reservation data: duration of the contract + 5 years after the end of the stay (legal obligations: billing, disputes)
- Newsletter / marketing: 3 years after collection or last contact from the prospect
- Cookies: 13 months max (consent often 6 months)
- Billing / accounting: 10 years (legal obligation)
Purposes of Data Processing
Your data is used to:
✔ Respond to your contact requests
Legal basis: legitimate interest
✔ Manage your reservation or customer account
Legal basis: performance of a contract
✔ Send marketing communications (newsletters, offers, special deals)
Legal basis: explicit consent
✔ Conducting remarketing and targeted advertising campaigns
We may use your data (including your email address) to create custom audiences on advertising platforms such as Google Ads or Meta (Facebook), in order to show you ads tailored to your interests.
This may include the use of tools such as:
- remarketing via cookies (if you have consented to marketing cookies),
- the “Customer Match” feature or similar audiences, which involves securely importing contact lists from advertising platforms.
This processing is carried out only if you have given your prior consent when required by applicable regulations.
Legal basis: consent.
You may object to this type of processing at any time by contacting us at dpo@gites-corsica.com
✔ Conduct statistical analyses and improve the site
Legal basis: legitimate interest / consent (cookies)
✔ Ensure site security and prevent fraud
Legal basis: legitimate interest
Legal Basis (Legal Grounds)
Data processing is based on:
- The performance of a contract (reservation, service)
- Your consent (newsletter, marketing, non-essential cookies)
- Our legitimate interest (responding to a request, statistical analysis, etc.)
- Compliance with legal obligations (billing, accounting)
Data Recipients
Your data is shared only with authorized recipients:
- Internal teams at Gîtes de France® Corse
- Technical service providers (web hosting, email, CRM, etc.)
- Analytics tools and advertising platforms (e.g., Google Ads, Meta) when you have consented to marketing cookies or when your data is used for personalized audiences in accordance with applicable regulations.
- Partners necessary for managing reservations
Changes to the policy
We may modify this Privacy Policy to reflect legal or technical changes. The current version is the one published on this page.