This site, published by AFD, processes, as part of its activities, personal data concerning you. AFD is responsible for the processing of data processed on its site.

We attach the greatest importance to the protection and confidentiality of your personal data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016 relating to the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data.

As such, AFD wishes to communicate to users of the Site and the Tool (hereinafter referred to as the User(s)) the following information concerning the processing of their Personal Data.

1. Framework for the use of personal data

AFD processes personal data only for specific purposes. To ensure greater transparency, we share a list of the purposes of the main processing operations that may concern you. These personal data in the context of the use of the site and services are generally processed for the following purposes:

a) When you register for an event
General: when you register for an event, the data entered as well as your email address are processed.
The purposes or sub-purposes pursued are therefore the following: management of organized events and management of invitations, registrations and logistical organizations of events.
Categories of data: For these purposes, we need, among other things, your identity data, your contact details, data relating to registration and participation in the events and services offered.
Legal basis for processing: AFD processes your data for the purposes of carrying out a mission of public interest to which it is assigned pursuant to Article 6.1.f of the European Data Protection Regulation.
Retention period: data relating to the organization of events are kept until the date of the event, Journals (logs): one rolling year, Data necessary for the production of audience statistics are kept for twenty -five months in a format that does not allow people to be identified by their IP address, and includes an identifier (relating to the cookie) kept for a maximum period of thirteen months.

b) When we carry out statistical studies and audience measurement of visits to our website
General: in order to establish traffic volumes (content visited, paths, etc.) and evaluate them, we use data from users of our website to establish statistics and count visitors to a page, in particular using cookies and similar technologies (see cookies policy). They help us identify the most/least visited pages and evaluate how visitors navigate the site.
Categories of data: we may collect, using our cookies, data relating to navigation on our website (time stamp, IP address of users, technical data relating to the equipment and browser used by users). users, cookies), audience statistics and use of our site. All information collected by our cookies is then anonymized.
Legal basis for processing: the legal basis for this processing is the legitimate interest of AFD in monitoring the activity of its website.

c) When we collect personal data necessary to improve the user experience
General: In order to simplify the use of our online services and to offer you an optimal experience, we can analyze the number of visits, traffic sources and detect navigation problems. For example, our goal is to evaluate how visitors navigate the site in order to measure and improve the performance of our website.
Categories of data: For this purpose, we may collect, using our cookies, data relating to navigation on our website. All information collected by our cookies is then anonymized.
Legal basis for processing: The legal basis for this processing is the legitimate interest of AFD in improving the user experience on its site.

d) When we put contact forms
General: We use your contact details to communicate with you via our contact form to respond in particular to your written requests.
Categories of data: We collect your name, your email address and information relating to your message.
Legal basis for processing: Legitimate interest of AFD in being able to be contacted
Retention period: Data collected via contact forms are retained for a maximum period of five years from receipt.

2. Who has access to your data?

Your data is only accessible to AFD employees who are intended to have access to it in the context of carrying out their mission. The data collected may be communicated as necessary to third parties (AFD partners, subcontractors and service providers). These information sharing is carried out only to the extent necessary for the execution of the tasks that we entrust to these third parties.

Moreover, in order to meet legal and regulatory obligations, we may be required to communicate personal information to administrative or judicial authorities upon specific written request, motivated by the legislative texts establishing the right of communication.

3. Transfer of personal data outside the European Union

Personal data may, during operations, be communicated to subcontractors established in a country outside the European Union. These entities carry out on behalf of the AFD certain material and technical tasks essential for the processing purposes as described above. This transfer is governed by appropriate security and control measures to guarantee the security and confidentiality of the data.

In certain cases, these subcontractors may be located in countries not subject to an adequacy decision issued by the European Commission; data transfers to these subcontractors are governed by standard contracts conforming to the models developed by the European Commission. The details of these rules and information relating to the transfer are available upon simple request addressed to the AFD Data Protection Officer.

4. Our commitments

We aim to always store your personal data in the safest and most secure manner, and only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose pursued by the processing. With this in mind, AFD undertakes to implement all technical and organizational measures to guarantee the security and confidentiality of the Personal Data collected and processed and in particular to prevent them from being distorted, damaged or communicated to third parties. unauthorized, ensuring a level of security adapted to the risks linked to the processing and the nature of the personal data to be protected.

AFD undertakes to collect only the data strictly necessary for the direct or indirect performance of the services subscribed to when they require the processing of users' personal data. In the event that optional data is requested from you, AFD will clearly inform you of the Personal Data essential to carrying out the subscribed service.

Personal Data is collected directly from you and is only used for purposes that have been brought to your attention.

AFD does not commercialize any data collected as part of its activities.

5. Rights of data subjects

In accordance with the French law “Informatique et Libertés” n°78-17 of January 6, 1978 as amended and European Regulation 2016/679, you can, at any time, exercise your rights of access, rectification, deletion and portability of information concerning you, as well as your rights to limit and oppose the processing of your data. To exercise your rights, or for any questions relating to your personal data, you can write to the AFD Personal Data Protection Officer:

We remind you that you have the right to appeal to a national supervisory authority such as the CNIL in the event of a violation of the regulations applicable to the protection of personal data.

To find out more, please consult our "Personal data protection policy" .