Privacy Policy

DECADE-X association, Digital ecosystem for aerospace and defence is responsible for this website and we are committed to respecting the privacy of visitors.

This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard the information you fill out in our forms on deacade-x.org. Please read this policy carefully before providing your personal information.

1. Information we collect

When you fill out a form on our website, we may collect the following types of information:

  • 1. Personal Information (a) Name, email address, phone number, etc.
  • 2. Optional Information (b) Any additional details you may provide voluntarily, such as preferences or feedback.
  • 3. Usage Data (c) Information about how you interact with our website, such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited.1

2. How we use your information

We use the information you provide to:

  • Respond to your inquiries or requests (data used: a, b)
  • Process and manage your account or subscription (data used: a)
  • Send you updates, newsletters, or marketing communications, if you have opted in (data used: a – with prior consent)

3. How we protect your information

We protect your information using industry-standard security measures and best practices.

4. Sharing your information

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who assist in managing the website or delivering services, but only to the extent necessary for them to perform their tasks. These third parties are obligated to keep your information secure and confidential.

Additionally, we may disclose your information if required by law or in response to a legal request from authorities.

Note: Association members don’t have access to any private information. 

5. Your rights and choices

About GDPR Compliance Clause (For Users in the European Economic Area - EEA)

GDPR Rights for EEA Users

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have specific rights regarding your personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These rights include:

  1. Right to Access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  2. Right to Rectification: You can request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  3. Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You can request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
  4. Right to Restriction of Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
  5. Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit that data to another controller.
  6. Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests, direct marketing, or processing for research and statistical purposes.
  7. Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your data based on your consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@decade-x.org. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe we have not complied with the GDPR.

Data retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected:

  • Contact form data: retained for up to 3 years after the last interaction.
  • Newsletter subscription data: retained until you unsubscribe or for up to 3 years of inactivity, whichever comes first
  • Cookie and tracking data: retained for a maximum of 13 months, depending on your concent.

Supervisory Authority

If you believe that your data has been processed in violation of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority (CNIL) at www.cnil.fr.

About CCPA Compliance Clause (For California Residents)

Your California Privacy Rights under the CCPA

If you are a resident of California, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights include:

  1. Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the personal data we collect, use, and share, including the categories of personal data, the sources from which we collect the data, the purposes for which we use the data, and the third parties with whom we share the data.
  2. Right to Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete the personal data we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
  3. Right to Opt-Out of Sale: You have the right to request that we do not sell your personal information to third parties.Since we do not sell personal information, this does not apply.

To exercise your rights under the CCPA, please contact us at contact@decade-x.org with your request. We will respond within the timeframes established by the CCPA. You may also designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf.

Residents of the United States: We do not collect Social Security Numbers through decade-x.org.

6. Changes to this privacy policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. In the event of significant changes affecting your rights or how we process data, we will notify you by appropriate means (e.g., email or website notification). We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.