Confidentiality policy
The purpose of this personal data protection policy is to define the principles implemented by MEDEF Lille Métropole regarding the protection of the personal data of users of the website https://www.cite-ia-summit.fr
We shall comply, in the collection and management of your personal data, with French law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and civil liberties, as amended and in its latest version in forcer, as well as with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), adopted on 27 April 2016 by the European Parliament and with the resulting laws and regulations.
Scope of application and exclusion
This policy applies to all personal data processing carried out by MEDEF Lille Métropole from its website: https://www.cite-ia-summit.fr
Data collected
The concept of ‘personal data’ corresponds to the definition provided in article 4 of the GDPR, i.e. any information that can enable, directly or indirectly, the identification of a natural person: forename, surname, IP address, e-mail address, etc.
We collect your personal data directly from you.
When you use our website, we may collect the following personal data:
- Identifying information: Forename, surname, e-mail address, telephone number;
- Data concerning your browser: IP address, identifying information of your device;
- Data relating to your company;
- Data connected with your attendance at events: participation in the opening ceremony, conferences, lunch, etc.;
- Data concerning your contact requests: subject of the request, message;
Some information identified in the forms is compulsory. Failure to communicate such data will make it impossible for us to process your request or for you to use the tool or service.
Purpose of the personal data collection
The personal data of the participants are collected in order to satisfy one of the following purposes:
- To manage your registration for our event;
- To respond to your contact requests;
- To send you our newsletter;
- To send you information about our services and events.
In addition, personal data concerning the exhibitors and speakers will also be collected, especially in order to:
- To ensure the management of your registrations, participation in the event and its logistical organisation;
- To facilitate communication before, during and after the event;
- To guarantee the fulfilment of our legal obligations.
We undertake to only collect the data strictly necessary for the achievement of the aforementioned objectives, in order to process your requests in a pertinent manner and in compliance with the GDPR.
Recipients of personal data
The personal data collected that concern you are intended for the authorised staff of MEDEF Lille Métropole, who have been duly accredited for this purpose.
In order to be able to carry out the processing operations listed above, we shall share your personal information in the following cases:
- With service providers that may be associated in the sending of targeted e-mails by our organisation.
We shall never, without your explicit authorisation, share your personal data with third parties who might use them to solicit you directly.
Legal basis for the processing of your personal data
The personal data collections described above are performed when necessary:
- Based on our legitimate interest for communication operations, as well as to respond to your contact requests;
- Based on the performance of contractual measures for your registration for an event;
With regard to your registration for the newsletter, you may object to this at any time by making a simple request to rgpd@citeonline.org or by clicking on the unsubscribe link included in each of our communications.
Personal data retention period
Personal data will not be retained for a period that exceeds that necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected.
Once the data collected are no longer necessary for the purpose for which they had been collected, they will be archived and anonymised or destroyed.
When your data are used for communication purposes, they will be retained for the duration of the processing and for up to 3 years after the final contact.
Your rights
The right to be informed
MEDEF Lille Métropole provides the necessary information when personal data are collected.
The right of access
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed, and, where that is the case, access to the personal data and a certain quantity of other information. This right also includes that to obtain a copy of the personal data undergoing processing.
The right to rectification
The data subject shall have the right to request that his or her personal data be rectified or completed.
The right to erasure (or ‘right to be forgotten’)
In the cases provided for in the regulations, the data subject shall have the right to request erasure of his or her data. If the data have been transmitted to other entities (service providers), the ‘right to be forgotten’ mechanism will be triggered. The data controller shall take all reasonable steps to inform the other entities that you have requested the erasure of any links to, or copy or replication of, your personal data.
The right to restriction of processing
In the cases provided for in the regulations, the data subject shall have the right to request restriction of the processing of his or her data. Where processing has been restricted, the data will be retained but will no longer be subject to processing.
The right to data portability
In the cases provided for in the regulations, the data subject shall have the right to receive the personal data which hr or she has provided, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. Where possible, the data subject may also request the personal data be transferred directly to a new data controller.
The right to object
In the cases provided for in the regulations, the data subject shall have the right to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her.
Unless you object, we may use your personal data to send you communications regarding our services and events.
All of these rights may be exercised by sending an e-mail to rgpd@citeonline.org or by post to the following address: MEDEF Lille Métropole – RGPD – 40 rue Eugène Jacquet 59700 Marcq-en-Barœul. We shall endeavour to respond to your request within a reasonable period and, in any case, within the deadlines set by law.
If you are dissatisfied with the response you receive, you may lodge a complaint with the CNIL (https://www.cnil.fr/fr/plaintes), the competent supervisory authority in France, at the following address: 3 Place de Fontenoy – TSA 80715 – 75334 PARIS CEDEX 07.
Security and confidentiality of the personal data collected
The security and confidentiality of the personal data you provide are a priority for us.
We strive to adopt all technical and organisational measures useful with regard to the nature of the personal data you communicate to us and the risks posed by the processing thereof.
The goal is to uphold the security of your personal data and, in particular, prevent them from being distorted, destroyed or damaged and to stop third parties from gaining access to them.
To that end, we have implemented certain technical measures, such as:
- The establishment of a secure https site. This is a security protocol that makes it possible to encrypt the content of exchanges between the browser and database servers. This prevents personal data entered and sent through forms from being easily read by third parties when in transit;
- The compliance of our contact and registration forms
- The hosting of our sites on secure servers.
Place of storage of personal data
The servers that host our websites are located exclusively in France, within the European Union.
MEDEF Lille Métropole undertakes not to transfer any personal data to a non-Member State of the European Union.
Cookies
When you visit the website, cookies will be installed on the terminal you use. A cookie is a small file that can be installed on your terminal when you visit a website or an application, through your browser software. In accordance with your choices, information relating to your browsing may then be recorded in cookies installed on your computer, tablet, smartphone, etc. This information, which can be stored for a limited validity period that may not exceed 13 months, concerns, in particular, the pages visited, the type of browser you use, the duration of your browsing, etc.
To find out more, please see our cookie policy
Links to other websites
The website may contain links to other sites, plug-ins and third-party applications. Clicking on these links or establishing connections may allow third parties to collect or share data that concern you. We do not monitor these websites and are not responsible for their Personal Data Protection Policies.
Amendments of this Data Protection Policy
MEDEF Lille Métropole is authorised to periodically amend this Policy. Any substantial amendment made to this Policy will be published on our website or communicated to you using any available means. However, we recommend that you consult this page regularly to keep informed of the conditions in accordance with which we process your personal data.
The data of the most recent update of this Personal Data Protection Policy was 23 May 2025.
