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Friends of the Monasteries The association Friends of Monasteries Around the World (AMTM) is closely linked to the AIM. The AMTM was born from the intuition of the father of Floris (OSB), former abbot of En Calcat and president in 1969 of the AIM to involve the laity in the action of the AIM VISION The AMTM is the secular arm of the AIM. People who feel concerned by the work of monasteries come together to support this action and thus participate in the development of the communities and populations around them. ACTION The efforts of the AMTM aim to promote projects supported in close connection with the Benedictus Foundation, sheltered by Caritas France as a legal support allowing all the advantages of tax recognition. MEANS The AMTM is an awareness association. She publishes a letter to present the projects of the monasteries which are supported in particular by the Benedicus Foundation. She would also like to organize conferences and meetings. History of AMTM The AMTM was created in the great breath of renewal sparked by the Second Vatican Council and its constitution Lumen Gentium which insists on the participation of the people of God. From its inception, our association has aimed to participate for more than 50 years in monastic development through the prayer of its members and the collection of donations. It is a tremendous explosion of foundations that emerged from the 1960s on various continents. Between 1969 and today, more than 600 monasteries have been founded. Sometimes they are tiny communities and develop very slowly, other times monasteries develop and can in turn found a new community. We are happy to participate in this development. AMTM Newsletter: No. 173, Advent 2024: AMTM173 .pdf Download PDF • 990KB No. 172, Autumn 2024: AMTM172 .pdf Download PDF • 1.23MB No. 171, Easter 2024: AMTM171 .pdf Download PDF • 1.74MB No. 170, Lent 2024: AMTM170 .pdf Download PDF • 1.13MB No. 169, Advent 2023: AMTM169 .pdf Download PDF • 518KB Become a member Head office: AMTM, 7 rue d’Issy, 92170 Vanves President: Jérôme de Leusse Make a donation through Fondation Benedictus Make a donation If you wish to make a donation and receive a tax receipt , you must send this donation to Fondation Benedictus, as indicated below: • By credit card Online Fondationcaritasfrance.org/fondations/fondation-benedictus/ By bank check payable to: Fondation Benedictus to be sent to the address: Fondation Benedictus c/o AMTM 7 rue d'Issy - 92170 Vanves Fiscal advantages The Benedictus Foundation works under the aegis of the Caritas France Foundation, founded by Secours Catholique. The Caritas France Foundation, recognized as being of public utility, allows you to benefit from tax deductions for the IFI and IR, on your donations and generosity.

AIM accounts The largest part of the AiM budget is reserved for donations for monasteries living under the Rule of Saint Benedict in continents other than Europe and North America. Here we say the latest statement of AIM accounts. Please note that secretarial costs are very low.

Organization The statutes of the AIM were established in 1966 (see printed text Ius Proprium Confoederationis Benedictinae, 1985) and revised in 1996, 2002 and 2003 and submitted for approval to the Council and the Congress of Abbots in 2004. Organisation and staff The Statutes of AIM were established in 1966 (see printed text in Ius Proprium Confoederationis Benedictinae , 1985), revised in 1996, 2002 et 2003 and submitted to the approval of the Council and the Abbots’ Congress in 2004. President: Dom Jean-Pierre Longeat, OSB Secretariat : Sister Christine Conrath, OSB Council and Executive Committee (representatives of Benedictine Confederation and Cistercian Orders) International Team The AIM Council: – It is kept informed of, discerns with and accompanies monastic communities in their daily life and development. – An annual two-day meeting takes place each year in a different country in order to make the work of AIM known and understood by the monasteries in the region. Members: Abtprimas Gregory Polan OSB; Dom Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori (General Abbot of OCist); Dom Bernardus Peeters (General Abbot of OCSO); Sr Lynn McKenzie OSB (moderatrix CIB); Fr William Skudlarek OSB (Director of DIM); Fr Lluc Torcal OCist; Abt Maksymilian Robert Nawara OSB; Abt Maximilian Neulinger OSB; Sr Metilda George, OSB; Sr Ann Hoffman OSB (Executive Director) AIM USA; Prior Gregor Brazerol OSB; Abbot Guillermo Arboleda OSB; Abbot Armand Veilleux OCSO; Prior Peter Egwrugjakpor, OSB; Mother Anna Brennan, OSB; Mother Franziska Lukas OSB; Dom David d’Hamonville OSB; Fr Javier Aparicio Suarez OSB; Sr Lumen Gloria Dungca OSB; Abbot Jean-Pierre Longeat OSB (President of AIM); Sr Christine Conrath OSB (Secretariat of AIM). AIM Council in England, 2022. The Executive Committee: – Delegated by the Council to make decisions concerning the requests made by the