Article 1 – Website Edition

This website is edited by the Centre national de la musique, a State organization of industrial and commercial nature, located at 147-151 Avenue de France 75013, Paris, France. The organization is registered under SIRET 882 539 786 0001.
The organization « Centre national de la musique » will be referred hereinafter as « CNM ».

• Publication Director: Jean-Baptiste GOURDIN, President of CNM
• Director of Development, communication and partnership: Anne-Sophie Bach
• Redaction: CNM team
• Web design and development: Modulo Digital, 4 Boulevard de Strasbourg, 75010 Paris, France
• Hosting: OVH, 2 rue Kellermann, 59100 Roubaix, France

Article 2 – Copyright Information

The URL whatthefrance.org (hereinafter reffered as the “website”) are under exclusive ownership of CNM.

CNM edits a multilingual website aiming at sharing music news from France to a foreign audience. It is available in English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.

All content (text, sound, image, software, logo, brands, creations, databases, etc.) published on whatthefrance.org as well as CNM site is protected in compliance with the provisions of French law and international conventions relating to Intellectual Property, especially articles L.122-4 and L.122-5 of the Intellectual Property Code.

Subject to the provisions in Articles L.122-5, L.211-3 and L.342-3 of the Intellectual Property Code, and the different conditions of use determined by free licences when content is identified as coming under such a licence, any reproduction and/or communication to the public of all or part of such content is subject to licensing.

Moreover, any unauthorized reproduction and/or communication to the public of trademarks and logos present on the site amount to counterfeiting and its authors are liable for criminal sanctions, in particular those provided for in Articles L.335-2 and L.343-1 of the Intellectual Property Code.

The following Terms of Service are governed by French law and aims at presenting the use of this Website. By using this Website, the User is agreeing to these terms. Please read them carefully. Browsing on this Website constitute full acceptance of the Terms of Service by the User. These Terms of Use are fully enforceable.

Should a User does not respect these Terms of Service, CNM shall have the power to take all measures necessary to safeguard the interests of CNM .

Article 3 – Responsability

Information broadcasted on the site whatthefrance.org is provided by sources considered trustworthy. However, CNM cannot guaranty that this information is exact, complete and updated. You are the only one who can discern how to use the information provided on this site.

CNM is free to modify, at any time and without notice, the content of this site.

CNM could not be held responsible for any damage, direct or indirect, resulting from the site’s content.

CNM can in no way be held responsible for any damage, direct or indirect, resulting from the use of the Internet site or for the impossibility of using the site, in whole or in part, due in particular to technical maintenance operations or any technical problem of any nature whatsoever.

In case of improper or illicit use of the site, you would be held only responsible of damages, direct or indirect caused to CNM and to third parties and would be held responsible for any claims and/or actions that would result of it.

CNM cannot in any way be held responsible of problems met on any other site linked by What the France, or any information published on these sites, as well as the consequences of their use. Furthermore, any link created towards this site is done under the responsibility of the site that links towards this site and cannot engage responsibility from CNM. CNM reserves the right to ask for deletion of links pointing to this site, especially when the hosting site causes offence to Copyright law or the reputation of CNM.

Article 4 – Protection of Personal Data

The Centre national de la musique – CNM attaches great importance to the protection of personal data and undertakes to process such data in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR), the French Data Protection Act (Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended), and all applicable legislation.

Personal Data Collected

Depending on the services used on the Website, the CNM may collect the following categories of personal data:

• identification and contact details (including email addresses when subscribing to a newsletter or completing an online form);
• data required to process requests submitted to the CNM;
• connection data (IP address, technical logs) where necessary to ensure the security of the Website;
• cookies and other tracking technologies, in accordance with the Cookie Policy.

Mandatory fields are identified at the time of data collection. Failure to provide such information may prevent certain services from being provided.

Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing

Personal data are processed for the following purposes:

• managing newsletter subscriptions and registrations;
• responding to requests submitted through contact forms;
• organising events, consultations or competitions, where applicable;
• ensuring the operation, security and continuous improvement of the Website;
• measuring Website audience, subject to the user’s consent where required.

