1. Introduction
France Biotech places great importance on the protection of personal data and is committed to ensuring a high level of protection in accordance with applicable regulations, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR) and the French Data Protection Act.
This Privacy Policy aims to inform participants of the Pharma x Biotech Matching Day about how their personal data is collected, used and protected.
2. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for processing your personal data is:
For any questions regarding the protection of your personal data, you can contact France Biotech at: contact@france-biotech.org
3. Personal Data Collected
As part of your registration for the Pharma x Biotech Matching Day , France Biotech may collect the following personal data:
- first name and last name;
- professional contact details (email address, phone number, company, position);
- information relating to your organization and its activities;
- information required to organize meetings and facilitate matchmaking (areas of expertise, therapeutic areas, technologies, interests, needs and any other information provided through the registration form);
- any other information voluntarily provided by participants.
4. Purpose of Data Processing
Personal data is collected and processed exclusively for the following purposes:
- managing registrations for the Pharma x Biotech Matching Day ;
- organizing professional meetings and matchmaking sessions;
- facilitating connections between registered participants;
- ensuring the smooth running of the event;
- communicating with participants before, during and after the event regarding its organization;
- producing anonymized statistics related to the event.
5. Data Recipients
Personal data may be accessed by:
- France Biotech teams responsible for organizing the Pharma x Biotech Matching Day ;
- technical service providers involved in operating the event platform, within the scope of their assigned missions;
- registered participants of the event, only where necessary to facilitate professional exchanges, networking opportunities and meeting organization.
Information collected through the platform is used exclusively for the purposes of the Biotech x Pharma Matching Day.
Personal data is not sold, transferred or disclosed to third parties for commercial purposes unrelated to the organization of the event.
6. Legal Basis for Processing
The processing of personal data is based on:
- the implementation of measures necessary for participation in the event;
- France Biotech’s legitimate interest in organizing the Pharma x Biotech Matching Day and facilitating professional connections between participants;
- the participant’s consent where required by applicable regulations.
7. Data Retention Period
Personal data is retained for the period necessary to organize the event and manage related administrative activities.
At the end of this period, data is deleted or archived in accordance with applicable legal obligations.
8. Data Security
France Biotech implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and security of personal data and to prevent unauthorized access, loss, alteration or disclosure.
9. Participants’ Rights
In accordance with applicable regulations, participants have the following rights:
- right of access;
- right to rectification;
- right to erasure;
- right to restriction of processing;
- right to object;
- right to data portability where applicable.
Participants may exercise these rights by contacting France Biotech at: contact@france-biotech.org
If participants believe that their rights have not been respected, they may lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority (CNIL).
10. Changes to this Privacy Policy
France Biotech reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in legislation, regulations or the organization of the Pharma x Biotech Matching Day
The applicable version is the one published on the event platform.