General Secretariat at and discussed by the International Team. – It meets twice yearly, in May and November. Members: A nun (Sr Lumen Gloria Dungca OSB); a Cistercian monk (Fr Lluc Torcal OCist); a Benedictine monk (Fr Javier Aparicio Suarez OSB); the President of AIM (Abbot Jean-Pierre Longeat OSB) and a Secretary (Sr Christine Conrath). The International Team: – It is a consultative body composed of members chosen by the President. They take a personal interest in the life and development of monasteries on specific continents, know the communities well, visit them frequently and keep in touch on a regular basis. They also encourage collaboration and meetings between monasteries. – 3 meetings are planned each year. Members: Fr Mark Butlin OSB; Fr Geraldo Gonzalez y Lima OSB; Abbot Paul Stonham OSB; Dom Armand Veilleux OCSO; Fr Andrea Serafino OSB; Sr Regina Tesch OSB; Sr Thérèse-Benoît Kaboré OSB; Fr William Fennelly OSB; the Président of AIM, Jean-Pierre Longeat OSB; Sr Christine Conrath OSB. The International Team, in 2023. 

 The Secretariat: – This is the central body of AIM, coordinating the collection and distribution of funds and all the requests that are made. At its headquarters take place the meetings of the Bulletin Committee, the International Team, the Executive Committee and the Association of the Friends of the Monasteries (AMTM). – The work of the Secretariat lies essentially with the Secretaries who manage the finances of AIM, supervised by a Finance Manager. Secretariat Offices. The President: – He coordinates every aspect of the work of AIM. He represents AIM at all meetings to do with AIM as well as the organizing the Bulletin and the Website. He takes part in most of national and international monastic meetings. He is responsible for all this to the Abbot Primate and the AIM Council. – His mandate is for a period of five years and is renewable. The decision rests with the Abbot Primate after consultation with the other Orders and the Synod of Abbot Presidents.

History of monastic congregations The Benedictine Confederation At the present moment all Benedictine monasteries belong to an organisation called the Benedictine Confederation, whose head, the Abbot Primate, resides in Rome. It is a relatively young organisation, founded by Pope Leo XIII in 1893. Originally St Benedict did not foresee any organisational structure between monasteries: each lived in complete autonomy under the vigilant eye of the local bishop. For various reasons, in the course of centuries, monasteries formed groups, often because of geographical proximity or because they were founded from the same monasteries and followed the same rule of life. Thus in the ninth century, under the aegis of the Carolingian Kings and Benedict of Aniane, monasteries achieved a certain union with similar usages. A century later a large number of monasteries grouped together under the aegis of Cluny, a grouping which would later lead to the regular ‘Orders’. In the twelfth century, under the leadership of St Bernard, Cistercian monasteries constituted themselves a real structured Order on hierarchical lines. Seeing the advantages of this, various Benedictines tried to follow their example by making regional associations. However, this movement was far from being general. As a second stage Pope Benedict XII attempted in the fourteenth century to apply the principles of unification and centralisation to the Benedictines, with only partial success. However, a number of abbeys did group themselves together by countries and set up national Congregations. That was how the English, Italian, Hungarian Congregations, etc, came to be formed in the face of all political changes of fortune. Pope Leo XIII in his desire for unity decided to federate the Congregations into a single organisation, and in 1893 decreed the ‘Benedictine Confederation’. Nevertheless, the Congregations, jealous of their privileges and their traditions, retained their own structures and internal organisations. Some of them preferred an abbacy for a limited time while others retained life abbacies. One congregation had a single noviciate for all the monasteries, while others had as many noviciates as monasteries; for some congregations parish ministry was the norm, for others the exception; for one congregation the missionary apostolate was a specific aim, while for others it was categorically excluded. Thus each retained its own rights and specificity. In short, each Benedictine Congregation (and at present there are twenty of them) was organised as an autonomous religious Order, with its own instruments of government (Abbot President, Abbot General or Archabbot), its own General Chapter (with the supreme right of legislation) and its own Constitutions, and so on. The Congregations are of different sizes; some of them consist of a thousand monks, others barely a hundred. The same disparity exists in the number of monasteries: the Hungarian Congregation numbers only one great