Privacy policy — Opalenews

Data controller

Opalenews, whose details appear in the legal notice.

Data collected

Email address: when an organiser submits an event, so we can contact them if needed (moderation, request for clarification).
Event information: title, description, location, dates provided by the organiser and intended for publication.
Geolocation: used only if you explicitly allow it in your browser, to sort results by proximity. No coordinates are stored server-side.
Compte membre : adresse email, nom affiché et avatar (facultatif), pour se connecter, publier des événements et gérer ses favoris. Modifiable ou supprimable à tout moment depuis votre espace « Mon compte ».
Abonnement à la newsletter : adresse email, adresse IP de consentement (preuve d'inscription), préférences de catégories. Désabonnement possible à tout moment via le lien présent dans chaque email.
Contact messages: when you write to a business in the directory or to an event organiser through the site form, we keep your name, email address, phone number if you provide one, IP address and the content of your message.

Contact forms

The site lets you contact a business in the directory or an event organiser without their email address being published. Your message is passed on from the Opalenews address, with your own address as reply-to: their answer reaches you directly, without going through us.

We therefore pass on to that recipient your name, your email address, your phone number if you provided one, and the content of your message. That is what the form checkbox asks you to agree to — without that consent, no message is sent.

A copy is kept for twelve months so a complaint or abuse can be handled, then deleted automatically. Opalenews takes no part in the exchange and does not guarantee a reply.

Cookies and third-party services

The site uses the following third-party services, which may place cookies on your device:

Google Analytics 4: website audience measurement (pages viewed, referrer, device type). This service sets cookies (_ga) and is loaded only after your explicit consent: if you decline, no data is sent to it.
Google reCAPTCHA: protects forms against automated submissions. Google may collect technical information (IP address, browsing behaviour) to detect bots.
Google Maps: map display of event locations. Loading the map involves a connection to Google's servers.

Use of these services is subject to Google's terms of use and privacy policy.

Destinataires et sous-traitants

Certaines données sont transmises aux prestataires techniques suivants, dans la stricte mesure nécessaire au fonctionnement du site :

Services d'intelligence artificielle (Google Gemini, Groq, DeepL) : utilisés pour l'enrichissement, la traduction et le résumé du contenu des événements (titres, descriptions publiques). Ces services ne reçoivent pas vos données de compte ou de contact.
Pinecone (moteur de recherche) : indexe le contenu public des événements (titre, description, ville, prix) pour la recherche sémantique. Aucune donnée personnelle d'organisateur, de membre ou d'abonné n'y est transmise.
Brevo (envoi d'emails) : achemine les emails transactionnels (réinitialisation de mot de passe, confirmations) et la newsletter. Traite directement votre adresse email dans ce cadre.

Retention period

Organisers' emails are kept as long as the associated events remain published, then deleted within a reasonable time after the event ends.

Les comptes membres et abonnements newsletter sont conservés tant qu'ils restent actifs ; vous pouvez les supprimer vous-même à tout moment (compte : espace « Mon compte » ; newsletter : lien de désabonnement).

Messages sent through the contact forms are kept for twelve months, then deleted automatically.

Your rights

In accordance with the GDPR, you have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability and objection regarding your personal data. To exercise these rights, write to info@opalenews.com.

In case of dispute, you may lodge a complaint with the CNIL (www.cnil.fr).