Privacy Policy


At "Pétanque Spots", accessible from petanque-spots.info, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by "Pétanque Spots" and how we use it.

1. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

We are a Data Controller of your information.

"Pétanque Spots" legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:

  • "Pétanque Spots" needs to perform a contract with you
  • You have given "Pétanque Spots" permission to do so
  • Processing your personal information is in "Pétanque Spots" legitimate interests
  • "Pétanque Spots" needs to comply with the law

"Pétanque Spots" will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.
  • The right of rectification.
  • The right to object.
  • The right of restriction.
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to withdraw consent

2. Log Files

"Pétanque Spots" follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

3. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, "Pétanque Spots" uses 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

4. Server Logs

If you are using this site, the visit is logged by the host of this website ([hosting company]). This log contains your IP-Address which allows you to be identified indirectly via your internet servrive provider. The collection of this data is a legal obligation and required for security. You cannot oppose it and the data is at no time used for other purposes.

5. Webfonts

This website is using Fonts from Google Fonts 1 which get fetched from Google Servers when loading this website. You can find more information about the privacy implications in the FAQs 2.

6. Third Party Privacy Policies

"Pétanque Spots"'s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

7. Online Privacy Policy Only

Our Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in "Pétanque Spots". This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

8. Matomo

This website is using Matomo, an Open Source, self-hosted software for collecting anonymous usage statistics for this website.

The data is used to analyse the behaviour of the website visitors to identify potential pitfalls like not found pages, search engine indexing issues and to find out which contents are the most appreciated. Once the data (number of visitors reaching a not found pages, viewing only one page…) is processed, Matomo is generating reports for website owners to take action, for example changing the layout of the pages, publishing some fresh content… etc.

9. Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.