Privacy Policy

The website www.european-hotel-awards.com is operated by:

Platinium Publications de Presse SARL
Société à responsabilité limitée (Press Company) with a share capital of €15,305
Registered office: 262, allée des Cougoussolles – 06110 Le Cannet – France
Registered with the Trade and Companies Register of Cannes under number 423 259 415
SIRET: 423 259 415 00028
Email: europeanhotelawards@gmail.com

1. Data Controller

Platinium Publications de Presse SARL acts as Data Controller within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR).

2. Nature of Data Processed

The website does not create user accounts and does not maintain a structured personal database.

The only data potentially processed are:

• Technical server data necessary for website operation, security and fraud prevention (IP address, access logs);
• Analytics data collected via Google Analytics, strictly subject to prior user consent;
• Information voluntarily transmitted via contact forms, sent exclusively by email and not stored in a database.

3. Purpose of Processing

• Ensuring technical functionality, cybersecurity and protection against malicious activity;
• Anonymous statistical audience measurement;
• Responding to inquiries voluntarily submitted by users.

4. Legal Basis

Processing is based on:

• Article 6(1)(f) GDPR – Legitimate interest (website security and technical stability);
• Article 6(1)(a) GDPR – User consent (analytics cookies and voluntary contact).

5. Cookies

The website uses strictly necessary technical cookies required for its operation.

Optional analytics cookies are activated only after explicit user consent. Users may withdraw or modify consent at any time through the cookie management interface.

6. Data Retention

• Server logs: retained for a limited period strictly necessary for security monitoring;
• Analytics data: retained in accordance with Google Analytics configuration settings;
• Contact emails: retained only for the time necessary to process and respond to the request.

7. International Transfers

Some hosting or analytics providers may process data outside the European Union.

Where applicable, such transfers are governed by appropriate safeguards, including Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions adopted by the European Commission.

8. Editorial Publication & Freedom of Expression

This website constitutes an editorial publication relating to a professional and institutional international event.

Professional information published in the context of event coverage falls within freedom of expression and may benefit from journalistic exemptions under Article 85 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and applicable French legislation.

The results of the European Hotel Awards are publicly announced and communicated to laureates and to the press.

Platinium Publications de Presse SARL assumes no responsibility for independent republication, indexing, referencing, commentary, or automated aggregation by third-party media, search engines, digital platforms or data brokers.

9. Data Subject Rights

In accordance with GDPR, individuals may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction or objection regarding personal data.

Requests must be submitted in writing to:
europeanhotelawards@gmail.com.

Proof of identity may be required pursuant to Article 12(6) GDPR in order to prevent unauthorized disclosure or fraudulent requests.

Where reasonable doubts exist as to the identity of the requester, the Controller reserves the right to request additional information necessary to confirm the identity of the data subject.

In accordance with Article 12(5) GDPR, the Controller may refuse to act on requests that are manifestly unfounded, excessive or abusive.

Requests relating to editorial content published in the context of professional event coverage shall be assessed in light of Article 85 GDPR and applicable freedom-of-expression provisions under French law.

10. Supervisory Authority

Individuals have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

In France: Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) – www.cnil.fr.

11. Security & Limitation of Liability

Appropriate technical and organizational measures are implemented to ensure the security and confidentiality of data.

No personal profiling, automated decision-making, or commercial resale of personal data is carried out.

While reasonable safeguards are implemented, no method of transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as absolutely secure.