Our Responsibility

At BISOU we work to ensure your privacy is protected when you are using our services online. We therefore have a policy setting out how your personal data will be processed and protected. Any changes we have made to this data policy can be found by visiting our website.

1. Introduction

This Privacy policy only concerns BISOU customers and users of our online services. If you are applying for a position at BISOU this policy is not applicable.

The Privacy policy for applicants can be found on our career site.

The French Group parent comapny is the Controller of the personal data you disclose to us and therefore responsible for your personal data under the French and Australian Data Protection Act (1998:204) and EU Directive 95/46/EC. The French Group company Ltd is the personal data processor and processes the personal data on behalf of the parent company. Your personal data is stored in EU and might be disclosed to our subsidiaries within the French Group. This means that your data, in a few cases, can be processed outside the EEA-area. In any event of transfer of your personal data to a Country outside the EEA-area, the involved French Group subsidiary will guarantee the application of the standard contractual clauses regarding data privacy process approved by the EU.

2. How do we use your personal data?

In providing your personal data, you consent to us using the data collected in order to meet our commitments to you and to provide you with the service you expect. We need your data for the following purposes:

To create your personal account at BISOU (e.g. your name and email address)
To process your orders via our online services (e.g. your name, address, date of birth and bank details)
To send text message notifications of delivery status (e.g. your mobile phone number)
To send you marketing offers such as newsletters and catalogues (e.g. your email address, your name and your postal address)
To contact you in the event of any problems with the delivery of your items (e.g. telephone number, address)
To answer your queries and to inform you of new or changed services (e.g. your email address)
To notify the winners in competitions arranged online (e.g. your email address, name, home address and telephone number)
To manage your account by carrying out credit checks (e.g. name, address, date of birth)
To analyse your personal data to provide you with relevant marketing offers and information (e.g. name, buying habits)
To be able to validate that you are of legal age for shopping online (e.g. date of birth)

We will only keep your data for as long as necessary to carry out our services to you or for as long as we are required by law. After this your personal data will be deleted. We cannot remove your data when there is a legal storage requirement, such as book-keeping rules or when there are other legal grounds to keep the data, such as an ongoing contractual relationship.

Find out more about Data Protection regarding Credit Reference and Fraud Prevention Agencies. Your rights under the Data Protection Act 1998 will not be affected.

3. What are your rights?

You have the right to request information about the personal data we hold on you. If your data is incorrect, incomplete or irrelevant, you can ask to have the information corrected or removed. Annually, you have the right to request written documentation on the personal information we have about you in our account files. To request this document please write to or customer service team. You can withdraw your consent to us using the data for marketing purposes (i.e. sending catalogues, newsletters or offers) at any time. You can contact us by sending an email to customerservice@bisoustores.com or sending us a letter. Please find our full contact details here .

4. Who has access to the data?

We never pass on, sell or swap your data to third parties for marketing purposes outside the French group. Data that is forwarded to third parties, for example shipping agents in connection with the delivery of goods, is only used to meet BISOU commitments to you. BISOU may also supply your personal details to organisations such as credit reference or debt collection agencies for the purpose of credit rating checks, identity checks and debt collection.

5. How do we protect your data?

We have taken technical and organisational measures to protect your data from loss, manipulation, unauthorised access, etc. We continually adapt our security measures in line with technological progress and developments. At BISOU we protect your data using encryption. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a function that encrypts all information sent between buyer and seller.

6. Card purchases

To make card purchases with us as secure as possible, all information is sent in encrypted form using SSL. This means that the information is passed through a secure connection and that your card details cannot be read by external parties. For card purchases we work with an authorised payment agent that helps us to check directly with your bank that the card is valid for purchases. Our payment agent processes your card details in the correct way according to the international security standard PCI DSS, which was developed by the card companies VISA, MasterCard, Diners, American Express and JCB. This means that your card details are processed with a very high level of security. When you pay by card, we reserve the right to carry out an identity check.

7. Invoice purchases

All invoice payments are dealt with by an external company, arvato Finance (or one of its subsidiaries, depending on your country). By selecting payment through invoice the customer gives consent for arvato Finance and its subsidiaries to perform identification control and credit check using external and internal databases. arvato are the controller of all personal data in relation to invoices.

8. Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that is saved to, and, during subsequent visits, retrieved from your computer or mobile device. BISOU uses cookies to enhance and simplify your visit. We do not use cookies to store personal information, or to disclose information to third parties.

There are two types of cookies: permanent and temporary (session cookies). Permanent cookies are stored as a file on your computer or mobile device for no longer than 12 months. Session cookies are stored temporarily and disappear when you close your browser session. We use permanent cookies to store your choice of start page and to store your details if you select "Remember me" when you log in. We use session cookies when you use the product filtration function, to check whether you are logged in or if you put an item in your shopping bag.

You can easily erase cookies from your computer or mobile device using your browser. For instructions on how to handle and delete cookies please look under "Help" in your browser. You can choose to disable cookies, or to receive a notification each time a new cookie is sent to your computer or mobile device. Please note that if you choose to disable cookies, you will not be able to take advantage of all our features.

Third-party cookies
We use third-party cookies to collect statistics in aggregate form in analysis tools such as Google Analytics and Core Metrics. The cookies used are both permanent and temporary cookies (session cookies). The permanent cookies are stored on your computer or mobile device for no longer than 24 months.

9. Links

The BISOU website may include links to other websites which do not fall under our supervision. We cannot accept any responsibility for the protection of privacy or the content of these websites, but we offer these links to make it easier for our visitors to find more information about specific subjects.

10. Copywright

The content of this website is copyright-protected and is the property of the French Group

Controller of personal data

The French Group
63 rue de Turenne 75003 Paris

Telephone: +46 (0)8 796 55 00
Fax: +46 (0)8 24 80 78
E-mail: info@BISOU.com

Companies register: 80 B 5712(hereinafter "BISOU" Registration Office
Company registration number: 556042-7220