Privacy Policy
Last updated: 22 August 2026
Cibele Maciet Communication respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, commonly known as the GDPR, and applicable French data protection legislation.
1. Data controller
The data controller responsible for the processing described in this Privacy Policy is:
Cibele Maciet Communication
42 rue des Blancs Manteaux
75004 Paris, France
Email: contact@cibelemaciet.com
2. Personal data we may collect
Depending on how you use the website or contact us, we may collect:
your name;
your professional title and company;
your email address and telephone number;
the content of messages and professional enquiries;
information voluntarily provided in correspondence;
technical information such as IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, pages visited and approximate connection data;
cookie and audience-measurement information, depending on your choices.
The website is not intended to collect sensitive personal data. Please do not send sensitive or confidential information unless it is necessary and has been specifically requested.
3. How personal data are collected
Personal data may be collected when you:
contact us by email or telephone;
interact with links on the website;
communicate with us regarding our services;
browse the website;
accept optional cookies or audience-measurement technologies.
4. Purposes and legal bases
We may process personal data for the following purposes:
Responding to enquiries
Information submitted by email or telephone is used to respond to questions, requests and professional enquiries.
The legal basis is our legitimate interest in managing professional communications and, where applicable, taking steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Providing services and managing professional relationships
Where you are a client, partner, supplier, journalist or professional contact, data may be processed to manage projects, contracts, communications, invoicing and ongoing professional relationships.
The legal bases are the performance of a contract, pre-contractual measures, compliance with legal obligations and our legitimate interests in managing our business.
Website operation and security
Technical data may be processed to operate, maintain and secure the website, prevent misuse, diagnose technical problems and protect our systems.
The legal basis is our legitimate interest in maintaining a secure and functional website.
Audience measurement and cookies
Subject to your choices and the applicable consent requirements, audience-measurement tools may be used to understand how visitors use the website and to improve its content and performance.
Where consent is required, the legal basis is your consent. You may withdraw it at any time through the cookie settings available on the website.
5. Cookies and tracking technologies
The website may use:
cookies necessary for the operation and security of the website;
preference cookies;
audience-measurement or analytics cookies;
cookies or technologies associated with WordPress, Jetpack, ExactMetrics or Google Analytics, when these services are activated;
third-party technologies associated with links to Instagram, LinkedIn or other external platforms.
Non-essential cookies should not be placed without prior consent where consent is legally required. Visitors must be able to accept, refuse or later modify their choices as easily as they gave them.
Browser settings can also be used to block or delete cookies, although this may affect certain website functions.
6. Recipients and service providers
Personal data are only accessible to Cibele Maciet Communication and, where necessary, trusted service providers involved in operating the website and professional communications.
These providers may include:
OVHcloud, for website hosting and email services;
WordPress and Automattic services, including Jetpack, when activated;
analytics providers such as Google Analytics through ExactMetrics, when activated;
technical, security, maintenance or professional service providers.
These providers process data only to the extent necessary to perform their services and are subject to contractual and legal obligations.
Cibele Maciet Communication does not sell personal data.
7. International data transfers
Some technology providers may process or store data outside the European Economic Area.
Where such transfers occur, they must be based on an adequacy decision, approved contractual safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, or another lawful transfer mechanism recognised under the GDPR.
8. Data retention
Personal data are retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which they were collected.
As a general guideline:
professional enquiries may be retained for up to three years after the last meaningful contact;
client and contractual information may be retained for the duration of the relationship and for the applicable legal limitation period;
invoices and accounting documents may be retained for ten years where required by French law;
technical and security logs are retained only for an appropriate and limited period;
cookie information is retained in accordance with applicable regulations and the settings of the relevant service.
Data may be retained for a longer period where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims or comply with a legal obligation.
9. Data security
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Your rights
Under the GDPR, you may have the right to:
access your personal data;
correct inaccurate or incomplete data;
request deletion of your data;
request restriction of processing;
object to processing based on legitimate interests;
withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent;
request data portability where applicable;
provide instructions concerning the handling of your data after death, where permitted by French law.
To exercise these rights, contact:
contact@cibelemaciet.com
We may request reasonable proof of identity if necessary to protect your personal data.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority:
Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés — CNIL
www.cnil.fr
11. Third-party websites
The website contains links to external websites and social media platforms. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the processing performed independently by those third parties.
Please consult their respective privacy policies before providing personal information.
12. Children
The website and services of Cibele Maciet Communication are intended for professional and general audiences and are not specifically directed at children.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children through the website.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect changes to the website, the services used or applicable legal requirements.
The date shown at the beginning of this document indicates the latest update.
14. Contact
For any question concerning this Privacy Policy or the processing of personal data, please contact:
contact@cibelemaciet.com