Energy Observer SAS, headquartered at 27, quai Duguay Trouin - 35400 Saint-Malo, France, is committed to protecting the privacy of users of www.energy-observer.org. This policy describes what personal data we collect, why we collect it, and how you can exercise your rights.
1. Who is the data controller?
The data controller is: Energy Observer SAS – contact@energy-observer.org
2. What data do we collect?
We collect the following data depending on how you interact with the site:
- Contact data: surname, first name, email address, language preference — when subscribing to the newsletter or using the contact form
- Browsing data: pages visited, session duration, device type, approximate location — via Google Analytics 4
- Technical data: IP address, session cookies — for the proper functioning of the site
3. Why do we collect this data?
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Newsletter management | Consent |
| Responding to contact requests | Legitimate interest |
| Audience analysis and site improvement | Consent (analytics cookies) |
| Technical operation of the site | Legitimate interest |
4. How long do we retain your data?
- Newsletter data: until un-subscription
- Contact data: 3 years from the last interaction
- Browsing data (GA4): 14 months
5. Who has access to your data?
Your data may be shared with the following processors, strictly for the purposes described above:
- Brevo (Sendinblue SAS) – newsletter management. Data hosted in France. Brevo Privacy Policy
- Google Analytics 4 – audience analysis. Data hosted in the United States, governed by standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.
- Cookiebot (Cybot A/S) – cookie consent management. Cookiebot Privacy Policy
- ITS Integra - website hosting.
No data is sold or transferred to third parties for commercial purposes.
6. Your rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right of access: obtain a copy of the data we hold about you
- Right to rectification: correct inaccurate data
- Right to erasure: request deletion of your data
- Right to restriction: temporarily limit the processing of your data
- Right to data portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Right to object: object to processing based on legitimate interest
To exercise your rights: contact@energy-observer.org
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority: CNIL – www.cnil.fr
7. Updates
We reserve the right to update this policy at any time.