NET LGBTQIA+ BAROMÈTRE

This research is conducted under the responsibility of Alain Léobon, Associate Researcher at the Joint Research Unit ESO Espaces et Sociétés, in partnership with the Observatory of AIDS and Sexualities at the Université libre de Bruxelles. Any request for information may be addressed to Alain Léobon – Principal Investigator.
The CNRS Data Protection Officer may also be contacted regarding this project at the following address: dpd.demandes@cnrs.fr.
The personal data collected and their processing are based on the CNRS public research mission to which the laboratory is affiliated (Decree 82-993 of 24 November 1982, as amended). They are retained for the duration of the research and analysis and archived in accordance with current regulations no later than two years after the final scientific publication. Security measures in accordance with the CNRS Information Systems Security Policy are implemented to protect data and participants. No data are transferred outside the European Union.

In accordance with data protection regulations, you have the right to request access to your personal data, their rectification, deletion, or restricted processing. To exercise these rights, you may contact the Principal Investigator or the CNRS Data Protection Officer (DPD – CNRS Data Protection Service – 2 rue Jean Zay – 54519 – Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France) or, where appropriate, by email. If you believe that your data protection rights have not been respected, you may lodge a complaint online with the CNIL or by postal mail.

This study involves no direct risk: it is an academic research project approved by the INSERM CEEI/IRB Ethics Committee. It complies with the requirements of Reference Methodology 004 (MR-004) defined by the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) for the implementation of research not involving the human person, studies, and evaluations in the field of health. You may download this document by clicking on this link.

For some of you, certain questions may cause discomfort, raise personal reflections, or trigger negative reactions. You may contact us at the end of the questionnaire or consult the list of community organisations provided, which offer immediate support if needed.

We would like to remind you that:

• You may withdraw from this research at any time without providing a reason and without any consequences. You are therefore free to discontinue the questionnaire at any point.
• Participating in this research may offer you an opportunity to reflect on your life experiences. By contributing to improving knowledge on sexual health in light of the new socio-sexual perspectives opened by the Internet, these findings will help community workers and healthcare professionals better understand your specific needs and adapt their interventions to your realities.
• Aside from the time required to complete the questionnaire, there is no direct risk associated with participating in this academic research. Possible inconveniences are limited to the discomfort of discussing sexual topics. Some questions may nevertheless trigger memories of painful events. In such cases, you may contact our team by email, and we will direct you to available LGBTQIA+ community or health and social services resources.
• We also guarantee the anonymity of your participation and the confidentiality of the information provided. This anonymous database will be retained for ten years and then destroyed, in order to analyse changes over successive editions in the lifestyles and health of sexually and gender-diverse people. Data are stored on secure CNRS TGIR servers. The database does not contain your IP address. We do not generate cookies on your computer.