PRIVACY POLICY – PERSONAL DATA & COOKIES |
This privacy policy is intended for users of the BIOSENCY website.
As part of our business, BIOSENCY may process information about you. This privacy policy informs you how we collect and process your personal data. BIOSENCY is committed to ensuring that the collection and processing of your data complies with the French law “Loi Informatique et Libertés” of 6 January 1978 and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data.
When you visit our website https://biosency.com/, cookies may be placed on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. This policy aims to give you a better understanding of how cookies work and how to use the current tools to manage them.
I. DATA PROTECTION
When the users visit the website, personal data may be collected and processed in order to allow access to the website.
1 – Who is the data controller of the data mentioned in this document?
The data controller is BIOSENCY, a simplified joint-stock company with a capital of 328,370€, whose head office is located at 8bis rue du Pressoir Godier, 35760 SAINT-GREGOIRE, registered with the registry of commerce and companies under number 830 861 860 00013 RCS Rennes. BIOSENCY's contact email is contact@biosency.com
To best guarantee the protection and integrity of your data, we have officially appointed an independent Data Protection Officer ("DPO") with our supervisory authority.
You can contact our DPO at any time, free of charge, at the following address dpo@biosency.com for more information or details on how we process your data.
2 – What data do we collect about you and for what purposes?
When you want to contact us (via the "contact" section on our website) you are asked to provide us with the necessary information about yourself. This data is: first name, last name, and e-mail address. This information is collected to enable BIOSENCY to provide its service and respond to your request.
When you want to apply online for a job offer or if you apply spontaneously (via the “application” section of our website), you will be asked to provide us with information about yourself, including: first name, last name, email address, copy of CV and cover letter. This data is collected to enable us to study your application and analyse your ability to fill the position offered.
This personal data is freely provided by the user. By filling in the contact or job application forms with your data, and by ticking the box " I have read and accept the privacy policy", you consent to the use of this data by BIOSENCY for the purpose of responding to your requests.
In general, we will only collect personal data that is strictly necessary for the purposes for which it is collected. For more information on the purposes of the processing, or if you have any doubts about the personal data required, you are invited to contact BIOSENCY directly.
3 - What are the legal bases for processing?
The processing of your personal data is based exclusively on your consent. Indeed, Biosency may process your personal data on the basis of the consent you have expressly given by filling in a form on our website and ticking the dedicated box. You may withdraw your consent at any time and free of charge by contacting Biosency directly.
4 - What are the retention periods for your data?
Your personal data is retained for a period in accordance with the legal provisions and proportionate to the purposes for which it was recorded. The table below shows the retention periods of your personal data.
Collected data | Purpose of the processing | Legal base | Data retention period |
First name, last name, e-mail address | Responding to the contact request | Consent | 2 years from the date of data collection or last contact |
CV, cover letter | Assessment of your ability to fill the position offered | Consent | If you are hired, the data is retained for the period of your presence in the company If you aren’t hired, the data is retained for a maximum of 2 years from the last contact |
In any case, we regularly review the information we hold. Where its retention is no longer justified by legal requirements, or if you have exercised a right to rectification or erasure, we will delete it within one (1) month in a secure manner.
5 – Who are the recipients of the data collected?
The data collected is strictly confidential. BIOSENCY undertakes to take all necessary precautions, organisational and technical measures to preserve the security, integrity, and confidentiality of the data and to prevent it from being distorted, damaged, or accessed by unauthorised third parties.
To achieve the purposes of the processing, BIOSENCY needs authorised persons to process your data. Thus, BIOSENCY's departments (human resources and/or technical departments) are recipients subject to confidentiality and authorised to access data collected using the site.
6 - Where is your data processed?
The data collected is processed at BIOSENCY's headquarters, located in France. Your data is not transferred to a third country outside the European Union.
7 - What are your rights and how can you exercise them?
In accordance with the current regulation, you have the right to access your personal data and to request that they be rectified, completed, or updated. You may also request the erasure of your data, object to its processing or request its limitation, if you can prove a legitimate ground.
You may also request to exercise your right to data portability, i.e., the right to receive the personal data you have provided in a structured, commonly used format, and the right to transmit this data to another data controller.
Finally, you may formulate instructions concerning the storage, erasure, and communication of your personal data after your death.
You may exercise these rights at any time by contacting BIOSENCY at the following address: 1137A Avenue des Champs Blancs - 35510 CESSON-SÉVIGNÉ; or by sending an email dpo@biosency.com
Before responding to your request, we may verify your identity. In case of doubt, we may ask you for a photocopy of your identity document with a signature. We will endeavor to respond to your request within a reasonable time and, in any event, within the time limits set by law.
In the event of an unsatisfactory response, you may lodge a complaint online with the “Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés” (CNIL) by clicking on the following link: https://www.cnil.fr/fr/plaintes
8 - How is your data secured?
As a data controller, BIOSENCY implements appropriate technical and organisational measures in accordance with the current regulation to protect your personal data against alteration, accidental or unlawful loss, use, disclosure, or unauthorised access by third parties.
The security measures implemented by BIOSENCY include:
- The appointment of a Data Protection Officer
- The establishment of a dedicated information systems security department
- Raising awareness of the confidentiality requirements of our team who have access to your personal data
- Securing access to our premises and our IT platform.
II. COOKIES
1 – What are cookies?
A cookie is a small computer file that may be placed on your terminal (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website or an application, thanks to your browser.
A cookie has a limited validity period. It is deposited and stored on your terminal in compliance with applicable legislation and subject to the choices you have made and which you can modify at any time.
A cookie does not identify you personally. It enables its issuer to recognise your terminal and to collect some information relating to the navigation carried out from this terminal.
2 - What cookies are stored?
When you visit our website, two cookies are placed on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. As these cookies are necessary for the operation of the site, your consent is not required when you visit our site for the first time.
Below are the required cookies:
Cookie’s name | Description |
cookie_notice_accepted | Cookie used to hide the cookie policy information banner |
Wordpress_test_cookie | Cookie used by the WordPress CMS to check the activation of cookies to provide an appropriate user experience |