PIPEDA GDPR Legal Disclosures

Disclosure, legal notes, privacy policy, GDPR, PIPEDA
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Informations : While we have taken all steps to ensure the reliability of the information contained on this website, David Hennessey cannot incur any liability for errors, omissions, or for the results which could be obtained by the use of this information.

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Privacy Policy / GDPR/ PIPEDA

You may know that in the European Union, a new EU law called GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into law on May 25th 2018. It concerns all EU based companies. You may know of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 13 April 2000. The purpose of these laws is to protect online consumers and to assure the consumers that companies are not misusing their information such as names, email addresses, mailing addresses, credit card details etc.

ESREA France has always done its very best to keep your information safe. We never share you information or sell your information. We recommend for more information and to answer commonly asked questions please read the below information.

What information do we collect?
Names and email addresses of people who sign up to our free e book via the opt-in link on the website www.englishspeakingrealestateagentsfrance.com We will send you additional information via your email until a time you unsubscribe.

Names and email addresses and telephone numbers of people who email ESREA France via our contact form here https://englishspeakingrealestateagentsfrance.com/contact/ We will send you additional information via your email until a time you unsubscribe.

Names, email addresses, telephone numbers (if submitted), mailing addresses (if submitted) of people who buy something be it an e-book or consultation or send us a donation via our website https://englishspeakingrealestateagentsfrance.com We will send you additional information via your email until a time you unsubscribe. We do not collect credit card information, this is only collected by PAYPAL and we have no access to this information.

We do not collect information from our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube followers or anybody who leaves a comment. This data is held by Facebook, Instagram Twitter, or YouTube.

Who is collecting it?
Names and email addresses of people who sign up to receive our free e-book are collected by the service Mailchimp.

Names and email addresses of people who email via our contact form on https://englishspeakingrealestateagentsfrance.com/contact/ or directly after receiving our direct email are received and saved in Gmail.

Names, email addresses, telephone numbers (if submitted), mailing addresses (if submitted) of people who buy something be it an e-book or consultation from our website https://englishspeakingrealestateagentsfrance.com are collected by PayPal.com

How will it be used?
The names and email addresses of people who sign up to receive our Free e Book is used to send you the free e-book as well as our newsletter or videos or both to help you and they are also used to to promote products and services sold by ESREA France.

The names and email addresses and phone numbers of people who contact us via the contact form on the website or via our direct email is used to answer messages as well as our newsletter or videos or both to help you and they are also used to to promote products and services sold by ESREA France. This information is also shared with the service provider you have asked to be connected with or have given your consent to be connected with.

Names, email addresses, telephone numbers (if submitted), mailing addresses (if submitted) of people who buy something be it an e-book or consultation from our website https://englishspeakingrealestateagentsfrance.com are collected by PayPal.com and they will be used when possible to validate a purchase, send a thank you note, as well as our newsletter or videos or both to help you and they are also used to to promote products and services sold by ESREA France.

If you would like to see your data email us via the form at https://englishspeakingrealestateagentsfrance.com/contact/

If you would like to have it deleted, email us via the form at https://englishspeakingrealestateagentsfrance.com/contact/

You can also unsubscribe to our email updates by clicking on “unsubscribe” at the bottom of each email.
Who will it be shared with?

We do not share or sell your personal information with or to anyone unless you have you have asked to be connected with or have given your consent to be connected with that person to provide you with a service such as helping you buy or sell a home. Once you are connected with that person or company we are not responsible for how they manage your data. You will need to ask them.

Children under the age of 18
ESREA France products and services are designed for adults. However, we do not know the age of people who use our services or buy our products but we will immediately delete any personal information of children less than 18 years old as soon as we are notified.

Data breaches
At ESREA France we do our very best to protect the privacy of your information by using secure password protections as well as reliable services and programs. If a breach occurs we will take immediate action.

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Legal Disclaimer

We are not real estate notaries or real estate lawyers, we are an educational and referral assistance site.  This website is for information purposes only and there is no guarantee either implied or direct that each item of information you receive on this site will be exact nor do we guarantee the quality of the service offered by the people we refer you to. We simply offer an introduction. We are doing our best to offer you quality information in a simple format as an introduction to your learning about real estate in France but we do not give legal or tax advice and we reserve the right to not respond to any request or question submitted that is not within our ability to serve.

