Personal Data: General Policy on the Protection of Personal Data

Preamble

Whether you are a student, staff member, external partner, supplier, or simply a visitor, theUniversité Grenoble Alpes is constantly committed to protecting your personal data.

Committed to ensuring a high level of compliance, theUniversité Grenoble Alpes places data protection at the heart of its priorities. It continuously ensures compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as with the “Data Protection Act” of January 6, 1978, in its current version.

The purpose of this personal data protection policy is to inform you, in a clear, accessible, and transparent manner, about the data processing activities carried out by the University as well as the rights you have in this regard.

Each instance of personal data processing is also accompanied by a specific privacy notice detailing its purposes, legal basis, recipients, retention period, and related rights. These notices are systematically provided to data subjects prior to the collection of their data.

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Data Controllers

Université Grenoble Alpes, represented by its President in his capacity as data controller, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data carried out under its responsibility.

Address:
Université Grenoble Alpes
621 avenue centrale
38400 Saint-Martin-d’Hères

Data Protection Officer

In accordance with Article 37 of the GDPR, theUniversité Grenoble Alpes has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO).

You can contact the DPO by email or by mail.
 
Email address:
dpo@grenet.fr

Mailing address:
DPO Office – DPO
Shared Information Systems Department (DSIM)

Campus 31, rue des mathématiques
38400 Saint-Martin-d'Hères

What is your status?

Are you a student or an applicant?

What data do we process, and why?
TheUniversité Grenoble Alpes processes your personal data for the purposes of managing applications, enrollment, administrative and academic follow-up, as well as supporting your academic journey at the institution.

Other processing activities may also be carried out for management, statistical, and survey purposes, to organize events, or in connection with student health services.

This processing is based on various legal grounds provided for by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, compliance with legal obligations, the University’s legitimate interests, or, in certain cases, your consent.

For more details on the data processed, the specific purposes, and the rights that apply to you, please consult the policy on the processing of applicant and student data available at:

etudiant.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

Are you a staff member or a job applicant?

What data do we process, and why?
TheUniversité Grenoble Alpes processes your personal data in connection with recruitment management, human resources administration, and the monitoring of careers and professional life within the institution.

Other processing activities may be carried out for the purposes of management, statistics, internal investigations, event management, or to provide access to certain services offered to employees.

This data processing is based on various legal grounds provided for by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, compliance with legal obligations, the University’s legitimate interests, or, in certain cases, your consent.

For more details on the data processed, the specific purposes, and the rights that apply to you, please consult the policy on the processing of staff and applicant data on the staff intranet.

Are you a partner, supplier, or guest?

What data do we process, and why?
Université Grenoble Alpes processes your personal data in connection with the management of contractual or partnership relationships, the awarding and performance of contracts or agreements, the promotion of its activities, and your participation in projects, events, meetings, or activities organized by the institution.

The purposes of this processing include, in particular, the administrative, financial, and logistical management of these relationships; institutional communications; the security of the premises; and compliance with legal obligations applicable to the University.

This processing is based on various legal grounds provided for by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), such as the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, compliance with a legal obligation, the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, or the University’s legitimate interests.

Data is collected during your interactions withUniversité Grenoble Alpes, whether in connection with contracts, events, or specific services.

The categories of data collected include:
  • Identity and contact information: information that allows us to identify and contact you.
  • Professional Information: Information related to your professional activities and your company.
  • Connection data: information regarding your use of digital services.
  • Financial data: information related to transactions and payment methods.
  • For partners, suppliers, or guests, this data is used for purposes such as:
    • Managing contracts with suppliers or service providers.
    • Event management.
    • Management of external library user accounts. 
TheUniversité Grenoble Alpes strives to handle your personal data with the utmost care, providing you with transparent information about how your data is processed and adhering to the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

In this regard, specific notices are provided to you at the time your data is collected, depending on the context and the purposes of the processing.

Who has access to your data?

Personal data collected by theUniversité Grenoble Alpes is accessible only to authorized departments and staff, within the limits of their respective responsibilities and in strict accordance with the purposes for which it was collected.

The University maintains a rigorous access control system and ensures that only individuals who need access to the data in the course of their duties are granted access.

Where applicable, certain data may be transmitted to institutional, academic, or contractual partners, or to service providers acting on behalf of the University, within the framework of clearly defined and contractually governed tasks.
 
