Last updated · May 1, 2026
Privacy
Privacy policy.
At Sweness we take data protection seriously. This policy explains what data we collect, why, and how you can exercise your rights.
Article 01
Data controller
The data controller is Sweness — published by Sweness SAS, whose registered office is at Paris, France.
For any question relating to data protection, please write to: Contact@sweness.com
Article 02
Data collected
Sweness collects the following data:
· Identity: first name, last name
· Contact details: email, phone, postal address
· Order data: products ordered, amounts, history
· Payment data: processed exclusively by Shopify Payments (PCI-DSS); Sweness stores no banking data on its servers
· Browsing data: IP address, browser type, pages visited (for anonymised statistics)
No sensitive data (health, religion, sexual orientation) is collected.
Article 03
Purposes of processing
Your data is processed for:
· Order and delivery management
· Customer service and complaints
· Newsletter (only with your explicit consent)
· Anonymised website analytics
· Compliance with legal obligations (accounting, tax)
Article 04
Legal basis
Processing of your data is based on:
· Performance of the sales contract (order, delivery, warranty)
· Your consent (newsletter, non-essential cookies)
· A legal obligation (invoicing, accounting)
· Sweness's legitimate interest (fraud prevention, service improvement)
Article 05
Recipients
Your data is accessible only to authorised people within Sweness, and to our subcontractors for contract performance:
· Shopify Payments (payment) — shopify.com
· Vercel (hosting) — vercel.com
· Colissimo / Chronopost (shipping)
· Klaviyo (newsletter)
No data is sold to third parties for commercial purposes. No transfer outside the EU is made without appropriate guarantees (Standard Contractual Clauses).
Article 06
Retention
Your data is kept for:
· Order data: 10 years (accounting obligation)
· Account data: as long as the account is active, then 3 years after last activity
· Newsletter: until unsubscription, then deletion within 30 days
· Browsing data: maximum 13 months (cookies)
Article 07
Your rights
Under GDPR and the French Data Protection Act, you have the following rights:
· Right of access: get a copy of your data
· Right of rectification: correct inaccurate data
· Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
· Right to restrict processing
· Right to portability
· Right to object
· Right to withdraw consent at any time
· Right to lodge a complaint with the CNIL (cnil.fr)
To exercise these rights, write to Contact@sweness.com proving your identity. We commit to reply within one month.
Article 08
Cookies
sweness.com uses cookies for:
· Essential cookies: cart, session, language preferences (no consent required)
· Anonymised analytics (no consent required)
· Personalisation and marketing cookies: only with your explicit consent via the banner on first visit
You can change your preferences at any time via "Manage cookies" at the bottom of the page (coming soon), or in your browser settings.
Article 09
Security
Sweness implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data from loss, alteration, unauthorised access or disclosure:
· HTTPS encryption (TLS 1.3)
· PCI-DSS payment (Shopify Payments)
· Hosted on secure infrastructure (Vercel, ISO 27001 certified datacenters)
· Password-restricted access
· Regular encrypted backups
Article 10
Changes
This policy may be modified at any time to reflect legal changes or new processing. The version in force is the one dated at the top of this page.
In case of substantial modification, you will be informed by email or by a notice on the site.