Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This privacy policy describes how EICMI (École Internationale de Composition Musicale à l’Image) collects, uses, and protects the personal data of users of the website www.eicmi.com.
It has been drafted in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – EU 2016/679) and the French Data Protection Act.

By browsing our website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

2. Data controller

EICMI – International School of Music Composition for the Moving Image
Address: 3 place de la Gare, Châteauroux, France
Email: emmanuellegaume@eicmi.fr
Phone: +33 6 60 58 99 07

Website: https://www.eicmi.com

The data controller is the legal or natural person who determines the purposes and means of data processing.

3. Data collected

We only collect data that is necessary to ensure the proper functioning of our site and services. This data may include:

a. Data that you voluntarily provide to us

  • First and last name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Application or training registration information
  • Messages sent via contact or admission forms

b. Data collected automatically

  • IP address
  • Browsing data (pages visited, duration of visit, clicks, etc.)
  • Device and browser type
  • Cookies and trackers (see section 7)

7. Cookies and trackers

Our website uses cookies to:

  • Ensure its proper functioning (technical cookies)
  • Measure audience and improve content (analytical cookies, e.g., Google Analytics)
  • Personalize your experience

You can manage your preferences at any time via the cookie banner displayed on your first visit, or by adjusting your browser settings.

8. Retention period

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

Contact details: up to 3 years after the last contact

Application details: for the duration of the recruitment process + 2 years

Browsing data: 13 months maximum

Data related to education: in accordance with the legal obligations in force

9. Your rights

In accordance with the GDPR and the French Data Protection Act, you have the following rights regarding your data:

Right of access: obtain a copy of your data

Right of rectification: correct inaccurate data

Right to erasure: request the deletion of your data

Right to object: object to certain processing operations

Right to restriction: temporarily suspend processing

Right to portability: receive your data in a structured format

Right to withdraw your consent at any time

To exercise these rights, contact us at:
✉️ emmanuellegaume@eicmi.fr
📍 or by post at the address indicated in section 2.

You can also lodge a complaint with the CNIL (www.cnil.fr).

10. Security

EICMI implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, or destruction.

11. Transfers outside the EU

In principle, your data is not transferred outside the European Union.
If a transfer does take place (for example, via certain technical service providers), we ensure that it offers an adequate level of protection in accordance with the GDPR (standard contractual clauses or countries recognized as adequate by the European Commission).

12. Changes to the policy

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time, in particular to comply with any legal or technical developments.
The current version is always available on this page, with the date of the update.

Last update: September 30, 2025