Privacy policy

Personal Data Protection Policy

The French Academy of sciences attaches great importance to the confidentiality and protection of the personal data of its website users. 
This policy details the commitments made to ensure that your rights are respected in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD), applicable since May 25, 2018, and the French "Informatique et Libertés" law of January 6, 1978, as amended.

Processing manager
As the processing manager, the French Academy of sciences collects personal data as part of the services offered on its website (newsletter registrations, contact requests, etc.), ensuring that it is processed in accordance with current legislation.
 

Data collected: 
The data collected is strictly limited to the information required to process the registration or contact forms.

Purpose of processing
Data are collected for a specific and legitimate purpose:
- to manage your request to subscribe to the French Academy of sciences newsletter,
- to respond to requests you send via the contact form.

Legal basis:
The processing of your data is based on your explicit consent, expressed when you register for our services or use the contact form.

Newsletter management:
The French Academy of sciences uses Brevo software (formerly Sendinblue) to manage the distribution of its newsletters. Email addresses are stored securely in the European Union, in compliance with RGPD standards.
Access to this data is strictly reserved to persons authorized in the context of this processing.

Data retention:
The personal data collected is kept only for the time necessary for the purpose for which it was collected:
- For the newsletter: until you decide to unsubscribe;
- For contact forms: for the time necessary to process your request.

User rights:
In accordance with the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access, rectification, deletion or restriction of processing;
- Right of opposition or portability;
- Right to define the fate of your data after your death.

To exercise these rights, you can contact us: 
- By e-mail: protection.donnees@academie-sciences.fr 
- By post: Académie des sciences, Service Juridique -Protection des données, 23 quai de Conti, 75006 Paris.

If you feel that your rights have not been respected, you can lodge a complaint with the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) or assert your rights before the competent courts.
For more information on your rights, visit the CNIL website: www.cnil.fr.

Cookie management policy

When you browse the French Academy of sciences website, text files called Cookies may be stored on your computer, tablet or mobile device. 
These cookies are used in particular to:
- guarantee the smooth running of the site (functional cookies),
- improve site performance and measure its audience ( analytical cookies, via Matomo software, a free and open source web statistics measurement software, recommended by the CNIL. Data is kept for 1 year),
- enable content sharing on social networks ( third-party cookies)

Cookie management:
- Strictly necessary cookies are activated by default to guarantee optimal browsing.
- Cookies requiring consent (analytical and third-party) can be accepted or refused via our "Lemon Tart" cookie manager: https://tarteaucitron.io/fr
You can also manage your preferences at any time in your browser settings.