We collect information you provide directly, for example when you fill out a contact form, subscribe to our newsletter, or download content.

We also automatically collect certain technical data via cookies and similar technologies when you visit our site.

• Identity Data: Last name, first name, email address.
• Professional Data: Company name, job title.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, pages viewed, visit duration.
• Communication Data: Content of your messages and requests.

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• Responding to your contact requests and providing you with support.
• Sending you information, newsletters, and updates about our activities, subject to your consent.
• Improving the operation, security, and user experience of our website.
• Analyzing the audience and usage trends of our site.
• Complying with our legal and regulatory obligations.

Legal Basis

The processing of your data is based on: your consent (for newsletters), the performance of a contractual or pre-contractual relationship (to respond to your requests), and our legitimate interest (for security and site improvement).

Our site uses cookies, which are small text files stored on your device.

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the technical operation of the site (e.g., session maintenance). They cannot be disabled.
• Analytics Cookies: We use tools like Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This data is aggregated and anonymized.
• Preference Cookies: They remember your choices (e.g., language).

You can manage your cookie preferences via your browser settings. Refusing non-essential cookies may affect certain site functionalities.

Your personal data is neither sold nor rented to third parties.

It may be shared with:

• Our service providers: Hosting provider, email service provider, analytics tool, who act as data processors and process data according to our instructions.
• Legal authorities: Only if required by law.

Some of these providers may be located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). In such cases, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (e.g., European Commission standard contractual clauses).

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to achieve the purposes described above:

• Contact data for relationship management: 3 years after the last contact.
• Data for sending newsletters: until you unsubscribe.
• Technical data (logs): 1 year.
• Data necessary to comply with a legal obligation: duration prescribed by law.

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the French "Informatique et Libertés" law, you have the following rights regarding your data:

• Right of access: Obtain confirmation that we are processing your data and receive a copy.
• Right to rectification: Have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected.
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): Request the deletion of your data in certain cases.
• Right to restriction of processing: Request the suspension of processing in certain situations.
• Right to object: Object, for reasons relating to your particular situation, to processing based on our legitimate interest.
• Right to data portability: Receive your data in a structured format and transmit it to another controller.
• Right to withdraw your consent: At any time, for processing based on it.
• Right to set guidelines regarding the fate of your data after your death.

To exercise these rights or for any questions regarding the protection of your data, contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO):

By email: info@hydmakine.com
By mail: Hydmakine – Data Protection Service, 99, avenue Laine, France.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), the French supervisory authority.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against any unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption, access control, and regular security audits.

We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. The most recent version will always be published on this page with the date of the last update.

Last updated: May 15, 2024.