These recipients are also subject to confidentiality and security obligations.

Finally, data transfers are carried out in accordance with the principle of data minimization, limiting the data shared to what is strictly necessary for the intended purpose.

How long is your data retained?

Université Grenoble Alpes retains your personal data only for as long as is strictly necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, in compliance with the legal, regulatory, or contractual obligations applicable to it.

Retention periods vary depending on the nature of the data and the processing operations involved. They are defined in accordance with current regulations and, where applicable, with the recommendations of the competent authorities or the rules applicable to public archives.
At the end of these periods, the data is either deleted or securely archived when longer retention is required for evidentiary or archival purposes.

In this regard, theUniversité Grenoble Alpes complies, in particular, with the provisions of Instruction “DAF DPACI/RES/2005/003 of February 22, 2005, on the sorting and retention of records received and produced by the departments and institutions contributing to national education.”

Security and Incident Management

How is your data secured?

Université Grenoble Alpes has established technical, legal, and organizational measures to protect your data appropriately, depending on its nature and the scope of processing.

In accordance with Article 32 of the GDPR,Université Grenoble Alpes implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of the personal data being processed.

These measures are designed to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and resilience of information systems, as well as to prevent and detect security incidents.

TheUniversité Grenoble Alpes is committed to continuously reviewing and improving these measures to protect users’ personal data against security risks.

These measures comply with the information system security policy of theUniversité Grenoble Alpes.

Data Breach Management

In the event of a personal data breach—whether internal or external, intentional or accidental—Université Grenoble Alpes strives to gather as much information as possible in order to respond quickly and prevent any recurrence.

A data breach is characterized by a loss of data integrity, availability, or confidentiality.

When the breach poses a risk to the rights and freedoms of the individuals concerned, theUniversité Grenoble Alpes notifies the CNIL within 72 hours. 

In the event of a high risk, the data subjects are informed without delay so that they can take the necessary measures.

If you become aware of a breach, please report it immediately to the Data Protection Officer (DPO) at the following address:

dpo@grenet.fr 

Transfer of Your Personal Data Outside the European Union

In general, the personal data processed by theUniversité Grenoble Alpes is hosted and stored within the European Union.

However, certain processing activities may involve data transfers to countries outside the European Economic Area, particularly in the context of international partnerships, student exchange programs, or the use of certain digital tools.

In such cases, theUniversité Grenoble Alpes ensures that these transfers are subject to appropriate safeguards, in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), such as:
  • A decision by the European Commission on adequacy.
  • The signing of standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.
  • Or any other warranty provided for by applicable regulations.
You can obtain additional information about these transfers by contacting the Data Protection Officer.

What are your rights, and how can you exercise them?

TheUniversité Grenoble Alpes processes your personal data in connection with its activities, and in accordance with the GDPR, you have the following rights:
  1. Right to be informed: You have the right to know all the details regarding the processing of your personal data, including the data involved, the purposes and legal bases for processing, the retention periods, the recipients, and all other information pertaining to the processing.
  2. Right of access: Any person may review all information concerning them, as well as its source, and obtain a copy of it.
  3. Right to rectification: the right to request that data be corrected, supplemented, updated, or deleted.
  4. Right to restrict processing: You may request that the organization temporarily suspend the use of certain data about you. This right may be exercised, in particular, while your request to exercise another right is being processed.
And, depending on the processing activities and their legal basis:  
  1. Right to erasure: You may have your data erased under certain conditions, including if the data is no longer necessary for the purposes of the processing or if the processing is unlawful.
  2. Right to data portability: This right allows you to retrieve some of your data in a machine-readable format, which may enable you to transfer it to another organization.
  3. Right to object: You have the right to object to an organization’s use of your data for a specific purpose, citing a particular circumstance.
  4. Right to withdraw your consent.
  5. Right to request direct intervention by an agent: in the case of an automated decision or profiling.
  6. The right to establish guidelines regarding your personal data after your death.
You may contact the Data Protection Officer to exercise your rights or, more generally, for any questions regarding the protection of your data.

You also have the right to file a complaint with the CNIL:

www.cnil.fr/fr/plaintes

Developments in Personal Data Protection Policy

This privacy policy is subject to change, particularly in light of changes in laws and regulations.
Published on November 14, 2019
Updated on September 17, 2026