monastery in Hungary and another recent creation in Brazil. By contrast, the Congregation of Subiaco is spread over several European countries, in Africa, the Philippines and Vietnam, to the extent that it is divided into several provinces. Some Congregations can boast of several centuries of history, such as those of Vallumbrosa or Camaldoli, while others are quite young, such as the Congregation of Cono-Sur (Latin America), created in 1976. If the Congregations differ from one another by their structure and their activity, nevertheless they are all deeply marked by the Benedictine spirit, eager to put into practise what St Benedict envisaged in his Rule. They have sufficient common resemblance to make it possible to come together as one Benedictine family. At the head of the Confederation there is an Abbot Primate, elected for a fixed term by the body of superiors; he resides at the Abbey of Sant’Anselmo in Rome, and represents the Confederation to the Holy See. CONFEDERATED BENEDICTINE CONGREGATIONS • Cassinese Congregation, stemming from the ancient Congregation of Santa Justina founded in 1408. This Congregation was incorporated into the Congregation of Subiaco on 7th February, 2013. The Subiaco Congregation became the Subiaco-Cassinese Congregation • English Congregation, founded in 1336 and restored in 1619 • Hungarian Congregation, founded in 1514 and restored in 1639 • Swiss Congregation, founded in 1602 • Austrian Congregation, established in 1625 • Bavarian Congregation, founded in 1684 • Brazilian Congregation, stemming from the Portuguese Congregation and set up in 1827 • Congregation of Solesmes, established in 1837 • American Cassinese Congregation, set up in 1855 • Subiaco-Cassinese Congregation, set up as the Subiaco Congregation in 1872 and divided into 9 geographical provinces. At the incorporation of the Cassinese Congregation in 2013 it acquired its present name. • Congregation of Beuron, set up in 1873 • Swiss-American Congregation, set up in 1881 • Congregation of St Ottilien, founded in 1884 • Congregation of the Annunciation, founded in 1920 • Slavonic Congregation, set up in 1945 • Congregation of Vallumbrosa, set up in 1036 • Congregation of Camaldoli, set up in 1113 • Silvestrine Congregation, founded in 1231 • Congregation of Cono-Sur, set up in 1976 A few monasteries, belong to no Congregation, are directly under the Abbot Primate. COMMUNITIES 0 There are numerous communities in the world today that follow the rule of saint Benedict. They are present on five continents. Here, presented country by country, the contact details of all these communities. See all countries See all communities

MONASTIC LIFE Formation places and programs § Regional monastic associations § Statistical developments § Reference texts Formation Read more Training as a priority element of AIM Formation is a priority element of AIM. It intervenes at all levels: Superiors, formaters, young monks and nuns. We provide here the main formation materials: International formation, programs and places. In the different regions of the world, associations have gradually emerged with the support of the AIM which bring together both Benedictine and Cistercian superiors. They work together to share the concerns of their communities, to initiate training modules, and to consider the evolution of monastic life in general. These organizations are really a great opportunity for all these monasteries which need to support each other in a fragile world. Regional associations Read more Statistical developments Read more Since the time of Saint Benedict, monastic life has experienced varied situations. One aspect of this reality is statistical evolution. To take recent history, the 19th century was a time of renewal, which allowed the 20th century to be triumphant at least in number of monks and nuns. This gave the possibility of numerous foundations on all continents, starting in the 1960s. Recent years have seen a decline in the number of monks and nuns but a maintenance of the number of communities. We give on this page some figures of this evolution. The AIM International Team has been working for several years on texts that can help the life of communities. These texts are given on this page, as well as others proposed by one or another regional association. Reference texts Read more

