1. Website Publisher
The website www.legal-translation.fr is published by Legal Translation, a professional platform for certified and sworn translation of official documents.
- Company name: Legal Translation
- Email: contact@legal-translation.fr
- Phone: +33 6 28 94 82 53
2. Website Hosting
The website www.legal-translation.fr is hosted by OVH, a leading European company in web hosting and cloud services.
- Company name: OVH SAS
- Registered office: 2 rue Kellermann, 59100 Roubaix, France
- Phone: 1007 (from France)
- Website: www.ovh.com
OVH provides a secure and high-performance infrastructure with ISO 27001-certified data centers, ensuring the availability, security, and confidentiality of your data. The servers are located in France and Europe and comply with European data protection regulations (GDPR).
3. Intellectual Property
All elements appearing on the website www.legal-translation.fr (texts, images, graphics, logos, icons, photographs, videos, sounds, software, databases, website structure) constitute a work protected by French and international intellectual property laws.
These elements are the exclusive property of Legal Translation or its partners. Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, adaptation, transmission, or exploitation, in whole or in part, of the website or its content, by any means whatsoever, without the prior written authorization of Legal Translation, is strictly prohibited and constitutes infringement punishable under Articles L.335-2 and following of the French Intellectual Property Code.
The trademarks, logos, and distinctive signs displayed on the website are the property of Legal Translation or are used under authorization. Any unauthorized reproduction or use of these trademarks may result in legal action.
Translations produced by Legal Translation remain the property of the client after full payment. However, Legal Translation retains rights to its methods, technological tools, algorithms, and AI-assisted translation processes.
4. Protection of Personal Data
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the amended French Data Protection Act, Legal Translation is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of its users.
4.1 General Principle
Legal Translation collects and processes only the personal data necessary to provide its certified translation services. We are committed to respecting the confidentiality, integrity, and security of your personal information and documents.
4.2 Information and Choice Principle
You are informed clearly and transparently about:
- The data collected (last name, first name, email, phone number, documents to be translated)
- The purposes of processing (performance of the translation service, invoicing, customer support)
- The data retention period
- Your rights (access, rectification, deletion, objection, portability)
- The recipients of your data (certified translators, payment service providers)
You have the right to consent to or refuse certain data processing activities that are not essential to the service (newsletters, commercial offers).
4.3 Disclosure Principle
Your personal data and documents are never sold, rented, or transferred to third parties for commercial purposes. We share your information only with:
- Certified translators: only to carry out the requested translation, under a confidentiality obligation
- Technical service providers: hosting (OVH), secure payment providers, under data processing agreements compliant with the GDPR
- Legal authorities: only upon judicial request or legal obligation
4.4 Security Principle
Legal Translation implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, destruction, or accidental disclosure:
- SSL/TLS encryption: all communications between your browser and our servers are encrypted
- Secure storage: your documents are stored on secure servers with restricted access and strong authentication
- Regular backup: your data is backed up daily to prevent any loss
- Access control: only authorized employees and translators have access to your data, within the limits of their duties
- Monitoring and audit: our systems are monitored 24/7 and audited regularly
4.5 Retention Principle
Your personal data and documents are retained only for the period necessary for the purposes for which they were collected:
- Original documents: automatically deleted 30 days after delivery of the translation
- Certified translations: retained for 3 years to allow reissuance in case of loss (upon request)
- Invoices/quotes: retained for 10 years in accordance with accounting and tax obligations
At the end of these periods, your documents are automatically and permanently deleted from our systems, unless otherwise required by law.
4.6 Data Integrity Principle
We are committed to maintaining the accuracy and updating of your personal data. You may access your customer account at any time to view, modify, or correct your personal information. In the event of inaccuracy, we will rectify or delete the data as quickly as possible.
4.7 Access Principle and User Rights
In accordance with the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access: obtain confirmation that your data is being processed and access your data
- Right to rectification: correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Right to erasure: request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
- Right to restriction: limit the processing of your data in certain circumstances
- Right to portability: receive your data in a structured format and transmit it to another controller
- Right to object: object to the processing of your data on legitimate grounds
- Right to withdraw your consent: at any time, for processing based on consent
To exercise these rights, contact us at: contact@legal-translation.fr or via our contact page. We will respond to your request within a maximum of 30 days.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the CNIL (French Data Protection Authority) if you believe your rights have not been respected: www.cnil.fr
5. Liability
Legal Translation makes every effort to provide reliable and up-to-date information on the website. However, Legal Translation cannot be held liable for any errors, omissions, or results obtained from the use of this information. Legal Translation disclaims all liability in the event of website interruption, technical issues, or direct or indirect damage resulting from access to or use of the website.
6. Hyperlinks
The website may contain links to external websites. Legal Translation has no control over these websites and disclaims all responsibility for their content, availability, or privacy policy.
7. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These legal notices are governed by French law. In the event of a dispute, and failing an amicable resolution, the French courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
8. Contact
If you have any questions regarding these legal notices, the protection of your personal data, or the operation of the website, you may contact us:
- By email: contact@legal-translation.fr
- Via our contact form: www.legal-translation.fr/en/contact
- By phone: +33 6 28 94 82 53
Our team is available to answer all your questions and support you with your needs.
