For the website https://www.cimesfrance.com

 

ARTICLE 1: PREAMBLE

This privacy policy applies to the website www.cimesfrance.com.

The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform users of the website of the following information:

  • The way in which their personal data is collected and processed. Any data that might identify a user must be considered as personal data.
  • Users' rights regarding personal data that concerns them.
  • The identity of the person responsible for processing the personal data collected and processed.
  • The identity of the persons to whom this data will be transmitted and/or those who have access to that data.
  • The website's policy regarding cookies.

This privacy policy supplements the legal notices that users can consult at the following address: Privacy policy

ARTICLE 2 - GENERAL PRINCIPLES REGARDING COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF DATA

In accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of European Regulation 2016/679, the collection and processing of data from users of the website is carried out in accordance with the following principles:

  • Legality, fairness and transparency: data may only be collected and processed with the consent of the user who is the owner of that data. Whenever personal data is collected, the user will be informed that their data is being collected and for what purposes their data is being collected.
  • Limited purposes: the collection and processing of data will be carried out in order to meet one or more of the purposes set out in this privacy policy.
  • Minimising data collection and processing: only the data necessary for the proper execution of the objectives pursued by the website will be collected.
  • Storage of data for a limited period of time: the data is stored for a limited period of time, with the user being informed of this.
  • Integrity and confidentiality of the data collected and processed: the data controller undertakes to guarantee the integrity and confidentiality of the data collected.

To comply with the law under Article 6 of European Regulation 2016/679, the collection and processing of personal data may only take place if the user has expressly consented to its processing.

ARTICLE 3 - PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED AND PROCESSED IN THE CONTEXT OF BROWSING THE WEBSITE

A - Data collected and processed, and method of collection

The following forms on the https://www.cimesfrance.com website allow personal data to be collected:

  • The contact form
  • The newsletter registration form
  • Calculation request form
  • The webinar registration form
  • The form to get the webinar transcript link
  • The form to be contacted about a training course
  • The form to be contacted about the ALTAIR HYPERWORKS software
  • The form to be contacted about the FEMFAT software
  • The form to be contacted about a reference
  • The unsolicited application form

These forms allow, depending on the case, the collection of the following data:

  • Surname
  • First name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Сompany

This data will always be that which is entered by the user when completing and submitting the relevant form, indicating his or her consent to the processing of this data for the purposes inherent in each form.

These are detailed below:

  • The collection and processing of data via registration forms for webinars organised by CIMES is intended to be used by the staff in charge of managing registrations.
    Individuals registered for webinars may be contacted for the purpose of promoting CIMES services.
  • The sole purpose of the collection and processing of personal data collected through the various contact forms is to take note of these contacts, for example, by sending response to users who have completed a form requesting information.
  • The purpose of collecting and processing data via the unsolicited application form is to be used by the staff in charge of recruitment and human resources. 
  • The purpose of collecting and processing data via the calculation request form is to be used by the staff responsible for responding to and following up on calculation requests. 
  • The purpose of collecting and processing data via the CIMES newsletter registration form is to be used by the staff responsible for sending the newsletter to people registered via this form.
    This newsletter consists of sending an email every 2 months to present CIMES news.
    Access to this personal data may be given to one or more service providers responsible for the delivery and management of the newsletter on behalf of CIMES.

The data controller will keep all the data collected in his computer systems under reasonable security measures for a period of 3 years.

B - Transmission of data to third parties

Newsletter registration data will be transmitted to MailChimp, an emailing solution, which uses all technical and organisational means to ensure the security and confidentiality of personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations.

The data processed by MailChimp as part of the newsletter is processed in the United States, in compliance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulations.

You may find further information about MailChimp's commitments to personal data protection by following this link: https://mailchimp.com/legal/

C - Data hosting

The website https://www.cimesfrance.com is hosted by LWS, whose registered office is located at 10 rue Penthievre 75008 Paris.

LWS can be contacted by phone at 01 77 62 30 03.

The data collected and processed by the website is hosted and processed in France.

ARTICLE 4 - DATA CONTROLLER AND DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

A - Data controller and data protection officer

The data controller responsible for processing personal data is Mr Vincent Dufresne. He can be contacted by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone at 03 27 41 62 71.

The data controller is responsible for determining the purposes and means used to process personal data.

B - Obligations of the data controller

The data controller undertakes to protect any personal data collected, not to transmit it to third parties without the user having been informed, and to respect the purposes for which the data was collected.

In addition, the data controller undertakes to notify the user in the event of rectification or deletion of the data, unless this would entail disproportionate formalities, costs, and procedures.

