Privacy policy

This privacy policy defines and informs you of the way in which Climate Chance uses and protects your data when you browse this site.

Please note that this privacy policy may be modified or supplemented at any time by Climate Chance, in particular in order to comply with any legislative, regulatory, jurisprudential or technological developments. In such a case, the date of the update will be clearly identified at the top of this policy. Such changes are binding on the User as soon as they are posted online. It is therefore advisable for the User to regularly consult the present privacy and cookie use policy in order to be aware of any changes.

Personal data

In general, you can visit this site without providing any personal information about yourself. In any case, you are under no obligation to transmit this information to Climate Chance.

Nevertheless, in the event of refusal, you may not be able to benefit from certain information or services that you have requested. In some cases, Climate Chance may ask you to provide your surname, first name, e-mail address, telephone number, company and job title (hereinafter referred to as your “Personal Information”). By providing this information, you expressly agree to it being processed by Climate Chance, for the purposes indicated in point 2 below, as well as for the purposes stated at the end of each form.

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) adopted by the European Parliament on April 14, 2016, and the amended French Data Protection Act (Loi Informatique et Libertés) of January 6, 1978, Climate Chance informs you of the following:

  • Identity of the data controller: the data controller is the association Climate Chance, having its registered office at 21 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75011 Paris, PARIS – France.
  • Purposes of processing: Climate Chance may process your Personal Information for the purposes of providing you with the information or services you have requested (in particular: sending you the newsletter, contacting you); and/or
    for the purposes of collecting information that will enable us to improve our Site and services (in particular by means of cookies).
  • Recipients: Climate Chance is the sole recipient of your personal information. This information, whether in individual or aggregated form, is never transmitted to a third party. Neither Climate Chance nor any of its subcontractors market the personal data of visitors and Users of its Site.
  • Retention period: your Personal Information is kept by Climate Chance only for the time corresponding to the purpose of the collection as indicated above, which in any case may not exceed 13 months.
  • Data protection rights: you have the following rights concerning your Personal Information, which you may exercise by writing to us at the postal address given above or by filling in the contact form.

Data access and communication rights

You have the right to access your personal information.

However, in view of Climate Chance’s obligation of security and confidentiality in the processing of personal data, you are informed that your request will be processed subject to you providing proof of your identity, in particular by producing a scan of your valid identity document (in the event of a request via our dedicated electronic form) or a signed photocopy of your valid identity document (in the event of a request sent in writing).

Climate Chance informs you that it will be entitled, if necessary, to oppose manifestly abusive requests (due to their number, repetitive or systematic nature).

To help you in your approach, particularly if you wish to exercise your right of access by means of a written request to the postal address mentioned in point 1, you will find by clicking on this link a model letter drawn up by the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (the “CNIL”).

Right to rectify data

Under this right, you have the legal right to request the rectification, updating, blocking or deletion of any data concerning you that may be inaccurate, erroneous, incomplete or obsolete.

You can also define general and specific directives concerning the fate of your personal data after your death. Where applicable, the heirs of a deceased person may request that the death of their loved one be taken into account and/or that the necessary updates be made.

To assist you in this process, and in particular if you wish to exercise your right to rectification on your own behalf or on behalf of a deceased relative, please send a written request to the above postal address. Click on this link to download a model letter drawn up by the CNIL.

Right to object

The exercise of this right is only possible in one of the following two situations:

1) When the exercise of this right is based on legitimate grounds; or

2) When the purpose of exercising this right is to prevent the data collected from being used for commercial prospecting purposes.

To help you in your approach, particularly if you wish to exercise your right to object by sending a written request to the postal address indicated above, you will find a model letter drawn up by the CNIL by clicking on this link.

Cookies policy

When you first connect to the Climate Chance website, you will be warned by a banner at the bottom of your screen that information relating to your browsing may be recorded in files called “cookies”. Our policy on the use of cookies gives you a better understanding of the measures we have implemented to enable you to browse our website. In particular, it informs you of all the cookies present on our website, their purpose (part I.) and how to configure them (part II.).

