Privacy policy
Last update on 20/06/2024.
This confidentiality policy sets out the conditions under which the personal information you have provided is collected and processed by the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (‘Muséum’) within the context of the Spart Explorer website, enabling a User to access the services offered by the Muséum.
It will enable you to better understand what personal data is collected, how it is used and how your rights are respected.
The Muséum undertakes, in accordance with the legislation in force, to protect your privacy by ensuring the protection, confidentiality, non-alteration, availability and security of your personal data.
The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, represented by its President, acts as the data controller. The Muséum is a public establishment of a scientific, cultural and professional nature. Its registered office is at 57, rue Cuvier, Paris 05.
The Privacy Policy can be accessed directly from the website when registering and subsequently via a link visible at the foot of every page.
The Privacy Policy may be updated at any time ; therefore, users are advised to refer to the latest version in force.
The main principles
The Muséum is committed to the following principles in order to guarantee the respect of fundamental human rights:
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Transparency: we provide you with all the relevant information about the processing of your data, including the purposes and recipients;
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Data minimisation : we only collect and process data that is adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purposes for which it was collected;
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Confidentiality and integrity: we implement all reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against disclosure, loss, alteration or access by unauthorised third parties;
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Retention: we retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes of the specific processing or service;
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Protection of your rights: we offer you the possibility of accessing, rectifying and objecting to the processing of your data, via Mosaic service or our Data Protection Officer. Where permitted by law, we also offer you the possibility of exercising your right to limit the processing of your data, as well as your right to data portability;
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Commitment of our partners: operations for which we call on specialist partners are subject to contract, ensuring that your data is protected and that your rights are respected.
When does the museum process my personal data?
Your data may be collected and processed when :
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you want to be notified of the results availability ;
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you browse our website, which may use cookies ;
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you send us questions, suggestions or requests by email ;
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you wish to exercise your rights ;
What personal information does the museum collect?
Personal data is information relating to a natural person who can be identified directly or indirectly.
The museum collects information that is strictly necessary for the provision of its services.
In accordance with French law, the museum does not collect personal data, in the context of processing relating to the Start Explorer site, revealing your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning the sex life or sexual orientation of a natural person.
How will the Museum use my data?
Your personal information is collected for the purposes detailed below.
Certain information is essential in order for you to benefit from the service concerned (indicated by an asterisk). If you do not provide this information, we will not be able to offer you this service.
The time limits for storing your data are defined by the museum in the light of legal and contractual constraints. These time limits are set according to the purposes for which the data is to be used. Once these periods have elapsed, the data is either deleted or kept after being anonymised (i.e. modified in such a way as to make it impossible to link it to a specific person).
In accordance with the French Heritage Code, we may be required to keep certain documents pertaining to you after the retention period if they are of administrative use, scientific interest, or for statistical or historical purposes.
As a user, you must guarantee that the information you provide is accurate, complete and up-to-date.
Receive notification of results availability by email
| Purpose | Be informed of the delimitation results availability |
| Legal base | Consent |
| Processed data and retention period | email address* This data is kept for 6 months from the collection date. |
| Recipients | The relevant departments of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Mosaic) and the technical provider of the emailing solution (Brevo). |
Contact-us
| Purpose | Send questions and suggestions to Spart Explorer team |
| Legal basis | legitimate interest |
| Processed data and retention period | Content of exchanges, email address* These data are stored for 3 months from the response date. |
| Recipients | The relevant departments of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (ISYEB, Mosaic) |
Exercise your rights
| Purpose | Enabling data subjects to exercise their rights about personal data |
| Legal basis | Legal obligation |
| Processed data and retention period | Content of exchanges, surname*, first name*, email address*, proof of
identity (only if we have no other means of identifying you), copy of
requested data. This data is kept for a period of 6 years after processing the request for purposes of proof to ensure the defense of the interests of the Muséum. |
| Recipients | The relevant departments of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (ISYEB, Mosaic, the DPO of the Muséum) |
Website administrative and technical management
| Purpose | Enable Mosaic to develop, operate and maintain the website |
| Legal basis | Legitimate interest |
| Processed data and retention period | Site access logs, connection logs to secure interfaces. This data is kept for a maximum of 12 months. |
| Recipients | The relevant departments of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Mosaic, DINSI, including their subcontractors). |
Legal or regulatory requirement
The museum may be required to communicate your personal data in the event of legitimate requests from public authorities to meet requirements in terms of national security, combatting fraud or other legal obligations.
Transfer of data outside the European Union
No data is transferred outside the European Union.
Security and confidentiality of personal data
The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle undertakes to take all measures necessary to guarantee the security and confidentiality of your personal data and to prevent it from being damaged, deleted or accessed by unauthorised third parties.
Rights of persons whose data is collected and processed
It is expressly agreed that the personal data collected by the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle is used in accordance with the purposes described in this confidentiality policy.
In accordance with the regulations applicable to the protection of personal data, and subject to fulfilling the conditions, all users have the right to access, rectify, limit or oppose, withdraw consent at any time and, where permitted by law, limit, transfer and delete their personal data. They may also give instructions concerning the fate of their data after their death. These rights may be exercised at any time, subject to proof of identity, by emailing the administration of the Spart Explorer website (see contact us section). The museum will respond to your request to exercise your rights as soon as possible or within one month of receipt of the request.
If you would like additionnal details about the content of these rights, you can also contact the data protection officer of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle at dpo@mnhn.fr, or by post at: Direction des affaires juridiques et des achats - Délégué à la protection des données, 57, rue Cuvier 75005 PARIS.
In the event of difficulty in the management of their personal data, the user may lodge a complaint with the French Data Protection Authority (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés - CNIL), CNIL, 3 place de Fontenoy, TSA 80715 – 75334 PARIS CEDEX 07.
Cookie management
Our website uses cookies and other related technologies (for simplicity, all these technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties engaged by the Muséum.
What are cookies?
Cookies are computer files that are automatically deposited on your hard disk of your computer, tablet or mobile phone when you browse our website. They are managed by your web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome).
According to the French Data Protection Authority (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés - CNIL), there are several types of cookies :
Cookies that do not require your consent :
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"Necessary", internal cookies, which enable information to be recorded between two visits to the same website on the same device (e.g. recording connection identifiers or interface personalisation elements). They do not require your consent.
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“Statistical" cookies are used to track your interactions with the site and to compile statistics in order to optimise your browsing experience. As the statistics compiled are anonymous (i.e. they do not allow you to be identified), your consent is not required either, in principle.
Cookies requiring your consent :
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“First-party” cookies are placed by the website. They may be deposited in addition to necessary cookies and may be used to collect personal data, track user behaviour and serve advertising purposes. For these reasons, their deposit is subject to your consent.
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“Third-party" cookies are placed on our website by (or on behalf of) site B : this enables site B to see which pages you have visited and collect information about you. For these reasons, their deposit is also subject to your consent.
Purpose of cookies
The cookies we issue enable us to:
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compile statistics and volumes of visits to the website and the use of various elements within the website (number of pages viewed, number of visits, activity, frequency of return, etc.) in order to monitor and improve the quality of our service;
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to make it easier for you to use our website, for example by memorising information relating to pages you have accessed in order to provide you with content related to your interests.
Placed Cookies
Technical cookies
Spart Explorer website uses technical cookies to enable certain web pages to function. They do not require your consent.
RememberMe
| Name | Service | Retention | Function |
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| tarteaucitron | Service User | 12 months | Maintaining the cookies preferences |
This data is not shared with third parties.
Usage Cookies
Spart Explorer website does not use usage cookies.
Analytical cookies
The Spart Explorer website uses analytical cookies solely for internal research purposes in order to improve the service offered to users. These cookies make it possible to evaluate how the user interacts with the website anonymously (the data collected does not make it possible to identify you personally).
Matomo
| Name | Service | Retention | Function |
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| Statistics (anonymous) | |||
| _pk_ref* | web analytics service | 6 months | Stores referral IDs |
| _pk_testcookie* | web analytics service | Session | Counting and tracking page visits |
| _pk_id* | web analytics service | 13 months | Stores unique user ID |
| _pk_ses* | web analytics service | 30 minutes | Stores unique session ID |
This data is not shared with third parties.
More information about audience measurement cookies on Matomo’s FAQ.
Third-party cookies
Third-party cookies, in particular from social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter), may be deposited when you share content from our website with other people or let them know your opinion on this content via an application button (plug-in).
For more information on the use of your personal data in relation to social networks, and since social network cookies are managed by the publisher of the social network site, the Muséum invites you to consult their privacy policies in order to be aware of the purposes of use, in particular advertising, of the navigation information that they can collect thanks to these application buttons, to know your rights with regard to each of them, and to manage your pricacy settings.
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Facebook
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X (Twitter)
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Pinterest
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LinkedIn
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Instagram
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YouTube
Objection
You have the possibility to object to the use of audience measurement trackers strictly necessary for the functioning and day-to-day administration of the website in the cookie management window accessible by the tarteaucitron icon located at the bottom right of each page of the website.
You can also refuse these cookies by configuring your browser settings, but please note that the Site may no longer function properly.