Privacy Policy
Protecting your personal data is a priority for COURAGEVALLEY LDA, operating the website lesgarssympas.com under the brand Les Gars Sympas / The Nice Guys. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR — EU Regulation 2016/679).
Data controller
COURAGEVALLEY LDA — Les Gars Sympas / The Nice Guys
Contact email: hello@lesgarssympas.com
Registered office: Portugal
Data collected
We only collect data that you voluntarily provide to us:
- ▶Contact form: name, email address, phone number, wedding date and venue, message
- ▶Analytics cookies: anonymized browsing data (Google Analytics), only with your consent
- ▶Email correspondence: data exchanged as part of our professional communications
- ▶Client reviews: name and review content published on Google or Mariages.net (public data)
Purpose of data processing
- ▶Respond to your inquiries and quote requests
- ▶Manage the business relationship and contracts
- ▶Improve our website and services through anonymized browsing statistics
- ▶Contact you regarding your wedding project, only if you initiated the contact
Legal basis for processing
The processing of your data is based on your consent (contact form, analytics cookies), the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures (discussions regarding a service), and our legitimate interest (improving the website through anonymized data).
Data retention period
Contact form data is retained for 3 years from the last exchange. Contractual data is retained for the duration of the business relationship, then archived for the statutory limitation period (5 years). Analytics cookies have a maximum lifespan of 13 months.
Data sharing
Your personal data is never sold to third parties. It may only be shared with our technical subcontractors for the strict purposes of website hosting (Hostinger) and traffic analysis (Google Analytics, anonymized data). These providers are subject to the GDPR or equivalent safeguards.
Cookies
Our website uses an analytics cookie (Google Analytics) to measure site traffic. This cookie is only set after your explicit consent, collected via the consent banner displayed on your first visit. You can change your choice at any time by clearing your browser cookies. No advertising or tracking cookies are used on this website.
Your rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- ▶Right of access: obtain a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- ▶Right to rectification: correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- ▶Right to erasure: request the deletion of your personal data
- ▶Right to restrict processing: limit how your data is used
- ▶Right to object: object to the processing of your data on legitimate grounds
To exercise these rights, contact us at: hello@lesgarssympas.com. We commit to responding within one month.
Complaints
If you believe that the processing of your data does not comply with the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (CNPD in Portugal, CNIL in France, ICO in the United Kingdom, or the data protection authority in your country of residence).
Changes to this policy
This privacy policy may be updated at any time. In case of substantial changes, a notice will be added to this page. We encourage you to check this page regularly.
Last updated: March 2026