L’AIM promeut et encourage la coopération et la solidarité entre les monastères ; contribue à la formation humaine, culturelle et spirituelle des communautés ; suscite et soutien les échanges entre communautés ; soutient des projets de financements présentées par les communautés ; édite une newsletter et un Bulletin deux fois par an en six langues FINANCIALLY SUPPORT AIM THE AMTN ASSOCIATION THE BENEDICTUS FOUNDATION PROMOTE COOPERATION AND SOLIDARITY BETWEEN THE MONASTERIES of the Benedictine family throughout the world Welcome to Alliance InterMonastères We work for the growth and development of monastic life today around the world The Alliance for International Monasticism (AIM) is an Association of monasteries promoting cooperation, solidarity and mutual aid between communities. AIM contributes to the human, cultural and spiritual training of communities, encourages and supports exchanges between communities and supports the financing of projects presented by the communities. MONASTIC LIFE Monastic formation Regional monastic associations Reference texts: The Mirror of Monastic Life the monastic Dream... Read More >>> COMMUNITIES History of the Benedictine Confederation History of the International Communion of Benedictines Contact details of monasteries by continent and country. Read More >>> OUR PROJECTS Each semester, projects are presented here which are sent to AIM in order to support them. These projects concern: Formation at all levels, constructions, aid for new foundations, lucrative activities and development works (health, education, agriculture.) Lire la suite >>> Two recent trips to Kenya and India allow me to highlight monastic life and the education of young people. Many monastic communities devote a great deal of energy to education and teaching, particularly in India and Africa. In a way, they embody Saint Benedict's intuition of comparing the monastery to a school of the Lord, but they also apply Christ's interest in using the figure of the child as an example of the Kingdom of God. We can therefore achieve great things, but we must also ensure that our schools are sanctuaries where young people are safe, because the danger of abuse can come from outside as well as from within. The Christian communities of the Western world have been guilty of a lack of attention to abuse, abusers and their unfortunate victims. The important thing is for young Christian communities to concern themselves with safeguarding and to ensure that Benedictine schools, but also all our places of welcome, are at the forefront in this fight against abuse. Dom Bernard Lorent Tayart, o.s.b. A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT RECENT NEWS OSB New prioress at Sarevbrod On 26 February 2025, the new superior of the community of Benedictine Missionary Sisters of Tutzing in Sarevbrod (Bulgaria), Sister... OSB The annual workshop of North and Central American superiors The annual North and Central American Abbots’ Workshop took place at St. Joseph Abbey in Louisiana from 21 to 25 February 2025. The... OCist Incorporation of Selingenthal The monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Seligenthal has been incorporated by the Holy See into the Congregation of Saint Gertrude the... OCist A Scam attempt We inform you of a new scam attempt of fake mails sent by with the address: nuntius.apostolica@gmail.com. If someone receives an email... OCSO Newsletter 2 of the 2025 General Chapter ocso.org Newsletter also available here: 1 2 3 4 5 OSB Order of Saint Benedict The news presented here are those of the male and female monasteries belonging to the Benedictine Confederation. Read the news OCSO Cistercian Order of Strict Observance This Order brings together the monasteries of the reform of the Order of Cîteaux by Abbot de Rancé in the 17th century. Read the news OCist. Cistercian Order The monasteries represented here belong to the Cistercian Order. Read the news SPECIAL Special news and events Here you will find news about various communities or specific events. Read the news OTHER NEWS BULLETIN NEWSLETTERS LETTER FROM THE AMTM AIM around the world 1,157 COMMUNITIES WOMEN 1,762 COMMUNITIES AND MISSIONS OSB - OSCO - OCIST - CISTERCIAN FAMILY See more > 605 COMMUNITIES MALE

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Vision & Action Alliance Inter-Monastères (AIM) is an Association of monasteries promoting cooperation, solidarity and mutual support among communities. AIM contributes to the human, cultural and spiritual formation of communities, encourages and supports exchanges between communities, and supports funding projects presented by communities. OUR VISION AIM envisions a world where monasteries are united in their spiritual quest, and their solidarity promotes peace and harmony in society. We believe that monasteries have a unique role to play in the world today, and that by working together, they can make a significant difference in the lives of people and communities. WHAT WE DO AIM provides a platform for monasteries to come together and share experiences, knowledge and resources. We support workshops, seminars and conferences where monks and nuns can exchange ideas and learn from each other. We also facilitate exchanges between communities and support the financing of projects presented by the communities. OUR COMMUNITY AIM is a community of monasteries from different traditions and cultures, united in their commitment to promote cooperation, solidarity and mutual support among communities. We believe that by working together, we can make a difference in the world, and contribute to the well-being of all beings.

