Protecting your privacy is important to us. We therefore consider it essential to inform you about the way in which we collect, store, use and process the personal data and information that you communicate to us through this website (hereinafter the “Website”). As a general rule, we collect your personal data only through the various contact, registration and login forms and when you visit the Website (see the Cookies section).

This Policy covers “personal data and information” that we collect through this Website. “Personal data and information” refers to data that personally identifies you, either separately or in combination with other information we have.

We make every effort to be as clear as possible. However, if you are unfamiliar with such terms as “cookies”, “IP addresses”, or “browsers”, we invite you to find out about these terms beforehand.

What information and personal data do we collect?

This Website contains a contact form allowing you to submit questions. Using this form, we ask you to provide us with your first name and surname, email address and any other information you may wish to provide.
The information we collect about you in this way is solely intended to enable us to respond to your question. This information will not be transmitted to a third party or archived beyond the time required to process your request.

The personal data collected via the contact form will be kept in our contact databases for the time required to answer your question. Our databases are hosted by the company OVH, which is based in France (https://www.soyoustart.com/fr/)

In addition to the personal data mentioned above, the Website automatically records connection information provided by the browser used by the visitor to access the Website (Internet Explorer, etc.). This information includes data concerning the visitor’s IP address, the pages of the website consulted from this address and the last website visited by the visitor before this one. As the European courts consider IP addresses as personal information, we inform you that none of this browsing data is used by the Publisher to directly or indirectly identify the visitor who consults the Website. Browsing data is used on an anonymous basis to identify potential web server problems, to manage the website, and to gather broad demographic information to make the Website more useful and attractive to our visitors. Data is only retained for the time the Website is visited.

Cookies

A cookie is a small data file that websites place on visitors’ hard drives when they visit a site. A cookie file contains information that can be used to recognise visitors each time they return to a website. The data is encrypted for added security.

We use “cookies” to measure the level of Website activity and traffic, to collect information to continually improve the user experience on the Website, and to support certain functionalities. For example, we may use these technologies to collect information about how visitors use the Website – the pages they visit, the links they use and how long they stay on each page.
Generally speaking, the information we collect using these cookies does not directly identify you. If you do not wish to receive cookies, you can set your browser to reject cookies or to warn you when cookies are placed on your computer. You can also delete our cookies as soon as you leave the Website.

For further information, please refer to our Cookie Policy available on the Website.

How do we use the data we collect?

We use personal information that we collect through our Website to:
• improve the content, functionalities and user-friendliness of our Website;
• to answer any questions you may submit using the contact form.

Furthermore, it should be noted that personal data as well as browsing data collected on the Website may be used, if necessary, by the Publisher’s security personnel in order to protect us against a threat or any other security risk, and such data may be shared, if necessary, with the competent authorities.

With whom do we share the collected data?

We provide personal information to our internal departments responsible for responding to your requests and, where appropriate, to companies and organisations that provide services on our behalf, such as companies that provide support services to us (e.g. data storage, web hosting or Website maintenance services). These third party companies are contractually bound to use the personal data we provide to them for the sole purpose of providing services on our behalf and they are contractually obligated to take reasonable steps to ensure your personal data remains confidential and secure.

In addition, we may disclose your personal data if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law, a court order or a subpoena. We may also disclose your personal data in order to prevent a potential crime or investigate a suspected crime, such as fraud or identity theft; to enforce or apply our online terms and conditions or other agreements; or to protect our own rights or property, or the rights, property, or safety of our users or third parties.

Your consent

By using this Website, you accept the practices described in this Policy (including the Cookie Policy, which is also available on the Website). If you do not accept this Policy, we ask you to stop using this Website. As for your personal data, other than browsing data, you acknowledge that you are providing this information of your own accord by filling in the data entry form provided on the Website. Your consent shall be considered given from the moment you tick the box relating to the acceptance of the processing of your personal data. Without this acceptance, your form cannot be sent to our internal departments.

What are your rights?

We reserve the right to make changes to this Policy at any time. Any changes will be published in this Policy. We encourage you to regularly review this Policy to ensure that you are aware of any changes and how your personal data may be used.

You may at any time exercise your right to object as well as your right of access to your data and have them corrected, deleted or restricted by sending a letter to the postal address LIPHATECH – Service Juridique – Bonnel CS10005 – 47480 Pont-du-Casse – France, or by email to the address data-privacy@desangosse.com.

More specifically, this means that you have the following rights:

Right to be informed (Art. 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679): when we collect your data, we must inform you about the purposes of the processing or the rights you have. You are reminded of this before completing the various forms on the Website and via this notice.

Right of access (Art. 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679): you have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not the data collected is processed and, if so, to obtain access to such data and to certain information such as that mentioned above.

Right to rectification (Art. 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679): you have the right to have inaccurate data rectified and to complete incomplete data as soon as possible.

