Privacy policy

Last update: 19/06/2025

The website www.mansa.fr (hereinafter referred to as "the Site") is published by the MISSION DE PRÉFIGURATION DE MANSA-MAISON DES MONDES AFRICAINS (hereinafter referred to as "the Publisher" or "the Data Controller"), a public interest grouping, registered under SIREN number 929 381 820, whose head office is located at 182, rue Saint-Honoré, Ministère de la Culture, 75001 Paris, France, represented by its director, Mrs Elisabeth GOMIS.

The Publisher attaches great importance to the protection of the data and privacy of users of the Site (hereinafter "the User" or "Users").

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to explain how, as Data Controller, Users' personal information is collected in the context of accessing, consulting and using the Site, for what purposes and for how long.

This data is only collected for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes.

The Data Controller reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy and will inform the User of any such modifications.

1. Data Protection Officer

The Data Controller has appointed an in-house Data Protection Officer (hereinafter "the DPO") who can be contacted at the following e-mail address: dpo@mansacollective.fr

2. What personal data is collected?

Personal data is information that directly or indirectly identifies an individual, such as civil status data (name, address, date and place of birth), an e-mail address or an IP address.

Depending on the services used, the personal data collected is as follows:

They are necessary to process Users' requests or to provide the services requested by Users.

3. When are Users' personal data collected?

As the Data Controller, Users' personal data is collected during :

As the site's data controller, Users' personal data is collected as part of their use of the Site:

4. What is the purpose of processing the personal data collected?

Personal data is collected for the following purposes in particular:

Such data may not be used subsequently in a manner incompatible with these purposes.

For each processing operation, the Data Controller undertakes to collect and process only data that is strictly necessary for the purposes for which it is to be used.

The table below summarizes the various uses of Users' personal data and the legal basis for their processing.

Personal dataGoalsLegal foundations
IP address- Ensuring the security of
- Preventing misuse and abuse
- Legitimate interest
E-mail address- Sending newsletters upon User registration
- Responding to requests made by Users via the contact form or by e-mail
- User consent
First and last name- Identification of the contact person and verification of his/her identity
- Personalized response to User requests
- Legitimate interest: implemented to prevent identity theft
- User consent
Telephone number Phone number (optional)- To enable rapid and appropriate contact with the User
- Verification of identity where necessary
- User consent
- Legitimate interest: implemented to prevent identity theft
Message content- Consideration and analysis of the User's request in order to provide an appropriate response.- User consent

The cookies used on the Site are edited by the Editor, or edited by third parties and are the subject of a cookie policy, accessible here.

5. Who are the recipients of Users' personal data?

Personal data may be transmitted or made accessible to the following categories of recipients:

The company also uses subcontractors to carry out the following operations: 

6. On what legal basis(s) are personal data processed?

Personal data is processed by the Data Controller on the basis of the legitimate interest or consent given by the User to the processing of his/her personal data for one or more specific purposes described in this Privacy Statement, in accordance with Article 5(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. 

7. How long do you keep personal data?

Personal data is stored in a technically secure environment. 

The data processed by the Site and the Site itself are hosted in France by O2SWITCH, whose contact details are as follows:

O2SWITCH

SAS with capital of €100,000
RCS Clermont-Ferrand 510 909 807
Code APE 6311Z
N° TVA : FR 35 510 90 98 07
Registered office : Chemin des Pardiaux 63000 CLERMONT FERRAND - France.
Telephone : 04.44.44.60.40

Users' personal data is kept for a period of time necessary for the purposes for which it is used. These periods vary according to the type of personal data, i.e. :

Types of personal dataShelf life
IP addressTwelve months from last collection
E-mail addressUntil you unsubscribe from the newsletter
Contact information: surname, first name, telephone number and e-mail address3 years from the date of exchange with MansA via the contact form

In the event that personal data is processed for multiple purposes, including email addresses, it will be retained until the longest retention or archiving period for the intended purpose has expired.

At the end of the above periods, the personal data collected will either be deleted or made anonymous.

8. User rights :

In accordance with applicable law, Users have the following rights:

The User has the legal right to define advance directives concerning the fate (conservation, deletion and communication) of his/her personal data in the event of death. It is up to the User(Article 85 of law no. 78-17 of January 6, 1978):

In the absence of advance directives or a statement to the contrary in such directives, the heirs of the person concerned may exercise the rights referred to in this section after his or her death insofar as they are necessary for the organization and settlement of the deceased's estate.

9. How to exercise your rights

To exercise his rights, the User may contact the DPO by e-mail at the following address: dpo@mansacollective.fr

In the absence of a response within 1 month, the User may lodge an appeal with the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) on its website or via the following link: https: //connexion.services.cnil.fr/.