Personal Data Protection

The Association pour l’animation de l’Atelier Calder is committed to protecting personal data and respecting the privacy of visitors to its website.

This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected, used, stored and protected in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – EU Regulation 2016/679) and the amended French Data Protection Act of 6 January 1978.

Article 1 – Data Controller
The data controller responsible for processing personal data:

Association pour l’animation de l’Atelier Calder 3 place Calder 37190 Saché France

Email: residence@atelier-calder.com
Website: www.atelier-calder.com

For any questions concerning the protection of personal data, users may contact the association using the details provided above.

Article 2 – Personal Data Collected

As part of its website operations and activities, Atelier Calder may collect the following information:
– First and last names
– Email addresses
– Contact details voluntarily provided
– Information relating to enquiries
– Information necessary to manage visit reservations
– Newsletter subscription information
– Information and documents submitted as part of artist residency applications
– Technical data necessary for the operation and security of the website
– Browsing data collected through cookies and tracking technologies, where applicable

The information requested through forms is limited to what is necessary for the relevant purpose. Required fields are clearly identified.

Article 3 – Purposes of Processing

Personal data is processed for the following purposes:
– Responding to enquiries addressed to the association
– Organizing visits to Atelier Calder
– Managing reservations and event registrations
– Sending information about Atelier Calder’s activities and events to newsletter subscribers
– Receiving and reviewing artist residency applications
– Ensuring the operation, maintenance and security of the website
– Complying with applicable legal obligations

Personal data is not used for commercial marketing purposes without an appropriate legal basis.

Article 4 – Legal Bases for Processing
Depending on the purpose, personal data processing is based on the following legal grounds:
– Contact requests: the association’s legitimate interest in responding to enquiries
– Visit reservations: contractual or pre-contractual measures related to organizing visits, depending on the applicable arrangements.
– Newsletter subscriptions: the individual’s consent.
– Artist residency applications: pre-contractual measures taken at the applicant’s request for reviewing and selecting applications, subject to verification of the application process.
– Website operation and security: the association’s legitimate interest in maintaining the security and proper functioning of its services.
– Non-essential cookies: the visitor’s prior consent, where legally required.

Article 5 – Data Recipients
Personal data is accessible to authorized members of the Association pour l’animation de l’Atelier Calder.

Depending on the processing activity, it may also be accessible to:
– Technical service providers responsible for website hosting and maintenance
– Service providers supporting forms and electronic communications
– Authorized individuals responsible for reservations and events
– Members of selection juries and committees reviewing artist residency applications.

Access to personal data is limited to what is necessary for the performance of the relevant duties.
The association does not sell personal data collected through its website.

Article 6 – Data Retention
Personal data is retained for periods proportionate to the purposes for which it was collected.

Retention periods are determined according to the nature of the data, the association’s operational needs and applicable legal obligations.

Newsletter subscription data is retained for the duration of the subscription, subject to applicable rules concerning inactive contacts and records of consent.

Data relating to contact requests, reservations and residency applications is retained for periods defined by the association for each processing activity.

Specific retention periods or retention criteria must be confirmed and published before this policy is finalized.

Article 7 – Individual Rights
In accordance with the GDPR, individuals have the following rights, subject to applicable legal conditions:
– The right to access their personal data
– The right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete information
– The right to erasure
– The right to restrict processing
– The right to object to processing
– The right to data portability, where applicable
– The right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

To exercise these rights, please contact:
residence@atelier-calder.com

Individuals also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French Data Protection Authority (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés – CNIL).
Website: www.cnil.fr

Article 8 – Cookies and Tracking Technologies
The website may use cookies and other tracking technologies necessary for its operation.

These technologies may help maintain website security, remember certain technical settings and support the operation of forms.

The website may also use audience measurement tools or external services to display multimedia content.

Where consent is legally required, these technologies are activated only after the visitor has given prior consent.

Visitors may:
– Accept non-essential cookies
– Reject non-essential cookies
– Customize their preferences
– Withdraw or change their consent at any time.

Rejecting non-essential cookies does not prevent access to website features that do not depend on them.

The list of cookies actually used, their purposes, providers and retention periods must be specified following technical verification.

Article 9 – Hosting and International Data Transfers
The Atelier Calder website is hosted by Infomaniak in Switzerland. Switzerland benefits from an adequacy decision issued by the European Commission concerning personal data protection.
Depending on their configuration, certain technical services or providers may involve access to or transfers of personal data outside the European Economic Area. Where such transfers occur, they must comply with the conditions and safeguards required by the GDPR. The relevant destination countries and applicable safeguards will be specified following verification of the services used.

Article 10 – Data Security
The Association pour l’animation de l’Atelier Calder implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, alteration or disclosure.
Access to personal data is restricted to authorized individuals and service providers acting within the scope of their duties.

Article 11 – Links to External Websites
The Atelier Calder website may contain links to external websites, including cultural institutions, artists, partners and social media platforms.
The association is not responsible for the privacy policies applied by these third-party websites.
Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of external services they visit.

Article 12 – Changes to This Privacy Policy
The Association pour l’animation de l’Atelier Calder may update this Privacy Policy to reflect legal, technical or functional changes to its website.
The applicable version is the one published on the website at the time of consultation.
Last updated: 10/08/26

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