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Privacy policy.

This privacy policy explains which personal data is processed when you visit this website or send an enquiry. The governing law is the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP). Where applicable, the requirements of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are additionally observed.

1. Controller

Cornelia Donzallaz-Dutler Villa Le Patio Chemin de Riquebonne 503 F-06220 Vallauris France

Phone: +41 79 672 31 32 Email: info@villa-le-patio.ch

2. Data collected when visiting the website

When you access this website, the hosting provider (Vercel Inc., USA) processes technically necessary data such as IP address, date and time of access, pages visited, browser type and operating system (server log data). This data serves the provision, security and stability of the website and is not merged with other data sources.

3. Contact form and enquiries

When you send an enquiry via the contact form, the data you provide (name, email address, optionally phone number, travel dates and message) is used exclusively to process and answer your enquiry. Transmission takes place via the FormSubmit service (formsubmit.co); data may thereby be transferred to countries outside Switzerland and the EEA, in particular to the USA. Data is not passed on to third parties for advertising purposes.

4. External services

Individual pages load third-party content: map services from Google Maps (Google Ireland Ltd.) or map tiles from CARTO (CartoDB Inc., USA) based on OpenStreetMap data on the Surroundings, Getting here and Contact pages, and weather data from Open-Meteo on the Weather page. When this content is loaded, your IP address is transmitted to the respective provider; Google may set its own cookies in the process. Further links to Google Maps open in a new window only after you click them.

5. Cookies and local storage

This website itself sets no tracking cookies and uses no analytics or advertising services. Your browser's local storage merely records that you have taken note of the privacy notice. You can delete this entry at any time via your browser settings.

6. Transfer abroad

Personal data may be transferred to the USA (hosting: Vercel Inc.; form delivery: FormSubmit). Such transfers rely on the applicable legal bases, in particular on recognised adequacy mechanisms or standard data protection clauses, where these are required.

7. Retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as is necessary for the stated purposes or as required by statutory retention obligations. Enquiry data is deleted once the correspondence or the stay has been concluded, unless statutory obligations require otherwise.

8. Your rights

Within the scope of applicable law you may request information about the data processed about you, as well as its rectification or erasure, restriction of processing, release of your data, and you may object to processing. Please use the contact address stated above.

You may also lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority, in Switzerland the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).

9. Amendments

This privacy policy may be amended at any time. The version published on this website applies.

Last updated: July 2026