Historical Alliance Inter-Monastères (AIM) is an Association of monasteries promoting cooperation, solidarity and mutual support among communities. AIM contributes to the human, cultural and spiritual formation of communities, encourages and supports exchanges between communities, and supports funding projects presented by communities. History of AIM 1957: Through the Encyclical Fidei Donum, Pope Pius XII calls Christians to mobilize in the service of the expansion of the faith. The monks respond enthusiastically to this request. 1959: The Congress of Benedictine Abbots meeting in Rome proposes the creation of an information and coordination center for monastic establishment in mission countries. Dom Benno Gut, Abbot Primate, encourages the creation of a Secretariat. Dom Tholens, Abbot of Slangenburg, Dom Guesquiere, Abbot of Zevenkerken in Bruges formed with Father Abbot of Floris a study group for the project. He settled in Vanves, at the Ste-Bathilde Priory, to create with Sister Maur Esquerré de Rosny, Benedictine of Vanves, the beginning of this Secretariat. 1961: Father Abbot Primate officially establishes the Mission Secretariat which is entitled “Aid for Monastic Implantation” (AIM). The project is ratified in Ligugé on the occasion of the festivities in honor of St Martin. Dom Sortais, Abbot General of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance, supports the project. An association under French law was created on December 15. This is a legal support for the Secretariat under the control of a Management Council. Donations are collected for African foundations. 1962: The Synod of Abbot Presidents OSB ratifies the existence of the AIM until the next Congress of Abbots. 1964: A pan-African monastic meeting takes place in Bouaké in Ivory Coast. 1965: The edition of a liaison bulletin in French is created. 1966: The Congress of Abbots approves the existence of the AIM Secretariat created for Africa and extends its action to Latin America and Asia. The following year, Sister Pia Valeri, OSB, replaced Sister Maur Esquerré. Dom Paul Gordan, osb, Secretary General of the Benedictine Confederation joins the Management Council of the AIM. The Cistercians of strict observance are also represented by a delegate from their Abbot General. 1968: First pan-Asian monastic meeting in Bangkok (Thailand). 1969: The Liaison Bulletin also appears in English. In France, lay people created an association supporting the AIM: Friends of the Third World Monasteries (AMTM). 1972: A Latin American monastic meeting takes place in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), followed the following year by a second pan-Asian meeting in Bangalore, (India). An AIM secretariat is created in the USA. 1974: AIM develops its interest in Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (DIM - MID). 1975: A second Latin American monastic meeting takes place in Bogota (Colombia). 1976: AIM becomes: “Inter-Monastery Aid”. 1978: In the USA and in Paris, meetings concerning Monastic Interreligious Dialogue take place. 1979-1980: Successively, two international monastic meetings took place, the first in Abidjan (Ivory Coast), the second in Kandy (Sri-Lanka). 1982: Father Marie-Bernard de Soos, Founder of the Monastery of the Ascension in Dzogbégan (Togo) replaces Father Abbot de Floris, who resigned for health reasons. The AIM has internal regulations confirming its organization, its aim, its activities and its relationship with the Benedictine Confederation and the Cistercian Orders. The AIM Bulletin appears in Spanish. 1984: At the AIM Secretariat, Sister Thérèse Rodrigues, OSB, succeeds Sister Pia Valeri and will provide this service until 1993, Sister Alma Pedri, OSB then taking over until 1996. After an interim period provided by Sister Véronique Dupont, OSB, a lay person, Ms. Françoise Mazzoni, then another lay person, Mr. Jean-Jacques Mansion, were hired until the arrival of Sister Gisela Happ, OSB, in 2001. 1994: The Monastic Interreligious Dialogue is established as an autonomous organization. Father Pierre de Béthune, OSB, is the Secretary General, providing this service until 2007. On this date, Father William Skudlarek, OSB, succeeds him. A link is maintained between the AIM and the DIM-MID, in publications and the reciprocal invitation to annual meetings. 1997: After the resignation of Father Marie-Bernard de Soos, the new Abbot Primate, Marcel Rooney, surrounded by a few members, restructures the AIM to better adapt it and affirm it in its international service. Fr. Martin Neyt, OSB, becomes president of AIM and reports on its activities to a Council which meets once a year. A few representative members of the Orders form an Executive Committee which monitors international activities and meets twice a year, especially for the allocation of funds. Father Jacques Côté, OSB, is appointed Secretary General and resides in Rome. The AIM becomes “Alliance Inter Monastères”. Reciprocal exchanges between continents are increasing. 