Privacy Policy

1. How will my data be collected and processed when I visit the website?

We will only collect and process your data if we have received your consent to process the data or if the processing is legally permitted.

Further information

You can find our data protection documents here.
Collection of technically necessary data and log files
If you visit our website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or transmit any data (e.g. via a contact form), we collect the data that your browser transmits to us. In detail, this includes the following data:

IP address

Date and time of the request
Time zone in relation to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Content of the request (specific page)
The amount of data transferred in each case
Website from which you are visiting us (referring URL)
The type of browser and version used
Operating system and its interface
Language and version of the browser software

This data is collected and processed in order to display the website, to ensure and improve stability and for security reasons. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). The collection of this data and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. There is therefore no possibility for the user to object to this.
If you fill in the contact form, which requires registration, further data will be stored. You can find information on the contact form page.

2. Is my data shared with third parties?

We treat your data as confidential. Within Biotope, only those departments and employees who need access to your data to achieve the above-mentioned objectives are authorised to access it.

Personal data is not passed on to third parties. Your data may only be passed on to Biotope and its subsidiaries.

3. Will my data be transferred to recipients in countries outside the European Economic Area?

No, we do not transmit your data to countries outside the European Economic Area and do not carry out any data processing there.

4. Use of cookies

4.1. Use of cookies

Cookies are used when using our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer by us or by another site and through which specific information flows to the respective site placing the cookie. Cookies are always assigned to the browser. By using cookies, it is not possible to run programs or transfer viruses to your computer.
You can configure your browser settings according to your wishes and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. You are also free to delete all cookies at any time using your browser settings. However, this may mean that you cannot use all the features of our website.

4.2. Use of technically necessary cookies

We use technically necessary cookies to make our website easier to use and more efficient. In detail, the following data is stored in cookies and transmitted to us:

Login information

Form data
Oppositions and consents to the processing of information

The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR. The use of these cookies is intended to facilitate your use of our website. Some functions of our website do not work without the use of these cookies and could therefore not be offered. Our legitimate interest in processing cookies stems from the above-mentioned purposes. Cookies are deleted after the end of the session (e.g. by logging out or closing the browser) or after a certain period of time.

4.3. Use of technically unnecessary cookies

In addition, we also use cookies that enable us to analyse the behaviour of users visiting our website. In detail, the following data is stored in cookies and transmitted to us:

Click stream (this means that we record which pages you have visited)
Search terms entered
Duration of stay on the individual website

The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR. The use of analysis cookies allows us to optimise our websites and to adapt them to your needs. These purposes also justify our legitimate interest in processing this data.

4.4. Use of third party cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we also use third-party cookies on our website. Third-party cookies are those which are not stored by us, but by third-party providers on your computer. Further information on the scope and purpose of the data processing, the corresponding legal basis, the storage period as well as the possibilities to object to and delete third-party cookies can be found in the explanation below:

Cookies used by Google Analytics (audience measurement)

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis solution from Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on the user’s computer to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website by the user is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the United States.
However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, Google will abbreviate the IP addresses of users in the Member States of the European Union or in other states that are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The anonymisation of the IP address is active on this website.
Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate the use of the website by users, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us, the website operator, with further services relating to the use of the website and the Internet. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is derived from the above-mentioned purposes.

Cookies used by the AddThis platform

_at.hist.#: Used by the AddThis social sharing platform to store the usage history of the user’s AddThis sharing widdget – Expiration: persistent
__atuvc: Updates the social sharing functionality counter of a website – Expiration: 1 year
__atuvs: Ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with the social sharing service, AddThis – Expiration: 1 day
_at.cww: Used by the social sharing platform AddThis -Expiration: persistent
at-rand: Used by the AddThis social sharing platform. Expiration: persistent
Ioc: Geolocation is used to help providers determine how users who share information are geographically located (at the state level). -Expiration: 1 year
Uvc: Detects how often the AddThis social sharing service encounters the same user – Expiration: 1 year
Xtc: Records content shared by the user via social media – Expiration: 1 year

