Introduction

Groupe PolyAlto is committed to protecting the confidentiality of all personal data ("Personal Data") collected during the normal course of business. The following rules and procedures are used to ensure that all personal data collected via our website are protected in accordance with our privacy policy.

Personal Data includes any information that can be used to identify an individual including, without limitation, a person's name, address (personal or other), e-mail address or other personal or business contact information.

While navigating the website of Groupe PolyAlto you may be asked to provide Personal Data to access certain portions of the site.

If you decide to transmit such Personal Data to us through our website, we may choose to forward such data to our partners.

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Cookies and the other follow-up (tracing, monitoring) techniques

Some of portions of our website use "cookies" and other follow-up (tracing) techniques. A "cookie" is a small file that is used to enhance the navigation of Internet websites. Cookies are used to gather information about website browsing activity and can be used to retrieve and store personal data, allowing the website to re-use Personal Data provided earlier by a user.

Most Internet browsers offer the ability to manage cookies, by asking if you wish to accept their presence or allow you to remove them. You can set your browser so that it can inform you when you're receiving cookies or to accept them or to block them. If you choose to refuse or block cookies, you may have to enter your user ID password again to access certain pages of the site.

When browsing our website, certain monitoring (tracing) techniques are used to record information such as your domain name, Internet host names, IP addresses, browser type, operating system, mouse click sequences as well as dates and hours of access to the site. We use these monitoring methods to improve our website and optimize your browsing experience. We also analyse information that do not contain Personal Data for statistical purposes.

To guarantee the confidentiality of information transmitted to us, we have established the following rules.

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Statement of intention

Each time you are asked to provide Personal Data, you will be informed, by means of a statement of intention, the reason this information is required. We will also indicate if we intend to pass Personal Data to third parties acting on our behalf. Groupe PolyAlto makes a commitment not to transfer your Personal Data without your consent to third parties not authorized to act on its behalf unless this transfer is required by law.

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Choice

You are responsible for the decision to transfer your Personal Data to Groupe PolyAlto. If you choose not to share Personal Data with us, some portions of the Groupe PolyAlto website may be inaccessible, such as job opportunities or services which require us to contact you for more information.

If you have a contractual or commercial relationship with Groupe PolyAlto or if you become one of our partners, we will send you all relevant information regarding cooperation and sharing of Personal Data.

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Security

Personal Data gathered by Groupe PolyAlto will be submitted to sufficient and appropriate measures intended to protect them against any unauthorized access or distribution.

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Access and exactness (accuracy)

Groupe PolyAlto will attempt to ensure the accuracy of all Personal Data you provide. As such our website may ask you to verify or update your Persona Data. You also have the ability to contact Groupe PolyAlto directly to update your Personal Data if this link is unavailable or inaccessible by emailing us at info@polyalto.com. We will update your Personal Data within a reasonable period.

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Third Party Services

Some services from Groupe PolyAlto are provided by third parties working in partnership with Groupe PolyAlto. Groupe PolyAlto may transfer certain Personal Data to these service providers to ensure satisfactory service. Groupe PolyAlto makes a commitment to do whatever is necessary to ensure that our partners and other third parties which act on its behalf are committed and bonded to similar confidentiality obligations.

Groupe PolyAlto makes a commitment not to transfer your Personal Data without your consent to third parties not authorized to act on its behalf unless this transfer is required by law. Groupe PolyAlto does not sell any Personal Data without prior consent by their owner.

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Personal Data related to Children

We do not gather Personal Data from anyone 13 years old age.

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Commitment

The requirements concerning on-line data confidentiality are constantly changing. Groupe PolyAlto undertakes everything possible to adapt its Web sites to ensure confidentiality of Personal Data.

You can forward your questions and comments pertaining to our policy to this address: info@polyalto.com.

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Your Consent

By using this Website, you implicitly accept the terms of our Policy on Personal Data and you authorize us to treat your Personal Data according to policies expressed above as well as to those described on web pages where personal information is gathered. Any changes to this policy will be posted on our Website.

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You can forward your questions and comments to this address: info@polyalto.com.

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