1. Data controller

Le présent site est édité par Carnot MICA.
Adresse : 15 rue Jean Starcky, 68057 MULHOUSE
Téléphone : +33 (0)3 89 60 87 04
E-mail : contact@carnot-mica.fr

2. Data collected

We may collect the following data:

• Identity: surname, first name, job title, company
• Contact details: email, telephone number
• Professional information: organisation, sector, subject of your enquiry
• Content of messages or documents sent
• Browsing data (IP address, pages viewed, technical logs, cookies)

3. Purposes and legal bases

Your data is used to:

• Respond to your enquiries via the forms (legal basis: consent)
• Manage our relationships with our partners, clients and prospects (legal basis: legitimate interest)
• Provide information about our initiatives, events, results, calls for proposals and newsletters (legal basis: consent or legitimate interest, as applicable)
• Produce anonymised statistics on website traffic (legal basis: consent for non-essential cookies)
• Ensure website security and compliance with legal obligations (legal basis: legal obligation / legitimate interest)

4. Mandatory fields

Fields marked with an asterisk in the forms are required to process your enquiry. Without this information, Carnot MICA will be unable to respond to you.

5. Recipients of the data

Your data is intended for:

• The Carnot MICA team
• Our technical service providers (hosting, maintenance, newsletter management tools)
  These parties act in accordance with our instructions and may not use the data for any other purposes.
  No data is transferred outside the European Union without adequate safeguards.

6. Data retention periods

We apply the following retention periods:

• Contact enquiries / requests for information: 3 years after the last exchange
• Business development (newsletters, invitations, industry relations): 3 years after the last active contact or until consent is withdrawn
• Technical data (server logs): maximum 12 months
• Cookies:
  • Technical cookies: for the duration of the session
  • Analytical cookies subject to consent: 13 months
• Data relating to event registration (trade fair, technical day, seminar): 3 years after the event
• Reports, documents or complex requests involving scientific or technical follow-up: 5 years, extendable if the professional relationship continues
  Beyond this period, data is deleted, anonymised or archived in accordance with legal obligations.

7. Your rights

You have the following rights:

• Access to your data
• Rectification
• Deletion (within legal limits)
• Restriction of processing
• Objection, particularly in the case of marketing
• Data portability, where applicable
• Withdrawal of consent at any time

You may exercise your rights by contacting us at the following address:
contact@carnot-mica.fr

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the CNIL.

8. Cookies and trackers

The website uses various types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: necessary for the website to function
• Audience measurement cookies (subject to consent)
• Third-party cookies (such as video or social media plugins)

A consent management banner allows you to accept, refuse or configure cookies.
You can also block them via your browser.

9. Data security

Carnot MICA implements technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss, alteration, unauthorised access or disclosure.

10. Policy updates

This policy may be amended at any time. The current version remains available at all times on this page.
Last updated: [December 2025]

11. Contact

For any enquiries regarding this privacy policy:
Carnot MICA – 15 rue Jean Starcky – 68057 Mulhouse – contact@carnot-mica.fr – +33 (0)3 89 60 87 04