Date of page: 19/02/2025
Vitii has always been committed to protecting your personal data.
This is why your personal data is processed securely and in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (GDPR) and with all applicable French legislation in this area, in particular the amended Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, files and freedoms (LIL).
This document is intended to explain how Vitii processes your personal data.
Vitii wishes to point out that it is the publisher of the website https://www.vitii-pool.com/en/ (hereinafter the “Website”)
1 – Data controller and contact details
Vitii acts as the data controller with regard to the data of its customers, prospects, employees and job applicants.
You can contact Vitii’s Data Protection Officer at any time by sending an email to . They will reply as soon as possible.
You can also contact us by post at Vitii’s head office address, as stated above.
2 – Legal basis for processing
The processing of your personal data (primarily its collection and use) is based on:
- a contract (for example, when you place an order for a product offered on the Website)
- your consent (for example, if you are applying for a job, or in relation to the use of cookies)
- our legal obligations (for example, ensuring the security of transactions on the Website)
- our legitimate interest (for example, to establish a business relationship between us and manage that relationship)
However, when it comes to transactions and therefore your bank details, only the online payment module – and therefore your bank – holds your payment details.
3 – Personal data that Vitii may collect
Vitii collects and processes personal data from:
- ses clients, consommateurs et professionnels,
- users of the Website
- employees
- prospective customers
- applicants for the vacancies
Only data necessary for the purposes of the processing in question are processed.
Some data is collected directly from you, whilst other data is collected automatically.
A) Personal data collected directly from you
Data subjects Personal data subject to processing
Website users placing an order – your identity: surname, first name – company name (optional) – email address – telephone number – postal delivery address (if applicable) – country
Employees Data necessary for the performance of your employment contract:
Please refer to your employment contract/IT policy/internal regulations
Job applicants Data required to process your application: – your identity: surname, first name – your contact details: email address or telephone numbers – CV – any other data voluntarily provided by the applicant
Your personal data is processed, in particular, when:
• You browse the Website;
• You create an account;
• You enter into a contract with Vitii, for example by ordering a product on the Website;
• You post content via the Website, in particular job applications;
• You contact Vitii by telephone, email or any other means of communication;
• You report a problem relating to the Website or Vitii’s services;
• You exercise your rights as described below;
All users are reminded that they remain responsible for the data they voluntarily provide to Vitii.
B) Personal data collected automatically when you use ou services
• Connection details (username, IP address, URL of the page visited, date and time, duration of the visit).
• Data relating to the use of the Website (modules, menus).
C) Purpose of processing
For personal data collected directly from you:
• Manage and process the order through to delivery;
• Manage outstanding payments and any disputes;
• Respond to your enquiries (Article 8 below);
• Carry out customer relationship management activities, respond to requests for information and provide you with advice;
• Manage our users and access to our services;
• Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations
For data collected automatically:
• Monitor access to the Website and ensure compliance with our legal obligations in this regard,
• Optimise your browsing experience on the Website
• Compile usage statistics
• Minimise any identified risks to your data
• Protect you against potential fraudulent activity
D) About cookies
A cookie is a text file stored on the user’s hard drive by the server of the website they are visiting. However, a cookie does not allow the user to be identified. It simply generates a random number that records information.
They are retained for 30 days.
What types of cookies do we use?
Essential: Some cookies are essential for you to be able to use all the features of our website. They enable us to maintain user sessions and prevent security threats. They do not collect or store any personal information. For example, these cookies allow you to log in to your account, add products to your basket and place orders securely.
Statistics: These cookies store information such as the number of visitors to the Site, the number of unique visitors, which pages on the Site have been visited, the source of the visit, etc. This data helps us to understand and analyse the Site’s performance and to identify ways to improve the Site.
Preferences: These cookies help us to store your settings and browsing preferences, such as language preferences, so that you can enjoy a better and more efficient experience when you visit the Site in future.
The list below details the cookies used on our website.
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How can I manage my cookie settings?
The first time you log in, you will be asked to configure your cookie settings by accepting or rejecting certain types of cookies.
You can change your settings at any time whilst browsing the Website, or by blocking and deleting cookies via your browser settings.
