Privacy Policy

Table of Contents

Article 1: Preamble

This privacy policy applies to the website https://www.cube-s.org. The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform users of the site about:
  • How their personal data is collected and processed.
  • All data related to an identified or identifiable user is considered personal data.
  • The rights of users regarding this data.
  • Who is responsible for processing the collected and processed personal data.
  • To whom this data is transmitted.

Article 2: General principles regarding the collection and processing of data

According to Article 5 of the European Regulation 2016/679, the collection and processing of user data on the site adhere to the following principles:

  • Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: Data can only be collected and processed with the user’s consent. Whenever personal data is collected, the user will be informed of the reasons for its collection.
  • Purpose limitation: Data collection and processing are carried out for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes outlined in this privacy policy.
  • Data minimization: Only data necessary for the specified purposes are collected.
  • Limited storage duration: Data is kept for a limited time, of which the user is informed. If not possible, the user is informed of the criteria used to determine the storage period.
  • Integrity and confidentiality of collected and processed data: The data controller ensures the integrity and confidentiality of the collected data.

For the collection and processing of personal data to be lawful, in accordance with Article 6 of the European Regulation 2016/679, it must meet at least one of the following conditions:

  • The user has given explicit consent to the processing.
  • Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract.
  • Processing is required by law.
  • Processing is necessary to protect vital interests.
  • Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority.
  • Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the data controller or by a third party.

Article 3: Personal data collected and processed during navigation on the site

A - Data Collected and Processed and Collection Method

1 – During registration for the CUBES competition

The personal data collected on the CUBE.S website includes:

Name and Surname of the user

  • Job title
  • Phone number
  • Email address
  • Type of establishment
  • Name of the establishment
  • Postal address of the establishment
  • SIREN or SIRET number
  • Number of buildings to register
 

This data is collected when the user fills out the registration request.
The data controller will retain all collected data in its computer systems and under reasonable security conditions for a period of 5 years from the moment the establishment is officially registered for the competition.

The collection and processing of this data serve the following purposes:

The personal data provided by the user allows us to respond to their registration request for the CUBE.S competition and to analyze if the user can be eligible for the competition.

2 – Participation in the questionnaire as part of the Family Study

The Family Study conducted as part of the CUBE.S competition presents a questionnaire whose results are collected by Harris Interactive, a market research and opinion polling institute. The personal data collected by Harris Interactive on the URL https://cube-s.org/etude-famille includes:
  • Age of the student
  • Gender
  • Name of the establishment
  • Eco-delegate function
  • Student’s class
  • Awareness of the CUBE.S competition among student respondents and parent respondents
  • Implementation of the CUBE.S competition within the establishment
  • Appreciation of the CUBE.S competition
  • Reasons for appreciation of the CUBE.S competition
  • Use of the ambassador kit
  • Appreciation of the ambassador kit
  • Awareness of the Energic application
  • Appreciation of the Energic application
  • Personal involvement level in the CUBE.S competition
  • Motivations to participate in the CUBE.S competition
  • Declared impact of the CUBE.S competition on the student
  • Importance given to environmental respect
  • Feeling of control over energy within the establishment and at home
  • Ease of energy saving
  • Perceived responsibility regarding energy savings
  • Family involvement in environmental gestures in general
  • Discussions related to environmental respect, environmental practices, and energy savings within the family circle
  • Environmental behaviors within the family and the establishment
  • Comparison of energy-saving habits between home and the establishment
  • Level of progress in adopting eco-gestures
  • Awareness of CUBE.S within the family
  • Impact of CUBE.S on family discussions
  • Desire for transfers of pro-environmental practices from the establishment to the family, details, and barriers to these transfers
  • Knowledge of the child’s involvement by parents
  • Perception of the child’s involvement by parents
  • Discovery of transfers by parents
  • Use of environmental tools and actions by parents
  • Parent participation in the competition
  • Benefits or barriers to perceived transfers by parents
  • CUBE.S identification code
  • Number of children living in the household
  • Level of education of the parent respondent
  • Income level of the parent respondent
  • Age of the children in the household
  • Type of housing
  • Tenant or owner status
  • Type of heating
  • Energy renovation work carried out
This data is collected anonymously when the user fills out the questionnaire hosted on the Harris Interactive website. At the end of the questionnaire, parents are invited to fill out a form to grant electronic authorization to the competition organizers (IFPEB/A4MT) to access their energy consumption data and analyze its evolution, called “Family Study: energy consumption” form. In this form, a personal identification code is requested to link the questionnaire responses with the energy consumption data of volunteering parents. Thus, families that have both completed the questionnaire and filled out the form expressly consent to the use of their identification form data for analyzing their questionnaire responses. In other words, families that have responded to both the questionnaire and the form expressly waive the anonymity of the responses given to the questionnaire. The personal data collected is not intended to be published as part of the study. The collection and processing of this data serve the following purposes:
  • Understand how the CUBE.S competition is perceived in participating schools and its impacts on students and their families,
  • Determine new environmentally friendly gestures or practices learned and implemented,
  • Identify transfers of environmentally friendly practices in energy between the establishment and the student’s home,
  • Determine which elements implemented in the establishment promote these transfers,
  • Understand the levers and barriers to transfers,
  • Evaluate the pedagogical impact of the CUBE.S competition and the role that education of young generations can play in responsible and citizen environmental behaviors,
  • Evaluate family involvement in educational and environmental action.

