PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: October 22, 2026
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This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and protect your personal data (“Data”) when you interact with us through our website https://valeriemessika-foundation.org/ (the “Website”).
Changes to the Privacy Policy.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time by publishing a new version on the Website. We recommend checking this page regularly. If a material change affects how we process your Data, we will provide appropriate information in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
PART 1: PRIVACY POLICY
- Who is responsible for processing your Data?
Your Data is processed by or on behalf of Fondation Valérie Messika, a donor-advised fund by Fondation de France, a foundation recognised as being of public interest by decree dated 9 January 1969, whose registered office is located at 40 avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris, France (“Fondation” or “we”).
- What Data do we collect and process?
| Categories of Data | Data collected |
| Identification Data | Title, first name, last name and, where relevant, your relationship with the Fondation. |
| Contact Data | Email address, phone number, postal address, communication language and any other contact details you choose to provide. |
| Technical Data | Certain technical information may be generated automatically when you access the Website, such as browser type, operating system, device type, language, referrer URL, pages visited, date and time of visit, truncated IP address and access provider, where such information is necessary for the operation, maintenance and security of the Website. The Website does not use cookies or similar tracking technologies. |
| Request Data | Content of your request, supporting information, identification details where necessary, and any Data you choose to provide when contacting us or exercising your rights. |
When do we collect your Data and why?
We collect your Data only where necessary in the following situations:
- When you browse the Website, limited technical Data may be generated automatically to ensure the proper functioning, maintenance and security of the Website. The Website does not use cookies or similar tracking technologies.
- When you contact us, we collect the Data you choose to provide in order to process and respond to your request.
- When you exercise your privacy rights, we collect the Data necessary to identify you, process your request and keep appropriate records of our response.
- Where required by law or necessary to protect our rights, we may process Data to comply with legal obligations or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
We do not use your Data for personalized advertising, profiling or tracking purposes.
4. Why and How We Process Your Data
| Context | Categories of Data | Purpose | Legal Basis | Retention Period |
| Website operation and security | Technical Data | Operate, maintain and secure the Website. | Legitimate interest | For a limited period necessary for security and technical administration purposes. |
| Contact requests | Identification, Contact and Request Data | Process and respond to your request. | Legitimate interest or, where applicable, pre-contractual measures | For the time necessary to process the request, then archived where required or permitted by law. |
| Privacy rights requests | Identification, Contact and Request Data | Process your request and keep evidence of our response. | Legal obligation | For the period required to handle the request and demonstrate compliance. |
| Legal compliance and disputes | Relevant Data depending on the matter | Comply with legal obligations and establish, exercise or defend legal claims. | Legal obligation or legitimate interest | As required by law or until expiry of the applicable limitation period. |
5. With whom do we share your Data ?
We may share your Data with:
- MESSIKA GROUP, where its involvement is necessary to support the Fondation’s activities and only on a need-to-know basis.
- Service providers who help us operate, maintain and secure the Website or process requests, such as hosting providers, IT maintenance providers and email or communication service providers.
- Partners, where necessary for co-hosted events or joint initiatives, and only where appropriate and lawful.
- In cases where such data sharing is required by law, administrative or legal authorities or other authorized third parties.
6. International Data Transfers
Some of our service providers or partners may process your Data outside the European Economic Area. Where this occurs, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are implemented in accordance with applicable data protection laws. These safeguards may include an adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, or any other valid transfer mechanism under applicable law.
7. How we protect your Data
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect your Data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
Please note that despite our efforts, no internet transmission is completely secure. Data shared online could potentially be intercepted.
8. Your Rights and How to Exercise Them
In accordance with current regulations, you may have the following rights, depending on the provisions of the law applicable to you:
- Right of access and information: you have the right to be informed, in a concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible format, of the Data we hold and how we process your Data. You may also obtain confirmation as to whether or not your Data is being processed, and if so, you may access it and request a copy. This access also allows you to correct, modify or delete certain identification data and your contact details.
- Right of rectification: you have the right to obtain rectification of your Data and to have Data that you consider incomplete completed.
- Right to erasure: in certain cases, you have the right to obtain the erasure of your Data. However, there are cases where, for legal or legitimate reasons, the Fondationmust retain this Data.
In addition, in accordance with the GDPR, you may also have the following rights:
- Right to object to processing: you have the right to object to the processing of your Data where the processing is based on the Fondation's legitimate interest. However, the Fondation may continue processing your Data where it has compelling legitimate grounds or where the processing is necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
- Right to restriction of processing: in certain cases, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your Data.
- Right to data portability: where applicable, you have the right to receive the Data you provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller, where the processing is based on consent or contract and carried out by automated means.
These rights may be exercised directly with the Fondation by email.
If you have consented to the processing of your Data, you may withdraw this consent at any time for future processing. Such withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing prior to the withdrawal.
Once we have received your request, we may ask you for an official document if it is necessary to confirm your identity. If you feel your rights are not respected, you can lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (in France: CNIL).
The Fondation does not intentionally target or collect Data from minors, meaning persons under the age of 18. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected Data from a minor, their legal guardian may exercise their rights on their behalf.
- How to Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or your Data, you can contact us by email.
To exercise your rights, please provide the necessary identification details (name, registered email, etc.) in your email request.
PART 2: COOKIES POLICY
The Website does not use cookies or similar tracking technologies. Therefore, no cookie is placed on your device when you browse the Website and no cookie consent banner is required.
If this changes in the future, this policy will be updated accordingly and, where required, your consent will be requested before placing non-essential cookies.