L'Etape Slovenia by Tour de France Website

The owner of the website and domain https://slovenia.letapebytourdefrance.com/ (hereinafter: the website) is Amaury Sport Organisation Limited Company – A.S.O. Ltd., with its registered office in Boulogne-Billancourt, 40–42 Quai du Point du Jour, France (hereinafter: the owner), managed by SPORT MEDIA FOCUS, d.o.o., sports communications, Ulica Ambrožiča Novljana 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia (hereinafter: the operator).

AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF USE

These terms govern the proper functioning of the website.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The website is designed for the organization of the L'Etape Slovenia by Tour de France event.

• User: a person who views the content on the L'Etape Slovenia website.
• Participant: a person who participates in the L'Etape Slovenia by Tour de France event.
• Personal data: means all information related to an identified or identifiable natural person (individual to whom personal data relates).
• Data processing: means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means (collection, storage, recording, erasure, etc.).
• Consent: means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.
• L'Etape Slovenia by Tour de France Event: a two-day licensed event of the L'Etape Series by Tour de France brand, organized by the operator in accordance with the owner's licensing conditions.
• Event Visitor: a person - attendee at the public L'Etape Slovenia by Tour de France event and/or related public events, event series, or other associated events conducted under the L'Etape Slovenia by Tour de France, L'Etape Slovenia Series, or other partner events for the purpose of promoting the L'Etape Slovenia by Tour de France event.

CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE

The information on the website is for informational purposes only and has no legal consequences, except where expressly stated.

Neither the owner nor the operator or any other legal or natural person who participated in the creation and production of these web pages is in any case liable to shareholders or any third parties for any damages arising from the existence, access, use, and/or inability to use these web pages and/or information on these web pages or related to them, or for any errors or deficiencies in their content.
The operator also does not take responsibility for the form and content of data obtained through links that are not owned by the operator, nor does it take responsibility for the privacy on the links provided.

We reserve the right to change the content of these web pages at any time, in any way, and for any reason, without prior notice. We do not assume responsibility for the consequences of such changes.

PRIVACY POLICY

By viewing this website, you confirm to agree to the website's terms of functioning and fully accept them. The website provides optional cookie settings hence limiting them can affect content display and website functioning. The cookies setting options can be managed by clicking the "cookie settings" link in the footer section of the website.

INFORMATION

The owner and the operator will put a great effort to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the data, but they reserve the right to change the website's content or cease updating it at any time without prior notice, and do not take any responsibility for updating the website.

TRADEMARKS

All trademarks on the website are protected unless otherwise stated by the owner or operator of the website. This includes all owner's logos and symbols. The use of trademarks is only allowed with the prior permission of the owner or operator of the website.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

All texts, images, and other content displayed on the website are selected and edited by either the website owner or the operator and are for informational purposes only. Despite their informative nature, the owner or operator, if you wish to do business with them, are not responsible for the accuracy and correctness of the information provided. The owner, operator, or any other legal or natural person who participated in the creation of this website is not liable for any indirect, direct, special, or incidental damages resulting from the visitor's misunderstanding of the website's content. Intellectual property on the website, including trademarks and copyrighted works, is protected. Nothing on this page may be used or displayed without official permission from the owner or operator of the website.

PROTECTION OF PRIVACY

We collect contact information and certain personal data about visitors who directly contact the owner or operator on the website. Visitors are solely responsible for the accuracy of personal data and contact information. We use contact information to establish contact with visitors when necessary or if the visitor so desires (signing up for L'Etape Slovenia e-news, contact, etc.). We do not use personal data and contact information for any other purposes and do not disclose them to third parties. We may use your IP address to identify server issues and manage the website. Our website also contains links to third-party websites. The operator does not assume responsibility for the privacy and content of these websites.

DATA PROTECTION

PERSONAL DATA

The data protection statement determines the method or procedure for collecting and using personal data obtained through the L'Etape Slovenia website.