2001: Sister Gisela Happ, OSB, joins the AIM Secretariat in Vanves. She became its Secretary General a year later. Vanves is definitely the International Center of the AIM, hosted by the Sainte-Bathilde priory. A few years later, she would be assisted by Sister Marie-Placide Dolorès, OSB (congregation of Cogon, Philippines). 2004: New internal regulations confirm the reform of the structures put in place in 1997. 2006: The AIM creates a studium in Vanves in the premises of the Sainte-Bathilde priory: the Jean XXIII center, to welcome young nuns from Africa, Latin America and Asia coming to study in Paris. 2007: The AIM Bulletin appears in Portuguese in Brazil. 2013: Dom Jean-Pierre Longeat, abbot emeritus of Ligugé Abbey (France), becomes president of the AIM. 2016: The AIM Bulletin appears in German. In June of that same year, the Jean XXIII studium, housed in the buildings of the Sainte-Bathilde priory and managed by the AIM, was closed. 2017: Sister Christine Conrath, OSB, becomes secretary of AIM. AIM serves the link between the communities of the Benedictine family, with particular attention to the young monastic foundations of the last sixty years. We observe an annual growth of 3 to 4 new communities; However, the number of nuns and monks in many large communities is decreasing.

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Terms of Service Last updated on May 1, 2024 Right of access, information and rectification of personal data In accordance with the Data Protection Act of 6 January 1978, as amended, you have the right to access, obtain information and, if justified, rectify any information concerning you. You may exercise this right at any time by contacting us at the following address: Alliance InterMonastères for the attention of Father LORENT Bernard, 7 rue d'Issy, 92170 Vanves. Use of the site and personal data The site and all data present on the site, and in particular the texts, graphics, logos, icons, images, sounds, brands, are protected by intellectual property rights. This data cannot be, totally or partially, used, copied, reproduced, summarized, modified, altered, rebroadcast, whatever the medium, except for strictly private use. Except in cases provided for by article L.112-5 of the intellectual property code. The brands mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Failure to comply with this prohibition may result in your civil and criminal liability. The site is updated regularly. In the same way, the legal notices can be modified at any time: they are nevertheless binding on the user who is invited to refer to them as often as possible in order to read them. Cannot be held responsible for material damage linked to the use of the site as well as for the user of the site who undertakes to access the site using recent equipment, not containing viruses with a latest generation browser. update. Interactive spaces (possibility of asking questions in the contact area) are available to users. Reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in this space which contravenes the legislation applicable in France, in particular the provisions relating to data protection. Where applicable, the possibility of calling into question the user's civil and/or criminal liability is also reserved, particularly in the event of messages of a racist, offensive, defamatory or pornographic nature, regardless of the medium used (text, photography…). No personal information of the user of the site is published without the user's knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned or sold on any medium to third parties. When using the site www.aimintl.org : the URL of the links through which the user accessed the site www.aimintl.org , the user's access provider, the The user's Internet Protocol (IP) address. Database The databases are protected by the provisions of the law of July 1, 1998 transposing directive 96/9 of March 11, 1996 relating to the legal protection of databases. Contractual limitations on IT technical data The site www.aimintl.org uses JavaScript technology. Security The security of the information you transmit to us is essential to us. The personal details that you send to us are protected using the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption process on a page secured by 256-bit encryption. As soon as you enter secure mode, the padlock-shaped symbol appears on your screen. Applicable law and attribution of jurisdiction Any dispute relating to the use of the site www.aimintl.org is subject to French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of the address of its head office. Links to other sites www.aimintl.org is a brand operated by the Alliance InterMonastères association. Links may be provided to other sites. These sites are independent, and www.aimintl.org does not publish or control these sites and cannot be responsible for their content.

