Article 1: preamble
The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform users of the site:
- On how their personal data is collected. Personal data is considered to be any information that allows a user to be identified. As such, it may be: their first and last names, their age, their postal or email address, their location or their IP address (non-exhaustive list).
- On the rights they have concerning this data.
- On the person responsible for processing the personal data collected and processed.
- On the recipients of this personal data.
- On the site’s cookie policy.
This policy completes the legal mentions that can be consulted by users at the following address.
Article 2: principles relating to the collection and processing of personal data
In accordance with Article 5 of the European Regulation 2016/679, personal data is:
- Processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject. Collected for specified (see Article 3.1 hereof), explicit and legitimate purposes, and not be - further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes.
- Adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed.
- Accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date. Every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay.
- Kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed.
- Processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organizational measures.
Processing is lawful only if and to the extent that at least one of the following applies:
- The data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes.
- Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.
- Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.
- Processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person.
- Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
- Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.
Article 3: personal data collected and processed in the context of navigation on the site
Article 3.1: Data collected
The collection and processing of data in the context of our activity are as follows:
Newsletter
Data: Last name, first name, email address.
Purpose: Sending information on the news and activities of the association.
Registration for retreats, memberships and donations
Data: Last name, first name, email address and information related to the order.
Purpose: Management of registrations, ticketing and organization of events.
Visit statistics (analytics)
Data: Anonymized browsing data.
Particularity: We use a privacy-friendly solution that does not drop tracking cookies and anonymizes IP addresses.
Purpose: Audience measurement to improve our site.
Particularity: We use a privacy-friendly solution that does not drop tracking cookies and anonymizes IP addresses.
Article 3.2: Data collection method
When you use our site, the following data is automatically collected:
- Country of connection (anonymized).
- Pages visited (anonymized).
- Number of visits (anonymized).
- Time of visit (anonymized).
They are kept by the data controller under reasonable security conditions, for a period of: 1 year.
The company may keep certain personal data beyond the deadlines announced above in order to fulfill its legal or regulatory obligations.
Article 3.3: Data hosting
Site
The zen-deshimaru.com site is hosted by Cloudflare, whose head office is located at 101 Townsend St 94107 San Francisco.
Newsletter
External platform Brevo.
Registration for retreats, memberships and donations
External platform Hello Asso. Bank data is processed directly by Hello Asso in a secure manner; the association never has access to your credit card numbers.
Visit statistics (Analytics)
External platform Betterlytics.
Article 4: data controller and data protection officer
Article 4.1: The data controller
Personal data is collected by the Zen Deshimaru Buddhist Association, a 1901 law association.
The personal data controller can be contacted as follows:
- By mail to the address: Temple zen du Caroux, Route du Hameau de Douch, 34610 Rosis.
- By email:
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Article 5: user rights regarding data collection and processing
Any user concerned by the processing of their personal data may avail themselves of the following rights, pursuant to European Regulation 2016/679 and the Data Protection Act (Law 78-17 of January 6, 1978):
- Right of access, rectification and right to erasure of data (set out respectively in articles 15, 16 and 17 of the GDPR).
- Right to data portability (article 20 of the GDPR).
- Right to limitation (article 18 of the GDPR) and to object to the processing of data (article 21 of the GDPR).
- Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on an automated process.
- Right to determine the fate of data after death.
- Right to refer to the competent supervisory authority (article 77 of the GDPR).
To exercise your rights, please send your letter to the contact details in article 4.1 above.
In order for the data controller to grant their request, the user may be required to provide them with certain information such as: their first and last names, their e-mail address as well as their account, personal space or subscriber number.
Consult the cnil.fr site for more information on your rights.
Article 6: conditions for modifying the privacy policy
The publisher of the zen-deshimaru.com site reserves the right to modify this Policy at any time in order to ensure that users of the site comply with the law in force.
Any modifications shall not affect purchases previously made on the site, which remain subject to the Policy in force at the time of purchase and as accepted by the user when validating the purchase.
The user is invited to read this Policy each time they use our services, without it being necessary to formally notify them.
This policy, published on 04/02/2026, was updated on 04/02/2026.