COOKIE PRIVACY POLICY
Introduction
When you visit our website, we collect information related to your browser, IP address, etc., especially to make the use of our site as efficient and comfortable as possible and to protect our computer system from attacks and other illegal activities.
This information is collected in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, notably the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation 2016/679) of 25 May 2018 (« GDPR »), and the Directive 2002/58/EC on privacy and electronic communications (« ePrivacy Directive »).
Who is this policy for?
This Policy applies to all visitors of the Photoscout website.
What exactly are Cookies?
3.1. To collect the information described in this Policy, we use cookies on our website.
3.2. A cookie is a small text file that a website transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser to allow the website to recognize your browser and remember certain information.
Cookies do not contain information that allows you to be contacted via phone, email, or postal mail.
3.3. Cookies can be first-party or third-party cookies:
First-party cookies: cookies placed on your computer by the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies: cookies placed on your computer through the website, but by third parties, like Google. 3.4. Cookies can be session or persistent cookies:
Session cookies: cookies automatically deleted when the user closes their browser. Persistent cookies: cookies that remain stored on the user’s terminal equipment until a predefined expiration date (which can be expressed in minutes, days, or years). 3.5. Cookies can be functional or non-functional:
Functional cookies: cookies either 1) absolutely necessary to provide a service expressly requested by the user (e.g., remembering the shopping cart or securing a banking application) or 2) absolutely necessary for the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network (e.g., necessary indications for a transaction or performance cookies analyzed anonymously). They do not require the consent of the concerned person. Non-functional cookies: cookies other than functional requiring the consent of the concerned person. What cookies are used by our website and their operating duration?
We use the following cookies:
Functional Cookies A login cookie: Description: This cookie allows our users to re-connect or stay connected to our platform. It is no longer necessary to enter your login details every time. Operating duration: 30 days Data retention period: 2 years
Non-functional Cookies (but all anonymous) A Google optimize cookie: Description: This cookie allows us to present several versions of the site to measure the most effective in terms of user experience. This cookie is used to store information that does not personally identify you. It is a third-party cookie. Operating duration: 30 days Data retention period: data is deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for the recording we wish to make, generally after six months. A Google Analytics cookie: Description: This cookie allows us to measure the audience of our website and generate reports on visitors’ interactions with our website. This cookie is used to store information that does not personally identify you. It is a third-party cookie. Operating duration: 30 days Data retention period: permanent. A Google Tag Manager cookie: Description: This cookie allows us to centralize tags so that tracking management can be done simply. This cookie is used to store information that does not personally identify you. It is a third-party cookie. Operating duration: 30 days Data retention period: permanent A Google Ads Remarketing cookie: Description: This cookie allows us to improve the targeting of our AdWords marketing campaigns. This cookie is used to store information that does not personally identify you. It is a third-party cookie. Operating duration: 30 days A Facebook Pixels cookie: Description: This cookie allows us to improve the targeting of our Facebook marketing campaigns. This cookie is used to store information that does not personally identify you. It is a third-party cookie. Operating duration: 30 days A Hotjar cookie: Description: This cookie allows us to measure the audience of our website and generate visual reports on visitors’ interactions. This cookie is used to store information that does not personally identify you. It is a third-party cookie. Operating duration: 30 days Data retention period: data is deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for the recording we wish to make, generally after six months.
Purpose and legal basis of processing
5.1. We process functional Cookies for the realization of our legitimate interests (article 6(1)(f) GDPR), notably for the following purposes:
measure and optimize the performance of our website to make it more user-friendly; offer an efficient and adapted interface to visitors of our website; use your Personal Data in aggregated or anonymized models, to establish statistical analyses; In the above cases, we always strive to maintain a fair balance between the need to process your Personal Data and the preservation of your rights and freedoms, including the respect of your privacy.
5.2. We process non-functional Cookies with your consent (article 6(1)(a) GDPR), notably for the following purposes:
to measure the audience of our website and generate reports on the interactions of the visitors with our website; to improve the targeting of our marketing campaigns.
Who has access to your data?
6.1. The data we collect using cookies is accessible to the following persons:
Our employees in charge of developing, marketing, and IT management; Our subcontractors: these are companies we have contracted to perform services on our behalf (e.g., website hosting, maintenance, and support). These subcontractors are contractually bound to respect the confidentiality and security of the data they may access in accordance with the GDPR and to use it only for the purposes of their mission. Our commercial partners on the basis of your consent. 6.2. The data we collect using cookies may be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to countries that do not offer an equivalent level of data protection. In such cases, we ensure that the transfer is performed in accordance with the GDPR, for instance, by relying on adequacy decisions, Standard Contractual Clauses, or other mechanisms provided by the GDPR that ensure a sufficient level of data protection.
Your rights
7.1. You have the right to request access to and rectification or erasure of your Personal Data or restriction of processing concerning you or to object to processing as well as the right to data portability.
7.2. Where processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
7.3. You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
How can you manage cookies?
8.1. You can manage cookies in various ways. Depending on your preferences, you can allow, refuse, or disable them (an already deposited cookie can only be disabled, it will only be deleted at the end of its life). We draw your attention to the fact that the total rejection of cookies can lead to making some of our services inaccessible or result in less efficient, less effective, or less convenient use of our services.
8.2. You can express your choices and modify your wishes through your browser:
The configuration of each browser is different. It is described in the help menu of your browser, which will allow you to know how to change your wishes regarding cookies. For example:
for Internet Explorer™: http://windows.microsoft.com/fr-FR/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies,
for Safari™: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=fr_CA,
for Chrome™: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=fr&hlrm=en&answer=95647,
for Firefox™: https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/activer-desactiver-cookies-preferences,
for Opera™: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/fr/cookies.html.
8.3. You can also manage the deposit of cookies by visiting the platform proposed by digital advertising professionals.
For more information on cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Update of the Policy
This Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our personal data practices. We will indicate at the top of the Policy when it was most recently updated. If we make any significant changes, we will notify you through our website or by other means, such as email, so that you may review the changes before you continue to use our website.