PRIVACY POLICY | PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

Introduction

This statement sets out the online privacy policy of Valortecs S.A.S. (also referred in this document as "we", "our".)

We respect the privacy of our customers and business partners and treat personally identifiable information provided by them as confidential. We will collect, use and store this information with all due diligence, in accordance with all applicable French and European laws. VT is responsible for the control of the data collected and processed. Our website provider is Squarespace, which in turn has put in place rigorous management to control the processing of data collected and processed from the website www.valortecs.com. The Squarespace coordinates are: The Pole House, Dublin Great Street, Dublin 8, Ireland

This statement explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how it can benefit your experience of our website. Please take a moment to read the sections below.

1. WHICH ARE THE INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT ?

We only collect information that is relevant, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed ("data minimization"), so we collect your information only to function effectively and provide you with the best experiences with our services. .

The specific type of information collected will depend on the context of your interactions with us and the services you use. Here are some examples of information that can be collected:

  • Contact information (name, email address, mailing address, phone number, fax number)

  • Payment information (credit card: PCI DSS rules numbers and expiry date, billing address and bank account information);

  • Information about your project and your request, your call for tenders, or your visit to our establishment (goods and services purchased);

  • Information needed to respond to your special requests and / or specific work (preferences, specifications, names of the speakers);

  • Personal information and non-personally identifiable information about you (use and interaction with our websites, communication preferences, data about your visits to our store, and responses to promotional offers and surveys).

We collect this information as follows:

  • Information provided by you: We receive and store the information you enter on our website or we give in any other way, including:

  • Subscription to our newsletters or request for brochures

  • Submit inquiries and feedback forms

  • Correspondence with us - interaction with us, limited to a legitimate interest

  • Respond to surveys, promotions and other communications

  • Respond to a job application

You decide how much information to share with us in most cases, but not sharing the required information may limit your ability to participate in certain activities, such as the required payment information. If you submit personal information about another person (for example if you are doing a transaction on behalf of another person), you represent that you are authorized by that person to do so and allow us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You also declare that the information you provide is accurate.

Automatic Information: When you use or interact with our website and / or use applications that we make available on our website, we receive and store the information generated by your activity and the information automatically collected from your browser or device mobile. For example, like many websites, we get certain information when your web browser accesses our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, mobile network data, pages viewed, and the hours of access. This information helps us to communicate with and better understand our customers.

Security Systems: When you visit our premises, information may be collected about you through closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems at our premises, electronic cards and other security systems.

Information from other sources: We may receive information about you from other third parties. This may include information from your travel agent, loyalty program, credit card and other third parties.

Age Limits: Valortecs S.A.S. does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 18 years of age.

2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION ?

We collect your information only to function effectively and provide you with the best experiences with our services. We collect, use and disclose the information collected for the following purposes:

Completion of a Purchase and Other Contracts: We may process information relating to transactions that you enter into with us and / or through our website ("Transaction Data"). Transaction data can be processed to track and educate your project, providing purchased goods and services, customizing our services to your preferences, requesting feedback on our service, and keeping the appropriate records of these transactions.

Customer Relations: To provide services and capital goods based on your preferences and experience gained from past projects. The information can be used to anticipate reminders or future projects for example.

Response to Inquiries: We may process information contained in, or linked to, any communication you send to us ("correspondence data"). Matching data may include communication content and metadata associated with the communication (such as groups, meetings, and events). Matching data can be processed for the purpose of communicating with you and recording data.

Internal business objectives: to develop our proposal, improve the website, improve our services, identify usage trends and visitor habits, determine the effectiveness of our promotions, evaluate the performance of third parties (agencies and organizations inherent in our core business), predict our load plan and compliance with contractual obligations.

Administrative and other communications: to send you important information about our website, changes to our terms, conditions and policies, or other administrative information (for example, information about your current projects, such as e-mail of confirmation).

Marketing and Promotions: To provide you with news and promotions regarding FH-Marbrerie related products and services that may be of interest to you.