Depending on the circumstances, the processing is based on:

• the performance of a task carried out in the public interest entrusted to the CNM;
• the data subject’s consent (particularly for certain newsletters or cookies requiring consent);
• the legitimate interests pursued by the CNM in ensuring the proper operation and security of its Website.

Data Recipients

Personal data are accessible only to authorised CNM departments within the scope of their responsibilities.

They may also be disclosed to service providers acting on behalf of the CNM (such as hosting providers, maintenance providers and newsletter distribution services), solely for the performance of the services entrusted to them and in compliance with the requirements of the GDPR.

Personal data are neither sold nor transferred to third parties for commercial purposes.

Data Retention

Personal data are retained only for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes for which they were collected, in accordance with applicable legal obligations and retention schedules.

For information purposes:

• data relating to newsletter subscriptions are retained until the individual unsubscribes and, thereafter, for a maximum period of three years from the last contact;
• connection data and technical logs are retained only for the period strictly necessary to ensure the security of the Website;
• cookies are retained in accordance with the Cookie Policy.

Data Controller

The data controller is:

Centre national de la musique (CNM)

For any questions regarding the protection of your personal data or to exercise your rights, you may contact the Data Protection Officer (DPO):

Email: contact-dpo@cnm.fr

Postal address:

Centre national de la musique
151–157 Avenue de France
75013 Paris
France

Your Rights

In accordance with the GDPR, and subject to the applicable legal conditions, you have the following rights:

• the right of access;
• the right to rectification;
• the right to erasure;
• the right to restriction of processing;
• the right to object to processing;
• the right to data portability, where applicable;
• the right to withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent;
• the right to provide instructions regarding the handling of your personal data after your death, where permitted under French law.

You may exercise your rights by contacting the Data Protection Officer using the contact details above.

Where there is reasonable doubt concerning your identity, proof of identity may be requested in order to protect your personal data.

If, after contacting the CNM, you believe that your rights have not been respected, you may lodge a complaint with the French Data Protection Authority (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés – CNIL).

Article 5 – Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

The Website uses cookies and other tracking technologies to ensure its proper operation, measure audience statistics, improve the services offered and, where applicable, enable the sharing of content via social media.

Cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the Website are placed without the user’s consent, in accordance with applicable legislation.

Audience measurement cookies, personalisation cookies and third-party cookies are placed only after obtaining the user’s consent where such consent is required.

Upon their first visit to the Website, users are informed of the use of cookies through a cookie banner enabling them to:

• accept all cookies;
• reject all non-essential cookies;
• customise their preferences by category of purpose.

Users may modify their preferences or withdraw their consent at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link available on the Website.

For further information regarding the cookies used, their purposes, retention periods and how to exercise your choices, please refer to the CNM’s Cookie Policy.

Article 6 – Data Security

The Centre national de la musique implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risks associated with the processing of personal data.

These measures are designed in particular to preserve the confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of information systems and processed data, and to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, accidental or unlawful loss, or destruction of personal data.

Access to personal data is strictly limited to authorised persons acting within the scope of their duties and, where applicable, to service providers acting on behalf of the CNM, who are bound by contractual confidentiality and security obligations.

The CNM regularly reviews its security measures to ensure that they remain appropriate in light of evolving risks, technological developments and applicable legislation.

Article 7 – Transfers of Personal Data Outside the European Union

As a general principle, personal data are processed and hosted within the European Union.

Where certain service providers process personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), the CNM ensures that such transfers comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and are subject to appropriate safeguards, including, where applicable, the execution of the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the European Commission or any other transfer mechanism recognised under applicable law.

Article 8 – Amendments to These Legal Notices

The CNM reserves the right to amend these Legal Notices at any time in order to reflect legislative, regulatory, judicial or technical developments.

Any amendments shall become effective upon publication on the Website.

Users are encouraged to consult this page regularly to review the most recent version.