Privacy Policy
Last updated: Jul 23, 2026, 2:31 PM
Introduction
The Lychen association is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains, in a clear and transparent manner, how your data is collected and processed when you browse this website. This is an informational website (showcase site). It does not offer account creation or online sales. This document is established in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (GDPR) and French Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and individual liberties.
Site publisher and data controller
Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Data collected
This website is static and informational. No user account is required and no personal data is collected through forms on this site (unless otherwise explicitly stated at the point of collection). While you browse, technical connection data (IP address, date and time of the request, browser type, pages visited) may be automatically recorded in the hosting provider's logs, for security and proper-operation purposes. If you contact us directly by email, we process the data you provide on your own initiative (email address, message content) in order to respond to your request.
Purposes of processing
The data mentioned above is processed for the following purposes: - to ensure the operation, security and availability of the website; - to respond to requests you send us by email; - where applicable, to compile strictly anonymous traffic statistics. Your data is not subject to any automated decision-making or profiling.
Legal basis for processing
In accordance with Article 6 of the GDPR, the processing relies on the following legal bases: - the legitimate interest of the association in ensuring the security and proper operation of the site (technical logs); - the performance of measures taken at your request when you contact us by email; - your consent, where it is specifically required and obtained.
Cookies and trackers
This website does not use any advertising tracking cookies or audience-measurement tools that require your consent. Only cookies and technical storage strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the site may be used; these are exempt from consent in accordance with the recommendations of the CNIL (the French data protection authority). Your display preferences (language, light or dark theme) are stored locally on your device and are never transmitted to third parties. You can configure your browser at any time to block or delete these items.
Recipients of the data
Your data is never sold, rented or transferred to third parties for commercial purposes. It is accessible only to authorised members of the association who need to know it, as well as to our hosting provider acting as a processor, solely for the technical operation and security of the site.
Hosting and transfers outside the EU
The technical data related to the site is hosted within the European Union. No transfer of personal data outside the European Union is carried out in the course of operating this website.
Retention period
Your data is kept for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed: - connection logs (IP address, technical logs): up to 12 months; - contact emails: for the time needed to handle your request, then archived or deleted no later than 3 years after our last exchange; - locally stored preferences: until you delete them yourself (by clearing your browser storage).
Data security
The association implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss, alteration, disclosure or unauthorised access. Exchanges with the site are encrypted using the HTTPS (TLS) protocol, and access to data is restricted to authorised persons only.
Your rights
Right to lodge a complaint with the CNIL
If, after contacting us, you believe that your rights are not respected, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL): CNIL — 3 place de Fontenoy, TSA 80715, 75334 Paris Cedex 07, France Website: www.cnil.fr
Changes to this policy
This privacy policy may change in order to reflect legal, regulatory or technical developments. The date of the last update appears at the top of the page. We encourage you to review it regularly.