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Privacy Policy

[updated on 21/03/2025]

Sorry We Are French collects and processes personal data about you when you visit https://players.sorryweare.fr/en/ ( referred to below as the “Site”). Any information relating to a physical person likely to be identified directly or indirectly (for example, surname, first name, user name, e-mail address, geographical location data, etc.) is personal data (hereinafter referred to as “Personal Data” or “Data”).

The present Privacy Policy describe the processing methods for which Sorry We Are French is responsible, in accordance with the regulations in place.

Sorry We Are French reserves the right to modify the present Privacy Policy at any time and without prior notice. Modifications come into force on the date they are posted on the Website. In order to ensure compliance with the applicable provisions and in accordance with its regulatory obligations, Sorry We Are French has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO). You can write to him/her at the following address Hachette Livre, for the attention of the DPO, 58, rue Jean Bleuzen 92170 Vanves, FRANCE.

I. THE DATA MANAGER

Sorry We Are French as designated in the Privacy Policy is responsible for the processing of Personal Data implemented via the Site.

II. DATA PROCESSING

A. Allowing access to services associated with the member account on the Website

In order to provide access to the services associated with the member account on the Website, Sorry We Are French collects and processes:

  • Identity data (first and last name), username and email address with members' consent. This data is kept for a maximum of three years after the last contact with the registered user, and is hosted in the European Union but may be accessed from third countries under standard contractual clauses.
  • The member's IP address, login, identity data, contact details, user name, and data enabling password verification/modification to comply with legal obligations (LCEN). Such data is kept for one year after account closure, and is hosted in the European Union.

B. Allowing users to publish content on the Website

In order to enable Internet users to publish content on the Website, Sorry We Are French collects and processes:

  • Data identifying the author and the content published, with his/her consent. This data is kept for the duration of the Website's activity and is hosted in the European Union.
  • The member's IP address, login ID, content identification, protocols used, nature of the operation, time stamp and author ID to comply with legal obligations (LCEN). This data is kept for one year after publication of the content, and is hosted in the European Union. The username or first name of the author is transmitted to all users of the Site who view the content associated with this first name/username.

C. Enabling Internet users to participate in Gosu X Championship tournaments

In order to allow Internet users to participate in Gosu X tournaments organized on BGA by Sorry We Are French, and in order to send prizes won by participants in these tournaments, Sorry We Are French collects and processes:

  • Identity data (first and last name), nickname, BGA nickname, email address and postal address with members’ consent. This data is kept for a maximum of three years after the last contact with the registered person, and is hosted in the European Union but may be accessed from third countries under standard contractual clauses.
  • The member’s IP address, connection identifier, identity data, contact details, pseudonym, and data enabling password verification/modification to comply with legal obligations (LCEN). This data is kept for one year after account closure, and is hosted in the European Union.

D. Allowing access to content external to the Site, including sharing on social networks

In order to enable users to access content external to the Website and to share Website content on social networks, Sorry We Are French collects and processes the Internet user's IP address, technical browser data and information about the desired content.

E. Management of newsletter subscriptions

In order to allow Internet users to access content external to the Site and to share content from the Site on social networks, Sorry We Are French collects and processes the Internet user's IP address, technical browser data and information on the desired content. Where applicable, and in particular with regard to social networks, a cookie from the third party publisher of the content may be placed on the Internet user's device. By clicking on the links to third-party content, the Internet user consents to this data processing. This data is not kept by Sorry We Are French, it is directly transferred to the publisher of the external content via a technical flow (for more information, see the data management policy of the third parties in question).

III. PURPOSE

In general, the Personal Data collected by Sorry We Are French is intended exclusively for the Hachette Livre group, and will not be sold or rented to third parties under any circumstances. However, Personal Data may be transmitted to third-party technical service providers of Sorry We Are French, and/or to third parties whose content is accessed from the Website for the sole purpose of providing the purposes listed above.

IV. SECURITY AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

Personal Data is stored in a secure environment and hosted in accordance with the information provided in the Terms of Use. Sorry We Are French takes all appropriate physical, technical and organizational measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of Personal Data in order to protect them against loss, accidental destruction, alteration and unauthorized access. However, Sorry We Are French does not control all the risks associated with the Internet. Accordingly, users use the Website at their own risk, and Sorry We Are French cannot be held liable for any security breach that it is unable to remedy.

V. USER'S RIGHTS TO THEIR DATA

Users who can prove their identity may exercise their right to access, rectify, erase or port their data, as well as their right to limit processing, or to object to processing. In the case of consent-based processing, users may withdraw their consent at any time, in which case their data will no longer be processed for the corresponding purpose. If necessary, users may also refer the matter to the supervisory authority. Finally, users may define directives concerning the fate of their data after their death, with a trusted digital third party certified by the CNIL in the case of general directives, or with Sorry We Are French in the case of directives specific to the data entrusted to it. In the absence of such directives, the person's heirs may exercise certain rights, in particular the right of access if necessary for the settlement of the deceased's estate, and the right of opposition to close the deceased's user accounts and oppose the processing of their data. Visitors may exercise their rights by contacting contact@sorryweare.fr.

VI. APPLICABLE LAW AND LEGAL ACTION

The present Privacy Policy is governed, interpreted and applied in accordance with French law. In the event of a disagreement concerning the processing of Personal Data within the framework of the operation of the Website, users and Sorry We Are French agree to seek an amicable solution beforehand and in good faith.