privacy policy.

This Privacy Policy defines and informs you of how COSIMA LABORATOIRE uses and protects information you provide to us, if any, when you use this site from the following URL: www.cosimalaboratoire.com and redirects of domain names and subdomains.

Please note that this privacy policy may be amended or supplemented at any time by COSIMA LABORATOIRE, in particular with a view to complying with any legislative, regulatory, legal or technological developments. In such a case, date of its update will be clearly identified at top of this policy. These changes are binding User as soon as they are posted online. User should therefore regularly consult this Privacy and Cookie Policy in order to be aware of any changes.

personal data.

In general, you can visit COSIMA LABORATOIRE website without providing any personal information about yourself. In any case, you are under no obligation to transmit this information to COSIMA LABORATOIRE. 

However, in case of refusal, you may not be able to benefit from certain information or services that you have requested. As such, COSIMA LABORATOIRE may in certain cases ask you to fill in certain information such as your last name, first name, email address, telephone number, company, function… (hereinafter your “Personal Information”). By providing this information, you expressly agree that it will be processed by COSIMA LABORATOIRE, for purposes indicated in point 2 below and for purposes recalled at the end of each form.

In accordance with General Data Protection Regulation adopted by European Parliament on 14 April 2016, and amended French Data Protection Act of 6 January 1978, COSIMA LABORATOIRE informs you of the following points :

  1. Identity of data controller

Data controller is COSIMA LABORATOIRE, headquartered at 6 Rue du Parc des Vergers 91250 Tigery – FRANCE, whose data protection representative is TISSEYRE LAURE in his capacity as Publication Director.

Phone : 01 60 79 97 20
Email : contact@cosimalaboratoire.com

2. Processing purposes

COSIMA LABORATOIRE may process your Personal Information : 

(a) or purpose of providing you with information or services you have requested (including: contact request, request for a quote, appointment booking);

and/or

(b) for purpose of collecting information that enables us to improve our Site, our products and services (notably through cookies or script such as Instagram, Facebook or Linkedin pixel); 

and/or

(c) for purpose of being able to contact you about various events related to COSIMA LABORATOIRE, including the updating of training and services offered.

3. Recipients

Only COSIMA LABORATOIRE is recipient of your Personal Information. These, whether in individual or aggregate form, are never transmitted to a third party, notwithstanding subcontractors which COSIMA LABORATOIRE uses such as Google Analytics, sendinblue or any other software useful for proper management and administration of Site (more information on them can be found in section 7 below). Neither COSIMA LABORATOIRE, nor any of its subcontractors, proceed to marketing of personal data of visitors and Users of its Site.

4. Retention period

Your Personal Information is kept by COSIMA LABORATOIRE only for the time corresponding to the purpose of collection which cannot in any case exceed 36 months.

5. Data protection rights

You have following rights regarding your Personal Information, which you can exercise by writing to us at mailing address mentioned in point 1 or by filling out contact form (https://www.cosimalaboratoire.com/contact/)

o Access’ Right and Datas’ communication

You have the ability to access Personal Information about you.

However, due to the obligation of security and confidentiality in processing of personal data which falls to COSIMA LABORATOIRE, you are informed that your request will be processed subject to you provide proof of your identity, in particular by producing  a scan of your valid identity document or a signed photocopy of your valid identity document.

COSIMA LABORATOIRE informs you that it will be entitled, if necessary, to oppose manifestly abusive requests (by their number, their repetitive or systematic nature).

To help you in your approach, in particular if you wish to exercise your right of access by means of a written request to postal address mentioned in point 1, You will find by clicking on the following link a model of mail developed by the National Commission for Data Protection and Liberties (CNIL-France).

https://www.cnil.fr/fr/modele/courrier/exercer-son-droit-dacces

o Right to rectify data

Under this right, law empowers you to request rectification, updating, locking or erasure of data concerning you that may be inaccurate, incorrect, incomplete or obsolete.

You can also define general and specific guidelines regarding the fate of personal data after your death. Where appropriate, heirs of a deceased person may require that they take into account death of their relative and/or make the necessary updates.

