v. 1.2 – 12 June 2018

This Privacy Policy defines and explains how Axfil uses and protects the information you provide to us and, where appropriate, when you use this website accessible via the following URL: axfil.fr (hereinafter the “Website”).

Please note that this Privacy Policy may be amended or supplemented at any time by Axfil, particularly in order to comply with any legislative, regulatory, jurisprudence or technological development. In such a case, the date on which the update is made will be shown at the top of this Privacy Policy. These amendments shall apply to users as soon as they are published online. Users are therefore advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly to check for any amendments.

In Europe, personal data are protected by the General Data Protection Regulation (GRPD). Axfil undertakes to comply with this regulation and to do its utmost to ensure that its online platform is a safe and useful environment for its customers and visitors. Axfil is committed to protecting your personal information whenever you use Axfil’s services. We endeavour to make sure our platform is a safe and useful environment for our customers and visitors.

In accordance with the GRPD, you have the right to access, rectify and oppose the personal data that relate to you. You can do this via a written and signed request, together with a copy of signed proof of your identity, specifying the address to which you would like the reply to be sent.

No personal information on users of the axfil.fr website is published, exchanged, transferred, given up or sold to third parties on any kind of medium without the user’s knowledge. Only a potential takeover of Axfil and its rights would permit the transmission of said information to the eventual acquirer which would, in turn, be bound by the same obligation to retain and modify data on users of the axfil.fr website.

1. Collection of personal data

The following data are automatically collected by the server software when visiting the axfil.fr website: the URL of the links through which the user reached the axfil.fr website; the browser software and operating system and the version they used to visit the axfil.fr website; the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the device used (possibly under the host name); the date and time of the visit; the page consulted. These data are used for traffic statistics purposes and are retained for one year.

The axfil.fr website uses solutions provided by third party publishers including, but not limited to: Google Analytics, Google Maps, YouTube. These publishers have their own privacy policies which we ask you to kindly consult. In all cases, the publishers concerned have undertaken to comply with the GRPD.

As a general rule, the axfil.fr website can be visited without having to enter identifying information. Under any and all circumstances, you are in no way required to provide such information to Axfil to consult the axfil.fr website.

Nevertheless, the use of certain services on the axfil.fr website do require the collection of personal information. Users provide this information in full knowledge of the fact when they enter these data themselves. Users of the axfil.fr website are also advised of whether or not they need to enter this information (required fields).

2. Cookies.

Browsing the axfil.fr website causes cookies to be installed on users’ computers. A cookie is a small data file that is used to identify the user’s browser and can thus record information concerning the visitor’s navigation of the axfil.fr website. The data obtained are intended to improve the browsing experience and are also used for various traffic measurements.

Some third-party services used by the axfil.fr website may install persistent cookies, the use and installation of which are subject to their own privacy policies for which you will find a link below. This cookie family gathers audience measurement cookies, advertising cookies and social media sharing cookies (particularly Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn).

2.1 Audience measurement

Audience measurement cookies are used to obtain statistics on traffic and the use of various website elements (content/pages you have visited). These data help to improve the user’s experience on the axfil.fr website.

  • An audience measurement tool is used on this website:
    Google Analytics, whose privacy policy can be consulted via the following link: //privacy.google.com/intl/fr_fr/businesses/compliance

2.2 Social media

Social media sharing cookies are issued and managed by the publisher of the social network concerned. Subject to your consent, these cookies allow you to easily share part of the content published on the Axfil website, in particular through a sharing application “button”, depending on the social network concerned. Four types of social media sharing cookies are (or may be) present on the axfil.fr website:

  • Facebook, whose cookies policy can be consulted by clicking the link: https://fr-fr.facebook.com/policies/cookies/
  • LinkedIn, whose cookies policy can be consulted by clicking the link: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy?_l=fr_FR
  • Twitter, whose options for controlling or restricting the use of cookies and use of cookies policy can be found by clicking the link: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170518#
  • YouTube, where you can find the necessary help to remove cookies from your Google Chrome browser by clicking on the link: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/32050?hl=fr and the entire policy on cookies by clicking on the link: https://www.google.fr/intl/fr/policies/technologies/cookies/

Most web browsers are configured by default to authorise the installation of cookies. Your browser allows you to modify these standard settings so that all cookies are systematically rejected or just a portion of cookies are accepted or refused depending on the issuer.

WARNING: We would like to warn you that refusing to allow cookies to be saved on your device is likely to affect your user experience and access to certain services or functionalities available on the website. In such an event, Axfil declines all responsibility for any consequences associated with a deterioration in your browsing experience resulting from your choice to refuse, remove or block cookies that are necessary for the correct operation of the website. Such consequences constitute no harm, entitling you to no compensation as a result of this fact.

Your browser also allows you to remove existing cookies from your device and may notify you when new cookies are likely to be installed on your device. While these configurations do not affect your browsing, you will lose all the benefits of the cookie.
Please check out the many tools available for you to configure the cookies installed on your device.

Each web browser offers its own settings for managing cookies. To find out how to change your cookie preferences, below you will find links to help you access the relevant menu on your browser:

  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Internet Explorer
  • Opera
  • Safari

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

3. Data collected

3.1. Contact form

The personal data requested when using the contact form are not kept on the axfil.fr website. They are sent direct to Axfil by email. These data are used to respond by email to your request and are kept for a maximum of 36 months.

3.2. Comments

To leave a comment on the axfil.fr website, please indicate your name, surname and email address. A cookie with this information is placed on your browser to avoid you having to enter this data if you wish to leave another comment in the future. These cookies expire after one year.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows any future comments to be identified and approved automatically to avoid waiting for them to be moderated.