Important: we are an educational service only seek professional guidance before following any information offered on this site are related site and via the eguide and buyer’s course.

If you want legal, tax or other specific information you need to get professional advice from the appropriate professional that you will most likely pay for unless the professional offers you a free consultation.  We do not offer assistance on the impact of laws, taxes etc.

We are not permitted to give you legal or tax advice.

Quality and Experience of Service and Product Providers

We work on doing our very best to give you the opportunity to connect with English speaking service and product providers when we offer this service. Our purpose is to help you connect with a service provider who speaks English which is not always easy to find in France. However, we do not imply or take any responsibility legal or otherwise for the quality of service you receive from the service and / or product providers who are linked to from this site. Or whom you are directed to by phone or email. As in any transaction it is required you do your own due diligence and if you have a concern or issue with a product or service please contact the provider directly. You can choose to stop working with the product and service provider anytime. Seek professional advice before signing any contracts or agreements.

Policy Note for service providers and advertisers.

All service providers and advertisers are required to speak English the purpose of this site is to help English speaking individuals in a country where English is not the first language. If you are providing a service to our readers and customers and we find out that you cannot provide service in English your relationship with this site will be cancelled. You can, of course, re-apply to be a part of the network when you find someone in your company who can offer service in English.

Your opportunity to offer your sevices will also be cancelled if we have reports of poor quality service in English from users of your service.

Our approach to operation may be changed at any time at the sole discretion of the operator of this site.

As a member / advertiser on this site you are required to make on time the payment you have agreed to as part of your membership or agreement with the owner of this site from the referral of a client/customer. Receipt of a client from this site means you have engaged to pay for the introduction to the customer once you are paid for serving the customer.

Disclosure

There are local and international laws relating to Disclosure requirements pertaining to blogs and websites. Such as the US FTC requirement for disclosure of any relationship a website or blog owner has with a product manufacturer or service provider when they write about or promote a product or service on their blog or website.  This is the reason for this note on disclosure. We offer this website to you the reader for free however we are compensated through fees we receive from service providers who are part of our network. In addition please see below:

Linked to Items

If you use or buy a service or product after using a link or information on this site there is a chance we will earn money beyond the fees we charge for advertising or referral fees we obtain from service providers who are part of our network. For example, if you go to another website like Amazon via a link on this site. Then you complete a purchase and you do not return the product or cancel the service. Then we will receive a small referral commission.  Please note in most cases you pay exactly the same amount for the product or service when you go through a link on this site as when you go direct. If you don’t want us to earn anything please go direct.

Advertisements

If we are displaying ad like Google Ads we receive a small referral fee from Google when you click thru on one of the ads. However, we are not responsible for the results of your action of clicking on an ad.

Cost of referral to an English speaking agent or other service providers professionals.

When legally permitted we may receive a fee from a real estate agent or professional in our network if you complete a transaction with them or they may pay us an upfront advertising fee.

Risk

There are risks involved in any process of personal or business venture. This site is for information purposes only.

If you are unsure, use caution and seek paid for professional advice you deem appropriate before making decisions. Verify what you need to know with an outside service prior to making any decisions if you need to do so.

We are simply providing information and expect that you will do your own research and due diligence.

 

Analysis

Please note we analyzes the logs on our websites and our blogs to help us constantly improve the value of the content and services available. Our logs are not personally identifiable and we make no attempt to link the logs to individuals that actually use our site.

Feedback, Survey respondents and Customer contact: if you are a customer and email us at this site or phone or use regular mail to contact us you are giving us permission to collect, store, retrieve and otherwise use any information you send us unless you explicitly state otherwise in your communication. If your communication can be seen by us as a testimonial you, by sending the message, are agreeing that it may be publicized for commercial purposes unless in the same message you explicitly state otherwise. If your respond to a survey be aware that information you offer (non-personalized) may be used for solicitation for commercial purposes and product design by us, by joint venture partners, affiliates and marketing companies.

