(Alt text: The Pic du Midi de Bigorre, a high and spectacular mountain in the Pyrenees, and the lake below.)
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.

