The SAEML Le Mémorial de Caen is as committed to preserving the memory of the 20th century history’s great events as it is to protect the privacy of individuals, and more particularly their personal data.
Indeed, personal data are not trivial information; they reveal elements related to the individual that you are. It is information that allows you to be identified, either directly or indirectly. It may include your name, your first name, your address or your credit card number.
As part of the management of the Mémorial de Caen website (The Caen Memorial museum website, (hereinafter the « Site »), the SAEML Le Mémorial de Caen (whose head office is located at Esplanade Général Eisenhower – CS 55026 – 14050 CAEN Cedex 4 – hereinafter referred to as “we” or “us” or the “Mémorial“) is required, in its capacity of data controller, to collect and process various categories of personal data related to the Site’s users (hereinafter referred to as “you” or “your“).
With a strong commitment to comply with the various rules on the protection of personal data arising from the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, which came into effect on May 25th, 2018 (hereinafter the « GDPR ») and the French Data Protection Act of 1978 in its amended version, including the obligation of transparency, we have drawn up this privacy policy for you. This policy aims to provide you with precise and complete information on the use we make of your data and on your various rights.
This policy may also be updated from time to time. We therefore encourage you to read it carefully and to consult it regularly on the Site. If you have any questions about our processing of your personal data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer directly at the following e-mail address: rgpd@memorialcaen.fr.
On the Site, we may collect directly or indirectly from you the following personal data:
We collect the personal data indicated above for specific purposes. Below you will find a table showing for each purpose of processing (i.e. the main objective of the use of your data) the legal basis (i.e. the basis on which the use of your data is lawful) that we use and the corresponding storage period that we apply:
| Purpose | Legal basis | Storage period |
| Management of our newsletter | Your consent | Your data is stored until you unsubscribe from the newsletter |
| Purpose | Legal basis | Storage period |
| Management of your requests | Our legitimate interest in responding to your requests | Your data is stored for the time necessary to process your request and for a period of 3 years from the last contact |
| Purpose | Legal basis | Storage period |
| Management of functional and advertising cookies | Your consent | Your data is stored for a period of 25 months |
| Purpose | Legal basis | Storage period |
| Management of our marketing communication | Your consent | Your data is stored until you withdraw your consent, or 3 years after your last contact with us |
| Purpose | Legal basis | Storage period |
| Response to a legal obligation GDPR | Necessary processing to comply with a legal obligation | Your data is stored for the period required by law and then archived for the duration of the legal prescription |
Your personal data is mainly processed within the European Economic Area (EEA). Nevertheless, some of your personal data, such as your browsing data, may be transferred to countries outside the EEA, whose level of protection would not be considered adequate by the European authorities.
For any data transfer outside the EEA, we undertake to put in place appropriate agreements or transfer mechanisms such as standard contractual clauses (SCC) adopted by the European Commission to provide appropriate safeguards for such transfers in accordance with applicable law.
For more information on transfers outside the EEA, you can contact us at the address indicated in the “How to exercise your rights” section.
The Site and its partners place cookies or other tracking devices on your terminal in order to improve your browsing experience, measure the Site’s audience, deliver advertising tailored to your browsing profile, and enable you to share content on your social networks. With the exception of purely technical cookies, the placement of cookies on your terminal will require your prior consent, which you can express via our consent management tool. You can modify your choice at any time by clicking on the cookies logo in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen.
For your information, a cookie is a small text file or tracker placed on your browser which enables your terminal to be identified and recognized on future visits, thus improving your browsing experience. These cookies are placed on your terminal by the Site, or by third-party transmitters, when you visit certain parts of it or when you use certain of its functions.
In accordance with the regulations in force, you have the following rights:
You may also define general or specific directives as to the fate of your personal data after your death. General directives can be registered with a trusted third party certified by the CNIL, while special directives can be addressed directly to the Mémorial.
For more information on your rights: https://www.cnil.fr/fr/les-droits-pour-maitriser-vos-données-personnelles.
If you believe that we are not complying with our obligations or your rights with respect to your personal data, you may file a complaint with the CNIL, in accordance with the applicable regulations.
You may exercise your rights at any time by contacting us at the following e-mail address: rgpd@memorial-caen.fr.
Last update: 19/09/2023
