Personal data protection
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) users of the website www.teraqua.fr can contact the administrator using the contact form.
Who are we?
Our website address is https://www.teraqua.fr.
Use of collected personal data
Media upload
If you are a registered user and upload images to the website you are advised to avoid uploading images containing EXIF data with GPS coordinates. Our website visitors can download and extract location data from these images.
Contact forms
When you use one of our contact forms (contact, registration to a training, job application, etc.) on the website www.teraqua.fr, the data entered on the form are collected so that we can get back to you.
TERAQUA informs the user that their personal data are processed for authorised members of TERAQUA, the editor and its sub-contractors.
The user has the right to object, limitation, access, rectification, portability and erasure of their data.
The user can also provide instructions to the Editor regarding what will happen to their data after their death.
To exercise their rights the user should contact TERAQUA through the contact form or sending a letter to the above-mentioned postal address indicated in the Legal Notices, with a copy of an identification document with their signature.
COOKIES
what is a cookie?
Cookies are small files which platforms like websites may install on your computer. Their functions are varied: they enable the storage of your browser preferences, the collection of statistical data, certain technical functionalities, etc.
Cookies are sometimes used to store basic information about the user’s (or their computer’s) browsing habits to the point of being recognised, as the case may be. Cookies are also used to manage the user’s session and reduce the number of times of having to key in their password or adjust the website contents to their preferences.
Cookies may be “temporary”, which means they are deleted from the computer when the user leaves the cookie-generating website, or “persistent” when these cookies remain on the User’s computer until a certain date.
If you have an account and you are logged in to this website, a temporary cookie will be created to check whether the browser accepts cookies. It does not contain any personal data and will be automatically deleted once you close your browser.
When you log in we will create a certain number of cookies to record your login information and screen preferences. A login cookie lasts for two days while a screen options cookie lasts for a year. If you tick “Remember me”, your login cookie will last for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookie will be deleted.
When you edit or publish an article an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie has no personal data. It merely indicates the identifier of the article you just changed. It expires after one day.
What are cookies and how does teraqua use them?
Under its own responsibility or the responsibility of a third party contracted for the tracking services TERAQUA can use cookies when a user browses the web. Cookies are files sent to the browser through a web server to record the user’s activities during their time on the web.
The use of cookies enables the server where the website is to identify the user’s browser to facilitate as much as possible their browsing experience, for example giving the user access to areas, services exclusively reserved to them without having to register each time. Cookies are also used to measure the audience and traffic parameters as well as controlling the progression and number of visits.
Guarantees about the use of cookies
Cookies used by the website are only associated with anonymous users and their computer, and do not provide references that allow the users’ personal data to be deduced.
Some cookies are used by third parties (e.g. Google) to give TERAQUA data about the efficacy of its advertising. The cookies never obtain personal data that could identify a particular user.
In any case, cookies used on the website are temporary, and their goal is only to make the subsequent transmission more effective. No cookie used on the website will last more than two years.
Users can adjust their settings to be notified of the reception of cookies and refuse their installation on their device.
When deleting or disactivating the TERAQUA cookies the user risk not being able to access certain functionalities of the website.
To use the website users don’t have to enable cookies, but they will have to restart the session in each of the services where prior registration or start of session is required.
What types of cookies does teraqua use?
TERAQUA uses two types of cookies:
Technical cookies
They enable the user to browse the web and use functionalities like “likes” and share of articles on social media.
Social media sharing includes Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. We encourage you to check the personal data management policies of the different social media networks:
Analytics cookies
TERAQUA uses Google Analytics cookies to count the number of users who visit the website. These cookies give the possibility to measure and analyse how users browse the website. This information enables TERAQUA to continually improve its services and facilitate the purchasing process of the website users. To know more about the topic you can visit the Google Analytics privacy policy.
How can the user set cookies?
The user can allow, block or delete the cookies installed on their computer by setting the options of their web browser.
Change my consent
The user can modify my consent by activating or deactivating the types of cookies.
| Purpose | The duration of the conversation |
|---|---|
| Cookie management | The data retention period cannot exceed 13 months. |
| A request for contact or study of your project | The data retention period cannot exceed 3 years. |
| Your exchanges with your dedicated contacts, responsible for ensuring the business relationship with your establishment | The data retention period cannot exceed 3 years. |
| Your exchanges with our services | The data retention period cannot exceed 3 years. |
WHAT HAPPENS WITH LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES?
The TERAQUA website may contains links to other websites which have their own confidentiality policies, and TERAQUA assumes no responsibility for the contents or practices of linked websites.
TERAQUA advises users to check the confidentiality policy of all the websites they might access from www.teraqua.fr.
HOW DOES TERAQUA COMPILE AND USE IP ADDRESSES?
Web servers can automatically detect the IP address and domain name used by users.
An IP address is a number automatically assigned to a computer when it connects to the Internet. This information enables the subsequent processing of data to obtain statistical measures which give the number of visits to a given website, order of visits, access point, etc.
Protection of your ip address
We implemented a tool to anonymise the IP addresses we collect and send to a third-party service for statistics.
To know more about IP anonymization click here to visit the Google page.
Embedded content from other websites
This website articles may include embedded content (for example, videos, images, articles, etc.). The content integrated from another website behaves as if the visitor was on this other website.
These websites could collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tools of follow-up, follow your interactions with embedded contents if you have an account logged in on their website.
Statistics audience measurement
TERAQUA only uses Google Analytics to obtain statistics and audience data.
Use and transfer of your personal data
Durations of storage of your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your rights over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive a file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Transfer of your personal data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Operations of marketing automation with personal data
Data collected through our forms (registration form for the newsletter, application form for a job offer, contact form, etc.) may be used to send you content offers or any offer related to our activity.
You can rest assured that we do everything to protect your personal data and limit their retention to 3 years after our last contact.
CONTACT DETAILS
TERAQUA may keep the personal data throughout the relationship with TERAQUA and up to three years after the end of the relationship between TERAQUA and the user.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
How do we protect your data
Our team does all the updates to avoid any malicious attack and data leak. Our web host provides a highly secure hosting platform. Please visit its personal data policy.
