Privacy policy

This Privacy Policy sets out and informs you of how France Organo Chimique uses and protects the information you provide to us, if any, when you use this site accessible from the following URL: www.focmicrobiologie.com (hereinafter the "Site").

Please note that this Privacy Policy may be amended or supplemented at any time by France Organo Chimique, in particular with a view to complying with any legislative, regulatory, case-law or technological developments. In such a case, the date of its update will be clearly identified at the top of this policy. These modifications are binding on the User as soon as they are posted online. The User should therefore regularly consult this Privacy and Cookie Policy in order to be aware of any changes.

1. PERSONAL DATA

In general, it is possible for you to visit the France Organo Chimique without disclosing any personal information about you. You are under no obligation to provide this information to France Organo Chimique.

If you do so, you may not receive certain information or services that you have requested. As such, in fact, France Organo Chimique may be required in some cases to ask you to provide your surname, first name, email address, telephone number, company and position (hereinafter your "Personal Information"). By providing this information, you expressly agree that it will be processed by France Organo Chimique, for the purposes set out in point 2 below as well as for the purposes set out at the end of each form.

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation adopted by the European Parliament on 14 April 2016, and the Data Protection Act of 6 January 1978 as amended, France Organo Chimique informs you of the following:

1.1 Identity of the controller

The data controller is the company France Organo Chimique, having its registered office at 52, rue Bichat – 75101 Paris – France. The company is represented by Mr. Bernard ZANELLI, its director.

Tel: 01 42 40 3 62 - Fax: 01 42 40 96 47 - info @ focmicrobiologie.com

1.2 Purpose of the processing

France Organo Chimique may process your Personal Information:

  1. in order to provide you with the information or services you have requested (in particular: sending you the newsletter, quotation, commercial offer, white papers or expertise; and/or
  2. in order to collect information enabling us to improve our Site, products and services (including through the use of cookies); and/or
  3. in order to be able to contact you about various information relating to France Organo Chimique, including, but not limited to, product updates and customer support, management or administration.

1.3. Recipients

Alone France Organo Chimique is the recipient of your Personal Information. This data, whether in individual or aggregated form, is never passed on to a third party, regardless of the partners used by SOS RGPD (more information about them can be found in section 7 below). Neither France Organo Chimique, nor any partner, sells the personal data of a Visitor and/or User of its site.

1.4. Shelf life

Your Personal Information is stored by France Organo Chimique only for the time corresponding to the purpose of the collection as indicated in 2 above, which may not exceed 24 months in any case.

1.5. Computer and Freedom Rights

You have the following rights concerning your Personal Information, which you may exercise by writing to us at the postal address mentioned in point 1 or by filling in the following form the form opposite.

1.5.1. Right of access and communication of data

You have the right to access your Personal Information.

However, due to the obligation of security and confidentiality in the processing of personal data incumbent on France Organo Chimique, you are informed that your request will be processed subject to you providing proof of your identity, in particular by producing a scan of your valid identity document (in the case of a request via our dedicated electronic form) or a signed photocopy of your valid identity document (in the case of a request sent in writing).

France Organo Chimique informs you that he/she will be entitled, if necessary, to oppose requests that are manifestly abusive (due to their number, repetitive or systematic nature).

To help you in your approach, in particular if you wish to exercise your right of access by means of a written request to the postal address mentioned in point 1, you will find by clicking on the following link a model letter drawn up by the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (the "CNIL").

https://www.cnil.fr/fr/modele/courrier/exercer-son-droit-dacces

1.5.2. Right to rectify data

Under this right, the law entitles you to request the rectification, updating, blocking or deletion of data concerning you which may prove to be inaccurate, erroneous, incomplete or obsolete.

Also, you can define general and specific guidelines on the fate of personal data after your death. Where appropriate, the heirs of a deceased person may require that the death of their loved one be taken into consideration and/or that the necessary updates be made.

In order to help you in this process, in particular if you wish to exercise, on your own behalf or on behalf of one of your deceased relatives, your right of rectification by means of a written request to the postal address mentioned in point 1, you will find by clicking on the following link a mail model developed by the CNIL.

https://www.cnil.fr/fr/modele/courrier/rectifier-des-donnees-inexactes-obsoletes-ou-perimees

1.5.3. Right to object

The exercise of this right is only possible in one of the following two situations:

  1. Where the exercise of this right is based on legitimate grounds; or
  2. Where the exercise of this right is intended to prevent the data collected from being used for commercial prospecting.

To help you in your approach, in particular if you wish to exercise your right of opposition by means of a written request addressed to the postal address indicated in point 1, you will find by clicking on the following link a mail model developed by the CNIL.

https://www.cnil.fr/fr/modele/courrier/supprimer-des-informations-vous-concernant-dun-site-internet

1.6. Response times

France Organo Chimique undertakes to respond to your request for access, rectification or opposition or any other request for additional information within a reasonable period of time which may not exceed 1 month from receipt of your request.

1.7. Authorised service providers and transfer to a third country of the European Union

France Organo Chimique informs you that it uses its authorised service providers to facilitate the collection and processing of the data you have communicated to us. These service providers may be located outside the European Union and have access to the data collected through the various forms on the Site (with the exception of the form allowing you to exercise your Data Protection rights which is offered and operated by France Organo Chimique).

