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Last updated: December 1, 2025 

This privacy policy sets out how 73 Strings SAS (“Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) uses and protects your data when you use our Product(s), platform and related services (“Services”).  

This privacy policy gives you information about how we collect and use your personal data through your use of this website, including any data you may provide when you register with us, sign up to our newsletter, or use our Services. This website is not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children. Please read this Policy carefully.  

DATA PRIVACY STATEMENT 

This policy outlines the manner in which Personal Data is collected, purpose for which such Personal Data is collected, third parties to whom such Personal Data may be disclosed and details of how to request for correction of Personal Data, withdrawal of consent, period of retention of Personal Data and grievance redressal etc. 

By accessing our platform and/or using our Services, each user / service recipient (“you”, “your” or “individual”) freely, specifically, unambiguously and unconditionally agrees to the collection, storage, use and disclosure of your Personal Data in accordance with this policy. You may, at your sole discretion, choose to withdraw this consent by intimating us of such withdrawal in writing to the contact details set out herein below. However, you acknowledge that if you opt out, we may not be able to provide you the relevant Service(s). 

This policy does not apply to the Personal Data that you may share with third parties, through external links or websites provided on our platform. In the event you visit such third-party websites or access such links, you shall be governed by their respective privacy policies, and we will not be responsible or liable in connection with the collection, processing, storage or disclosure of such information. 

Controller 

73 Strings SAS is the controller and responsible for your data (collectively referred to as “we”, “us” or “our” in this privacy policy). 

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights (as set out herein), please contact us using the information set out in the contact details section of this Policy.  

INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU 

“Personal Data” means any information that relates to an individual which either directly, or indirectly in combination with other information we have or likely to have or have access to, could be used for identifying such person.  

The Personal Data that we may collect from you through our platform and/or Services includes, but is not limited to: 

• Identity Data and Contact Data includes first name, last name, any previous names, username or similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth and gender, billing address, delivery address, email address and telephone numbers. 

• Financial and Transaction Data includes bank account, payment card details, address, delivery address, email address and telephone numbers. 

• Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, location, browser plug-in types and versions, [operating system and platform, device ID] and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.  

• Profile and Usage Data includes your username and password, purchases or orders made by you, your interests, preferences, search queries, email address, page views, website navigation, feedback and survey responses and any other information about how you interact with and use our website, products and services. When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. 

• Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences. 

• Other Data which includes any other information you provide while using our Services and information that is generated while using our Services, any information contained in your communications that you send us by e-mail, telecom messaging or application messengers, etc., any information received by the Company for processing of data; and/or (b) stored or processed under a lawful contract or otherwise.      

We also collect, use and share aggregated data such as statistical or demographic data which is not personal data as it does not directly (or indirectly) reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate individuals’ Usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature in order to analyse general trends in how users are interacting with our website to help improve the website and our service offering. 

MANNER OF COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA 

We collect data from and about you including (a) when you give us your personal data by filling in online forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise, including during interactions at networking events or trade shows or (b) when you interact with our website and/or Services, directly or otherwise (through use of cookies, web beacons, [server logs], etc.). or (c) through third parties which may include certain social media service providers, and public sources such as analytics providers, business intelligence data providers, advertising networks, search information providers, etc. Any data collected through any third-party source including social media service providers will be in accordance with your consent and the terms of use that such third-party source may have in place for sharing of such data.  

BASIS FOR DATA COLLECTION OR USE OF PERSONAL DATA 

The law requires us to have a legal basis for collecting and using your personal data. Accordingly, we rely on one or more of the following: 

• Performance of a contract with you: Where we need to perform the contract, we are about to enter into or have entered into with you. 

• Legitimate interests: We may use your personal data where it is necessary to conduct our business and pursue our legitimate interests, for example to prevent fraud and enable us to give you the best and most secure customer experience. We make sure we consider and balance any potential impact on you and your rights (both positive and negative) before we process your personal data for our legitimate interests. We do not use your personal data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you (unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted to by law). 

• Legal obligation: We may use your personal data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation that we are subject to. We will identify the relevant legal obligation when we rely on this legal basis. 

• Consent: We rely on consent only where we have obtained your active agreement to use your personal data for a specified purpose, for example if you subscribe to an email newsletter. 

PURPOSE OF DATA COLLECTION OR PROCESSING OR USE  

We collect and use your Personal Data and other information for the following purposes: 

• to provide the Services you have chosen to avail from us;  
• to process and respond to your queries;  
• to send you communications that you have requested by way of emails, or any other mode of electronic communication;  
• to carry out our primary business functions and activities, including but not limited to, project planning, market research etc.;  
• to ensure compliance with a legal or contractual obligation;  
• for analytics regarding usage of the platform and improvement of the platform/Services and user experience;  
• to provide you customer support;  
• to communicate with you (including by email and text message) regarding certain products, services, promotions offered by us, and provide offers and other services, that may interest you, provided you have not already opted out of receiving such communications; 
• verify information to prevent against fraudulent or illegal activities or to detect, investigate, or prevent fraud or security issues;  
• for purposes otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy; or  
• in any other way we may describe when you provide the information for which you have provided your specific consent.  

