Legal Notice & Privacy Policy

1. Legal Entity Identification & Statutory Status

In accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of French Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on Confidence in the Digital Economy (LCEN), the following institutional disclosures define the legal identity, administration, and technical operation of this web portal:

2. Editorial Management & Publication Directorship

The content published across this website represents the official institutional communications of the association:

• Publication Director: Pierre Vergé, in his legal capacity as President of the Association.
• Co-Editorial Lead: Jean-Marc Delort, Vice-President and Heritage Restoration Coordinator.
• Secretariat Liaison: Marie-Claire Bonnet, General Secretary.
• Physical Editorial Office: 26 B Rue Saint-Vincent, 09000 Foix, France.

3. Technical Web Hosting Provider Disclosure

In strict conformity with French LCEN disclosure obligations, the technical infrastructure and server hosting powering this web platform are provided by:

4. Intellectual Property & Public Cultural Commons

All textual analyses, architectural surveys, historical monographs, and visual assets published on this website are protected under French and international intellectual property laws (Code de la Propriété Intellectuelle). Unless otherwise designated:

The textual descriptions of our Field Action Plan, architectural diagnostics, and historical documentation are placed at the service of regional heritage education. Educational institutions, accredited historians, and civic organizations may quote or reference these materials for non-commercial pedagogical purposes, provided that clear attribution is given to the Association des Amis de la Chapelle Notre Dame de Montgauzy with an active link to this portal. Any reproduction for commercial exploitation, commercial advertising, or unauthorized merchandising is strictly prohibited.

5. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance

The Association des Amis de la Chapelle Notre Dame de Montgauzy adheres strictly to European Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and French Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978 on Information Technology, Files and Civil Liberties:

A. Principle of Data Minimization

Our website collects only the strictly necessary information submitted voluntarily by users through our Contact and Volunteer application forms (full name, email address, telephone number, and message text). We do not collect sensitive demographic, religious, political, or financial banking data via this web platform.

B. Purpose of Data Processing

Data submitted through web forms is utilized exclusively to:

• Respond to direct citizen inquiries and school tour booking requests.
• Coordinate volunteer schedules for upcoming restoration field workdays.
• Transmit official General Assembly invitations to registered association members.

Under no circumstances is personal contact information sold, leased, rented, or transferred to third-party commercial vendors, marketing brokers, or advertising networks.

C. Data Retention Period

Contact form correspondence is retained in our secure secretariat archives for a maximum duration of 24 months from the last active contact. Volunteer records are retained for the duration of the volunteer's active engagement and purged within 12 months following formal departure.

D. Exercising Your Rights (Access, Rectification & Erasure)

Under GDPR Articles 15 through 22, you possess the permanent right to access, rectify, or request the immediate erasure of your personal contact data from our records. To exercise these rights without any cost, please submit a written request to:

Data Protection Officer (DPO): Secretariat of the Association
Postal Address: 26 B Rue Saint-Vincent, 09000 Foix, France
Email: [email protected]

6. Cookie-Free & Tracker-Free Performance Declaration

In accordance with European privacy directives and our ethos of digital minimalism, this website operates completely free of advertising trackers, behavioral cookies, or third-party marketing beacons.

We do not utilize Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, advertising retargeting cookies, or third-party profiling scripts. We do not store tracking cookies on your device. Consequently, our site does not display irritating cookie consent banners because no non-essential user surveillance is conducted.

7. Non-Profit Governance & Anti-Commercial Mandate

As codified in our official statutes filed with the Préfecture de l'Ariège, the Association des Amis de la Conservation et de la Restauration de la Chapelle Notre Dame de Montgauzy is an organization of exclusive public interest. It carries out no commercial transactions, sells no merchandise, and distributes no dividends. All membership contributions, grants, and philanthropic donations are integral, 100% reinvested in on-site heritage conservation and free public educational initiatives.