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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Accessible France collects, uses, and protects your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable French law.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for processing personal information is:

Accessible France – Kelsey Maurine Brickl

Email: accessiblefrance@protonmail.com

2. Personal Data Collected

When you use this website or submit a message through the contact form, Accessible France may collect the following information:

  • First and last name

  • Email address

  • Any information you voluntarily include in your message

  • Technical data (essential cookies, anonymized navigation data)

  • Data necessary for a contractual relationship if you purchase a service (correspondence, invoicing details once the SIREN/SIRET is active, etc.)

Accessible France does not intentionally collect sensitive data within the meaning of the GDPR, unless you voluntarily disclose it (for example, medical or accessibility information). If such information is provided, it is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not retained longer than necessary.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

Your data is processed for the following purposes:

  • Responding to inquiries submitted through the contact form

  • Establishing a consultancy relationship or service contract

  • Communicating about the services offered

  • Improving the website’s functionality and user experience

  • Complying with French legal and accounting obligations

Your data is never used for unsolicited commercial purposes and is never sold to third parties.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Data processing is carried out on the following legal bases:

  • Your explicit consent (contact form submissions)

  • Pre-contractual or contractual necessity (consultations, service agreements, professional correspondence)

  • Legitimate interest (website security, spam prevention)

  • Legal obligation (accounting record-keeping once the SIREN/SIRET is active)

5. Data Retention Period

Data is retained for the following periods:

  • Messages submitted via the contact form: up to 12 months after the last correspondence

  • Contractual or invoicing data (once registration is complete): 10 years, in accordance with French law

  • Anonymized analytical cookies: according to the provider’s standard retention period

You may request the deletion of your personal data at any time.

6. Data Recipients

Your data is accessible only to:

  • The data controller (Accessible France – Kelsey Maurine Brickl)

  • Technical service providers necessary for the functioning of the website (hosting, integration tools)

No data is transferred outside the European Union, except through GDPR-compliant third-party tools (for example, EU-hosted email services or Squarespace/Wix infrastructure where applicable).

7. Data Security

Accessible France implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure:

  • confidentiality

  • integrity

  • protection against unauthorized access

Data submitted by email or through the contact form is secured and accessible only to the data controller.

8. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access

  • Right to rectification

  • Right to erasure

  • Right to restrict processing

  • Right to object

  • Right to data portability

  • Right to withdraw consent at any time

To exercise your rights, contact:
accessiblefrance@protonmail.com

9. Complaints

If you believe your rights are not being respected, you may lodge a complaint with:

CNIL – Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés
Website: https://www.cnil.fr
Address: 3 Place de Fontenoy, TSA 80715, 75334 Paris Cedex 07

10. Updates to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect:

  • changes to the website

  • the activation of the SIREN/SIRET number

  • evolving legal obligations

The updated version will include a revised modification date.