Patina · MNT Sàrl
Legal notice
MNT Sàrl · patina-group.ch · Last updated: 14 October 2026
1. Website Publisher
Patina, commercial brand operated exclusively by MNT Sàrl
Avenue de Mon-Repos 2, CH-1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
IDE number: CHE-114.050.619
Legal form: Limited liability company (Sàrl), registered in the Canton of Vaud Commercial Register
Legal representative: François-Xavier Fontecave, managing officer with individual signing authority
Contact: fxf@patina-group.ch
Website: patina-group.ch
2. Hosting
Infomaniak Network SA
Rue Eugène-Marziano 25, CH-1227 Les Acacias (Geneva), Switzerland
Website: www.infomaniak.com
3. Activity
MNT Sàrl provides intermediation and advisory services in real estate and collector automobiles, and introduction services in works of art. This activity is conducted on a professional basis from Switzerland.
MNT Sàrl is not a bank, a regulated financial institution, or an asset manager within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Institutions Act (FinIA). The information published on this website does not constitute investment advice, or an offer to buy or sell any asset.
4. Intellectual Property
The texts, the Patina brand, the logo and the design of this website are owned by MNT Sàrl or used with the permission of their respective holders, and are protected under Swiss law (CopA, TmPA). Third-party content, public-domain works and resources used under licence, including typefaces, remain subject to their own rights and licences. Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication or transmission of MNT Sàrl's content, in whole or in part, is prohibited without its prior written consent.
5. Disclaimer
MNT Sàrl endeavours to ensure the accuracy and currency of information published on this website. However, it does not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or permanent availability of such information, and cannot be held liable for any errors, omissions or temporary unavailability of the website.
Information published is purely indicative and does not create any contractual liability on the part of MNT Sàrl. Any transaction is subject to a separate contractual agreement.
This website may contain hyperlinks to third-party websites. MNT Sàrl exercises no control over such websites and accepts no responsibility for their content.
6. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These legal notices are governed by Swiss law. Any dispute arising from the use of this website falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of the ordinary courts of the Canton of Vaud, subject to appeal to the Federal Supreme Court.
Privacy Policy (revFADP)7. Data Controller
MNT Sàrl · Avenue de Mon-Repos 2, CH-1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
IDE number: CHE-114.050.619
Data protection contact: fxf@patina-group.ch
8. Data Collected and Purposes
This website uses no analytics cookies, tracking pixels or third-party audience tools. As with any website, the hosting provider (Infomaniak, Switzerland) processes technical data, such as IP addresses and pages visited, to operate and secure the website. Any other personal data processed is limited to what you voluntarily provide:
- By email or telephone: name, email address, phone number, message, for the sole purpose of responding to your enquiry (legal basis: legitimate interest / performance of a contract).
- In the context of a business relationship: professional contact details and asset information voluntarily shared, for the purpose of providing intermediation and advisory services (legal basis: performance of a contract, legal obligations).
No profiling, automated decision-making, or use for advertising or mass marketing purposes is carried out.
9. Recipients of Data
Personal data is not sold. It may be disclosed to third parties only in the following cases:
- Professional partners involved in a specific transaction (co-agents, legal advisors, notaries), with your prior explicit consent.
- Strictly necessary technical service providers (hosting: Infomaniak, Switzerland), bound by confidentiality obligations.
- Competent authorities where required by binding legal obligation.
10. International Data Transfers
Your data is hosted in Switzerland (Infomaniak). As of today, no transfers outside Switzerland or the EU/EEA are carried out. Should any transfer to a country not recognised as providing adequate protection by the FDPIC be necessary, appropriate safeguards (standard contractual clauses) would be put in place beforehand.
11. Data Retention
- Contact data (email / telephone): 24 months from the last exchange, unless an ongoing contractual relationship exists.
- Accounting records and vouchers (invoices, contracts serving as accounting vouchers): 10 years, in accordance with Art. 958f of the Swiss Code of Obligations.
- Other data relating to a file: kept only as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was provided, then deleted or anonymised.
12. Cookies and Trackers
This website uses no tracking, analytics or advertising cookies. No third-party tools (Google Analytics, Matomo, Meta Pixel, etc.) are active. No cookies are set. Only two items are kept in your browser's storage, and they are never transmitted: your choice of language, when you switch between English and French, and, for the duration of your visit, a note that the opening animation has already been shown.
13. Your Rights (revFADP)
Under the revised Federal Act on Data Protection, you have the following rights:
- Right of access: obtain confirmation of processing and receive a copy of your data.
- Right to rectification: have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected.
- Right to erasure: request deletion of your data, subject to legal retention obligations.
- Right to restriction: limit the use of your data in certain circumstances.
- Right to data portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to object: object to processing based on legitimate interest.
To exercise these rights: fxf@patina-group.ch
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority: the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
14. Data Security
MNT Sàrl implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss or disclosure (TLS/HTTPS encryption, restricted access, secure hosting in Switzerland).
15. Amendments
We reserve the right to update this policy at any time to reflect legal developments or changes in our practices. The date of last update is shown in the header of this section. In the event of a material change, a notice will be published on this website.