Privacy policy
Date of last modification : 05/09/2025
By browsing the studentefoire.lu website, you agree that the Ministry of Higher Education and Research of Luxembourg (MESR) may collect and process personal data about you.
We are convinced of the importance of confidentiality. That is why we design and provide our services with your privacy in mind. This privacy policy describes the types of personal information we collect, how it is used and how the protection of this data and your rights are ensured.
What data is collected on our site?
When you are a simple visitor to our site, the MESR does not collect any personal data about you, except through the use of cookies.
Data Recipients
The data collected on the studentefoire.lu site is exclusively intended for the MESR.
It may be transmitted to companies – subcontractors – that the MESR calls upon for the provision of services (e.g. hosting the Site).
The MESR asks its service providers to put in place strict confidentiality and protection measures for this data. Once the processing has been carried out, the information is protected by contracts which oblige these third parties to process the information only in accordance with the MESR’s instructions and the provisions of this confidentiality undertaking, applying all appropriate security and confidentiality measures.
How we use the data we collect
The data we collect allows us to provide, manage, protect and improve our products and services, develop new ones, and protect both our users and ourselves. The data also allows us to send you communications that we believe may be of interest to you, including information about products, services, special offers and other news and events from the MESR, insofar as this complies with applicable local legislation.
Social Networks
The use of social networks and the services of the MESR in relation to these social networks is likely to result in the collection and exchange of certain data between the social networks and the MESR. We invite you to consult the personal data protection policies of the social networks in order to be aware of the information that is collected by the social networks and that may be transmitted to the MESR in relation to its sites as well as the purposes of use of your data, in particular for advertising purposes. You will be able to set and control directly on the social networks the access and confidentiality of your data. The MESR is not responsible for the use that is made of your data by the social networks for their own account.
Cookies
To improve the performance of our site and provide you with a better browsing experience, the site uses cookies. To learn more about the data collected by cookies and to set your preferences, visit our cookie policy page.
Information security
The MESR takes all necessary security measures to protect against unauthorized access to stored data or unauthorized modification, disclosure or destruction of such data. The MESR limits access to your personally identifiable information to those employees who require such information to operate, develop or improve the company’s services.
Right of access, rectification and opposition
The MESR asbl makes it a point of honour for you to keep control of your Data. That is why you can at any time correct, complete or delete the data you have provided to us.
In accordance with the EU Regulation 2016/679 from its application on May 25, 2018, you have the right to access, update, correct or delete your Data by contacting the MESR by email at dataprotection@mesr.etat.lu. You will be asked to sign your request and to attach a scanned copy of your identity card.
For any information on the protection of personal data, you can also consult the website of the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD) – https://cnpd.public.lu/fr.html.
Modifications
The MESR reserves the right to adapt the present personal data protection policy. We advise you to regularly consult the latest version of this informative document.