In the event that the integrity, confidentiality or security of the user's personal data is compromised, the data controller undertakes to inform the user by any appropriate means.

ARTICLE 5: USER RIGHTS

In accordance with the regulations concerning the processing of personal data, the user has the following rights.

In order for the data controller to comply with his or her request, the user is required to provide his or her first name, surname, and email address.

The data controller is obliged to reply to the user within a maximum period of 30 days.

A - Presentation of the user rights in terms of data collection and processing

  • Right of access, rectification and deletion
    The user may review, update, modify or request the deletion of his or her data by contacting the data controller.
  • Right to data portability
    The user has the right to request the portability of his or her personal data, held by the website, to another website. The user may contact the data controller to obtain the personal data concerning him or her in order to import it into another website.
  • Right to limit and object to data processing
    The user has the right to request the limitation or to oppose the processing of his or her data by the website, without the website being able to refuse, unless it can demonstrate the existence of legitimate and compelling reasons, which may prevail over the user's interests and rights and freedoms. In order to request the limitation of the processing or to formulate an objection to the processing of his or her data, the user may contact the data controller.
  • Right not to be the subject of decisions based exclusively on automated processes
    In accordance with the provisions of Regulation 2016/679, the user has the right not to be the subject of a decision based exclusively on an automated process if the decision produces legal effects concerning him or her, or significantly affects him or her in a similar way. Our newsletters are distributed by an automated process, although some emails are only sent to certain groups of people who have subscribed to the newsletter. In order to exercise your right not to be the subject of a decision based exclusively on an automated process while continuing to receive invitations and offers concerning you, please contact the data controller.
  • Right to determine the processing of data after death
    Users are reminded that they can organise the processing of their data collected and processed following their death, in accordance with Law No 2016-1321 of 7 October 2016. You may contact the data controller to specify how your data should be handled in the event of your death and how your death will be notified to him.
  • Right to have recourse to the competent supervisory authority
    In the event that the data controller decides not to respond to the user's request and the user wishes to contest this decision or if he or she believes that any of the rights listed above are being infringed, he or she is entitled to bring the matter before the CNIL (the French Data Protection Authority) or any competent judge. 

B - Personal data of minors

In accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of European Regulation 2016/679 and the Data Protection Act, only minors aged 15 or over may consent to the processing of their personal data.

If the user is a minor under 15 years of age, the consent of a legal representative is required in order to collect and process personal data.

The website administrator reserves the right to check by any means that the user is over 15 years of age or has obtained the consent of a legal representative before browsing the website or subscribing to the newsletter.

ARTICLE 6 - USE OF COOKIES

The website uses cookie technology.

A cookie is a small file (less than 4 kb), stored by the website on the user's hard disk, containing information concerning the user's browsing habits.

These files allow the processing of statistics and traffic information, facilitate navigation, and improve service for the user's comfort.

The user's consent is necessarily required for the use of cookies involving the storage and analysis of personal data.

This user's consent is considered valid for a maximum period of 13 months. At the end of this period, the website will again request the user's authorisation to save cookies on his or her hard disk.

The user is informed that he or she may avoid the storage of these cookies by configuring his or her browser software.

For further information, the user can follow the steps to configure his or her browser software to prevent the storage of cookies at the following websites:

In the event that the user decides to deactivate cookie files, he or she may continue browsing the website.

However, any malfunction of the website caused by this manipulation could not be considered as being the fault of the publisher of the website.

The website administrator draws the user's attention to the fact that the following cookies are used when browsing the website:

  • _gat_gtag, _ga, _gid: Cookies used by Google Analytics for website traffic analysis (More information here).
  • Technical cookies used for the distribution of the bandwidth load, issued by our host LWS.
  • 1P_JAR, IDE, CONSENT: These cookies contain information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting said website.
  • NID: This cookie is set by DoubleClick (owned by Google) to help you build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other websites.

Audience measurement cookies are used on this website. 

These traffic log cookies are used to identify the pages visited, and measure and track the performance of the website. This allows the website publisher to analyse data on web page traffic and improve the website by tailoring it to user needs. This information is used for statistical analysis purposes only.

Google Analytics: Google Analytics cookies are used to measure and track the performance of the website. If you do not want Google ANALYTICS to track your activities on our website, or any other website, please visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout 

ARTICLE 7 - CONDITIONS FOR MODIFYING THE PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy can be consulted at any time at https://www.cimesfrance.com 

The website administrator reserves the right to modify this policy to ensure that it complies with applicable law. Consequently, the user is invited to consult this privacy policy regularly in order to be kept informed of the latest changes that may be made.

The user is informed that the last update of this privacy policy took place on 1st October 2020.