Data Policy

Security and protection of personal data

Definitions:

The Publisher: The natural or legal person who publishes online public communication services.
The Site: All the websites, Internet pages and online services offered by the Publisher.
The User: The person using the Site and the services.

Nature of the data collected

In the context of the use of the Sites, the Publisher may collect the following categories of data concerning its Users:

Civil status, identity, identification data…

Data relating to professional life (CV, schooling, vocational training, distinctions, etc.) Connection data (IP addresses, event logs, etc.)
Location data (movements, GPS data, mobile phone data, etc.)

Disclosure of personal data to third parties

No communication to third parties
Your data is not communicated to third parties. You are informed, however, that it may be disclosed pursuant to a law, regulation or by virtue of a decision of a competent regulatory or judicial authority.

Prior information for the communication of personal data to third parties in the event of a merger/takeover

Prior information and opt-out options before and after the merger/acquisition

In the event that we participate in a merger, acquisition, or other asset sale, we are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of your personal data and notifying you before it is transferred or subject to new privacy rules.

Purpose of the reuse of the personal data collected

Perform operations related to customer management regarding

• contracts; orders; deliveries; invoices; accounting and in particular the management of accounts receivable
• a loyalty program within one or more legal entities;
• Customer relationship monitoring such as satisfaction surveys, complaint management and after-sales service
• the selection of clients to carry out studies, surveys and product tests (except with the consent of the persons concerned obtained under the conditions provided for in Article 6, these operations must not lead to the establishment of profiles likely to reveal sensitive data – racial or ethnic origins, philosophical, political, trade union, religious opinions, sex life or health of individuals)

Carry out operations related to prospecting

• Management of technical prospecting operations (including technical operations such as standardization, enrichment and deduplication)
• the selection of people to carry out loyalty, prospecting, surveys, product tests and promotional actions. Unless the consent of the persons concerned is obtained under the conditions provided for in Article 6, these operations must not lead to the establishment of profiles likely to reveal sensitive data (racial or ethnic origins, philosophical, political, trade union, religious opinions, sex life or health of individuals)
• carrying out solicitation operations

The compilation of trade statistics

Management of requests for the right of access, rectification and opposition Management of people’s opinions on products, services or content

Data aggregation

Aggregation with non-personal data
We may publish, disclose, and use aggregated information (information relating to all of our Users or specific groups or categories of Users that we combine in such a way that an individual User can no longer be identified or mentioned) and non-personal information for industry and market analysis, demographic profiling, for promotional, advertising and other business purposes.

Aggregation with personal data available on the User’s social accounts
If you connect your account to an account on another service for the purpose of cross-mailing, that service may share your profile information, login information, and any other information that you have authorized to be disclosed. We may aggregate information relating to all our other Users, groups, accounts, personal data available about the User.

Identity Data Collection

Free consultation
Consultation of the Site does not require prior registration or identification. It can be carried out without you providing any personal data concerning you (surname, first name, address, etc.). We do not store any personal data for the simple consultation of the Site.

Collection of identification data

Use of the user’s identifier for connection proposals and commercial offers We use your electronic identifiers to search for connections by connection, email address or services. We may use your contact information to allow others to find your account, including through third-party services and client applications. You can download your address book so that we can help you find knowledge about our network or to allow other Users in our network to find you. We may offer suggestions to you and other Network Users from contacts imported from your address book. We may partner with companies that offer incentives. To support this type of promotion and incentive, we may share your email ID.

Geolocation

Geolocation for the purpose of providing the service
We collect and process your geolocation data in order to provide you with our services. We may use personal data for the purpose of determining your location in real time. In accordance with your right to object provided for by Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, you have the possibility, at any time, to deactivate the functions relating to geolocation.

Geolocation for cross-referencing purposes
We collect and process your geolocation data in order to allow our services to identify the points of intersection in time and space with other Users of the service in order to present you with the profile of the Users you meet. In accordance with your right to object provided for by Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, you have the possibility, at any time, to deactivate the functions relating to geolocation. You then acknowledge that the service will no longer be able to present you with profiles of other Users.

Geolocation with partner provision for referencing and aggregation (with opt-in) We may collect and process your geolocation data with our partners. We are committed to anonymizing the data used. In accordance with your right to object provided for by Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, you have the possibility, at any time, to deactivate the functions relating to geolocation.

Terminal data collection

Collection of profiling data and technical data for the purpose of providing the service Some of the technical data of your device is collected automatically by the Site. This information includes, in particular, your IP address, Internet service provider, hardware configuration, software configuration, browser type and language, etc. The collection of this data is necessary for the provision of the services.

