Privacy Policy

Last updated: 08.10.2026

1. Who we are

This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected and processed when you visit www.bateleur.studio, contact us or place an order.

The data controller is:

François Thevenet, trading as Bateleur
Address: 5 cami det labouer, 65120 Viey, France
Email: hello@bateleur.studio

2. Personal data we collect

Depending on how you use the website, we may collect:

  • Your name

  • Your email address

  • Your billing and delivery addresses

  • Your telephone number, where required for delivery

  • Information about your order and purchased products

  • Payment and transaction information

  • Messages sent through our contact forms or by email

  • Newsletter preferences

  • Technical information such as your IP address, browser, device and website activity

  • Cookie and consent preferences

Bateleur does not directly store complete payment-card details. Payments are processed securely by the payment providers available at checkout.

3. How we collect your data

We collect personal data when you:

  • Place or attempt to place an order

  • Create a customer account

  • Subscribe to our newsletter

  • Contact us

  • Complete a form

  • Browse or interact with the website

  • Accept optional cookies or analytics technologies

Some technical information is collected automatically by Squarespace and other authorised service providers.

4. Why we use your data

Processing orders

We use your information to:

  • Confirm and process your order

  • Receive payment

  • Produce and personalise products where applicable

  • Arrange delivery

  • Send order and shipping updates

  • Manage returns, refunds and customer support

The legal basis for this processing is the performance of our contract with you.

Customer service

We use information contained in your messages to answer questions, resolve problems and manage complaints.

This processing is based on the performance of our contract or our legitimate interest in providing customer support.

Legal and administrative obligations

We may retain and process information when necessary to comply with accounting, tax, consumer-protection, fraud-prevention or other legal obligations.

Newsletter and marketing

If you choose to subscribe, we may use your email address to send Bateleur news, product releases or other promotional communications.

This processing is based on your consent. You can unsubscribe at any time by using the link included in each email or by contacting hello@bateleur.studio.

Website operation and improvement

We may process technical and usage information to maintain website security, understand how the website is used and improve its performance.

Essential processing is based on our legitimate interests. Non-essential analytics or advertising technologies are used only where the required consent has been provided.

5. Who receives your data

We share personal data only where necessary to operate the website, process orders or comply with the law.

Recipients may include:

  • Squarespace, which hosts and operates the website and online store

  • Printful, which produces and ships clothing and accessories

  • Gelato, which produces and ships art prints

  • Payment providers made available at checkout

  • Delivery companies and postal services

  • Email, newsletter and customer-service providers

  • Technical, accounting or legal service providers

  • Public authorities where disclosure is legally required

These providers receive only the information reasonably necessary to perform their services.

We do not sell or rent your personal data.

6. Order fulfilment

To produce and deliver your order, we transmit relevant information to Printful or Gelato. This may include your name, delivery address, email address, telephone number and details of the products ordered.

These providers process the information for production, delivery, customer notifications, fraud prevention and other purposes described in their respective privacy policies.

You can consult their policies here:

7. Payments

Payments are processed by the payment services displayed during checkout.

These providers may collect payment-card details, billing information, transaction information and technical data to process payments, prevent fraud and comply with their legal obligations.

Their own privacy policies apply to their processing of payment information.

8. International data transfers

Some service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area.

Where required, these transfers are protected through an adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses or another legally recognised safeguard.

Further details about applicable safeguards may be requested by contacting hello@bateleur.studio.

9. How long we keep your data

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and to comply with applicable legal obligations.

In general:

  • Order, invoice and accounting information may be retained for up to 10 years where legally required

  • Customer information used for commercial relationship management may be retained for the duration of the relationship and generally for up to three years afterward

  • Newsletter information is retained until you unsubscribe or after a prolonged period of inactivity

  • Customer-service communications are retained for the time necessary to manage the request and any resulting legal obligations

  • Cookie information is retained according to the duration stated in the relevant consent settings and applicable law

Data may be retained longer where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

10. Cookies

The website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Some cookies are strictly necessary for the website, shopping basket, checkout, security and customer-account functions. These cookies do not require consent where they are essential to provide the service requested.

Optional cookies may be used for analytics, website optimisation or marketing only after the required consent has been obtained.

You can accept, refuse or change your choices through the cookie banner or the Cookie Preferences link available on the website.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.

11. Your rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation and applicable data-protection law, you may have the right to:

  • Access your personal data

  • Correct inaccurate or incomplete information

  • Request deletion of your data

  • Restrict certain processing

  • Object to processing based on legitimate interests

  • Withdraw your consent at any time

  • Receive certain data in a portable format

  • Provide instructions concerning the handling of your data after your death, where applicable

These rights may be subject to legal conditions or exceptions.

To exercise your rights, contact hello@bateleur.studio. We may request reasonable proof of identity if necessary to protect your information.

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

If you live elsewhere in the European Economic Area, you may also contact your local data-protection authority.

12. Data security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss or destruction.

However, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Children’s data

Bateleur products and services are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

If you believe that a child has provided personal data without appropriate authorisation, please contact us so that we can review and delete it where required.

14. External links

The website may contain links to third-party websites or social-media platforms.

Bateleur is not responsible for the privacy practices of those independent websites. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies before providing personal information.

15. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to the website, our services or applicable law.

The latest version will always be published on this page with its most recent revision date.

16. Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, contact:

François Thevenet — Bateleur
Email: hello@bateleur.studio
Address: 5 cami det labouer, 65120 Viey, France