Privacy Policy – Euro Industries
Privacy Policy – Euro Industries
Last updated: October 2026
1. Introduction
Personal data that you provide to us when browsing the Euro Industries website or using its features is processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of 27 April 2016 and the French Data Protection Act of 6 January 1978, as amended.
In the interests of transparency, this Privacy Policy aims to inform you about how your personal data is collected and processed when you browse the website, register for the trade show, submit contact requests or receive communications relating to Euro Industries.
2. Identity and contact details of the data controller
The data controller responsible for processing personal data is:
Mulhouse Expo SAEML
120, rue Lefebvre
68100 Mulhouse – France
For any questions relating to the protection of your personal data or to exercise your rights, you can contact us:
By email: euroindustries@parcexpo.fr
By post: Mulhouse Expo SAEML, 120, rue Lefebvre, 68100 Mulhouse, France.
3. Purposes and legal bases for processing
Mulhouse Expo SAEML carries out various personal data processing activities as part of the management and operation of the Euro Industries website.
1) Based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR), where required:
Sending newsletters and promotional communications electronically;
Using cookies and other trackers that require prior consent;
Collecting data for advertising or browsing-tracking purposes where such processing requires your consent.
2) Based on the performance of pre-contractual measures or a contract (Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR), depending on the processing activity concerned:
Managing visitor and exhibitor registrations for the Euro Industries trade show;
Managing requests and services relating to participation in the trade show.
3) Based on the legitimate interests of Mulhouse Expo SAEML (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), where appropriate:
Administering, maintaining and securing the website;
Managing enquiries and professional communications;
Improving the website's technical performance, in compliance with applicable regulations.
4. Categories of personal data processed
Depending on the features used, the following data may be collected:
Identification and contact details: surname, first name, email address, telephone number, company, job title and the content of messages submitted.
Registration data: information required to manage visitor and exhibitor registrations, participation in the trade show and related services.
Browsing and technical data: IP address, connection date and time, information about the browser and device used, pages visited and technical data required for the website to function.
When audience measurement, marketing or advertising tools are enabled, certain browsing data may also be collected in accordance with applicable regulations and the choices expressed by the user.
Once you have registered, Mulhouse Expo SAEML may access your data to contact you and send you informational emails relating to the organisation of your visit (opening of B2B appointment scheduling, badges available for download, countdown to the trade show, etc.).
Furthermore, when you are registered and logged in to the website, certain data may be shared with our partners and exhibitors, depending on the actions you take:
If you answer “Yes” to the question “Would you like to participate free of charge in business meetings, allowing you to freely schedule B2B appointments according to your availability?”, you allow the trade show's exhibitors and partners to access the following data: company size, company sector of activity, favourite topic(s), first name, surname, job title and company name.
If you tick the “GDPR Consent – Exhibitors & Partners” box, you agree that your data may be shared with exhibitors and partners when you interact with them or with the products they offer (registering for their sessions, adding their company to your favourites or having your badge scanned at the trade show). The data concerned are: company size, company sector of activity, favourite topic(s), first name, surname, job title, company name, email address and telephone number.
When registering for a session, you agree that your data will be shared with the partner (exhibitor) organising the session. The following data are shared: session name, registration date, first name, surname, email address, company name, job title, telephone number, postcode, city, country and role.
When allowing an exhibitor or partner to scan your badge at the trade show, you agree that your data will be shared with them. The following data are shared: first name, surname, company name, job title, telephone number, postcode, city, country, role and scan date.
5. Recipients of personal data
Personal data may be disclosed to:
Authorised staff of Mulhouse Expo SAEML;
Service providers responsible for hosting, maintaining and technically managing the website;
Service providers involved in managing registrations, newsletters and electronic communications;
Providers of audience measurement, tag management or marketing tools, where such tools are actually used.
The website notably uses Google Tag Manager, a tag management tool that allows third-party tools to be deployed and managed on the website. Any data collected depends on the tags that are actually configured and enabled.
The relevant service providers may access data only to the extent necessary to perform their duties and in compliance with applicable data protection obligations.
Website hosting provider: OCI – 2 rue Ampère, 67450 Mundolsheim, France.
6. Retention period for personal data
Data is retained for a period proportionate to the purposes for which it is processed.
| Purpose | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Contact enquiries | 24 months from the date of the last contact |
| Website administration and security | 12 months, depending on the nature of the technical logs |
| Trade show registrations | For as long as necessary to manage registrations and the event, followed, where applicable, by archiving in accordance with applicable obligations |
| Newsletters and promotional communications | Until you unsubscribe or withdraw your consent, subject to the retention of data required to manage opt-outs and objections |
| Data collected through cookies and tracking tools | According to the retention period of each tracker and the settings of the tools used – see our Cookie Policy |
Mulhouse Expo SAEML retains personal data for no longer than is necessary to fulfil the purposes set out above, plus any applicable statutory and regulatory limitation periods under French and European law, where relevant.
7. Transfers of data outside the European Union
Personal data transmitted to Mulhouse Expo SAEML will not be transferred to a country outside the European Union or to an international organisation.
Certain service providers or third-party tools, particularly digital platforms such as social networks including LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram, the YouTube online video platform, and tools required for tag management, audience measurement or marketing, may involve processing activities or transfers of data outside the European Union. You are expressly informed that images, videos and animated footage produced during events may be accessible outside the European Economic Area.
8. Cookies and other trackers
The Euro Industries website uses a cookie management mechanism that allows visitors to express their preferences regarding trackers.
The website also uses Google Tag Manager, which allows tags associated with various services to be managed. The presence of this tool does not mean that all tags or trackers are systematically enabled.
Trackers that are strictly necessary for the website to function may be used without prior consent. Other trackers, particularly those intended for audience measurement, advertising or browsing tracking, require prior consent where applicable regulations so require.
Visitors can accept, reject or configure the relevant trackers through the cookie management mechanism. They may also withdraw their consent at any time, as easily as they gave it.
The cookie categories, their purposes, retention periods and the relevant providers are detailed in the website's cookie management mechanism.
9. Exercising your rights
In accordance with the GDPR and the French Data Protection Act, you have the following rights, subject to the conditions laid down by applicable regulations:
Right of access to your personal data (Article 15 of the GDPR);
Right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data (Article 16);
Right to erasure of your data in the cases provided for by applicable regulations (Article 17);
Right to restriction of processing (Article 18);
Right to object to certain processing activities, particularly those based on legitimate interests, as well as to processing for direct marketing purposes, subject to the conditions laid down by applicable regulations (Article 21);
Right to data portability where the conditions set out in the GDPR are met (Article 20);
Right to withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
You may also issue instructions regarding the handling of your personal data after your death, in accordance with applicable French legislation.
To exercise your rights, you can contact Mulhouse Expo SAEML:
By post
Mulhouse Expo SAEML
120 rue Lefebvre
68100 MULHOUSE
France
By email:euroindustries@parcexpo.fr