As a publisher of online professional directories, we have obligations and you have rights.

Online directories that limit themselves to listing professionals are governed by specific legal frameworks. While this information is public and professional in nature, its processing remains subject to the rules of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Rights of the professionals concerned
Professionals whose data is listed in these directories have several rights:

- Right to information: Publishers must inform professionals about the collection and publication of their data, as well as the purposes of processing. This information must be accessible and understandable.
The purpose of processing is simply to create a telephone directory that allows the establishment's clients to know its opening hours, address, or phone number.

- Right of access: Any professional has the right to request a copy of the information that concerns them from the publisher and to know its origin.
All the information we have comes from G.B.P., and is fully available on the relevant BOTTIN website.

- Right to rectification: If the published data is incorrect or incomplete, the professional can request its correction.
You are in the right place! On BOTTIN.gdn you can request the modification, addition, or deletion of your data.

- Right to object: A professional can object to the dissemination of their data, provided that their interest in protecting their information outweighs the publisher's legitimate interest in publishing this information. In this case, the publisher must review the request and justify any decision to keep the data online.
We are committed to processing all opposition requests to the dissemination of your data within a maximum of 10 days.

Obligations of online directory publishers
Publishers of this type of directory must comply with several rules to ensure the compliance of their activities with the GDPR:

- Legal basis for processing: The publication of professional data can be based on the publisher's legitimate interest, provided it does not unduly affect the rights and freedoms of the individuals concerned.

- Transparency: Publishers are required to provide clear information to the professionals concerned about the origin of the collected data, the purposes of its processing, and the rights they have.

- Limitation of processing: Only the data strictly necessary for the identification and professional activity of individuals can be collected and published.

- Implementation of procedures for exercising rights: The publisher must allow professionals to easily exercise their rights, particularly by facilitating requests for rectification or deletion of data.

By following these principles, online directory publishers can exploit professional data from open sources while ensuring the protection of the rights of the professionals concerned.

The full CNIL (France) text