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The fenuaholidays.com platform, the Fenua Holidays mobile application, and associated interfaces (including the Tiki Bot assistant) are published by:
SAS Fenua Holidays
Share capital: 200,000 XPF
Registered office: Lotissement Miri N°21 — Résidence Rahiti, Appt 1 — 98718 Punaauia, French Polynesia
Postal address: BP 42199 — 98713 Papeete, Tahiti
RCS Papeete 2640 B — TAHITI number G53243
Email: info@fenuaholidays.com
Fenua Holidays is the data controller for personal data collected via the Platform, within the meaning of applicable regulations. For data transmitted to providers in connection with a booking, Fenua Holidays and the relevant provider act as joint data controllers, in accordance with the terms defined in the agreement concluded with each provider.
Fenua Holidays has not appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO); the point of contact for any questions regarding personal data is info@fenuaholidays.com.
This policy applies to any person whose personal data Fenua Holidays processes:
Fenua Holidays' data processing is governed by amended law n° 78-17 of January 6, 1978 (the "Data Protection Act"), applicable in French Polynesia since June 1, 2019, which makes the rules of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR") applicable. The GDPR also applies directly to processing concerning persons located in the European Union.
The competent supervisory authority is the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) — www.cnil.fr.
| Purpose | Persons concerned | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| User account creation and management | Reva | Performance of contract (GTU) |
| Processing bookings, e-vouchers, transmission to the relevant provider | Reva | Performance of contract (art. 6.1.b GDPR) |
| Payment collection, payouts to providers, invoicing | Reva, Fa'atere | Performance of contract / legal obligation |
| Solidarity credit management (allocation, assignment, information on funded projects) | Reva | Performance of contract |
| Assistance and recommendations via Tiki Bot | Reva, Fa'atere | Performance of contract |
| Customer support, complaints, mediation | Reva, Fa'atere | Performance of contract / legal obligation |
| Publication and moderation of reviews | Reva | Legitimate interest (Platform reliability) |
| Provider partnership management (framework agreement, interface, payouts) | Fa'atere | Performance of contract |
| Prospecting new providers | Prospected Fa'atere | Legitimate interest (network development; professional context) |
| Newsletter and traveler marketing communications | Reva, subscribers | Consent (withdrawable at any time) |
| Accounting, tax, and regulatory obligations (including travel agency license) | All | Legal obligation |
| Platform security, fraud prevention | All | Legitimate interest |
| Audience measurement and Platform improvement | All | Consent or legitimate interest depending on the tool — see section 12 |
We never sell your personal data. We do not use it for third-party programmatic advertising.
Tiki Bot is the Platform's conversational assistant. When you use it:
We recommend that you do not share sensitive data with Tiki Bot (health, religion, etc.) that is not strictly necessary for your request.
Your data is accessible, within the limits of their needs, to the following parties:
| Recipient | Role | Data concerned |
|---|---|---|
| The provider with whom you book | Booking performance (joint data controller) | Last name, first name, email, phone, dates, group composition |
| Banque de Tahiti | Secure payment solution | Payment data (processed and encrypted by the bank) |
| Vercel | Website and database hosting | All Platform data |
| Solal & Co Ltd (Mauritius) | Platform technical development and maintenance | Supervised technical access to Platform data |
| Brevo | Email sending (newsletter, transactional) | Email, interaction data |
| Google Workspace | Messaging and internal tools | Correspondence |
| Accountant, government bodies | Legal obligations | Accounting and tax data |
Partner associations of the solidarity credit receive no personal data from travelers: only the allocated amounts are communicated to them.
Each subcontractor is bound by a contract compliant with Article 28 of the GDPR.
Some of our technical service providers are located outside French Polynesia and outside the European Union, notably Solal & Co Ltd in Mauritius (development and maintenance). These transfers are governed by appropriate safeguards within the meaning of Articles 44 et seq. of the GDPR.
| Data | Retention period |
|---|---|
| User account | Lifetime of the account, then deletion 3 years after the last activity |
| Bookings and related exchanges | 3 years after the service, then deletion |
| Accounting records and invoices | 10 years (legal obligation) |
| Solidarity credit | Credit valid for 2 years; history linked to booking data (3 years) |
| Published reviews | Lifetime of the account, then 1 year after its deletion |
| Tiki Bot conversations | 2 years |
| Provider prospecting | 3 years after the last contact without a positive response |
| Newsletter | Until unsubscription, then 3 years maximum |
| Cookies | 13 months maximum (details in the cookie banner) |
| Connection data and technical logs | 12 months |
At the end of these periods, data is deleted or irreversibly anonymized.
You have the following rights over your data: access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection (in particular to prospecting, at any time and without justification), portability, withdrawal of your consent at any time (without affecting the lawfulness of processing already carried out), and the right to define post-mortem directives regarding the fate of your data.
To exercise your rights: info@fenuaholidays.com, specifying the subject of your request. Proof of identity may be requested in cases of reasonable doubt. We will respond within one month, extendable by two months for complex requests.
If you believe your rights are not being respected, you may lodge a complaint with the CNIL (www.cnil.fr — 3 place de Fontenoy, TSA 80715, 75334 Paris Cedex 07).
Fenua Holidays implements appropriate technical and organizational measures: encrypted communications (HTTPS), encrypted passwords, payment fully delegated to the Banque de Tahiti's secure solution, compartmentalized access, logging, and confidentiality commitments from our technical service providers.
In the event of a data breach likely to pose a risk to your rights and freedoms, Fenua Holidays notifies the CNIL within 72 hours and, in the event of a high risk, informs you directly.
On your first visit, a banner allows you to accept, refuse, or configure cookies by category:
You can change your choices at any time via the "Manage cookies" link in the page footer. Validity of your choice: 6 months. Maximum cookie lifespan: 13 months.
Booking on the Platform is reserved for adults with the legal capacity to contract. Data of minor participants in a stay or activity is collected only under the responsibility of the adult making the booking, and only to the extent necessary for the service.
We may update this policy to reflect changes to the Platform or to regulations. Any substantial change will be notified to you by email or by a visible notice on the Platform, with the update date. The current version is the one published on fenuaholidays.com.
SAS Fenua Holidays — BP 42199 — 98713 Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Email: info@fenuaholidays.com