Privacy policy

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY

This data protection policy aims to inform you about the commitments and measures taken by GATHERING TOOLS to ensure the respect and protection of your personal data. This policy applies to the processing carried out in the context of managing the website www.gathering-tools.com as well as requests submitted via contact forms.

GATHERING TOOLS is the data controller for the personal data collected on the aforementioned website. You can find all the information regarding GATHERING TOOLS on the legal notice page accessible here: “insert link.”

This privacy policy may evolve depending on the legal and regulatory context as well as recommendations from the French Data Protection Authority (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés – CNIL).

DEFINITIONS

• “Client”: refers to any natural or legal person for whom GATHERING TOOLS provides a service or performance.

• “Personal Data”: any data that allows direct or indirect identification of a natural person.

• “Prospect”: refers to any natural or legal person likely to use the services and/or be in contact with GATHERING TOOLS.

• “Data Controller”: the legal entity responsible for determining the purposes of the data processing and the means employed.

• “Processor”: the legal entity that processes personal data on behalf of the data controller.

• “Data Processing”: operations performed on personal data, including collection, recording, use, transmission, or communication.

COLLECTED DATA

GATHERING TOOLS ensures that it collects and processes personal data that is relevant, adequate, not excessive, and strictly necessary to achieve the purposes that have been previously determined. GATHERING TOOLS takes all necessary measures to ensure that your data is accurate, complete, and, if necessary, kept up to date.

GATHERING TOOLS is committed to obtaining the consent of the data subjects whenever required and to informing them about the processing of their data.

In the context of using the website www.gathering-tools.com, GATHERING TOOLS collects and processes information provided through the contact form, namely identity, email address, telephone contact details, and, if applicable, the content of the message as well as any information subsequently communicated during these exchanges. The data is collected and processed by GATHERING TOOLS or its technical and commercial subcontractors solely for the purposes stated below. The data is not likely to be transferred outside the territory of the European Union.

If your personal data has not been collected directly by GATHERING TOOLS, it may have been provided by our database rental providers or commercial partners who are responsible for processing their databases.

PURPOSES OF COLLECTION

GATHERING TOOLS collects your data for the following purposes:

• To respond to a contact request submitted by a visitor to the website;

• To send our newsletter;

• To recruit new employees;

• To qualify our prospects and clients for targeted commercial communication;

• To develop statistics and measure the usage of services;

• To improve the website, our products, and services, notably through the use of cookies.

DATA RETENTION PERIOD

The retention period of your personal data is determined based on legal and regulatory retention deadlines and depending on the type of data concerned. As an indication, prospect file data is retained for 3 years from the date of collection by the data controller or from the last contact received from the prospect. The email address collected for sending the newsletter is kept until the person unsubscribes.

CONFIDENTIALITY / DATA SECURITY

Appropriate physical, logistical, and organizational security measures are in place to ensure the confidentiality of data and to prevent any unauthorized access. Concerned with the protection of personal data, GATHERING TOOLS raises awareness among its staff regarding the security of personal data.

DATA RECIPIENTS

GATHERING TOOLS only shares your personal data with authorized and designated recipients. GATHERING TOOLS may, in particular, grant access to your personal data to its partners as well as to its possible third-party service providers, acting as subcontractors, to perform services related to the company’s services and IT applications (notably hosting, storage, analysis, data processing, database management, or IT maintenance services). These third-party providers, who act solely under the instructions of GATHERING TOOLS, will only access your personal data to carry out the purposes pursued at the time of data collection and will be bound by the same security and confidentiality obligations as the company. Furthermore, your personal data may be shared for the following reasons:

• In response to any judicial or administrative procedure or to law enforcement measures requested by the competent authorities;

• To comply with legal obligations, to protect the rights and/or safety of an individual, to protect the rights and property of GATHERING TOOLS, including ensuring compliance with this Data Protection Policy and preventing fraud, security, or technical issues.

RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECTS

In accordance with applicable legislation on the protection of personal data, you have a number of rights regarding the collection and processing of your personal data, namely:

• The right to be informed: You have the right to be informed in a concise, transparent, comprehensible, and easily accessible manner about how your personal data is processed.

• The right of access: You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed or not and, if so, to access said data and receive a copy of it.

• The right to rectification: You have the right to obtain the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you. You also have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by providing a supplementary statement.

• The right to erasure: In certain cases, you have the right to obtain the erasure of your personal data. However, this right is not absolute, and GATHERING TOOLS may have legal or legitimate reasons to retain such data.

• The right to restriction of processing: In certain cases, you have the right to obtain the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

• The right to data portability: You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to GATHERING TOOLS and the right to transmit this data to another controller without GATHERING TOOLS hindering this. This right applies only when the processing of your personal data is based on your consent or on the performance of a contract, and where the processing is carried out by automated means.

• The right to object: You have the right to object at any time, for reasons related to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you when such processing is based on the legitimate interests of GATHERING TOOLS. However, GATHERING TOOLS may invoke legitimate and compelling grounds requiring the continuation of the processing.

• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority: You have the right to contact a supervisory authority (such as the CNIL) to lodge a complaint regarding GATHERING TOOLS’ personal data protection practices.

• The right to provide instructions concerning data use after death: You have the right to give GATHERING TOOLS instructions regarding the use of your personal data after your death.

To exercise these rights, you can submit a request:

• By email to: rgpd@gathering-tools.com

• By postal mail to: GATHERING TOOLS – 32 Avenue Guy Môquet 92240 MALAKOFF, indicating the subject “Personal Data”

COOKIES

We inform you that we use cookies.

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or device when you browse the internet. Cookies can be used to collect, store, and share information about your activities on the websites and services you use.

A cookie does not allow us to identify you, and the installation of certain cookies is subject to your consent. You can refuse their storage and withdraw your consent at any time by configuring your web browser.