Privacy Policy Last updated on May 1, 2024 Article 1. Personal data 1.1. Purpose and use Alliance InterMonastères collects Users' personal data only for the following purposes: various exchanges, processing of your requests. Alliance InterMonastères collects the only personal data necessary for the use of the Service, namely: • Your contact details (email address, first name, last name, postal address, telephone number, usage data for our services); 1.2. Data type 1.3. Data access Your personal data is stored in data centers located within the European Union, is kept for the period necessary to achieve the purposes mentioned above, and can only be communicated to our subcontractors of whom we guarantee reliability. Alliance InterMonastères undertakes to take all useful precautions, organizational and technical measures appropriate to preserve the security, integrity and confidentiality of the Data and in particular, to prevent it from being distorted, damaged or from unauthorized third parties having access to it. . In accordance with the regulations in force, the Data may be transmitted to the competent authorities upon request and in particular to public bodies, exclusively to meet legal obligations, court officers, ministerial officers and bodies responsible for debt recovery, as well as in the context of searching for perpetrators of offenses committed on the Internet. 1.4. User Rights Your personal data is stored in data centers located within the European Union, is kept for the duration necessary to achieve the purposes mentioned above, and can only be communicated to our subcontractors of whom we guarantee reliability. Alliance InterMonastères undertakes to take all useful precautions, organizational and technical measures appropriate to preserve the security, integrity and confidentiality of the Data and in particular, to prevent them from being distorted, damaged or from unauthorized third parties having access to them. . In accordance with the regulations in force, the Data may be transmitted to the competent authorities upon request and in particular to public bodies, exclusively to meet legal obligations, court officers, ministerial officers and bodies responsible for debt recovery, as well as in the context of searching for perpetrators of offenses committed on the Internet. 1.5. The duration of the conversation Your Data will not be kept beyond the period strictly necessary for the purposes pursued as set out herein, in accordance with the Data Protection Regulations and applicable laws. Article 2. Intellectual property 2.1. Site protection Alliance InterMonastères is the holder of all intellectual property rights relating to the textual, graphic, sound, video or any other nature elements making up the Site, in particular the Alliance InterMonastères brand with the exception of the information provided by Users. Therefore, any representation, reproduction, modification, distortion and/or total or partial exploitation of the Site, its content or the Service, by any process whatsoever and on any medium whatsoever, without the express prior authorization of Alliance InterMonastères, is prohibited and constitutes acts of copyright infringement. 2.2. Protection of distinctive signs The brands, logos, company names, acronyms, trade names, signs and domain name of Alliance InterMonastères allowing access to the Services constitute distinctive signs which cannot be used without the express prior authorization of the owner of the intellectual property rights. Any representation, reproduction or partial or total exploitation of these distinctive signs is therefore prohibited and constitutes trademark counterfeiting, in application of the provisions of Book 7 of the Intellectual Property Code, usurpation of company name, commercial name and brand name. area involving the tort liability of its author. Read the Cookies Policy (EU)