Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 20th, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Pâtisserie Mon Amour (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information when you access or use our website, platform, services, and published content (including recipes, photos, and user-submitted content). By using our website or services, you consent to the practices described below.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information: When you create an account, make a booking, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us, we may collect information such as your name, email address, phone number, and payment details.
1.2 Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with our website, including IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent, and referring URLs.
1.3 Content Submitted by You: If you submit reviews, comments, photos, or other content, this information may be collected and published on our platform.
1.4 Cookies & Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience, analyze website traffic, and personalize content.

2. How We Use Your Information

To provide, operate, and improve our services.
To process bookings, payments, and customer support requests.
To send you updates, newsletters, and marketing communications (you can opt out at any time).
To publish user-submitted content, such as reviews and photos, in accordance with this Policy.
To comply with legal obligations or enforce our Terms and Conditions.

3. Content, Recipes, and Photos

3.1 Published Content: Pâtisserie Mon Amour publishes recipes, photos, and videos for informational and educational purposes. These may be provided by our management, chefs, or users.
3.2 User Responsibility: The use of any recipes, advice, or content published on our website is at your own risk. You are responsible for reviewing ingredient lists and following all safety and hygiene guidelines. Pâtisserie Mon Amour is not responsible for allergic reactions, injuries, or damages resulting from the use of recipes or content featured on the website.
3.3 Intellectual Property: All recipes, photos, images, and visual content on the site are the exclusive property of Pâtisserie Mon Amour. These may not be copied, reproduced, shared, or used in any manner without our express written authorization.
3.4 User-Generated Content: If you submit content (such as reviews, photos, or comments), you grant Pâtisserie Mon Amour a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce, publish, and share your content—including photos of your pastry creations—for any purpose, including marketing, education, and social media. You waive any rights to compensation or approval for such use.
3.5 Reviews and User Comments: Pâtisserie Mon Amour is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or consequences of reviews, comments, or testimonials posted by users. Opinions expressed in reviews are those of their authors and do not reflect our official position.
3.6 Photos and Creations of Participants: By participating in our workshops or classes, whether in-person or online, you acknowledge and consent that photos and/or videos of you, your pastry creations, and other attendees taken during the session may be published or shared by Pâtisserie Mon Amour on our website and social networks, without further approval or compensation. If you do not wish your image to be used, please inform us in writing prior to the session at contact@patisseriemonamour.com.
3.7 Instructors’ Rights: Instructors (chefs) expressly assign to Pâtisserie Mon Amour the intellectual property rights to their recipes, course content, presentations, instructional material, photos (including portrait), and all content provided for classes or the website, for worldwide, perpetual use in any media, without additional compensation, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information with trusted third-party service providers (such as payment processors, hosting partners, analytics tools) who assist in operating our platform.
We may disclose information if required by law, to protect our rights, or in connection with a business transfer (e.g., merger or acquisition).

5. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal information.
Pâtisserie Mon Amour is not responsible for data loss, connectivity failures, technical problems, or device malfunctions that may affect access to the platform or use of its content.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information as long as necessary for the purposes described, unless a longer period is required by law.
You may request deletion of your personal data by contacting us, subject to legal and contractual obligations.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to access, correct, update, or delete your personal information.
You may opt out of marketing communications at any time.
If you are a resident of California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, or any state with specific privacy rights, you may have additional rights regarding your data. Please contact us for details or to exercise your rights.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without parental consent. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us for removal.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be posted on our website. Continued use of our website and services constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.

10. Contact Us

For questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at: contact@patisseriemonamour.com