DIRECT MARKETING  

You will receive marketing communications from us if you have requested information from us or purchased Services from us and you have not opted out of receiving the marketing. 

We may also analyse your Personal Data to form a view on which products, services and offers may be of interest to you so that we can then send you relevant marketing communications.  

THIRD-PARTY MARKETING  

We will get your express consent before we share your Personal Data with any third party for their own direct marketing purposes.  

OPTING OUT OF MARKETING  

You can ask us to stop sending you marketing communications at any time by [following the opt-out or unsubscribe links on any marketing messages sent to you] or logging into the website and checking or unchecking relevant boxes to adjust your marketing preferences This also extends to opting-out of profiling relating to direct marketing activities.  

If you opt out of receiving marketing communications, you will still receive service-related communications that are essential in connection with our existing business relationship with you. 

COOKIES 

Our cookie policy sets out more information about the cookies we use and how to change your cookie preferences. 

DISCLOSURES OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA 

We will not use or disclose your Personal Data to any other person (except our employees, officers, professional advisors, third party contractors or service providers) otherwise than for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless the disclosure is necessary for compliance of a legal obligation or where it is agreed to in the specific consent by you for a specific purpose not included in this policy. 

Subject to what is permitted under law, we may disclose your Personal Data to the following third parties, subject to confidentiality arrangements and on strict need-to-know basis: 

• agents, contractors, service providers and external advisers engaged by us, from time to time to carry out, provide Services such as verification agencies, application service providers; 

• other related bodies corporate/affiliates of the Company or under common ownership or control of the ultimate parent company;  

• regulatory bodies, government agencies, law enforcement bodies and court and/or in connection with any on-going or prospective legal proceedings; 

• any person who we deem necessary for carrying out the instructions you provide us; 

• a buyer or other successor of the Company in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by the us about the users of our Services are among the assets transferred; 

• If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection etc.  

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law.  

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS 

We do not transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). 

Whenever we transfer your personal data within the 73 Strings Group, to our overseas offices out of the EEA to countries which have laws that do not provide the same level of data protection as the applicable laws in EU, we always ensure that a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring that the following safeguards are implemented.

 

DATA SECURITY 

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know and are subject to a duty of confidentiality.  

DATA RETENTION 

The Personal Data may be collected and/or retained, either directly by us or through our affiliates, employees etc. We (or any person on our behalf) will not retain the collected information for longer than is required for the purposes for which such information may be lawfully used or is otherwise required under any law for the time being in force, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements, resolving disputes, and enforcing our legal agreements and policies. The Personal Data collected shall only be used for the purpose for which it has been collected and for no other purpose. 

We may determine the appropriate retention period in relation to your Personal Data on the basis of nature and sensitivity of such Personal Data and potential risk arising from its unauthorized use or disclosure, and subject to applicable legal requirements. If certain data is not deleted in entirety from our systems, the same shall be protected by appropriate privacy mechanisms to avoid unauthorized disclosures.  

In some circumstances we will anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.  

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS 

Under data protection laws, you have a right to the following in relation to your personal data: 

• Right to Access – Request access to your personal data (commonly known as a “subject access request”). This enables you to receive a copy of the Personal Data we hold about you, without any additional cost, unless such request is unreasonably excessive.  

• Right to Correct – Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you corrected, though we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us. 

• Right to Erase – Request erasure of your Personal Data where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it, or where you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), or where we may have processed your information unlawfully or where we are required to erase your personal data to comply with local law. Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons which will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request. 

• Right to Object – Object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have compelling legitimate grounds to process your information which override your right to object. You also have the absolute right to object any time to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, including profiling (see OPTING OUT OF MARKETING above) for details of how to object to receiving direct marketing communications).  

• Right to Data Portability – Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party. We will provide to you, or a third party you have chosen, your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used the information to perform a contract with you. 

• Right to Withdraw Consent – Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data (see the table in section 4 for details of when we rely on your consent as the legal basis for using your data).  

• Right to Restrict Use of Data – Request restriction of processing or using of your personal data.  

It is important that the Personal Data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your Personal Data changes during the period for which we hold it. 

QUERIES, GRIEVANCES, TIME LIMIT TO RESPOND, ETC 

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or about the use of your personal data or you want to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us in the following ways: 

• Email address: marketing@73strings.com 

We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it could take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

We keep our privacy policy under regular review. We reserve the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary, at sour sole discretion, from time to time or as may be required by law. 

 This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of France. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of France, EU. 

If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected. 

THIRD-PARTY LINKS   

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.