To help you in your approach, especially if you want to practice, on your own behalf or on behalf of one of your deceased relatives, your right of rectification by means of a written request to the postal address mentioned in point 1, you will find by clicking on following link a model of mail prepared by the CNIL.

https://www.cnil.fr/fr/modele/courrier/rectifier-des-donnees-inexactes-obsoletes-ou-perimees

o Right to object

exercise of this right is only possible in one of two situations:

    Where exercise of this right is based on legitimate reasons

or

    When exercise of this right is intended to prevent data collected from being used for commercial prospecting purposes.

To help you in your process, in particular if you wish to exercise your right of objection by means of a written request addressed to postal address indicated in point 1, you will find by clicking on following link a model of mail developed by the CNIL.

https://www.cnil.fr/fr/modele/courrier/supprimer-des-informations-vous-concernant-dun-site-internet

6. Response time

COSIMA LABORATOIRE undertakes to respond to your request for access, rectification or opposition or any other additional request for information within a reasonable time which cannot exceed 1 month from the receipt of your request.

7. Complaint to competent authorities

If you consider that COSIMA LABORATOIRE does not comply with its obligations with regard to your Personal Information, you may address a complaint or request to competent authorities. In France, competent authority is the CNIL to which you can apply electronically by clicking on the following link : 

https://www.cnil.fr/fr/plaintes/internet.

cookie policy.

At time of your first connection to COSIMA LABORATOIRE website, you are warned by a banner at the bottom of your screen that information related to your browsing may be stored in files called «cookies». Our cookie policy allows you to better understand provisions that we implement in terms of browsing our website. In particular, it informs you about all cookies on our website, their purpose (part I.) and gives you the steps to follow to set them (part II.)

1. General information about cookies on COSIMA LABORATOIRE website

COSIMA LABORATOIRE, as publisher of this website, may set a cookie on the hard drive of your device (computer, tablet, mobile, etc.) in order to guarantee a smooth, adapted and optimal navigation on our website.

Cookies are small text files of limited size that allow you to recognize your computer, tablet or mobile device for purpose of customizing the services we offer.

Information collected through cookies does not in any way identify you personally. They are used exclusively for our own needs in order to improve interactivity and performance of our website and to provide you with content tailored to your interests. None of this information shall be disclosed to third parties except where COSIMA LABORATOIRE has obtained your prior consent or where disclosure of this information is required by law, on order of a court or any administrative or judicial authority entitled to know.

2. Setting your cookie preferences

You can accept or refuse to deposit cookies at any time.

At the time of your first connection to COSIMA LABORATOIRE website, a banner with brief information about deposit of cookies and similar technologies appears on your screen. This banner warns you that by continuing to browse website (by loading a new page or clicking on various elements of the site for example) of COSIMA LABORATOIRE, you agree to deposit of cookies on your device. You are also deemed to have given your consent to the deposit of cookies by clicking on the cross or button on banner in order to close it.

Depending on type of cookie in question, collecting your consent to deposit and reading of cookies on your device may be imperative.

a. cookies exempt from consent

In accordance with recommendations of the National Commission for Data Protection and Liberties (CNIL-France), some cookies are exempt from prior collection of your consent in so far as they are strictly necessary for the functioning of the website or have exclusive purpose of enabling or facilitating communication by electronic means. These include session identifier cookies, authentication cookies, load balancing cookies and cookies for customizing your interface. These cookies are fully subject to this policy insofar as they are issued and managed by COSIMA LABORATOIRE.

b. Cookies requiring prior collection of your consent

This requirement applies to cookies issued by third parties that are classified as “persistent” insofar as they remain on your device until they are deleted or expire.

