This page explains how KARTOSA protects your personal data and your rights related to that personal data. The main purpose of the website kartosa.com is to help you better understand our company in order to provide you with the best possible services and products. We want you to feel secure when browsing our website, and we are committed to protecting your personal information during your visits, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the French Data Protection Act (Informatique et Libertés).
1. General information
In accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of European Regulation 2016/679, the collection and processing of data from users of the KARTOSA website comply with the following principles:
- Purpose limitation: the collection and processing of data are carried out to meet one or more specific purposes defined in these Terms and Conditions of Use.
- Data minimization: only the data necessary for the proper fulfillment of the purposes pursued by the website are collected and processed
- Intégrité et confidentialité des données collectées et traités : le responsable du traitement des données s’engage à garantir l’intégrité et la confidentialité des données collectées.
2. What types of information does KARTOSA collect?
We collect a variety of information about our customers and visitors to the KARTOSA website. This personal data falls into the following categories:
- Identifiers: name, alias, email address, postal address, telephone number, mobile phone number, IP address, or other similar identifiers.
- Internet or other electronic network activity information: browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interactions with our website.
- Geolocation data, excluding precise location: we collect location information provided by a mobile device or other device interacting with this website, or associated with your IP address or another online or device identifier.
Your choice to provide information You may choose not to provide personal information to KARTOSA. This includes choosing not to submit information directly to us.
However, if you do not provide your personal information when requested, we may not be able to provide you with the full range of our products and services or information about our promotions or other opportunities.
3. How does KARTOSA collect your personal data?
The KARTOSA website may collect information about you, directly or indirectly, when you provide information by completing forms.
- When you complete forms (such as downloading brochures or registering for webinars).
- When you ask questions or request information.
- When you order our services.
- When you contact us via social media.
- When you apply via the contact form to submit your CV.
4. How does KARTOSA use your data?
KARTOSA may use your information for various business and professional purposes, as described below. These uses are necessary for purposes consistent with KARTOSA’s legitimate interests, provided that such processing is fair and balanced and does not unduly affect your rights. KARTOSA’s business and commercial purposes for using your information include:
- Providing the information and services requested;
- To perform a contract with you (or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract).
- Determining eligibility and processing requests for products and services;
- Understanding and assessing customers’ ongoing needs;
- Performing data analysis to understand how the website is used and to conduct other market research;
- Improving the performance and operation of the website;
- Preventing fraud, enforcing our Terms of Use, complying with applicable laws and KARTOSA’s reporting obligations, and enforcing our agreements;
- Marketing products and services that may be of interest to you, provided that other applicable legal requirements are met.
5. How long does KARTOSA retain your data?
Your personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. This includes legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. You may request the deletion of your data at any time by contacting our teams. Where possible, KARTOSA will anonymize the data (for statistical or research purposes, in which case it may be used indefinitely without prior notice) or take reasonable steps to delete information from its records that is no longer necessary for the identified purposes, except where retention is required by law. To determine the appropriate retention period for your personal data, we consider the volume, nature, and sensitivity of the data, the risk of harm resulting from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which the data is processed, the likelihood that those purposes can be achieved by other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
6. To whom does KARTOSA disclose your data?
We will not sell, trade, or transfer your personally identifiable information (such as IP address or information provided through forms) to third parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in developing our website or conducting our business, provided that such parties agree to keep this information confidential.
We may disclose or share your personal data to comply with legal obligations, to enforce or apply our Terms of Use, or to protect rights, property, or safety.
7. How does KARTOSA use cookies?
Cookies help KARTOSA improve the user experience of visitors to our website by tracking their interests. We may use cookies or similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. Links to other websites: our website may contain links to the websites of our partners, advertisers, or affiliated companies.
or provide access to third-party websites that are not governed by this statement but are subject to other privacy policies published on those websites.
Please note that these websites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for those policies.
Please review these policies before submitting any personal data to these websites.
8. How does KARTOSA protect your data?
KARTOSA has implemented physical, technical, and administrative security measures designed to protect personal information against loss, misuse,
alteration, exfiltration, or destruction, taking into account the sensitivity of the information and the purposes for which it was collected. However, no method of data storage or transmission is 100% secure.
KARTOSA complies with the EU Cloud Code of Conduct, a comprehensive code of conduct that sets out strict data protection requirements for cloud services under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
9. Your rights:
In accordance with applicable law, you have the right to know whether we hold personal data about you and, at any time, the right to access, modify, rectify, or delete your personal data. You may also object to the processing of your personal data. No sensitive personal data is collected, meaning no data relating to sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, political opinions, or membership in any community or trade union. You may exercise your right to opt out of receiving our marketing communications by selecting the appropriate options on the forms we use to collect your personal data or by using the opt-out mechanisms included in the emails we send you. You may also request the cessation of marketing communications addressed to you or request the deletion of your data, including from our Customer Relationship Management (“CRM”) systems, at any time by using our “Contact us” form.
