Legal notices
In accordance with the provisions of French Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, users of the ISIET website are hereby informed of the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and ongoing management.
Website publisher
The present website, accessible at https://isiet.org/
(the “Site”), is published by the INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR INNER EAR THERAPEUTICS (ISIET), a non-profit association governed by the French Law of 1 July 1901, registered with the French National Register of Associations (RNA) under number W751263828, with its registered office at 63 rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France.
ISIET is represented by Dr Saaid Safieddine, duly authorised for this purpose.
Website hosting
The Site is hosted by Infomaniak Network SA, Rue Eugène Marziano 25, 1227 Les Acacias, Geneva, Switzerland.
Infomaniak is a company registered with the Commercial Register of the Canton of Geneva under number CH-660.0.059.996-1.
Publishing director
The Publishing Director of the Site is Saaid Safieddine
Email: saaid.safieddine@pasteur.fr
Contact us
By email : saaid.safieddine@pasteur.fr
By post: 63 rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France.
Privacy policy
Protection of personal data
When browsing the Site, ISIET may collect and process certain personal data in its capacity as data controller.
The personal data collected consist of information you provide via one of the contact forms or directly by email. The information collected includes your name and email address. This information is used solely to contact you by email for communication purposes.
In this regard, in accordance with the French Data Protection Act of 6 January 1978 as amended, and with Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR), applicable from 25 May 2018, you have the right to access, rectify, port, erase your data, or restrict its processing. If, after contacting us, you consider that your data protection rights have not been respected, you may lodge a complaint with the CNIL (French Data Protection Authority).
Unless a contractual relationship is maintained, your personal data will be deleted after a statutory period of three years. At any time during this period, you may object, on legitimate grounds, to the processing of your personal data by sending a request by email to: saaid.safieddine@pasteur.fr.
Your personally identifiable information is not shared with third parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist in operating the ISIET website, provided that such parties agree to keep this information confidential.
Exceptionally, information may be disclosed where required by law or judicial authorities, in particular in cases involving illegal activities, suspected fraud, potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or violations of our terms of use or the rights of third parties.
To ensure the security and confidentiality of your data, personal data are stored in messaging systems hosted by third-party providers located within the European Union, in compliance with the GDPR (Regulation No. 2016-679). These providers operate networks that meet the data protection requirements of the GDPR and the amended French Data Protection Act of 6 January 1978.
During the processing of personal data, the publisher takes all reasonable measures to protect such data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Cookies management
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when accessing an online service via your web browser. It enables its issuer to identify the device on which it is stored for the duration of the cookie’s validity.
When visiting our website, information relating to your browsing activity may be recorded in such “cookies”. These cookies are installed on your device subject to the choices you have expressed regarding cookies, which you may modify at any time.
The website https://isiet.org/
uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and to monitor website traffic (via self-hosted Kokoanalytics services).
Your consent is required for the use of cookies.
You may disable cookies by adjusting the settings of your internet browser. Your consent is stored for a maximum period of 13 months.
Use of the website https://isiet.org/ implies full and unconditional acceptance of this privacy policy.
Copyright and intellectual property
All elements comprising this Site are protected by French and international copyright law and, more generally, by intellectual property legislation. All rights of reproduction are reserved, including iconographic and photographic representations.
Subject to third-party rights, reproduction of the texts on this Site is permitted solely for strictly private use, provided that the source is expressly acknowledged (https://isiet.org).
Any other use requires prior written authorisation from ISIET. For any request, please contact saaid.safieddine@pasteur.fr.
All images and photographs displayed on this Site are likewise protected by intellectual property rights. They may not be duplicated or used without the prior written authorisation of ISIET. Any request for authorisation, of whatever nature, must be sent to saaid.safieddine@pasteur.fr.
Any total or partial reproduction, representation, modification, or alteration of the ISIET logo or those of its partners, without the express authorisation of ISIET, is prohibited within the meaning of Article L.713-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code.
Limitation of liability and hyperlinks
The website https://isiet.org/
may contain hyperlinks to other websites published and managed by third parties and not by the Publisher.
The Publisher shall not be held liable, directly or indirectly, should such third-party websites fail to comply with applicable legal provisions.
The Publisher shall not be held liable for any direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the website https://isiet.org/.
The Publisher declines all responsibility for the use that may be made of the information and content available on the Site. While the Publisher endeavours to secure the Site to the best of its ability, it cannot be held liable if unwanted data are imported or installed on the Site without its knowledge.
Governing law
Any dispute relating to the use of the Site shall be governed by French law.
Last updated: October 2025.