Privacy policy
Last updated: October 2026
This is an English translation provided for convenience. In case of discrepancy, the French version prevails.
Controller
Personal data processed through the website www.hemistiches.com (the “Website”) is processed by Maître François Césure, Avocat at the Paris Bar, law firm Hémistiches, 33, avenue Mac-Mahon, 75017 Paris, France (the “Publisher”).
Contact: francois.cesure@hemistiches.com.
Data processed
The Website has no forms, no user accounts and no newsletter subscription. The only data processed is:
- the data you provide when you email or call the Publisher: identity, contact details and the content of your request;
- technical connection data (IP address, date and time, pages viewed), processed by the host for the operation and security of the Website.
The Cadence and Diapason assessments, accessible from the Website, are separate websites (cadence.hemistiches.com and diapason.hemistiches.com), published by the Publisher and hosted by Netlify, Inc. Data collected on them is governed by their own privacy policy, set out on each of them.
Purposes and legal bases
- Responding to your requests and, where appropriate, preparing a possible engagement: steps taken at your request prior to entering into a contract (Article 6(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the “GDPR”) or the Publisher’s legitimate interest in responding to the requests it receives (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
- Ensuring the operation and security of the Website: the Publisher’s legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Data processed in the context of a matter entrusted to the Publisher is covered by professional secrecy and is subject to separate information.
Recipients
Your data is intended solely for the Publisher. It is not sold, rented or used for marketing purposes.
It may be processed on the Publisher’s behalf and instructions by its technical service providers: the Website host, Wix.com Ltd., and the Publisher’s email service provider.
Transfers outside the European Union
The Website host is established in Israel, a country covered by an adequacy decision of the European Commission. Any other transfer of data outside the European Union is carried out in accordance with Chapter V of the GDPR.
Retention periods
- Requests that did not lead to an engagement: three years from the last exchange.
- Technical connection data: limited to what is necessary for the security of the Website.
Cookies
The Website uses no audience measurement cookies, advertising cookies or tracking tools. Only trackers strictly necessary for its technical operation may be set, which do not require your consent.
Your rights
Under Articles 15 to 22 of the GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify and erase your data, to restrict its processing, to object to it and to data portability. You may also give instructions regarding the fate of your data after your death, in accordance with Article 85 of French Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, data files and civil liberties.
These rights may be exercised by email at francois.cesure@hemistiches.com or by post to the firm’s address. You will receive a response within one month, which may be extended under the conditions provided for by the GDPR. Where there is reasonable doubt as to your identity, proof of identity may be requested.
You may lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), www.cnil.fr.