Privacy Policy of the Médias Ebène Association
The association's RNA registration number is W181000257, permanent link https://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/pages/associations-detail-annonce/?q.id=id:202400190422
To learn more about our commitment to protecting your privacy, please contact us by:
Postal mail: Association Médias Ebène, 6 rue Albert Camus, BP 1, 25301 Pontarlier
We respect your privacy
Médias Ebène is committed to respecting your privacy and taking appropriate measures to protect your personal data. Médias Ebène's values of integrity guide how we manage your personal information as a responsible data controller, ensuring it is protected and used appropriately. Our privacy policy takes into account several legal instruments, including:
- • The European General Data Protection Regulation,
- • The French Data Protection Act.
These laws apply whether data is stored electronically, on paper, or in any other format. To comply with these laws, personal data must be collected and used fairly, securely, and only for legitimate purposes.
What personal data do we collect?
Where do we obtain this information?
Médias Ebène will only collect personal data that we need and are legally entitled to hold. Personal data is information that can be used to identify or contact you. This data includes names, email and postal addresses, phone numbers, and mobile phone numbers.
We collect information in several ways
Information you provide directly to us:
Médias Ebène collects personal data in connection with specific activities, for example, when:
- You make a donation to Médias Ebène,
- You subscribe to receive our communications by email or postal mail,
- You register for an event,
- You apply for a job,
- You are hired by or volunteer for Médias Ebène.
Information from a third party
We may receive your information if a friend or family member wishes to register you for a competition or make a donation on your behalf.
Cookies
We do not use cookies on the Médias Ebène website. Should we use them in the future, you would be informed beforehand and would have the option to disable these cookies.
Information from Third Parties
We may receive information about you from third parties if you choose to interact with us via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or similar social media platforms. We may also receive your information if a friend or family member wishes to register you for a competition or make a donation on your behalf.
How do we use your personal data?
We may use your personal data for various purposes:
- To process and express our gratitude for the donations we receive from you,
- To send you updates on our activities and communications regarding fundraising,
- To record our interactions with you,
- To invite you to participate in surveys or provide us with your feedback,
- To ensure that potentially vulnerable individuals are treated appropriately, especially concerning donations,
- To establish a volunteer or employment relationship with you.
Guidelines in case of a security breach detected by the Publisher
User Information in Case of a Security Breach:
We are committed to implementing all appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security suitable for the risks of accidental, unauthorized, or illegal access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or destruction of your personal data. In the event that we become aware of illegal access to your personal data stored on our servers or those of our service providers, or unauthorized access resulting in the realization of the risks identified above, we commit to:
- Notifying you of the incident as soon as possible,
- Investigating the causes of the incident and informing you,
- Taking all reasonable necessary measures to mitigate the negative effects and damages that may result from the said incident.
Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances shall the commitments defined in the above point regarding notification in case of a security breach be considered an acknowledgment of fault or responsibility for the occurrence of the incident in question.
How long do we keep your personal data?
We retain your information for as long as necessary or legally required. We will not store your credit card or bank account details unless you have given us permission to do so. If you ask us not to contact you anymore, we will keep some basic information about you on our suppression list to prevent sending you unwanted materials in the future. This information will be minimized to retain only what is essential. Whenever information is no longer required, we will ensure it is securely deleted.
What is our legal basis for collecting and using personal data?
Our site is freely accessible: Browsing the site does not require prior registration or identification. You can do so without providing any personal identifying data about yourself (name, first name, address, etc.). We do not record any personal identifying data for simply browsing the site. Organizations must have a legal basis for collecting and using personal data in accordance with data protection law. Current legislation allows for six legal bases to justify the processing of personal data (in addition to legal bases for processing sensitive personal data). The three most relevant legal bases for Médias Ebène are as follows:
- An individual has given their consent (for example, to receive direct marketing messages by email),
- The processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract or as part of a legal obligation (for example, to process a direct debit or standing order form),
- Our legitimate interests (please read below for more information).
Personal data can be legally collected and used if it is justified in the legitimate interest of the organization and if your fundamental rights and freedoms do not override the organization's legitimate interests. Our legitimate interests include:
- Compliance with government regulations (including financial reporting and other regulatory compliance purposes),
- Administration and operational management (including responding to inquiries, providing information and services, managing events, and handling volunteer, employment, and recruitment requirements),
- Fundraising (including managing campaigns and donations, sending direct marketing materials and thank-you letters by post).
What are your rights?
In addition to the right to request access to your personal data, you also have the right to request its rectification and erasure, and the right to data portability. Furthermore, you can object to this processing at any time.
Right of Withdrawal
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we would like to inform you of your rights regarding the personal data we hold and use to send you postal mail.
You have the right to:
- Know what information we hold about you.
- Request correction of this information if it is inaccurate.
- Request the deletion of your information from our database.
- Request to no longer receive postal mail from us.
We assure you that your data is handled with the utmost confidentiality and stored securely. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us by mail at the following address: Association Médias Ébène BP 1 25300 Pontarlier Cédex or write to us by email.
Your requests will be processed within 5 business days.