As such cookies are issued by third parties, their use and storage are subject to their own privacy policies. This cookies’ family includes audience measurement cookies (in particular Google Analytics), advertising cookies (in particular Facebook, Youtube, Viméo, Twitter, Google Adwords, Linkedin, Instagram) as well as social network sharing cookies (in particularFacebook, Instagram, YouTube, Viméo, Twitter and LinkedIn).

b.1 Audience measurement cookies compile statistics about frequentation and use of various elements of website (such as content/pages you have visited). These data contribute to the improvement of COSIMA LABORATOIRE websites’ ergonomics.  A tool of audiences’ measurement is used on present Internet site :

o Google Analytics whose privacy policy is available from following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=fr

b.2 Advertising cookies are used to measure performance of any communication campaigns conducted by COSIMA LABORATOIRE (content/pages you visited, duration of your visit, etc.). In some cases, these cookies allow you to propose specific advertisements and content related to your previous visits (retargeting). COSIMA LABORATOIRE can use or uses for example the following advertising platforms :

o Facebook, for which you can consult cookie policy by clicking on the following link : https://fr-fr.facebook.com/policies/cookies/

o LinkedIn, whose cookie policy can be found at following link : https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy?_l=fr_FR

o Twitter, for which you will find the options dedicated to controlling or restricting use of cookies and the cookie policy : https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170518#

o Viméo, where you can find help to delete cookies from Google Chrome browser by clicking on following link : https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/32050?hl=fr but also full cookie policy from following link : https://vimeo.com/cookie_policy

o YouTube, where you can find help to delete cookies from Google Chrome browser by clicking on following link : https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/32050?hl=fr but also full cookie policy from following link : https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/32050?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=fr

o Google Adwords, which you can consult cookie policy by clicking on following link (paragraph advertisements) : https://policies.google.com/technologies/types?hl=fr

b.3 Social networking or advertising sharing cookies are issued and managed by relevant social networking publisher. Subject to your consent, these cookies allow you to easily share part of content published on the COSIMA LABORATOIRE website, in particular by the intermediary of an “button” of sharing according on social network concerned. Four types of social network sharing cookies are or may be present on COSIMA LABORATOIRE website :

o Facebook, for which you can consult cookie policy by clicking on the following link : https://fr-fr.facebook.com/policies/cookies/

o Instagram, where you can find cookie policy at following link : https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

o Viméo, where you can find help to delete cookies from Google Chrome browser by clicking on following link https://vimeo.com/cookie_policy

o YouTube, where you can find help to delete cookies from Google Chrome browser by clicking on following link : https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/32050?hl=fr but also full cookie policy from following link : https://www.google.fr/intl/fr/policies/technologies/cookies/

b.4 Cookies from marketing automation solutions such as Sendinblue. Subject to your consent, these cookies allow to send you e-mails of information or commercial that are in particular following a request from you regarding request of a document on Cosima Laboratory site such as the newsletter… Sendinblue allows you to personalize marketing and sales approach of Cosima Laboratory according to your data.

Sendinblue privacy policy is available at :  https://fr.sendinblue.com/legal/privacypolicy/

c. You have various tools for setting cookies

Most Internet browsers are configured by default to allow deposit of cookies. Your browser offers you opportunity to modify these standard settings so that all cookies are systematically rejected or that only a part of cookies is accepted or refused depending on their issuer.

CAUTION : We draw your attention to fact that refusal to deposit cookies on your device is nevertheless likely to alter your user experience and your access to certain services or features of this website. If applicable, COSIMA LABORATOIRE disclaims all responsibility for consequences related to degradation of your browsing conditions that occur due to your choice to refuse, delete or block cookies necessary for functioning of website. These consequences cannot constitute damage and you will not be entitled to any compensation for this fact.

Your browser also allows you to delete existing cookies on your device or to notify you when new cookies are likely to be placed on your device. These settings do not affect your browsing but make you lose all the benefit provided by cookies.

Please read below many tools available to you so that you can set cookies placed on your device.

d. Setting up your Internet browser

Each Internet browser has its own cookie management settings. To find out how to change your cookie preferences, below are the links to help needed to access menu of your browser for this purpose :

Chrome : https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=fr

Firefox : https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/activer-desactiver-cookies

Internet Explorer : https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11

Opera : http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/fr/cookies.html

Safari : https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=fr_FR&locale=fr_FR

For more information on tools for controlling cookies, you can consult CNIL website : https://www.cnil.fr/fr/cookies-les-outils-pour-les-maitriser.

If you have any questions or require further information about this cookie policy, please contact us via our contact form.

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