General information about cookies on this site
As the publisher of this website, Climate Chance may install a cookie on the hard disk of your terminal (computer, tablet, cell phone, etc.) in order to guarantee you smooth and optimal browsing on our website. Cookies” are small text files of limited size that enable us to recognize your computer, tablet or cell phone and personalize the services we offer you.

The information collected through cookies does not allow us to identify you by name. It is used exclusively for our own purposes, to improve the interactivity and performance of our website and to send you content tailored to your interests. None of this information is communicated to third parties unless Climate Chance has obtained your prior consent, or where disclosure of this information is required by law, court order or any administrative or judicial authority empowered to deal with such matters.

To give you a better idea of the information that cookies identify, you will find below a table listing the different types of cookies that may be used on the Climate Chance website, their name, purpose and retention period.

Setting your cookie preferences
You can accept or refuse cookies at any time.

When you first connect to the Climate Chance website, a banner briefly presenting information on the deposit of cookies and similar technologies appears at the bottom of your screen. This banner warns you that by continuing your browsing on the Climate Chance website (by loading a new page or clicking on various elements of the site, for example), you accept the deposit of cookies on your terminal.

Depending on the type of cookie in question, it may be necessary to obtain your consent to the placing and reading of cookies on your terminal.

Cookies exempt from consent:

In accordance with the recommendations of the French Data Protection Authority (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés – CNIL), certain cookies do not require your prior consent insofar as they are strictly necessary for the operation of the website or are used exclusively to enable or facilitate electronic communication. These include session ID cookies, authentication cookies, load balancing session cookies and interface personalization cookies. These cookies are fully subject to the present policy insofar as they are issued and managed by Climate Chance.

Cookies requiring your prior consent:

This requirement concerns cookies issued by third parties and which are qualified as “persistent” insofar as they remain in your terminal until their deletion or expiry date. As such cookies are issued by third parties, their use and storage are subject to their own privacy policies, a link to which is provided below.

This family of cookies includes audience measurement cookies (notably Google Analytics), advertising cookies (which Climate Chance does not use) and social network sharing cookies (notably from Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn).

Audience measurement cookies compile statistics on visits to and use of various elements of the website (such as the content/pages you have visited).This data is used to improve the ergonomics of the Climate Chance website.An audience measurement tool is used on this website: Google Analytics, whose privacy policy is available at this link.Social network sharing cookies are issued and managed by the publisher of the social network concerned. Subject to your consent, these cookies enable you to easily share some of the content published on the Climate Chance website, in particular via a sharing application “button” depending on the social network concerned.Two types of social network sharing cookies are present on the Climate Chance site: Facebook (whose cookie policy you can consult here) and Twitter (whose options dedicated to controlling or restricting the use of cookies as well as the cookie use policy you will find here).
An audience measurement tool is used on this website: Google Analytics, whose privacy policy is available at this link.

There are a number of tools available for setting cookie parameters:

Most Internet browsers are configured by default to allow the deposit of cookies. Your browser gives you the opportunity to modify these standard settings so that all cookies are systematically rejected, or so that only some cookies are accepted or rejected, depending on the sender.

ATTENTION: We draw your attention to the fact that refusing to accept cookies on your terminal may nevertheless alter your user experience and your access to certain services or functionalities of this website. Where applicable, Climate Chance declines all responsibility for any consequences linked to the deterioration of your browsing conditions that may occur as a result of your choice to refuse, delete or block the cookies necessary for the operation of the site. Such consequences shall not constitute damage and you shall not be entitled to claim any compensation as a result.

Your browser also allows you to delete existing cookies from your terminal, or to notify you when new cookies are likely to be placed on your terminal. These settings do not affect your browsing experience, but they do mean that you lose all the benefits of cookies.

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Please see below for the various tools available to you for configuring the cookies placed on your terminal.

Setting your Internet browser :

Each Internet browser has its own cookie management settings. To find out how to modify your cookie preferences, please click on the links below to access the appropriate menu in your browser: