Privacy & Cookie policy

1. Introduction

Maison du Cinéma (“we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal data. This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how personal information is collected, used, and protected in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and applicable EU data protection laws.

Maison du Cinéma is a cultural initiative operated by Sekvenca Ltd., registered in the European Union.

2. What Is Personal Data?

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, either directly or indirectly. This includes, for example, your name, email address, IP address, or other information that can reasonably be linked to you.

3. What Personal Data We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following types of personal data:

  • Name and surname

  • Email address

  • Organisation or affiliation (if provided)

  • Information submitted through contact or newsletter forms

  • Technical data such as IP address, browser type, device information, and usage data (via cookies)

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data.

4. Why We Collect Personal Data

We process personal data only where we have a lawful basis to do so, including consent or legitimate interest, for the following purposes:

  • Responding to enquiries and communications

  • Managing participation in Maison du Cinéma activities

  • Sending newsletters or programme updates (only if you subscribe)

  • Improving and maintaining our website

  • Ensuring website security and functionality

  • Complying with legal or regulatory obligations

Personal data is not used for automated decision-making or profiling.

5. Who Has Access to Your Data

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data.

Your data may be processed by trusted third-party service providers acting on our behalf (such as website hosting, analytics, or email delivery services). These providers have access only to the data necessary to perform their services and are contractually obliged to protect it.

This website is built and hosted using Squarespace, which acts as a data processor in accordance with its GDPR-compliant privacy practices.

6. Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website.

Maison du Cinéma uses:

  • Essential cookies required for website functionality

  • Analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with the website and to improve performance

We do not use cookies for targeted advertising or aggressive marketing.

You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect certain website features.

7. Data Security

We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, or disclosure. While we take reasonable precautions, no internet transmission can be guaranteed to be fully secure.

8. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data

  • Request correction or deletion of your data

  • Restrict or object to processing

  • Withdraw consent at any time (where applicable)

  • Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

9. Contact

For any questions regarding this Privacy & Cookie Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact:

Email: info@maisonducinema.org