3 – Participation in the Energy Consumption Study as part of the Family Study

The personal data collected by IFPEB on the URL https://cube-s.org/etude-famille-22/ includes:

  • Child’s class whose school participates in CUBE.S
  • Name of the establishment
  • Type of housing in which the child lives
  • Surface area in m2 of the accommodation
  • Building construction period
  • Number of people residing in the household
  • Heating mode within the accommodation
  • Type of energy for heating
  • Electricity PDL (Point de Livraison)
  • If applicable, gas PCE (Point de Comptage et d’Estimation)
  • CUBE.S identification code
 

This data is collected when the user fills out the Family Study: energy consumption form.
The data controller will retain all collected data in its computer systems and under reasonable security conditions until December 31, 2025.

The collection and processing of this data serve the following purposes:

  • Evaluate to what extent awareness-raising actions on energy issues carried out in the child’s school participating in the CUBE.S competition may also have benefited the child’s household,
  • Analyze energy consumption within the household before and after participation in the CUBE.S competition,
  • Compare the experience regarding changes in environmentally friendly behaviors and the reality of energy consumption within the household.

B - Legal Basis for the Collection and Processing of Personal Data on the website www.cube-s.org

The data collected on this site and subject to processing by the site’s publisher in accordance with this privacy policy are collected under the express authorization granted by the user at the time of data collection.

This authorization is granted by the user when they check the box corresponding to the expressly dedicated mention stating “I acknowledge that I have read and accept the provisions of the privacy policy of the website www.cube-s.org and expressly consent to the collection and processing of my personal data in accordance with the purposes set out in the privacy policy”. 

C - Transmission of Data to Third Parties

The personal data collected by the CUBE.S website is not transmitted to any third parties and is only processed by the site’s publisher and its service providers for the achievement of the aforementioned purposes, namely the company TOUTENPIXEL (Limited Liability Company, RCS Lille Métropole B 538768128, headquartered at 200 rue du Faubourg de Roubaix, 59800 Lille) and the company A4MT (Simplified Joint Stock Company, RCS PARIS 88171731800011, headquartered at 7 rue Blanche, 75009 PARIS). 

D - Data Hosting

The CUBE.S website is hosted by: OVH, headquartered at the following address:

2 rue Kellermann
BP 80157 59053
ROUBAIX Cedex 1 

The host can be contacted at the following phone number: +33 (0)8 203 203 63.

