Updated on 25/03/2025
Editions Albert René (hereinafter “The Publisher”) attaches great importance to the protection of your personal data. As a data controller, we are committed to complying with the laws and regulations in force, both in France and within the European Union.
The purpose of this charter is to inform you in a transparent and clear manner about the methods of collection, processing and management of your personal data. We make sure to answer your questions and ensure that your data is processed in accordance with your rights and confidentiality.
Any information relating to a natural person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, (e.g. surname, first name, username, email address, location data, etc.) is personal data (hereinafter “Personal Data” or “Data”).
This Charter applies to the data collected and processed by Les Éditions Albert René during your visit to our https://asterix.com/en/ (hereinafter the “Site”) and specifies the terms and conditions of the processing carried out under the responsibility of the Publisher, in accordance with the regulations in force.
1 The data controller
Your Data is collected by Les Editions Albert René, whose registered office is located at 58, rue Jean BLEUZEN 92178 Vanves Cedex – France.
Nanterre Trade and Companies Register under number 950 026 757.
In order to ensure compliance with the applicable provisions and in accordance with its regulatory obligations, the Publisher has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO). You can write to him by e-mail at the following address: contact@asterix.com
2 Data processing implemented on the Site
As part of your visit to the Site, the Publisher processes the following Personal Data:
| Purpose of the processing | Categories of data processed | Legal basis for processing | Maximum data retention period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manage Missive Subscriptions | Registrants’ data: First name, last name, e-mail address, country, language, age (+ or under 15 years old) | Consent | 3 (three) years after the last contact with the subscriber or until the withdrawal of consent |
| Data of legal representatives if applicable: e-mail address | |||
| Date and time of registration, IP address, action history | Legitimate interest | ||
| To allow access to content external to the Site, including sharing on social networks | IP address, browser technical data and information about the desired content. Where applicable, the cookie identifying the third-party publisher of the content. | Consent | This data is not kept by the Publisher |
| Respond to requests sent to the Publisher’s contact address | First name, last name, email address, subject of the message, content of the message | Consent | For the duration of the processing of the application and no later than 1 (one) year after receipt of the application. |
| Date and time of submission of the message | Legitimate interest |
In addition, if you are already subscribed to the newsletter of a publisher of the Hachette Livre group, your Data may be supplemented by the other companies of the Hachette Livre group with which you are already in contact.
3 Recipients and Transfer of Data
The Personal Data collected by the Publisher is exclusively intended for the Hachette Livre group, and will not be marketed or rented to third parties under any circumstances. However, Personal Data may be transmitted to the Publisher’s third-party technical service providers, and/or to third parties for the sole purpose of providing the purposes listed above.
Personal Data collected in the context of browsing the Site may be transmitted to partners located in countries outside the European Economic Area. The Publisher ensures that the processing of this Data by its service providers concerned is carried out in accordance with the applicable regulations, in particular by ensuring that these transfers are governed either by an adequacy decision of the European Commission or by the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the European Commission, which are intended to guarantee the protection of Personal Data.
4 Security and Protection of Personal Data
Personal Data is stored in a secure environment and hosted in accordance with the information contained in the Legal Notice.
The Publisher takes all appropriate physical, technical and organizational measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of Personal Data in order to protect it against any loss, accidental destruction, alteration and unauthorized access.
However, the Publisher does not control all the risks associated with the Internet. As such, the user consults the Site at his or her own risk, without the Publisher being held responsible for a security breach that it is unable to remedy.
5 Users’ rights over their data
In accordance with applicable law, users may exercise their rights of access, rectification, erasure or portability of their data, as well as their right to limit processing, or to object to processing. Users can exercise their rights at the contact@asterix.com address or by post, at Les Editions Albert René, 58, Rue Jean Bleuzen 92170 Vanves.
For processing operations where the legal basis is consent, users may withdraw their consent at any time, in which case their data will no longer be processed for the corresponding purpose.
If, after contacting the Publisher, you are not completely satisfied with the answers provided, you have the option of filing a complaint with the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), the supervisory authority in charge of compliance with obligations regarding Personal Data in France.
Finally, users can define directives as to the fate of their data after their death, with a trusted digital third party certified by the CNIL for general directives or with the Publisher for directives specific to the data entrusted to it. In the absence of such directives, the heirs of the person may exercise certain rights, and in particular the right of access if necessary for the settlement of the deceased’s estate, and the right of opposition to proceed with the closure of the deceased’s user accounts and object to the processing of their data.
6 Governing Law
This Charter is governed, interpreted and applied in accordance with French law.
7 Updating the Charter
The Publisher reserves the right to modify this Charter at any time and without notice in accordance with legislative and regulatory developments relating to the protection of Personal Data. The changes come into force and will be enforceable against you on the date they are posted on the Site indicated at the top.