The operator declares that they protect the privacy of each website visitor. Without the consent of visitors, we will not disclose any personal data, except in cases prescribed by law for the purposes of national security, defence, public security, prevention, disclosure, detection, investigation, and prosecution of criminal offenses or breaches of ethics for certain professions, monetary, budgetary, and tax matters, public safety oversight, and the protection of data subjects or the rights and freedoms of others, to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of the restriction, except in connection with the protection of personal data related to national, racial, and other origin, political, religious, and other beliefs, education, health, excluding infectious diseases, or sexual behaviour.

NON-PERSONAL DATA

According to the law, we may collect your non-personal data, such as which browser you are using, where you were connected to our website, and other data for the purpose of website visitation statistics. Based on this data, you cannot be identified, and it helps us prepare effective website services. We may provide information about the number of connections from a third-party website to our website to the owner or operator of the third-party website because you cannot be identified based on this data. When you visit the website, we may save some data, cookies (known as 'cookies'), on your computer. These data speed up the use of our website, but you can delete or prevent them at any time with the appropriate setting in the software.

MANAGING PERSONAL DATA

The data controller must, upon request by an individual:

• Supplement or rectify personal data that are found to be incomplete, incorrect, or out of date.
• Delete personal data for which an individual requests, and the controller has no special legal interest in retaining the data.
• Enable access to the data catalogue, access to personal data contained in the personal data collection relating to him or her, and their transcription.
• Provide an extract of personal data contained in the personal data collection relating to him or her.
• Provide a list of those to whom personal data were disclosed during a specified period in accordance with the fifth paragraph of Article 11 of the Personal Data Protection Act.
• Enable access to the sources on which the records on an individual are based and the method of processing.

DATA PROCESSING PURPOSES

Personal data for which the explicit and written consent of the user or participant is required will be collected and processed by the operator solely for the following purposes:

• For sending e-mail newsletters (e-news) to inform about the event and other website content.
• For marketing purposes (remarketing; e.g., Facebook, Google advertising, etc.).
• For segmenting users and sending further customized (individualized) messages through multi-channel communication. Different users can receive messages with different content to better inform individuals and achieve a higher level of user engagement.
• For all other purposes for which specific consent of the user or participant is given when collaborating with the operator.

Participants must provide all required registration data when registering for the L'Etape Slovenia by Tour de France event, as required by the registration process, especially:

• Name and surname: stored for user identification during registration.
• Business name and company information: stored for user identification and for issuing an invoice or pro forma invoice in case of payment by a legal entity.
• Date of birth: stored for registration in the appropriate age category.
• Email: stored for important event-related information, such as sending invoices or pro forma invoices, and other important matters related to participation in L'Etape Slovenia.
• Address, country, gender: stored for participant statistics.
• Other required information: stored for event execution.
• With the explicit permission of the user, email is also used for information purposes (L'Etape Slovenia e-news).
• Data will not be disclosed to third parties, and will only be used for the above-mentioned activities.

DATA ACCESS

Users or participants can request access to their data or their deletion at any time by sending an email to info@letape.si. The request will be processed within 30 days from the date of submission.

PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO CONTENT

The operator collects general photos and videos of participants and visitors for the purpose of distributing and publishing these photos and videos on the website and on the L'Etape Slovenia by Tour de France social media channels, as well as other promotional materials for distribution in digital and print form.

The event is organized in accordance with the guidelines of the European Union on the protection of personal data, which include:

• Right to be forgotten – participants can request the deletion of their information after the event is concluded.
• Simple access to data – participants can request a copy of their data.
• Right to know when someone has accessed the data - conference organizers undertake to notify participants of any potential data breaches.
• Data protection by design and by default - participant data files are stored on secure computers and follow common secure access procedures.

CHANGES AND UPDATES

The owner and operator reserve the right to change the Legal Notice and Privacy Policy.

An event participant who consents to the above Legal Notice and Privacy Policy can successfully complete the event registration process.

The organizer reserves the right to change the event program at any time and can cancel it at any time without prior notice. If this occurs, the operator will do everything in its power to provide information about the changes, the reasons for the changes, or force majeure.

Last revision: October 5, 2023.