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In accordance with French Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on Confidence in the Digital Economy (LCEN) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), users of the website www.francely.fr are informed of the present legal notice.

1. Website Publisher

Name
Justine CHERRIER, Sole Proprietor (Auto-Entrepreneur)
Trading name
Francely
SIRET No.
913 358 867 00020
APE/NAF Code
70.22Z
Activity

Administrative assistance and relocation and immigration support services for foreign nationals wishing to settle in France. Francely provides advisory and administrative support services only and does not provide legal advice or legal representation.

Important: Francely is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Lawyers may be referred for dedicated legal assistance through the lawyers themselves. Services provided directly by Francely constitute administrative assistance services.

2. Publication Director

Name
Justine CHERRIER

3. Website Hosting Provider

Company name
OVHcloud
Registered office address
2 rue Kellermann - 59100 Roubaix - France
Phone number
09 70 82 40 40
Website
https://www.ovhcloud.com/

4. Intellectual Property

All the elements making up the site www.francely.fr (text, graphics, logo, images, audio elements, software, structure, layout, etc.) are the exclusive property of Francely or its partners and are protected by the provisions of the French Intellectual Property Code (Code de la propriété intellectuelle).

Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, transmission, alteration, in whole or in part, of the site or its content, by any means whatsoever and on any medium whatsoever, is prohibited without the prior written authorisation of Francely. Any unauthorised use of the site or its content, or of the information disclosed therein, shall engage the liability of the user and may give rise to legal proceedings.

5. Limitation of Liability

5.1 Nature of the services

Francely provides administrative assistance services relating to immigration and relocation in France. The information and services offered on this site are provided for guidance only and do not constitute legal, tax or financial advice. Francely cannot be held liable for decisions taken by users on the basis of the information available on the site, or for decisions taken by users on the basis of information provided by partners who are not employees of Francely.

5.2 Accuracy of information

Francely endeavours to ensure that the information published on this site is accurate and kept up to date. However, Francely cannot guarantee the accuracy, precision or completeness of the information made available on this site, in particular owing to the frequent changes in French legislation concerning immigration and residence law.

5.3 Outcome of procedures

Francely cannot guarantee a favourable outcome for the administrative procedures carried out on behalf of its clients, as these fall within the sovereign decisions of the competent authorities (prefectures, CPAM, OFII, etc.).

5.4 Availability of the site

Francely cannot be held liable in the event of any interruption of the site, the occurrence of bugs, or the unavailability of the site for any reason whatsoever, in particular during maintenance operations.

5.5 Hyperlinks

The site www.francely.fr may contain links to other websites. Francely exercises no control over these sites and accepts no responsibility for their content.

6. Personal Data Protection (GDPR)

6.1 Data controller

Justine CHERRIER, sole trader (auto-entrepreneur) – Francely
Contact: admin@francely.fr

6.2 Data collected

In connection with the use of the site and any contact made, Francely may collect the following personal data:

  • Surname, first name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Nationality and country of origin (in connection with a service request)
  • Any information voluntarily provided via the contact form or by email

6.3 Purposes of processing

The data collected is used for the following purposes:

  • Responding to contact requests and enquiries
  • Preparing quotes and service proposals
  • Managing and following up client files
  • Sending information relating to Francely's services (where consent has been given)
  • Improving the quality of the services offered

6.4 Legal basis for processing

  • The user's consent (contact form, newsletter)
  • Performance of a contract or of pre-contractual measures
  • Francely's legitimate interest (improvement of services, security)

6.5 Retention period

Prospect data is retained for 3 years from the last point of contact. The data of active clients is retained for the duration of the contractual relationship and thereafter for 5 years for the purpose of legal archiving.

6.6 Recipients of the data

The personal data collected is intended exclusively for Francely and is not transferred, sold or rented to third parties. It may, however, be shared with partner service providers (sworn translators, estate agencies, lawyers) strictly within the scope of performing the requested service, subject to the client's prior agreement and the signing of a service contract.

6.7 Users' rights

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the French Data Protection Act (loi Informatique et Libertés), you have the following rights:

  • The right to access your personal data
  • The right to rectify inaccurate data
  • The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
  • The right to restrict processing
  • The right to object to processing
  • The right to data portability

To exercise these rights, you may contact Francely at the following address: admin@francely.fr. Your request will be processed within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority, the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) – www.cnil.fr.

7. Cookies and Trackers

The site www.francely.fr may use cookies and trackers in order to improve the user experience and to analyse site traffic.

7.1 Types of cookies used

Strictly necessary cookies

essential to the operation of the site (session, language preferences, etc.)

Analytics cookies

used to measure the site's audience (e.g. Google Analytics). These cookies are only placed with your consent.

Social media cookies

if you interact with sharing buttons (TikTok, Instagram). These cookies are only placed with your consent.

7.2 Managing your consent

On your first visit, an information banner will allow you to accept or refuse non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time via the Cookie settings link located at the bottom of every page of the site.

You can also configure your browser to block or delete cookies. For more information, please consult the CNIL website: www.cnil.fr.

7.3 Cookie retention period

Analytics cookies are retained for a maximum period of 13 months.

8. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

In the event of any dispute relating to the use of the site www.francely.fr, the competent courts shall be those within the jurisdiction of Montpellier, save where otherwise provided by law.

In the event of a dispute with a consumer client, and in accordance with the provisions of the French Consumer Code (Code de la consommation), the client may have recourse, free of charge, to a consumer mediator. Francely will provide the contact details of the competent mediator upon request sent to admin@francely.fr.

9. Updates to the Legal Notice

Francely reserves the right to modify these legal notices at any time, in particular in order to comply with any new applicable regulations. Users are invited to consult them regularly.

Last updated: June 2026