Article 4: Data controller

A - Data Controller

The data controller for personal data is Jean-Benoît LAFOND. He can be contacted via email at the address ifpeb@ifpeb.fr.

The data controller is responsible for determining the purposes and means of processing personal data.

B - Responsibilities of the Data Controller

The data controller commits to protecting the personal data collected, not to transmit it to third parties without the user being informed, and to respect the purposes for which this data was collected.

In the event that the integrity, confidentiality, or security of the user’s personal data is compromised, the data controller undertakes to inform the user by any means.

Article 5: User rights

In accordance with regulations regarding the processing of personal data, the user possesses the following rights.

For the data controller to fulfill their request, the user is required to provide their first and last name as well as their email address. 

The data controller is obligated to respond to the user within a maximum of 30 (thirty) days.

A - Presentation of user rights regarding data collection and processing

1 - Right of access, rectification, and erasure

The user can access, update, modify, or request the deletion of their data by following the procedure outlined below:

The user must contact the data controller, specifying the purpose of their request and using the email address provided above. 

2 - Right to data portability

The user has the right to request the portability of their personal data, held by the site in the form of an Excel or CSV file. 

The user must make a request for the portability of their personal data to the data controller, by sending an email via the email address provided above.

3 - Right to restriction and objection to data processing

The user has the right to request the limitation or to object to the processing of their data by the site, without the site being able to refuse, except to demonstrate the existence of legitimate and compelling reasons that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the user. 

To request the limitation of the processing of their data or to object to the processing of their data, the user must follow the following procedure:

The user must make a request to limit the processing of their personal data to the data controller, by sending an email via the email address provided above.

4 - Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

If the data controller decides not to respond to the user’s request, and the user wishes to challenge this decision, or if they believe that one of the rights listed above has been infringed, they have the right to contact the CNIL (National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties, https://www.cnil.fr) or any competent court. 

B - Personal data of minors

In accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the European Regulation 2016/679 and the Data Protection Act, only minors aged 15 or older can consent to the collection and processing of their personal data.

If the user is a minor under the age of 15, the agreement of a legal representative will be required for the collection and processing of personal data. 

The site publisher reserves the right to verify by any means that the user is over 15 years old, or that they have obtained the agreement of a legal representative before browsing the site.

Article 6: Use of "Cookies" files

The site uses ‘cookies’ techniques.

A ‘cookie’ is a small file (less than 4 KB), stored by the site on the user’s hard drive, containing information about the user’s browsing habits. 

These files allow the site to process statistics and information about traffic, facilitate navigation, and improve the service for the user’s comfort.

For the use of ‘cookies’ files involving the storage and analysis of personal data, the user’s consent is required.

This user consent is considered valid for a maximum period of 13 (thirteen) months. At the end of this period, the site will ask the user for permission again to save ‘cookies’ files on their hard drive.

A - User's opposition to the use of 'cookies' files by the site

The user is informed that they can oppose the recording of these ‘cookies’ files by configuring their browsing software.

For information, the user can find the steps to follow to configure their browsing software to oppose the recording of ‘cookies’ files at the following addresses: 

If the user decides to disable the ‘cookies’ files, they can continue browsing the site. However, any dysfunction of the site caused by this manipulation could not be considered the responsibility of the site publisher.

B - Description of the 'cookies' files used by the site

The site publisher draws the user’s attention to the fact that the following cookies are used during their navigation:

Article 7: Conditions for modifying the privacy policy

The present privacy policy can be consulted at any time at the following address: 

The site publisher reserves the right to modify it to ensure compliance with current law.
Therefore, users are invited to regularly consult this privacy policy to stay informed of the latest changes.

However, in the event of a substantial modification of this policy, the user will be informed as follows:

By email, at the address provided by the user.
It is brought to the user’s attention that the last update of this privacy policy took place on: 15/11/2022.