Safety and security: To maintain your safety and security as well as the people who accompany you, while you visit our establishment.

Our Legal Obligations: Comply with legal or regulatory requirements or requests in accordance with applicable laws, regulations or other legal procedures.

The legal basis for processing your personal information is one or more of the following:

  • Your consent.

  • Provide the services you requested.

  • Compliance with applicable laws, regulations or other legal procedures.

  • Legitimate commercial interest.

3. WHAT ABOUT COOKIES ?

To improve your experience on our website, some of our web pages may use "cookies". Cookies, in and of themselves, do not tell us your personal information unless you choose to provide us with this information (for example by registering for one of our services.) However, once you choose to provide the site your personally identifiable information, this information may be related to the data stored in the cookie.

We use cookies to understand the use of the site and to improve the content and offers on our sites. We may use cookies to personalize your experience on our web pages and to provide you with relevant products, programs or services, as well as interest-based advertising.

Your browser may allow you to control cookies, some browsers may be configured to prevent the collection of cookies. However, if you block cookies, some features of our site may not work.

4. WHO ARE THE BENEFICIARIES OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ?

Your personal data being confidential, only the persons duly authorized by us can access your personal data, except for their possible transmission to the bodies in charge of a control or inspection in accordance with the applicable regulations.

All persons having access to your personal data are bound by a confidentiality obligation.

These persons include authorized personnel within Valortecs SA, S .. Our service providers may also be required to process personal data strictly necessary for the execution of the services we entrust to them (mission, electronic and postal distribution, logistics and restoration, etc.).

As an establishment, Valortecs S.A.S. is brought to share information in order to provide you and to maintain the best possible service. The specific type of information we share will depend on the context of your interactions with Valortecs S.A, S. and services that you use. As a result, your personal information may be shared with the following parties to the extent reasonably necessary for the purposes and on the legal basis set out in this policy:

Valortecs S.A.S., to provide a better service based on your previous relationships and contacts with us;

A representative or adviser who provided us with your personal information (for example, a relative, employer or spouse who provided your contact information);

Third parties who process it for us, based on our instructions and in accordance with our privacy policy and any other appropriate privacy and security measures. Third-party treatment will be taken to provide a rich and secure experience for your stay. Information sharing with third parties will be supported by a data processing agreement that includes a GDPR addendum to define responsibilities;

Our marketing and advertising partners to offer you more relevant ads on our site and encourage you to return to our site. These partners will not use your data for any other purpose than our legitimate interest in direct marketing and you will always have the right to object.

5. DO VALORTECS S.A.S. TRANSFER INFORMATION ABROAD ?

All data processing is held within the borders of the EU, including processing by our third parties. If one of our third parties requires, for any reason, to transfer information outside the EU borders; the request will be examined by us.

In this case, make sure to check that appropriate measures have been put in place to ensure that your personal data have an adequate level of protection (eg through standard European Commission contract clauses, internal rules of the company or Data Protection Shield set up between the European Union and the United States).

6. HOW FAR IS YOUR INFORMATION SECURE ?

We implement reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical security and security measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, destruction or alteration, accidental loss, misuse, or damage. We regularly review and monitor these protective and security measures.

Where the disclosure of data to third parties is necessary and authorized, we will ensure that such third parties guarantee the same level of data protection as the one proposed to us and require contractual guarantees so that the data is processed exclusively for the purposes that you have previously accepted and with the necessary confidentiality and security.

7. HOW LONG IS VALORTECS S.A.S. KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION ?

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill or accomplish the following:

  • The purposes for which this personal information was provided,

  • An identifiable and continuing professional need, including record keeping, A specific legal or regulatory requirement and / or

  • An obligation to keep records that may be relevant to any notified regulatory inquiry or active judicial proceeding.

When there is no sufficient justification to keep this personal information, this personal information will be erased and / or anonymized in a safe and secure manner.

