update April 2019
THE MEMORIAL OF THE SHOAH is committed to respecting the privacy of Internet users accessing the Site. The purpose of the data management policy is to enable the user to become aware of the processing procedures for his personal data throughout his navigation on the site and of his rights regarding respect for his privacy and protection of his personal data.
In the context of the management of the site, data is processed in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (“GDPR”) and the amended "Data Processing and Freedoms" law of 6 January 1978 and under the conditions set out below. This Policy may be updated, and Internet users are invited to consult it regularly.
The controller of personal data processed within the framework of the website is the SHOAH MEMORIAL.
A special feature concerns personal data collected by clicking on icons of partners or social networks such as Facebook or Twitter. In this case, the controller is the third party whose website or social network is consulted.
During the navigation of users on the site data concerning them may be collected. No data will be collected without the knowledge of the users. Data is collected only for the following specific, explicit and legitimate purposes:
This data may be shared with third party subcontractors assisting the SHOAH MEMORIAL in its missions.
The data are located in France and possibly in the European Union. If the data is located in a third country of the European Union on an ad hoc basis, the recipient guarantees an adequate level of protection regarding the processing of the data in accordance with the data protection regulations.
The data is kept for a period not exceeding the necessary duration. As soon as a data is no longer useful for the purpose for which it was collected, it is either destroyed or archived to establish proof of a right or contract.
The site may automatically collect information that will only be used to track the volume, type and configuration of traffic, to develop its design and layout, for other administrative and planning purposes and more generally to improve the site.
The site relies on certain services offered by third-party sites, including sharing buttons (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn). These features use third party cookies directly placed by these services. At any time, and without altering the user experience, it is possible to disable the collection of this data, through browser settings. For more information, please consult the
In accordance with the data protection regulations, internet users have rights over their personal data. Thus, under the conditions and limits set by the regulations on data protection and after having justified their identity (for example by transmitting a copy of their identity card):
– Internet users have the right to request access to their data, rectification or deletion of them.
– Internet users have the right to decide on their post-mortem fate and to obtain the prompt erasure of data collected when they were minors at the time of collection;
– Internet users also have the right to object to data processing, to limit it.
You can contact the SHOAH MEMORIAL to exercise these rights at the following email address:
In addition, it is possible to unsubscribe from the news at any time on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of each email. You can also unsubscribe by sending a message to
If consent for the processing of personal data has already been given, it can be withdrawn at any time without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing before the withdrawal.
The MEMORIAL DE LA SHOAH has appointed a Data Protection Officer who can be contacted for any request relating to the protection of personal data at the following address:
In addition, for any complaint, the MEMORIAL OF THE SHOAH reminds that it is possible to contact the Data Protection Officer at the following address: