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🌿 Privacy Policy – ​​La Fermette Verdoyante Association

At La Fermette Verdoyante, we believe that a relationship of trust begins with transparency. This policy simply explains what data is collected, why, and how we protect it.

It complies with the GDPR and reflects our commitment to a more responsible, respectful, and humane internet.


πŸ›οΈ Who are we?

The La Fermette Verdoyante association is responsible for processing the data collected through our website lafermetteverdoyante.com.

πŸ“§ Contact: contact@lafermetteverdoyante.com πŸ“ Website hosting: self-hosted in France (private server)


🎯 What do we use your data for?

We never collect information without a reason.

Only two uses:

  1. To respond to you when you contact us via the website form,

  2. To understand the website’s audience, in order to improve it without intrusive monitoring.


πŸ“Š What we collect (and what we don’t collect)

πŸ” Audience analysis – Umami

We use Umami, a free and self-hosted tool, installed on our server in France.

  • ❌ No cookies
  • ❌ No full IP address, MAC address, or device identifier
  • βœ… Anonymized data at the source
  • πŸ“Š Aggregated statistics: page views, country, browser, average visit duration

πŸ‘‰ No personal data is collected β†’ no consent required.

πŸ“… Retention: Maximum 6 months.


πŸ“¨ Contact Form – Direct Processing to GMX

When you send a message via the form, the following data is transmitted:

  • First or Last Name
  • Email Address
  • Message

This data is sent directly by a secure backend script to our email address GMX.com.

No data is stored on the website, nor on an intermediary server.

  • Legal basis: performance of a pre-contractual measure (GDPR art. 6.1.b)
  • Recipients: only authorized members of the association
  • Retention period: 30 days in the email inbox, then archived or deleted
  • βœ‰οΈ No transfer to third parties, no subcontractors

πŸ” Security and confidentiality

We take the protection of your data seriously:

  • πŸ”’ Website using HTTPS (TLS encryption)
  • πŸ” Protected server (restricted access, regular updates)
  • πŸ“§ GMX mailbox protected by a strong password and two-factor authentication
  • 🧹 No unnecessary storage: data is deleted as soon as it is no longer needed

🌍 Data sharing

  • Umami: hosted data In France, no sharing, no tracking
  • Form: your messages are only visible to the association’s team

πŸ› οΈ Technology used (for those curious)

Our site is a static site generated with Hugo, lightweight, fast, and secure.

It contains no third-party scripts, no advertising, and no tracking.

We chose this approach to preserve your privacy by design.


✊ Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data (form only):

  • βœ… Right of access
  • βœ… Right to rectification
  • βœ… Right to erasure
  • βœ… Right to object

πŸ‘‰ To exercise these rights, write to us at: contact@lafermetteverdoyante.com

In case of a dispute, you can contact the CNIL: https://www.cnil.fr


πŸ“… Updates to this policy

We make sure to keep this policy up to date.

Last updated: April 6, 2026


🌱 Why this matters to us

Because trust isn’t imposed, it’s built.

We’ve chosen a simple, transparent, and responsible approach:

no tracking, no unnecessary data, no reliance on external tools.

Thank you for your trust and for following us.

🌿 La Fermette Verdoyante