France Organo Chimique has previously ensured that its service providers have implemented adequate guarantees and that strict conditions regarding confidentiality, use and data protection are respected. In particular, vigilance was focused on the existence of a legal basis for any transfer of data to a third country. As such, one of our service providers is subject to internal corporate rules (or " Binding Corporate Rules") which were approved by the CNIL in 2016 while the others obey not only Standard Contractual Clauses but also the Privacy Shield.

1.8. Complaint to the competent authority

If you consider that France Organo Chimique fails to comply with its obligations with regard to your Personal Information, you may submit a complaint or request to the competent authority. In France, the competent authority is the CNIL to which you can send a request electronically by clicking on the following link: https://www.cnil.fr/fr/plaintes/internet.

2. COOKIE POLICY

When you first log in to the France Organo Chimique, you are warned by a banner at the bottom of your screen that information relating to your browsing is likely to be recorded in files called "cookies". Our cookie policy allows you to better understand the provisions we implement in terms of browsing on our website. In particular, it informs you about all the cookies present on our website, their purpose (part I.) and gives you the procedure to follow to configure them (part II).

2.1. General information about cookies on the website France Organo Chimique

France Organo Chimique, as the publisher of this website, may install a cookie on the hard drive of your device (computer, tablet, mobile, etc.) in order to guarantee you a smooth and optimal browsing experience on our website.

Cookies" are small text files of limited size that allow us to recognize your computer, tablet or mobile device for the purpose of personalizing the services we provide to you.

The information collected through cookies does not in any way allow you to be identified by name. It is used exclusively for our own purposes in order to improve the interactivity and performance of our website and to send you content tailored to your interests. None of this information is communicated to third parties except where France Organo Chimique has obtained your prior consent or where the disclosure of such information is required by law, by order of a court or any administrative or judicial authority entitled to take cognizance of it.

To better inform you about the information that cookies identify, you will find below a table listing the different types of cookies that may be used on the website of France Organo Chimique, their name, purpose and storage period.

2.2 Setting your cookie preferences

You can accept or decline cookies at any time.

When you first log in to the France Organo Chimique, a banner will appear at the bottom of your screen with brief information about the use of cookies and similar technologies. This banner warns you that by continuing to browse the France Organo Chimique (by loading a new page or clicking on various elements of the site for example), you agree to the deposit of cookies on your device. You are also deemed to have given your consent to the deposit of cookies by clicking on the "X" icon to the right of the banner at the bottom of your screen.

Depending on the type of cookie involved, obtaining your consent to deposit and read cookies on your terminal may be imperative.

2.2.1. Cookies exempt from consent

In accordance with the recommendations of the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), certain cookies are exempt from the prior collection of your consent insofar as they are strictly necessary for the operation of the website or have the exclusive purpose of enabling or facilitating communication by electronic means. These include session ID, authentication, load balancing session cookies as well as cookies for customizing your interface. These cookies are fully subject to this policy insofar as they are issued and managed by France Organo Chimique.

2.2.2. Cookies requiring your prior consent

This requirement applies to cookies issued by third parties, which are referred to as "persistent" in that they remain in your terminal until they are deleted or expire.

As such cookies are issued by third parties, their use and deposit are subject to their own privacy policies, a link to which can be found below. This family of cookies includes audience measurement cookies, advertising cookies (to which France Organo Chimique does not use) as well as social media sharing cookies (including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn).

Audience measurement cookies compile statistics on the number of visitors and use of various elements of the website (such as the content/pages you have visited). This data is used to improve the usability of the website France Organo Chimique. An audience measurement tool is used on this website:

Social network sharing cookies are issued and managed by the publisher of the social network concerned. Subject to your consent, these cookies allow you to easily share some of the content published on the website of France Organo Chimique, in particular through a sharing application "button" depending on the social network concerned. There are four types of social media sharing cookies available on the France Organo Chimique :

2.2.3. You have various tools for setting cookies

Most Internet browsers are configured by default to allow the deposit of cookies. Your browser offers you the opportunity to change these standard settings so that all cookies are rejected systematically or only some of them are accepted or rejected, depending on their originator.

WARNING : We would like to draw your attention to the fact that refusing to deposit cookies on your device is nevertheless likely to alter your user experience as well as your access to certain services or features of this website. If applicable, France Organo Chimique declines all responsibility for the consequences related to the deterioration of your browsing conditions that occur due to your choice to refuse, delete or block the cookies necessary for the operation of the site. These consequences cannot constitute damage and you will not be entitled to any compensation as a result.

Your browser also allows you to delete existing cookies on your device or to notify you when new cookies are likely to be placed on your device. These settings have no impact on your browsing but make you lose all the benefit provided by the cookie.

Please take note of the multiple tools available to you below so that you can set the cookies deposited on your terminal.

2.2.4. Setting up your Internet browser

Each Internet browser offers its own settings for managing cookies. To find out how to change your cookie preferences, you will find below links to help on how to access your browser's cookie menu:

For more information about cookie control tools, you can consult the CNIL website: https://www.cnil.fr/fr/cookies-les-outils-pour-les-maitriser.

If you have any queries or requests for further information regarding this cookie policy, please contact us at the following address by means of our form.