Privacy Policy and Cookies
Nature of data collected
In the context of using the International Reporters website, the Publisher may collect the following categories of data concerning its Users:
Connection data (IP addresses, event logs...), email, first and last name when sending comments or messages via the contact form.
Disclosure of personal data to third parties
No disclosure to third parties
Your data is not disclosed to any third parties. However, you are informed that it may be disclosed in application of a law, a regulation, or by virtue of a decision of a competent regulatory or judicial authority.
Purpose of the reuse of collected personal data
The development of commercial statistics
Data aggregation
Aggregation with non-personal data
We may publish, disclose, and use aggregated information (information relating to all our Users or to specific groups or categories of Users that we combine so that an individual User can no longer be identified or mentioned) and non-personal information for industry and market analysis, demographic profiling, promotional and advertising purposes, and other commercial purposes.
Aggregation with personal data available on the User's social accounts
If you connect your account to an account of another service in order to make cross-postings, that service may provide us with your profile and connection information, as well as any other information you have authorised to be disclosed. We may aggregate information relating to all our other Users, groups, accounts, and the personal data available on the User.
Collection of identity data
Free consultation
Consulting the Site does not require prior registration or identification. It can be done without you providing any personal data about yourself (name, first name, address, etc.). We do not record any personal data for the simple consultation of the Site.
Collection of identification data
Use of the user identifier only for access to services
We use your electronic identifiers only for and during the performance of the contract.
Collection of terminal data
Collection of profiling and technical data for the purpose of providing the service
Some technical data from your device is collected automatically by the Site. This information includes in particular your IP address, internet service provider, hardware configuration, software configuration, browser type and language... The collection of this data is necessary for the provision of services.
Collection of technical data for advertising, commercial and statistical purposes
The technical data of your device is automatically collected and recorded by the Site for advertising, commercial and statistical purposes. This information helps us to personalise and continuously improve your experience on our Site. We do not collect or retain any personal data (name, first name, address...) that may be attached to technical data. The collected data may be resold to third parties.
Cookies
Cookie retention period
In accordance with the recommendations of the CNIL, the maximum retention period for cookies is 13 months at most after their first deposit on the User's terminal, as is the validity period of the User's consent to the use of these cookies. The lifespan of cookies is not extended with each visit. The User's consent must therefore be renewed at the end of this period.
Purpose of cookies
Cookies may be used for statistical purposes, in particular to optimise the services provided to the User, based on the processing of information concerning the frequency of access, the personalisation of pages, as well as the operations carried out and the information consulted.
You are informed that the Publisher may place cookies on your terminal. The cookie records information relating to navigation on the service (the pages you have consulted, the date and time of consultation...) that we may read during your subsequent visits.
User's right to refuse cookies
You acknowledge that you have been informed that the Publisher may use cookies. If you do not wish cookies to be used on your terminal, most browsers allow you to disable cookies through the settings options.
Retention of technical data
Retention period for technical data
Technical data is retained for the period strictly necessary to achieve the purposes mentioned above.
Retention period for personal data and anonymisation
No data retention
We do not retain any personal data beyond your connection time to the service for the purposes described in these Terms and Conditions.
Deletion of data after account deletion
Data purge measures are in place to ensure the effective deletion of data as soon as the retention or archiving period necessary to accomplish the determined or imposed purposes is reached. In accordance with Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, you also have a right to delete your data, which you can exercise at any time by contacting the Publisher.
Deletion of data after 3 years of inactivity
For security reasons, if you have not authenticated yourself on the Site for a period of three years, you will receive an email inviting you to log in as soon as possible, failing which your data will be deleted from our databases.
Account deletion
Account deletion on request
The User has the option to delete their Account at any time, by simply requesting it from the Publisher OR through the Account deletion menu in the Account settings, if applicable.
Account deletion in case of violation of the Terms and Conditions
In the event of a violation of one or more provisions of the Terms and Conditions or any other document incorporated by reference herein, the Publisher reserves the right to terminate or restrict, without any prior warning and at its sole discretion, your use and access to the services, your account, and all Sites.
Indications in the event of a security breach detected by the Publisher
Information to the User in the event of a security breach
We undertake to implement all appropriate technical and organisational measures to guarantee a level of security appropriate to the risks of accidental, unauthorised or illegal access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or destruction of personal data concerning you.
In the event that we become aware of illegal access to personal data concerning you stored on our servers or those of our service providers, or of unauthorised access resulting in the realisation of the risks identified above, we undertake to:
• Notify you of the incident as soon as possible;
• Examine the causes of the incident and inform you of them;
• Take the necessary measures within reasonable limits to mitigate the negative effects and prejudice that may result from said incident
Limitation of liability
Under no circumstances can the commitments defined in the point above relating to notification in the event of a security breach be construed as any acknowledgement of fault or liability regarding the occurrence of the incident in question.
Transfer of personal data abroad
Transfer of data to countries with an equivalent level of protection
The Publisher undertakes to comply with the applicable regulations relating to the transfer of data to foreign countries, and in particular according to the following modalities:
The Publisher transfers the personal data of its Users to countries recognised as offering an equivalent level of protection.
• The Publisher transfers the personal data of its Users outside the countries recognised by the CNIL as having a sufficient level of protection: The Publisher has obtained authorisation from the CNIL to carry out this transfer.
• To find out the list of these countries: CNIL – Data protection in the world
Modification of the Terms and Conditions and the privacy policy
In the event of modification of these Terms and Conditions, commitment not to substantially lower the level of confidentiality without prior information to the persons concerned
We undertake to inform you in the event of a substantial modification of these Terms and Conditions, and not to substantially lower the level of confidentiality of your data without informing you and obtaining your consent.
Applicable law and dispute resolution procedures
Application of French law (CNIL legislation) and jurisdiction of the courts
These Terms and Conditions and your use of the Site are governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of France, and in particular Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms. The choice of applicable law does not affect your rights as a consumer in accordance with the applicable law of your place of residence. If you are a consumer, you and we agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the French courts, which means that you may bring an action relating to these Terms and Conditions in France or in the EU country in which you live. If you are a professional, all actions against us must be brought before a court in France.
In the event of a dispute, the parties will seek an amicable solution before any legal action. If these attempts fail, all disputes concerning the validity, interpretation and/or execution of these Terms and Conditions must be brought, even in the case of multiple defendants or third-party claims, before the French courts.