Privacy Policy
Last updated: 7 June 2026
This policy explains what personal data we collect through santimontesquieu.com, why we collect it, and the rights you have under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the French Data Protection Act.
Data controller
Santiago Montenegro (“Santi Montesquieu”)
99 rue de Roquebillière, 06300 Nice, France
contact@santimontesquieu.com
What data we collect
- Identity & contact data: name, email address and phone number — provided through the contact form, bookings or live chat.
- Booking & payment data: session type, date and related details. Payments are handled by Stripe; we never receive or store your full card number.
- Technical & usage data: IP address, browser type, device and pages viewed, collected via cookies and analytics tools.
Why we use your data & legal bases
- To reply to your enquiries — based on our legitimate interest and pre-contractual steps at your request.
- To manage bookings and payments — based on the performance of a contract.
- For analytics and marketing — based on your consent, given through the cookie banner.
Cookies & trackers
We use Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics 4, the Meta (Facebook) Pixel and Tawk.to live chat. Non-essential cookies (analytics and advertising) load only after you accept them via our cookie banner, which uses Google Consent Mode v2. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time by clearing your cookies and reloading the site.
Third-party processors
We share data only with service providers needed to run this business:
- Stripe — secure payment processing
- Cal.com — online booking management
- Google — analytics & tag management
- Meta — advertising measurement
- Tawk.to — live chat
- Formspree — contact-form delivery
- Hostinger — website hosting
Some of these providers may process data outside the European Union under appropriate safeguards (e.g. standard contractual clauses).
How long we keep your data
- Contact & booking data: up to 3 years after our last contact.
- Accounting and invoicing records: as required by French law (up to 10 years).
- Analytics data: up to 14 months.
Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict or object to the processing of your data, the right to data portability, and the right to withdraw your consent at any time. To exercise these rights, email contact@santimontesquieu.com.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority, the CNIL — cnil.fr.
Updates
We may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date above always reflects the current version.