Protection of personal data :

During the navigation on the site, the user may be required to communicate information concerning him.
This information, of a personal nature, is used to contact and discuss with the internal departments of the Little Mermaid Observatory.
The Little Mermaid Observatory undertakes that the collection and processing of data, carried out from the site https://www.observatoirepetitesirene.org/, complies with the general data protection regulations (RGPD) and the Data Protection Act.

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To.    Collection of anonymous data:
No personal information relating to the identity of the user is collected without his knowledge.
Nevertheless, during the consultation of the site, certain user data are collected automatically:
. The IP address (this address allowing access to the Internet is assigned to the user's computer by its Internet service provider and this information, which changes according to the user's session, is not not personally identifiable);
. The address of the website from which the user is directly linked to the site https://www.observatoirepetitesirene.org/.
. The date and time of the user's visit to the website https://www.observatoirepetiesirene.org/ as well as the pages consulted
. The operating system of the user's computer as well as its navigation software    
As a result, The Little Mermaid Observatory collects anonymous user data (or Anonymous Data) on this site, such as pages visited and searches undertaken. These data are not personal because they do not in any way allow the user of the site to be personally identified.
The Little Mermaid Observatory uses this anonymous information to improve the content of its site and to obtain overall statistics on visits.

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b.    Collection of personal data:
In order to access certain features and certain services, to contact and exchange with the internal services of the Little Mermaid Observatory, the user may provide personal information such as his name, first name, email address, postal address. , his telephone number.
This information is collected using forms to be completed voluntarily by the user.
The Little Mermaid Observatory will not disclose to third parties personal data transmitted by users via forms to be completed or automatic messaging. They will only be used for the purpose of exchanging as efficiently as possible.
When the user sends an electronic message to the Little Mermaid Observatory site, he may be required to communicate certain personal data. In this case, these personal data are processed and stored for a period not exceeding 5 years, for the sole purpose of communication with the user. No data is intended for third parties without the prior authorization of the user.
   
vs.    Security:
To protect the personal information that you communicate, the Little Mermaid Observatory uses all the security techniques at its disposal in the current state of technological advances. The Internet nevertheless remains an open network, so that the Little Mermaid Observatory cannot guarantee total security, in particular due to malicious third parties.

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d.    Access right:
The user has the right to access, modify, rectify and delete data concerning him.
For the exercise of these rights, the user must send a request through the personal data form.

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e.    Cookies and cookies:

We inform the user that, during his visit to our site, he can send to his computer a certain amount of data which will be stored on his hard disk, in a file called "cookie". A cookie is an element that is used to record information relating to the user's navigation on the website. Its browser contains a function to refuse cookies (all useful details on the CNIL website). Refusing cookies will not prevent connection to our site but may limit its functionality.

If necessary, the user can refuse the insertion of these cookies by following the procedure indicated on his browser (see below the procedure to follow), according to the proposed methods that suit him best.

This choice can be changed at any time.

Social plug-ins or sharing buttons on social networks are likely to be present on our site, to allow access to the functionality of sharing content with other people on social networks from our site or to inform these other people of their consultation or their opinion concerning content on our site (social plug-ins “like”, “share”, etc.).
By the mere fact of their presence, these social plug-ins, whether or not the user is also a user of social platforms, are likely to place cookies on their hard drive to trace their browsing and identify their areas of interest.
The issue and use of cookies by these third parties are subject to their own privacy protection policies. We invite the user to read it in order to identify the purposes of use, in particular advertising, and the browsing information that they can collect thanks to the application plug-ins and thus make their choice. These protection policies must in particular allow the user to exercise their choice with these social networks, in particular by setting up their user accounts for each of these networks.

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In addition, to analyze the preferences of the user and, subject to his consent, invisible pixels or web beacons may be placed by a third-party service provider on some of our articles and messages to help us identify the pages consulted. , count display frequencies as well as the number of visitors, analyze traffic patterns and compile statistics for the most popular content.

Finally, audio and video recordings, podcasts, webcasts are available through third-party services. During possible access and subject to his consent, these third parties may place cookies on the user's hard drive to help us identify the most popular content.

The procedure to follow to refuse the insertion of these "third-party" cookies is as follows, depending on the browser used:

For Mozilla firefox:
1. Choose the “tool” menu then “options”
2. Click on the “privacy” icon
3. Locate the "cookie" menu and select the options that suit you
http://support.mozilla.org/en/kb/activate-desactivate-cookies?redirectlocale=fr&redirectslug=Activate+and+%C3%A9sactivate+cookies
 
For Microsoft Internet Explorer:
1. Choose the “tool” menu then “Internet options”
2. Click on the “Privacy” icon
3. Select the desired level using the slider
http://windows.microsoft.com/fr-FR/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
 
For Chrome:
1. Go to the Chrome / Preferences menu
2. Click on “Show advanced settings”
3. Click on “Content settings…” in the privacy section
4. Click on “Cookies and site data…” in the new window
5. Click on “Delete all” and validate by clicking on “OK”
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=fr&hlrm=en
 
For Safari:
Go to the Safari / Preferences menu
Click on “Privacy”
In “Block cookies”, check “Always”
http://www.apple.com/support/?path=Safari/3.0/fr/9277.html

To find out about the options offered by any other browser software and the procedures for deleting cookie files stored in your terminal, the Cnil details on this link the steps to follow to limit your traces on the web http://www.cnil.fr/vos-droits/vos- traces/cookies/advice-to-internet-users/ie and, more generally, informs you about the mechanisms for setting cookies https://www.cnil.fr/fr/maitriser-mes-donnees.
 
By continuing to browse, the user consents to the use of these "third-party" cookies on our site.