Privacy
Policy

Data Controller

As data controller, the Académie l'Étiquette au Quotidien (MSL — MONSIEUR STEPHANE LAURENT) determines the purposes and means of processing your personal data, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the amended French Data Protection Act.

Data Collected

Via site forms

• Name and first name
• Email address
• Phone number (fashion show invitation form)
• Profession and country of residence (fashion show invitation form)
• Content of your messages

Via browsing (automatically)

• IP address and connection data
• Browser type and operating system
• Pages visited and visit duration
• Functional cookies (session) and analytical cookies (with your consent)

We collect only the data strictly necessary for our services. No sensitive data (ethnic origin, health, political opinions) is collected.

Why we process your data

• Responding to your contact requests — legal basis: legitimate interest
• Managing Academy enrolments — legal basis: performance of contract
• Sending the newsletter — legal basis: explicit consent
• Processing fashion show invitation requests — legal basis: legitimate interest
• Improving the site and our services — legal basis: legitimate interest
• Complying with legal and accounting obligations — legal basis: legal obligation

Data Retention

• Active client data: duration of commercial relationship + 5 years
• Prospects and contact requests: 3 years from last contact
• Newsletter subscribers: until unsubscription
• Connection data and logs: 12 months maximum
• Analytical cookies: 6 months
• Accounting data: 10 years (legal obligation)

Upon expiry of these periods, your data is securely deleted or anonymised.

Your Rights

In accordance with the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

To withdraw your consent to the newsletter: click the unsubscribe link in any email.

Cookies and Trackers

Essential cookies (no consent required)

• Session cookies — maintaining your connection, duration: session
• GDPR consent cookie — storing your choice, duration: 6 months

Analytical cookies (with consent)

• Anonymised audience measurement — pages visited, visit duration, duration: 6 months

You may modify your cookie preferences at any time via the banner displayed on the site. Refusing analytical cookies does not affect the operation of the site.

Transfers and Recipients

Your data is never sold or shared with third parties for commercial or advertising purposes.

Certain technical providers may access your data solely in the context of performing their services:

• Host: o2switch (France) — data hosted in France
• Email platform: Brevo/Sendinblue (EU) — GDPR compliance guaranteed
• CMS: WordPress — data hosted on our o2switch server

No transfer of data outside the European Union is made without appropriate safeguards.

Data Security

The Académie l'Étiquette au Quotidien (MSL — MONSIEUR STEPHANE LAURENT) implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, alteration or disclosure:

• Secure HTTPS connection (SSL certificate)
• Restricted data access according to the principle of least privilege
• Regular system and software updates
• Regular encrypted backups

In the event of a data breach likely to pose a risk to your rights and freedoms, you will be notified within the timeframes set by the GDPR.

Complaints and Contact

To exercise your rights or for any question relating to this policy, contact us:

If you believe your rights have not been respected, you may also file a complaint with the CNIL (French National Data Protection Authority):

• Online: www.cnil.fr
• By post: CNIL, 3 Place de Fontenoy, TSA 80715, 75334 Paris Cedex 07