In particular, we apply the following retention period for personal data:

  • Personal data of customers / prospects / partners: as long as the user is active and, at the latest, 5 years after the last contact with the user.

  • Candidates' personal data (recruitment): time required to process the application and, in the case of a negative result, 6 months after the last contact (unless the candidate accepts a longer deadline).

8. WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR DO YOU WANT TO ACCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ?

Our data protection representative will be happy to answer your questions or concerns regarding the use or storage of your personal data. Your main rights under the EU General Regulation on Data Protection are:

  • The right to information about the processing of your personal data

  • We strive to provide you with concise, transparent, understandable and easily accessible information about the conditions for processing your personal data in clear and simple terms.

  • The right of access, rectification, deletion of your personal data

  • The right of access allows you to obtain from us the confirmation that your personal data have been or have not been processed and the conditions of this processing, and to receive an electronic copy (for any additional copy, we are in right to demand payment of reasonable fees based on administrative costs incurred).

  • You also have the right to obtain from us, as soon as possible (and by default within 30 days), the correction of your personal data.

Finally, subject to the exceptions provided by applicable law (for example: retention necessary to comply with a legal obligation), you have the right to ask us to delete your personal data as soon as possible when one of the following reasons: applies:

  • Your personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or processed;

  • You wish to withdraw your consent on which the processing of your personal data was based and there is no other basis justifying such treatment;

  • You consider and can establish that your personal data has been illegally processed;

  • Your personal data must be deleted in accordance with a legal obligation.

  • The right to restrict the processing of your personal data;

The applicable rules provide that this right may be invoked in certain cases, in particular:

  • When you dispute the accuracy of your personal data

  • When you consider and can establish that the processing of personal data is illegal, but you oppose the deletion of personal data and that you request that the treatment is limited;

  • When we no longer need your personal data but are still needed to enable you to establish, exercise or defend your legal rights;

  • When you object to the treatment that would be based on the legitimate interest of the controller, during the verification, if the legitimate grounds pursued by the controller take precedence over those of the person in question.

The right to portability of data

  • When the treatment is based on your consent or contract, this right to portability allows you to receive the personal data you have provided us in a structured and commonly used format, and to transmit that personal data to another controller without that we were interfering with your private life. When technically possible, you may request that this personal data be transmitted directly to another controller by us.

The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

  • If, despite our efforts to preserve the confidentiality of your personal data, you believe that your rights are not respected, you have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority. A list of supervisory authorities is available on the website of the European Commission.

The right to withdraw consent

  • When we process your personal data on the basis of your consent, it may be withdrawn at any time using the means provided for this purpose (procedure indicated below of this Policy). On the other hand, and in accordance with the applicable law, the withdrawal of your consent is valid only in the future and can not therefore call into question the legality of the treatment carried out before this withdrawal.

The right to decide the fate of your personal data after your death

Finally, you have the right to organize the fate of your personal data post-mortem by adopting general or specific guidelines. We are committed to following these guidelines. In the absence of directives, we recognize the possibility for the heirs to exercise certain rights, in particular the right of access, if this is necessary for the settlement of the estate of the deceased; the right to oppose the closure of the user's accounts of the deceased; and the right to oppose the processing of their data.

9. HOW TO CONTACT US ?

You may exercise any of these rights in connection with your personal data by contacting Mr. Pascal Hug by email at pascal.hug@valortecs.com and by mail to Valortecs SAS, 1, rue des Acacias, 68740 Blodelsheim, La France.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding our privacy policy.

10. WHAT ABOUT LINKED WEBSITES ?

The linking of third party websites to this website does not indicate any association or endorsement by us. We assume no responsibility or liability for any content presented by or contained on an independent website, including, but not limited to, any advertising claims or marketing practices.

11. AMENDMENTS TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy will be subject to change from time to time. The effective date of this current privacy policy is indicated at the end of this document.

Date of entry into force: May 24, 2018.

  

Contact

pascal.hug@valortecs.com

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