Collection of technical data for advertising, commercial and statistical purposes
The technical data of your device is automatically collected and recorded by the Site, for advertising, commercial and statistical purposes. This information helps us to personalize and continually improve your experience on our Site. We do not collect or store any nominative data (surname, first name, address, etc.) that may be attached to technical data. The data collected may be resold to third parties.

Cookies

Duration of storage of cookies
In accordance with the recommendations of the CNIL, the maximum storage period for cookies is a maximum of 13 months after they are first deposited in the User’s terminal, as is the duration of the validity of the User’s consent to the use of these cookies. The lifespan of cookies is not extended with each visit. The User’s consent must therefore be renewed at the end of this period.

Purpose of cookies
Cookies may be used for statistical purposes, in particular to optimise the services provided to the User, based on the processing of information concerning the frequency of access, the personalisation of the pages as well as the operations carried out and the information consulted.
You are informed that the Publisher may deposit cookies on your device. The cookie records information relating to browsing on the service (the pages you have consulted, the date and time of the consultation, etc.) that we can read during your subsequent visits.

User’s right to refuse cookies
You acknowledge that you have been informed that the Publisher may use cookies. If you do not want cookies to be used on your device, most browsers allow you to disable cookies through the settings options.

Technical Data Retention

Retention period of technical data
Technical data is kept for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes referred to above.

Retention period for personal data and anonymization

Data retention for the duration of the contractual relationship
In accordance with Article 6-5° of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, personal data subject to processing are not kept beyond the time necessary for the performance of the obligations defined at the time of the conclusion of the contract or the predefined duration of the contractual relationship.

Storage of anonymised data beyond the contractual relationship / after deletion of the account
We retain personal data for as long as is strictly necessary to achieve the purposes
described in these T Beyond this period, it will be anonymised and kept for statistical purposes only and will not give rise to any use of any kind whatsoever.

Deletion of data after account deletion
Data purge means are put in place to provide for their effective deletion as soon as the retention or archiving period necessary for the accomplishment of the determined or imposed purposes has been reached. In accordance with the law n°78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, you also have the right to delete your data, which you can exercise at any time by contacting the Publisher.

Deletion of data after 3 years of inactivity
For security reasons, if you have not authenticated yourself on the Site for a period of three years, you will receive an email inviting you to log in as soon as possible, otherwise your data will be deleted from our databases.

Account Deletion

Deleting the account on demand
The User has the option of deleting his Account at any time, by simple request to the Publisher OR by the Account deletion menu in the Account settings if applicable.

Deletion of the account in case of violation of the T
In the event of a violation of one or more provisions of the T or any other document incorporated herein by reference, the Publisher reserves the right to terminate or restrict without any prior notice and in its sole discretion, your use of and access to the services, your account and all the Sites.

Indications in the event of a security breach detected by the Publisher

Informing the User in the event of a security breach
We undertake to implement all appropriate technical and organisational measures to guarantee a level of security appropriate to the risks of accidental, unauthorised or illegal access, disclosure, alteration, loss or destruction of your personal data.
In the event that we become aware of unlawful access to your personal data stored on our servers or those of our service providers, or of unauthorised access that results in the risks identified above, we undertake to:

• Notify you of the incident as soon as possible;
• To examine the causes of the incident and to inform you;
• Take reasonable measures to mitigate the negative effects and harm that may result from the incident

Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances can the commitments defined in the above point relating to notification in the event of a security breach be assimilated to any acknowledgement of fault or liability for the occurrence of the incident in question.

Transfer of personal data abroad

No transfer outside the European Union
The Publisher undertakes not to transfer the personal data of its Users outside the European Union.

Changes to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

In the event of a change to these T, a commitment not to substantially lower the level of confidentiality without the prior information of the persons concerned
We undertake to inform you in the event of any substantial changes to these Terms of Use, and not to significantly lower the level of confidentiality of your data without informing you and obtaining your consent.

Applicable law and terms of appeal

Application of French law (CNIL legislation) and jurisdiction of the courts
These T and your use of the Site are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of France, and in particular Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms. Choice of law does not affect your rights as a consumer under the applicable law of your place of residence. If you are a consumer, you and we agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the French courts, which means that you may bring an action relating to these Terms of Use in France or in the EU country in which you live. If you are a professional, all actions against us must be brought before a court in France.

In the event of a dispute, the parties will seek an amicable solution before any legal action. In the event of failure of these attempts, any challenges to the validity, interpretation and/or execution of these T must be brought, even in the event of multiple defendants or third party claims, before the French courts.

Data Portability

Data Portability
The Publisher undertakes to offer you the possibility of having all the data concerning you returned to you on request. The User is thus guaranteed better control of his data, and retains the possibility of reusing it. This data should be provided in an open and easily reusable format