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Privacy Policy

In compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — EU 2016/679

1. Data controller

Organisation
HCW — Humanity, Culture and Welfare
Address
13, rue Anatole France, 60290 Rantigny, France
Email
contact@h-cw.org
Phone
+33 6 61 93 50 17

2. Data collected

We only collect data strictly necessary for our activities:

PurposeDataLegal basis
NewsletterEmail addressConsent (Art. 6.1.a GDPR)
Contact formName, email, messageLegitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f GDPR)
Visit statisticsPages visited, duration (anonymised)Legitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f GDPR)
Donations / PaymentsProcessed by HelloAsso / StripeContractual performance (Art. 6.1.b GDPR)

3. Purposes and legal bases

Collected data is used exclusively to respond to your requests, send you our newsletter if you have consented, and improve the experience on our website. No data is sold or transferred to third parties for commercial purposes.

4. Retention periods

  • Contact form: 3 years from last contact
  • Newsletter: until unsubscribe
  • Visit statistics: aggregated data, no personal data retained
  • Payment data: retained by payment providers according to their legal obligations

5. Your rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access — obtain a copy of your data
  • Right of rectification — correct inaccurate data
  • Right of erasure — request deletion of your data
  • Right of portability — receive your data in a structured format
  • Right to object — object to certain processing activities
  • Right to restriction — restrict processing in certain cases

To exercise these rights, contact us at contact@h-cw.org. You may also lodge a complaint with the CNIL (French data protection authority).

6. Cookies and trackers

This website uses Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly audience analytics solution with no cookies, no collection of personally identifiable data, and no third-party data transfers. No cookie consent banner is required.

No advertising tracking cookies or social media sharing cookies are used on this website.

7. Hosting and transfers

This website is hosted by Vercel Inc. (United States). Vercel operates under Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, ensuring an adequate level of protection for data transfers outside the European Economic Area.

Your data is never sold, rented or transferred to third parties.

8. Policy changes

HCW reserves the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. Changes take effect upon publication on this page. We encourage you to check this page regularly.

Last updated: May 2026