Users: This website is not lawfully to be used or accessed by persons under the age of 18 or who are otherwise covered by the provisions of the Child Online Privacy Act of 1998 (COPA). If you are under the age of 18 you must leave this site immediately.

Site Advertisements-Banners, Pop ups, hyperlink Ads: When you visit this site and click on a site ad and/ or a banner ad and or a pop up ad and or another form of hyperlinked ad you must assume information will be collected about you from these advertisers. We, this website provider, are not responsible for the use of information you give by your actions.

Be aware acting on these ads will have your information collected, cookies placed on your hard drive and we, the website provider are not responsible for what happens with your information or the accuracy of the advertisements you visit. We also cannot guarantee your actions will not lead to third party advertisers from which a download may contain harmful computer code being installed on your computer. As always do your own research before acting on using information.

Referring emails and web pages: When you send a friend an email with one of our page URLS or with an email about this site from this site you must be aware that some data about your actions is collected via your IP address, your email and your friend’s email. Your message will appear to your friend as coming from you and you must accept the full responsibility of sending them the information in case any damage results from your referral.

Public Forums, bulletin boards or blogs: using these services is done at your own risk. By using them on this site or related sites you waive all rights to complain about the consequences to us as we do not always monitor these programs and you take on all your own risk when you post publicly or share with another on these services via comments you make and more.

Unwanted emails or spam: when you give us your email you waive all rights to file complaints concerning unsolicited emails from this website or affiliated organizations or persons. However, all emails you receive will give you the opportunity to ‘unsubscribe’. If this is your wish please do so and your name with be withdrawn from the solicitation database. We do not want to keep sending you information you do not want.

Cookies: cookies are computer language for bits of computer code that is placed on your hard drive to keep track of your search behavior and actions on the site. This helps websites like this one who are using analysis programs like ‘google analytics’ to collect information on your computer, your email address (if used) and your IP address with the purpose of understanding visitor behavior and actions on this site. For example, pages visited. By using this site like many sites you are giving permission to the placement of cookies on your hard drive. If you do not wish to use sites that contain cookies you will need to block your access to websites that place cookies on your computer. When this site is visited you are giving permission for the information gathered to be collected, stored, retrieved and used for product design, marketing to you and general commercial marketing by this site, affiliates and other marketing organizations.

Usage of information: you must be aware that using this site may result in any information you share with us being shared with other persons or parties for product creation or marketing purposes. With the exception of credit card information or other financial information which not usually known by us as it is collected by outside companies like PayPal www.paypal.com when you enter a transaction. (Read more details below in section on Order Security) If you do not want any solicitation received by you please directly make note of this to us on paper, by phone or by email and make sure you receive a confirmation that we have received your request. As always, take caution when putting your personal information on line.

Order Security: When you buy a product directly from us you do not buy directly on this site. Instead you are redirected to the Pay Pal site www.paypal.com that creates secure transactions for big sites like the Ebay Auction site (www.Ebay.com.). Your action may also lead you to visit the Amazon site www.amazon.com or another site this website and / or blog is linked to. Your transaction and financial information is then processed through the other site. We never receive or obtain any of your financial data. If you have questions about the security of using Pay Pal, Amazon or another site please review their sites privacy policy and other disclaimers before taking any action.

Security of your information: please be aware we do our best to keep any information we have secure. However, you must assume that it is possible for ‘hackers’ to obtain your information and use it in a manner that may cause you harm. By using this site you agree that this site and its operators and companies that assist it in the manner of conducting business are not responsible for damages to you and you waive all claims of any nature present or future should your information be inappropriately accessed and used.

Disputes or claims: site users, visitors, customer and clients agree that the applicable law to be applied in any dispute or claim shall be that of the residence of the website owner(s). The prevailing party shall be reimbursed by the other party for any and all costs associated.

Viewing of this policy page is construed as acceptance of the terms of this policy. If you do not wish to accept the terms of this policy you are fraudulently using this site and must leave it immediately.

Please note this policy is subject to change without notice. Please check back frequently for any modifications.

If you have additional questions or comments please contact us via the contact link in the page menu

Thank you for reading this notice.

David Hennessey

Last update: 14 January 2024