Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2026
Sparkle is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors, prospects and customers of sparkle.bzh and describes how we collect, use and protect your personal data.
1. Data controller
The data controller is Sparkle, registered address: 41 Avenue du Général de Gaulle, 56170 Quiberon, France.
Sparkle has not appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO). For any questions regarding your personal data: [email protected]
2. Data collected
In the course of your use of the Site and our services, we may collect the following data:
| Category | Examples | Collection method |
|---|---|---|
| Identification & contact | First name, last name, email address, phone number | Contact form, account creation, order |
| Order data | Delivery address, purchase history, product preferences | Purchase process |
| Browsing data | IP address, browser type, pages visited, session duration | Automatically via cookies |
| Age verification data | Date of birth (age verification) | Age verification pop-up on site entry |
| Communication data | Message content, exchange history | Contact form, emails |
| Behavioural data | Email open history, clicks, purchasing behaviour | Via Klaviyo, with your consent |
3. Purposes of processing
Your data is used for the following purposes:
- Processing and tracking your orders
- Managing your customer account
- Responding to your contact requests
- Sending our newsletter and marketing communications (with your consent)
- Segmentation and personalisation of marketing communications (with your consent)
- Verifying your age, in accordance with regulations applicable to the sale of alcohol
- Improving our services and user experience
- Complying with our legal and accounting obligations
- Fraud prevention
Sparkle does not carry out any fully automated decision-making that produces legal effects or significantly affects you within the meaning of Article 22 of the GDPR. Segmentation carried out via Klaviyo for marketing purposes is based on your consent and may be objected to at any time.
4. Legal basis for processing
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Order processing | Performance of a contract |
| Customer account management | Performance of a contract |
| Newsletter and marketing communications | Consent |
| Marketing segmentation and profiling (Klaviyo) | Consent |
| Age verification | Legal obligation |
| Non-essential cookies | Consent |
| Service improvement / analytics | Legitimate interest |
| Accounting and tax obligations | Legal obligation |
| Fraud prevention | Legitimate interest |
5. Recipients of your data
Your data may be shared with the following recipients:
- Authorised Sparkle staff — strictly limited to what is necessary for the performance of their duties
- Shopify International Limited (Dublin, Ireland) — our e-commerce platform and website host
- Klaviyo, Inc. (Boston, USA) — our email marketing and automation tool, used for newsletters and marketing segmentation, with your consent
- UPS and Colissimo (La Poste) — our delivery carriers, for order fulfilment (name, delivery address, phone number)
- Shopify Payments — our payment provider, for securing transactions (no banking data is stored by Sparkle)
All our service providers are contractually required to maintain the confidentiality of your data and comply with applicable law. Your data is never sold to third parties.
6. Transfers outside the European Union
Some of our service providers are based outside the European Union and may process your data in third countries:
- Shopify — transfers data outside the EU via Standard Contractual Clauses in accordance with Article 46 of the GDPR
- Klaviyo, Inc. — a US company based in Boston, which transfers your data to the United States under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, to which Klaviyo is certified. Should this framework be invalidated, Standard Contractual Clauses apply as a fallback mechanism
In all cases, Sparkle ensures that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect the security and confidentiality of your data.
7. Data retention
| Data category | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Customer account data | Duration of commercial relationship + 3 years |
| Order data | 10 years (statutory accounting obligation) |
| Contact / form data | 3 years from last contact |
| Newsletter consent and Klaviyo data | Until consent is withdrawn or 3 years of inactivity |
| Cookies and browsing data | 13 months maximum |
| Age verification data | Current session only |
8. Cookies
Our Site uses cookies. To find out more about the cookies we use, their purpose and how to manage them, please see our Cookie Policy (currently available in French only).
9. Your rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right of access — obtain a copy of your personal data
- Right of rectification — correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Right to erasure — request deletion of your data (right to be forgotten)
- Right to restriction — temporarily restrict the processing of your data
- Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interest or for direct marketing purposes
- Withdrawal of consent — at any time, for processing based on your consent (newsletter, non-essential cookies, Klaviyo profiling)
To exercise these rights: [email protected]
We will acknowledge receipt of your request within 5 business days and commit to responding within one month of receipt.
If you believe your rights have not been respected after contacting us, you may lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your country of residence:
- France — CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés)
- Belgium — APD (Autorité de Protection des Données)
- Spain — AEPD (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos)
- Netherlands — AP (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)
10. Policy updates
This Privacy Policy is reviewed at least once a year and updated whenever there is a significant change in our data processing practices. We encourage you to consult it regularly. In the event of a material change, we will notify you by email or via a prominent notice on the Site.
See also: Legal notice · Terms & Conditions of Sale · Refund policy