Regulatory Compliance • European Union Standards

Legal Notices, Statutory Disclosures & Privacy Policy

Transparent regulatory disclosures published in accordance with French Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 (LCEN) and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

Statutory Identification GDPR & Privacy Rights
Official administrative archives and statutory legal documentation
Statutory register of administrative filings, prefectural receipts, and public interest governance protocols maintained at the association's seat.

1. Institutional Entity & Official Identification

In accordance with Article 6 of French Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 for Confidence in the Digital Economy (LCEN), users of the website memoirechaunois.org are informed of the administrative and statutory identity of the publishing entity:

  • Official Registered Name: MEMOIRE ET PATRIMOINE CHAUNOIS
  • Legal Status: Association déclarée régie par la loi du 1er juillet 1901 et le décret d'application du 16 août 1901 (Non-profit institutional association)
  • National Registry of Associations (RNA): W022006151
  • SIREN Registration Number: 851 318 568
  • SIRET Number (Headquarters): 851 318 568 00018
  • APE / NAF Code: 94.99Z (Other membership organizations not elsewhere classified)
  • Statutory Head Office: 7 RUE DU GENERAL LECLERC, 02300 CHAUNY, FRANCE
  • Telephone Line: +33 (0)4 48 69 51 22
  • Official Email Correspondence: [email protected]
  • Supervisory Prefecture: Sous-Préfecture de Laon (Département de l'Aisne)
  • Publication in the Journal Officiel: June 8, 2019 (Journal Officiel des Associations, Republic of France)
  • Publication Director: Dr. Jean-Marc Delattre, in his capacity as President of the Association
General assembly of members validating institutional compliance disclosures
Annual plenary session reviewing legal compliance certifications and territorial public interest declarations in Chauny.

2. Technical Infrastructure & Web Hosting Provider

The technical infrastructure and data hosting for this institutional web portal are provided by:

Hosting Provider: Hostinger, Inc. (34 Svitrigailos str., 03230 Vilnius | hostinger.com)

All server facilities adhere to high-grade physical and electronic security protocols, including encrypted SSL/TLS communication pipelines, daily automated backups, and European Union data jurisdiction protections.

3. Public Interest Nature & Absolute Commercial Neutrality

This platform is the official non-profit public information portal of the association MEMOIRE ET PATRIMOINE CHAUNOIS. It serves exclusively educational, historical, and civic purposes.

The association does not sell any goods, commercial services, subscriptions, or advertising space. No commercial transactions are conducted through this portal. Furthermore:

"All membership fees and dues are fully reinvested in the association's public interest missions."

The association's financial resources consist exclusively of non-profit public subsidies granted by territorial bodies (municipalities, agglomeration communities, departmental council) and statutory membership dues contributed by volunteer members.

Archival document handling and catalog preservation records
Historical monographs and public research collections deposited in the association's conservation facility in compliance with heritage preservation standards.

4. Privacy Policy & Protection of Personal Data (GDPR)

Mémoire et Patrimoine Chaunois places the highest priority on individual privacy and digital dignity. In compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) and the amended French Data Protection Act (Loi Informatique et Libertés of January 6, 1978), we disclose our data management practices:

Data Collection Scope & Legal Basis

Personal data collected through our volunteer and contact forms (such as names, email addresses, telephone numbers, and areas of volunteer interest) are submitted on a strictly voluntary basis by users seeking contact with our secretariat. The legal basis for this processing is your express consent (Article 6.1.a of the GDPR) and the performance of civic associative missions (Article 6.1.e).

Data Retention Duration

Correspondence and volunteer intake inquiries are retained in our secure internal registry for a maximum period of twenty-four (24) months following the last interaction, after which they are permanently deleted unless the individual becomes a registered statutory member of the association.

Zero Commercial Sharing Guarantee

Under no circumstances does Mémoire et Patrimoine Chaunois sell, rent, monetize, or transfer personal data to third parties, advertising networks, or commercial enterprises. Access to data is strictly limited to authorized members of our executive board.

Individual Privacy Rights

Under European data protection laws, every individual whose data is processed by our association holds the following unconditional rights:

  • Right of Access (Article 15 GDPR): The right to obtain confirmation as to whether your personal data is processed and receive a copy thereof.
  • Right to Rectification (Article 16 GDPR): The right to obtain without undue delay the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to Erasure (Article 17 GDPR): The right to request the deletion of your personal data from our registries ("right to be forgotten").
  • Right to Restriction of Processing (Article 18 GDPR): The right to request the suspension of data processing during verification.
  • Right to Data Portability (Article 20 GDPR): The right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these statutory rights, please send a written request accompanied by proof of identity to our Data Protection Delegate via email at [email protected] or by registered postal mail to: Mémoire et Patrimoine Chaunois • Délégué à la Protection des Données • 7 Rue du Général Leclerc, 02300 Chauny. In the event of an unresolved dispute, you possess the legal right to lodge a formal complaint with the French supervisory authority: Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), 3 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris (cnil.fr).

5. Cookie-Free & Tracker-Free Operational Architecture

This institutional portal is engineered with strict privacy-by-design principles. We do not utilize commercial tracking cookies, profiling beacons, third-party analytics trackers, or targeted advertising pixels. Session variables utilized for navigation state are strictly technical and ephemeral, expiring when your browsing session terminates. Consequently, no invasive cookie consent banner is mandated under CNIL exemption guidelines.

Editorial and legal oversight meeting of the association board
Annual administrative review verifying ethical data processing, publication compliance, and copyright attributions.

6. Intellectual Property & Educational Reproduction Rights

All historical monographs, architectural dossiers, lecture transcripts, and documentary photographs published on this site by Mémoire et Patrimoine Chaunois are protected under French and international intellectual property law.

Non-commercial reproduction, citation, and distribution for academic, educational, or scientific purposes are authorized and warmly encouraged, provided that explicit attribution is given citing: "Source: Mémoire et Patrimoine Chaunois (Association Loi 1901, RNA: W022006151) — memoirechaunois.org". Any commercial reproduction, alteration, or resale without prior written authorization from the Board of Directors is strictly prohibited.

7. Applicable Law & Territorial Jurisdiction

These legal notices and all institutional activities of the association are governed exclusively by the laws of the French Republic. In the event of any legal dispute arising from the interpretation or execution of these statutory terms, the competent courts within the judicial district of the Tribunal Judiciaire de Laon shall hold exclusive jurisdiction.