This English translation is provided for convenience only. The French version is the sole legally binding version.

Privacy policy

Last updated: May 2026

Data controller

Alpimate, a marketplace connecting mountain professionals (guides, mountain leaders, instructors) with Explorers. For any question about your data: team@alpimate.com.

Data collected

Visitors and Explorers

Email, first name, town and sport preferences when you fill in a form or create an account. This data lets us contact you and suggest relevant activities.

Professionals (pros)

In addition to the public profile (name, sports, bio, photo), Alpimate collects the following administrative documents during onboarding: state diploma, identity document, professional liability insurance certificate, additional certifications, SIRET number and, where applicable, KBIS. These documents allow Alpimate to verify that the pro is legally entitled to lead an activity for payment.

Legal basis

Two complementary regimes apply to the collection of data from pros:

  • Code du Sport, Article L.212-1 (legal obligation, GDPR Art. 6.1.c): anyone teaching or supervising a physical or sporting activity for payment must hold a recognised qualification. Alpimate is required to verify these qualifications.
  • Performance of the contract (GDPR Art. 6.1.b): connecting pros and Explorers involves processing the information required for billing and booking management.

Retention periods

SituationDurationLegal basis
Pro active on the platformDuration of the contractual relationshipGDPR Art. 6.1.b (performance of the contract)
Inactive or unsubscribed pro5 years after the end of the relationshipManagement of potential disputes
Professional liability insurance certificateAnnual renewal, previous version archived for 5 yearsCode du Sport L.212-1
Onboarding not completed2 years maximumCNIL recommendation
Billing data10 yearsCode de commerce (French Commercial Code)
Email collected via the landing pageDuration of the beta programmeLegitimate interest, deletion on request

After these periods, data is deleted or irreversibly anonymised. If a dispute is ongoing, the data concerned may be isolated with restricted access until it is resolved.

Hosting and sub-processors

Data is hosted in the European Union by our sub-processor Supabase, bound to Alpimate by a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) within the meaning of Article 28 of the GDPR. Payments are handled by Stripe (also a sub-processor bound by a DPA). No data is transferred or sold to third parties for commercial purposes.

Document security

The administrative documents uploaded by pros (diploma, professional liability insurance, KBIS, identity document) are stored in private spaces. Only the owning pro and the dedicated Alpimate verification team can access them. These documents are never displayed publicly on the platform.

Your rights

In accordance with the GDPR, you have a right of access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction and portability regarding your personal data. You can exercise these rights simply by writing to team@alpimate.com. Alpimate replies within one month.

If disagreement persists, you can lodge a complaint with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL, France's data protection authority,www.cnil.fr).