Website: www.distilleriedesaintmartin.com
Last updated: October 2026
1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for personal data collected through the website www.distilleriedesaintmartin.com is:
DISTILLERIE DE SAINT-MARTIN
Company name: Distillerie de Saint Martin
Legal form: Société par actions simplifiée (simplified joint-stock company)
Share capital: €80,000
French Trade and Companies Register (RCS) No.: 398 343 178 R.C.S. Angoulême
VAT identification number: FR22398343178
Registered office:
19 Avenue de Royan
16100 Cognac – FRANCE
Telephone: +33 (0)5 45 83 97 15
Email: contact@distilleriedesaintmartin.com
2. Data Collected
When you use our contact form, we collect your first name, last name, and email address solely so that we can respond to your request and follow up on our communications. This information is not used for commercial or advertising purposes and is not shared with third parties.
In addition, when browsing the website, certain technical data may be collected automatically, subject to the user’s consent where required.
Data that may be collected:
• Your first name, last name, and email address, collected through our contact form solely for the purpose of processing and responding to your requests.
This data is not used for commercial prospecting purposes and is not shared with third parties, except where required by law.
• IP address, which may be subject to anonymisation measures;
• Browsing data;
• Browser type and version;
• Operating system and device type;
• Pages viewed;
• Visit duration and browsing path;
• Aggregated statistical data.
This data may be collected through audience measurement tools and services necessary for the operation and security of the website.
3. Purposes of Processing
The data that may be collected is used to:
• reply to a visitor asking us a question via our form;
• measure website traffic and audience;
• compile browsing statistics;
• improve the user experience;
• optimise website content and technical performance;
• ensure the operation and security of the website;
• detect and prevent any misuse or attempted fraudulent access.
4. Legal Bases for Processing
Depending on the nature of the processing, data is processed on the following legal bases:
• the user’s consent, in particular for the placement and use of cookies and other analytics trackers where required;
• the legitimate interests of the website operator, in particular to ensure the security, integrity and proper functioning of the website, subject to users’ fundamental rights and freedoms.
5. Tools and Service Providers Used
Google Tag Manager
The website uses Google Tag Manager, a tool for managing and triggering various tags and services used on the website.
Google Tag Manager is primarily used to administer these tags. Any personal data collected depends in particular on the services triggered through it and the consent choices made by the user.
Google Analytics 4
The website uses Google Analytics 4, an audience measurement service provided by Google.
This service provides statistical information about the use of the website, such as pages viewed, visit duration and interactions with the website.
Where consent is required, the relevant audience measurement tools are only activated after the user has given consent through the consent management solution.
Processing carried out by Google may involve transfers of data outside the European Economic Area, in particular to the United States. Such transfers are governed by the applicable legal mechanisms provided for under European regulations.
Axceptio
The website uses Axceptio as its consent management solution for cookies and other trackers.
This solution allows users to accept, refuse or customise the use of cookies subject to their consent.
Users can change their preferences at any time through the cookie management module available on the website.
Vercel
The website is hosted by Vercel Inc.
As part of the hosting, provision and security of the website, certain technical data, including IP addresses, may be processed through Vercel’s infrastructure.
Such processing is necessary in particular for the provision of the website, its proper functioning, security and performance.
As Vercel is a company established in the United States, certain processing activities may involve transfers of data outside the European Economic Area. Such transfers are carried out in accordance with the mechanisms provided for under applicable regulations.
6. Data Retention
Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it is processed, in accordance with applicable regulations.
By way of indication:
• cookies and analytics trackers: their lifespan is limited in accordance with applicable regulations and CNIL recommendations;
• audience measurement data: according to the retention period configured in the relevant tools;
• technical and security data: for the period strictly necessary for the operation, security and protection of the website.
Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the data, the tools used and applicable legal obligations.
7. Transfers of Data Outside the European Union
Certain service providers used by the website, including Google and Vercel, may process or host certain data outside the European Economic Area, in particular in the United States.
Where such transfers take place, they are governed in accordance with GDPR requirements, including by an applicable adequacy decision or by appropriate safeguards such as the standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission.
8. User Rights
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the French Data Protection Act (Loi Informatique et Libertés), you have, subject to the conditions provided for by applicable regulations, the following rights concerning your personal data:
• right of access;
• right to rectification;
• right to erasure;
• right to object;
• right to restriction of processing;
• right to data portability, where applicable;
• right to withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
You may exercise your rights by writing to:
contact@distilleriedesaintmartin.com
To protect your personal data, proof of identity may be requested where necessary to verify the identity of the person exercising their rights.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French Data Protection Authority (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés – CNIL): www.cnil.fr.
9. Cookie Management
On your first visit to the website, a consent management banner provided by Axceptio allows you to manage the use of cookies and other trackers subject to consent.
You may in particular:
• accept the relevant cookies;
• refuse them;
• customise your choices according to the cookie categories offered.
Refusing non-essential cookies does not prevent access to the website.
You may change or withdraw your consent at any time by accessing the cookie management module available on the website again.
Cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the website may be placed without consent where they meet the exemption conditions provided for under applicable regulations.
10. Changes to the Privacy Policy
Distillerie de Saint-Martin reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy, in particular to reflect changes in legislation, regulations, technology or the services used on the website.
The date of the latest update is indicated at the top of this Privacy Policy.