Privacy policy

Effective: 5 October 2023

This website is edited by ALIEN SAS

  • Registered name: ALIEN SAS
  • Legal form: a French simplified joint stock company (société par actions simplifiée)
  • Registered office: 78 rue de Provence, 75009 PARIS
  • Company number (SIREN): 920550670
  • Email address: contact[at]alien.club
  • The person responsible for the publication of this website is Alexandre CADAIN, the president of ALIEN. The website is hosted by Vercel.

1 — Opening Remarks

By navigating and utilizing ALIEN's Website, you consent to ALIEN's data protection terms ("Privacy Terms"). If you disagree with these Privacy Terms, refrain from visiting or interacting with ALIEN’s Website.

2 — User Information

Like many other online platforms, we may at some point gather user-specific information to improve your website experience. "User Information" is Personal Data that can be used to identify an individual either directly or indirectly. Engaging with ALIEN's website may at some point lead to data collection using cookies, unique device IDs (IP), among other methods.  When you visit our site, our servers record specific details, including those transmitted by your browser, encompassing IP address, browser specifications, configurations, and other pertinent data. Kindly see the “Cookies” segment below for more about how we deploy these tools.

Moreover, we might accumulate details such as your email, name, LinkedIn account, workplace, division, and the contents of emails you forward to us via the contact button.

3 — Reasons for Data Handling

ALIEN currently or may gathers and handles User Information for these purposes, rooted in either our legitimate interest or your consent: • To understand user activity on our website, ensuring optimal layout and security. • To analyze data, informing our promotional strategies and deliver tailored experiences • To reply to emails sent via the contact form. • Retaining minimal data when erasure is asked or when excluding users from promotional activities, helping us avoid unintended future processing (grounded in our valid reasons). • Delivering Newsletter emails to subscribers.

4 — EU specific provisions

Applicability. If you're an individual in the EU, this section is relevant to you. For our purposes, mentioning the EU also encompasses the European Economic Area nations of Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, and, when relevant, Switzerland.

ALIEN is the data controller for the management of your Personal Data under the website. As per the EU's data protection regulations, you possess these rights concerning your Personal Data:

  • Access Right: Upon request, we'll verify if we are handling your Personal Data. If affirmative, we'll share a copy of such data and other related information. For additional copies, a nominal fee might apply.
  • Right to Update/rectify: If there's any inaccuracy or incompleteness in your Personal Data, you can request its rectification or completion. If this data has been disclosed to third parties, we'll notify them about the modifications. Furthermore, if requested, and if feasible and legal, we'll inform you about those third parties so you can approach them directly.
  • Right to Deletion: You can request the erasure of your Personal Data, especially when you retract your consent. If your data has been disclosed to others, we'll notify them about the necessary deletion. Additionally, we'll inform you about these third parties upon request, if doing so is feasible and legal.
  • Right to Limit Processing: Under specific conditions, such as disputing the accuracy of data or opposing our processing methods, you can request a temporary halt on the processing of your Personal Data. Before lifting any processing restrictions, we'll notify you. We'll also inform any third parties about this restriction and, upon request, provide their details to you.
  • Data Portability Right: You're entitled to obtain any Personal Data you've given us under a contract or with your consent, especially if processed automatically. This data will be provided in a standardized, widely-used, machine-readable format, allowing you to use it elsewhere.
  • Right to object: At any moment, you can request us to cease processing your Personal Data. We'll comply:
  • - If we are justifying the processing based on legitimate interests, unless we present valid and convincing reasons for continuing the processing.
    - If the processing is for direct marketing purposes. Note: You can always object by using the unsubscribe option in our promotional messages.
  • Consent Withdrawal Right: If you've previously approved our use of your Personal Data for a particular purpose, you can reverse that decision. However, any prior processing actions won't be affected.
  • Complaint Right: Should you find any discrepancies in our privacy actions, especially concerning your Personal Data's treatment, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

For guidance on how to invoke your rights, please refer to the “Contact” section.

5 — Sharing User Information

Solely our staff, vetted third-party apps, and service providers have the access rights to your User Information. This encompasses services like hosting, IT, data analysis, and digital promotions. We guarantee only to share indispensable data.

6 — Information Preservation

ALIEN maintains your User Information for up to three years since the last engagement. Data from cookies are kept for a year.

7 — Information Safeguard

ALIEN takes all essential actions, merged with administrative and technical strategies, to protect the authenticity, safety, and secrecy of your User Information.

8 — Cookies

For the moment, there are no Cookies implemented on ALIEN’s website.

9 — Updates

ALIEN has the prerogative to modify this Privacy Terms at will. Adaptations are binding upon release. If changes impact priorly approved topics, we will reach out for your new approval.

10 — Contact

For queries or issues regarding ALIEN and data protection, please reach out to contact[at]alien.club

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