Cookies used by the double click platform

IDE: Used by Google DoubleClick to record and report the actions of the site user after they have seen or clicked on one of the advertiser’s ads for the purpose of measuring effectiveness and presenting targeted advertisements to the user – Expiration: 1 year
test_cookie: Used to check if the user’s browser accepts cookies – Expiration: 1 day

5. Data subject rights

Under the GDPR, you are considered a data subject if personal data about you is processed by us. For this reason, you can make use of various data subject rights that are listed in the GDPR. These include the data subject’s right of access (Article 15 of the GDPR), the right of rectification (Article 16 of the GDPR), the right to erasure (Article 17 of the GDPR), the right to restriction of processing (Article 18 of the GDPR), the right to object (Article 21 of the GDPR), the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Article 77 of the GDPR) as well as the right to data portability (Article 20 of the GDPR).

6. Contact by telephone

If you contact us by telephone, we will use the information you provide for the purpose for which you contacted us. Depending on the content of your request, the legal basis for processing the data is Art. 6 para. 1 b), f) or a) GDPR. We will delete the data you provide us during the telephone call once the respective purpose has been achieved. If our telephone call is in connection with an existing contract or in connection with a contractual request, please also note our data protection information on the product in question. This data protection information can be found here.

7. Processing of your data on the basis of legal requirements

If we are subject to legal obligations that make further processing of your data necessary, we will also process your data for the purposes provided for by law. The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6, para. 1 c) GDPR in connection with the regulation containing the corresponding legal obligation.

8. Processing of your data on the basis of your consent

Data will also be processed if and insofar as you have given your consent to the processing of data in accordance with Art. 6, para. 1 a) GDPR. The purposes of the data processing result from the respective consent.

9. what do I have to consider from a data protection point of view when using links?

Our website may contain links to other providers to which our data protection regulations do not apply. We therefore accept no responsibility for the use of these links. In addition, our website receives user data from third party sources, including advertising sources.

10. How long do you keep my data?

All personal data that we collect during your visit, through the use of cookies, will be automatically deleted as soon as the purpose of their disclosure is fulfilled. Session data is saved until the session ends (by leaving or closing the website).

11. What applies to data on minors?

We strongly encourage parents to supervise the online activities of their minor children. Minors should not provide us with any personal data. We do not knowingly request or process personal data from minors.

12. What rights do I have with regard to my data?

With regard to the processing of your personal data, you have the right, in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your personal data that is processed by us. In addition, you have the right to have the data corrected in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR or deleted in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR and to restrict the processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 20 GDPR, you have the right to demand the delivery of the personal data you have provided in a structured, common and machine-readable format.

RIGHT OF OBJECTION ART. 21 GDPR

If we process your data on the basis of legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR) or to perform a public task (Art. 6 para. 1 e) GDPR) and if reasons against such processing arise from your particular situation, you have the right to object to this processing in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR. In the event of an objection, we will no longer process your data for these purposes, unless we can prove that there are compelling reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

You have the right to object – without restriction – in accordance with Art. 21 (2) and (3) GDPR to any kind of processing for the purpose of direct advertising.
You can notify us of your objection at any time without having to comply with any formality. For optimal processing, please use the following contact details:

dpo@biotope.fr

Please note that you can only implement your objection to the use of tracking procedures on our website by yourself. It is technically not possible to do this centrally. For each tracking procedure where you have to implement the objection yourself, we have attached a statement above.

13. Can I revoke my consent?

If we process your data on the basis of a consent you have given us, you have the right to revoke your consent at any time. Your data will then no longer be processed for the purposes covered by the consent. Please note that the lawfulness of the data processing, which took place before the revocation, is not affected by the revocation. Do not hesitate to send your revocation to :

For the attention of the DPO

BIOTOPE ENVIRONNEMENT SA

Registered office: Rue de Habay 34
6741 Vance (Belgium)