For Mozilla Firefox:
1. Select the ‘Tools’ menu, then ‘Options’,
2. Click on the ‘Privacy & Security’ icon,
3. Locate the ‘Retention Policy’ section and select the options that suit you.
For Microsoft Internet Explorer:
1. Select the ‘Tools’ menu, then ‘Internet Options’,
2. Click on the ‘Privacy’ tab, then ‘Advanced Settings’
3. Select the options that suit you.
For Google Chrome:
1. Go to the ‘Settings’ menu, then ‘Advanced settings’, then ‘Content settings’,
2. Go to the ‘Cookies’ menu and select ‘Disable cookies’.
For Safari:
1. Select the ‘Safari’ menu, then ‘Preferences’, then ‘Privacy’
2. Select ‘Block all cookies’.
For Opera:
1. Go to the ‘Preferences’ menu, then ‘Advanced’, then ‘Cookies’
2. Select ‘Never accept cookies’
To help you identify any cookies that may be stored on your computers, you can consult certain websites, such as YourOnlineChoices, which offers tools to list and manage your cookies.
4 – Recipients of personal data
Your personal data will be used for:
• Vitii and its staff
• Vitii’s technical subcontractors
Data may be disclosed to subcontractors that Vitii may engage in the course of providing its services, to the extent necessary for the performance of the tasks entrusted to them.
In particular:
• The online payment module
• The delivery module for ordered products
• Website hosting
• The provision of analytics solutions or audience measurement statistics.
Vitii ensures that its staff and subcontractors comply with current data protection regulations and with this privacy policy.
Vitii requires its subcontractors and staff to pay particular attention to data confidentiality and security.
Under no circumstances will your data be shared or sold to third parties without your express prior consent.
5 – Location of personal data
Your personal data is stored in France and is not transferred outside Europe.
6 – The security of personal data
Vitii is committed to ensuring the security and confidentiality of your personal data, in accordance with best practice, i.e. by ensuring an adequate level of protection as recommended by the CNIL.
Vitii regularly tests its processes, whether in the event of technical or physical incidents, to ensure and maintain the highest levels of responsiveness and efficiency.
However, given the nature of the internet and networks, Vitii cannot guarantee a specific level of security. Should a security breach be detected that is likely to pose a high risk to your rights and freedoms, Vitii undertakes to inform you as soon as possible and, to the extent possible, to take the best possible measures to neutralise the intrusion and minimise its impact.
Vitii regularly backs up your personal data in order to minimise the impact of a security breach.
7 – Data retention periods
We will retain your information for as long as we are required to do so under applicable laws.
DATA RETENTION PERIODS
Customer database management Customer identification data: for the duration of the business relationship.
Data relating to the performance of the contract 10 years after the end of the contract
Prospect management Prospect data 3 years from the end of the commercial relationship or the last contact
Traffic data Cookies – IP address, date, time and duration of each connection, or information enabling the identification of the recipient of a communication. 13 months from collection
Once you have stopped using our services, we may store your information in an anonymised format for statistical purposes.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may also retain personal data as reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations, to enable us to resolve and defend against disputes, and to enforce our agreements.
Please note that candidates’ personal data is retained for a maximum of two years from the date of the last contact.
8 – Exercising your rights
In accordance with the applicable data protection regulations, you may, at any time, exercise your rights to access, rectify and erase your personal data, as well as your rights to restrict and object to the processing of your data and to data portability.
To exercise your rights, you may send an email to the Vitii data protection officer at info@vitii-pool.com or by post to: Rue des Biolleux 8,
4800 Verviers – BELGIUM.
In this context, you must include with your request the information necessary to identify you (surname, first name, email address) as well as any other information required to confirm your identity. In case of doubt, Vitii may ask you for a copy of your identity card in accordance with the provisions of the applicable regulations on personal data.
Vitii undertakes to process your requests as soon as possible, unless the law or a legitimate reason requires it to retain certain data.
Vitii reserves the right to charge the actual costs associated with your request, within the limits set out in the LIL.
En tout état de cause, vous pouvez introduire une réclamation auprès de la CNIL (www.cnil.fr).
9 – Changes to the privacy policy
Vitii reserves the right to amend this document, in particular to comply with the relevant legal and regulatory provisions.
We will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify all users of any material changes to this privacy policy, including by posting a notice on our website.
Nevertheless, you should review this policy regularly. To make it easier for you to keep track, we will update the ‘Last updated’ date shown at the top of this document, which reflects the effective date of our data protection policy.
Your continued access to or use of our services after the update date constitutes your acceptance of the updated data protection policy. If you do not accept the updated data protection policy, you must cease accessing or using our services.