Right to erasure (Art. 17 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679): you have the right to have your data erased in a timely manner, where you have withdrawn your consent to the processing, where you legitimately object to it, where the data is no longer necessary for the purposes of the processing, where it has been unlawfully processed, or where it must be erased pursuant to a legal obligation, except in certain specific cases which we will indicate to you as appropriate. If we have made these data public, we will be obliged to inform the other data controllers who process them that they will have to delete these data as well as any reproductions thereof.

Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679): you have the right to restrict processing where you have objected to it, where you contest the accuracy of the data, where the processing is unlawful, or where it is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of your rights in legal proceedings.

Right to portability (Art. 20 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679): where the processing is based on consent, or on a contract, and is carried out by automated processes, you have the right to receive the data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable and interoperable format and to pass it on to another controller without us being able to prevent this.

Right to object (Art. 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679): you may object at any time, for legitimate reasons, to the processing of your data. In terms of prospecting, and especially commercial prospecting, including profiling linked to this prospecting, this right may be exercised without any justification.

Automated decision-making (Art. 22 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679): you have the right not to be subject to a decision based exclusively on automated processing, including profiling, producing legal effects concerning or affecting you, except (i) where such a decision is necessary for entering into or the performance of a contract, (ii) is legally authorised, (iii) or is based on your consent.

What action must we take if you exercise one or more of your rights?

If you exercise of one of the above-mentioned rights, a reply from us will be sent to you within one month of receipt of this request. Given the complexity and number of requests, this time-frame may be extended to two months, in which case you will be informed of the extension and the reasons for the delay within one month of receiving your request. For each request, please indicate your full name, address and email address so that we can identify you in our files.

If this request is made electronically, the reply will be provided in the same format unless you request a different one. Please send your request by post to LIPHATECH – Service Juridique – Bonnel CS10005 – 47480 Pont-du-Casse – France, or by email to data-privacy@desangosse.com.

To protect your data, we inform you that in the event of reasonable doubt on our part as to your identity, we reserve the right to request additional information as necessary to confirm your identity prior to any implementation of any of your rights.

No payment may be demanded from us for the exercise of one or more of these rights. However, in the event of a manifestly unfounded or excessive request, we shall be entitled to demand payment for the administrative costs corresponding to such requests or to refuse them.

If we do not fulfil your request, you will be informed within one month of receipt of your request of the reasons for our inaction. You may then have the option of lodging an appeal with the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés located at PARIS CEDEX 07 (75334), 3 Place de Fontenoy – TSA 80715 – France and/or to lodge a legal complaint.

What is the retention period for personal data?

Your personal data will be retained for the time necessary to process your request. Once our staff have answered your question, we will delete your personal data from our systems and files and/or take steps to anonymise it so that it no longer identifies you (unless we are required to retain your information in order to comply with any legal or regulatory obligations to which the Publisher may be subject).

How do we protect personal data?

We take all necessary precautions to ensure the personal data that you have shared with us remains confidential and secure, and in particular to prevent it from being distorted, damaged or accessed by unauthorised third parties.

In this respect, we undertake not to access or use the data for any purpose other than to carry out the purposes communicated to you. We also implement, either directly or via our service providers, (a) identity and access controls via an authentication system and a password policy, (b) authentication processes for users and administrators, as well as measures to protect administrative functions, (c) processes and systems that make it possible to trace all actions carried out within the information system, and to carry out, in accordance with the regulations in force, reporting actions in the event of an incident impacting your data.

Links to other websites

This Website may also contain links to websites operated by companies not belonging to the Publisher, including websites operated by our third party service providers. This Policy does not apply to personal data collected on any of these websites. When you access third party websites through a link on this website, please take a few minutes to read the privacy policy posted on those websites.

If you reside outside France, please take into account the information below.

The Publisher is a French company based in Pont-du-Casse in France. We use Internet servers and store data in France, as well as in any other country recognised by the European Commission as offer sufficient protections regarding personal data. We may transfer your personal data to our service providers located in France or other countries for the purposes described in this Policy. Each country has its own privacy laws and requirements and some countries offer less legal protection for your personal data than others. Please be aware, however, that wherever your personal data is collected, used, transferred or stored, if it is collected through this Website, it shall be protected by the terms of this Policy. By using this Website, you consent to the collection, use and transfer of your personal data within or to France or any other country in the world with equivalent security guarantees.

Children/adolescents and privacy

Our Website is not directly aimed at children (dependent minors) nor does it target them, although it does not contain any content prohibited to minors. We do not knowingly collect information from or about minors without the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

If you are a minor, please do not share any personal information with us. If we become aware that a minor has submitted personally identifiable information through our Website, we will make every reasonable effort to delete such information from our databases.

Applicable law

This Policy is governed by French law without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Questions about our privacy practices

For any question relating to the Publisher’s privacy practices, Users may send a letter to the postal address LIPHATECH – Service Juridique – Bonnel – CS10005 – 47480 Pont-du-Casse – France, or an email to data-privacy@desangosse.com.