Privacy policy

The French Tech Barcelona Association (“the association”) is the controller of personal data collected through this website.

Data protection contact: contact@frenchtechbarcelona.com

The association collects only the data you provide voluntarily:

• Membership form: first name, last name, email, company, role, website, profile type and optional description.
• Contact form: name, email, message content.
• Officeboard form: name, email, company if provided, request type, selected space and details of your search.
• Event / newsletter registration: first name, last name, email.
• Traffic statistics: aggregated and anonymised data.

No sensitive data within the meaning of Article 9 of the GDPR is collected.

• Process membership applications and manage the membership list (steps prior to entering into a contract, followed by legitimate interest).
• Respond to messages received through the contact form (legitimate interest).
• Respond to Officeboard enquiries and clarify the terms of the spaces featured. This form does not subscribe you to the newsletter.
• Send the newsletter and event invitations (explicit consent, which can be withdrawn at any time).
• Measure website traffic in aggregate (legitimate interest).

Officeboard enquiries are sent by the Resend email service to contact@frenchtechbarcelona.com, with your email as the reply-to address.

Your data is accessible only to the association committee members and the tools used to operate the website (hosting and emailing). It is never sold, rented or transferred to third parties for commercial purposes.

Some technical providers may process data outside the European Union. These transfers are governed by standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.

• Active members: throughout membership, then for 3 years for administrative purposes.
• Contact enquiries: 1 year from the last exchange.
• Newsletter subscribers: until consent is withdrawn, or after 3 years without interaction.
• Traffic statistics: anonymous data retained for a maximum of 12 months.

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights at any time:

• The right to access, rectify and erase your data.
• The right to object to and restrict processing.
• The right to data portability.
• The right to withdraw your consent at any time.
• The right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (AEPD in Spain: aepd.es; CNIL in France: cnil.fr).

To exercise these rights: contact@frenchtechbarcelona.com. We respond within one month.

This website uses no advertising cookies or third-party trackers. A consent banner is therefore not required.

Anonymous, aggregated audience measurement may be carried out to understand website usage (page views, average visit duration and traffic sources). No personally identifying data is collected for this purpose.

The association may update this policy to reflect regulatory or technical developments. The last update date appears at the top of the page.