Legal notice – Privacy policy

ARTICLE 1: PREAMBLE

This privacy policy applies to the website: el-associates.com operated by ELA – E&L Associates SAS.

The purpose of this privacy policy is to explain to users of the website:

  • How their personal data are collected and processed. Personal data shall be understood as any data that may identify a user. This includes in particular first name and surname, age, postal address, e‑mail address, the user’s location or IP address;
  • What rights users have regarding these data;
  • Who is responsible for processing the personal data collected and processed;
  • To whom these data are transmitted;
  • Where applicable, the website’s policy on “cookies” files.

This privacy policy complements the legal notice and the General Terms of Use, which users can consult at the following address: Legal notice.

ARTICLE 2: GENERAL PRINCIPLES RELATING TO DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING

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

  • Lawfulness, fairness and transparency: data may only be collected and processed with the consent of the user who owns the data. Whenever personal data are collected, the user will be informed that their data are being collected and for what reasons their data are being collected;
  • Limited purposes: data collection and processing are carried out to meet one or more objectives determined in these general terms of use;
  • Data minimisation: only the data necessary for the proper achievement of the objectives pursued by the website are collected;
  • Limited data retention: data are kept for a limited period of time, of which the user is informed. Where this information cannot be communicated, the user is informed of the criteria used to determine the retention period;
  • Integrity and confidentiality of the data collected and processed: the data controller undertakes to guarantee the integrity and confidentiality of the data collected.

In order to be lawful, and in accordance with the requirements of Article 6 of European Regulation 2016/679, the collection and processing of personal data may only take place if they meet at least one of the conditions listed below:

  • The user has expressly consented to the processing;
  • The processing is necessary for the proper performance of a contract;
  • The processing meets a legal obligation;
  • The processing is necessary to safeguard the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person;
  • The processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority;
  • The processing and collection of personal data are necessary for the purposes of the legitimate private interests pursued by the data controller or by a third party.

ARTICLE 3: PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED AND PROCESSED WHEN BROWSING THE WEBSITE

A. DATA COLLECTED AND PROCESSED AND METHOD OF COLLECTION

The personal data collected on the website are as follows:

  • First name(s), Surname
  • Telephone number
  • Company
  • E‑mail address
  • Country of residence

These data are collected when the user uses the contact form to send a request.

The data controller will store all the data collected in the website’s IT systems, under reasonably secure conditions, for a period of 13 months.

Data collection and processing are carried out for the following purposes: responding to requests sent via the contact form.

The data processing operations are based on the following legal basis: the user’s consent.

B. TRANSMISSION OF DATA TO THIRD PARTIES

The personal data collected by the website are not transmitted to any third party outside the Engineers & Lawyers Associates network and are processed only by the website publisher.

C. HOSTING OF DATA

The website el-associates.com is hosted by: OVH, whose registered office is located at: 2 rue Kellermann – 59100 Roubaix – France.

The host can be contacted at the following telephone number: 09 55 00 66 33.

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

ARTICLE 4: DATA CONTROLLER

A. DATA CONTROLLER

The controller of personal data is the company E&L Associates SAS. It can be contacted as follows: contact@el-associates.com.

The data controller is responsible for determining the purposes and means of processing personal data.

B. OBLIGATIONS OF THE DATA CONTROLLER

The data controller undertakes to protect the personal data collected, not to transmit them to third parties without informing the user and to comply with the purposes for which these data were collected. The website uses an SSL certificate in order to ensure that the information and data transfers passing through the website are secure.

An SSL (“Secure Socket Layer”) certificate is intended to secure the data exchanged between the user and the website. In addition, the data controller undertakes to inform the user in the event that the data are rectified or deleted, unless this would entail disproportionate formalities, costs and steps.

If the integrity, confidentiality or security of the user’s personal data is compromised, the data controller undertakes to inform the user by any means.

ARTICLE 5: USER RIGHTS

In accordance with the regulations on the processing of personal data, the user has the rights listed below. In order for the data controller to grant the user’s request, the user must provide: first name, surname and e‑mail address.

The data controller is required to respond to the user within a maximum period of 30 (thirty) days.

A. DESCRIPTION OF USER RIGHTS RELATING TO DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING

a. Right of access, rectification and erasure
  • The user may access, update, modify or request the deletion of data concerning them by following the procedure below:
  • The user must send an e‑mail to the personal data controller specifying the purpose of the request, to the contact e‑mail address.
b. Right to data portability
  • The user has the right to request the portability of their personal data held by the website to another website, in accordance with the procedure below:
  • The user must make a request for the portability of their personal data by e‑mail to the data controller.
c. Right to restriction of processing and right to object

The user has the right to request the restriction of the processing of their data or to object to the processing of their data by the website, and the website may not refuse, unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the user.

To request restriction of processing or to object to processing of their data, the user must follow the procedure below:

  • The user must make a request for restriction of processing of their personal data by e‑mail to the data controller.
d. Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing

In accordance with the provisions of Regulation 2016/679, the user has the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing if the decision produces legal effects concerning them or significantly affects them in a similar way.

e. Right to determine the fate of data after death

The user is reminded that they may decide what is to happen to their collected and processed data in the event of death, in accordance with Law no. 2016‑1321 of 7 October 2016.

f. Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

If the data controller decides not to respond to the user’s request and the user wishes to contest this decision, or if the user believes that one of the rights listed above has been infringed, they are entitled to lodge a complaint with the CNIL (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés, https://www.cnil.fr) or any competent court.

B. PERSONAL DATA OF MINORS

In accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of European Regulation 2016/679 and the French 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 the age of 15, the consent of a legal representative will be required for personal data to be collected and processed.

The website publisher reserves the right to verify 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.

ARTICLE 6: USE OF “COOKIES” FILES

The website may use “cookies” technology. A “cookie” is a small file (less than 4 KB) stored by the website on the user’s hard drive, containing information relating to the user’s browsing habits. These files are used to compile statistics and information on traffic, facilitate browsing and improve the service for the user’s comfort. Where the use of “cookies” involves the storage and analysis of personal data, the user’s consent is required.

The user’s consent is deemed valid for a maximum period of 6 (six) months. At the end of this period, the website will again request the user’s permission to store “cookies” on their hard drive.

a. User’s objection to the use of “cookies” by the website

Cookies that are not essential to the operation of the website are only placed on the user’s device after consent has been obtained. The user may withdraw consent at any time, as follows:

Please go to the cookies settings page.

More generally, the user is informed that they can object to the storage of such “cookies” by configuring their browser.

For information, the user may find the steps to follow to configure their browser to oppose the storage of “cookies” at the following addresses:

If the user decides to disable “cookies”, they may continue to browse the website. However, any malfunction of the website caused by this manipulation may not be considered to be the fault of the website publisher.

b. Description of the “cookies” files used by the website

The website publisher draws the user’s attention to the fact that the following cookies are used during browsing:

  • Cookie: Google Analytics
  • Issuer: Google
  • Purpose: analysis of user browsing

ARTICLE 7: CONDITIONS FOR AMENDING THE PRIVACY POLICY

The website publisher reserves the right to amend this policy in order to ensure that it remains compliant with applicable law.

The user is therefore invited to consult this privacy policy regularly in order to stay informed of any changes that may be made to it. The user is informed that the latest update to this privacy policy took place on: 15/02/2021.

ARTICLE 8: USER’S ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRIVACY POLICY

By browsing the website, the user acknowledges that they have read and understood this privacy policy and accept its terms, in particular as regards the collection and processing of their personal data and the use of “cookies” files.