Privacy Policy - THE IFC

This Privacy Policy describes how We collect and use Your data when You use Our Service, as well as Your rights regarding Your personal data and how the law protects You.

We use Your personal data to provide and improve Our Service. By using Our Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Interpretation and definitions

1.1 Interpretation

Words whose first letter is capitalized have meanings defined below. These definitions will apply whether the terms are in singular or plural.


1.2 Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:


You (which includes the terms "Your" and "Yours") refers to the individual who has access to or uses the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual uses the Service. In accordance with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), we may refer to You as the Data Subject or User since You are the individual who uses the Service.


Company (which includes the terms "the Company", "We", "Our", "Ours" in this agreement) refers to IFC. Under GDPR, the Company is the Data Controller.


Affiliate refers to an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a third party, where "control" refers to the possession of 50% or more of the shares, percentage of participation or other securities that allow participation in the election of the board of directors and other management authorities.


Account refers to the unique account created for You to access Our Service or parts of Our Service.


Website refers to IFC, accessible from the URL [website URL].


Service refers to the Website.


Country refers to France.


Service Provider refers to any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company. This refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate access to the service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to develop new services related to the Service or to help the Company analyze how the Service is used. Under GDPR, Service Providers are considered Data Processors.


Third-Party Social Media Service refers to any website or social network from which the User can log in or create an account to use the Service.


Personal Data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual. Under GDPR, Personal Data refers to all information that belongs to You, such as name, identification number, location, identifier, or one or more factors specific to physical, psychological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.


Cookies refers to small files placed by a website on Your computer, phone or any other device, and which contains details of Your browsing history on that website during its multiple uses.


Device refers to any device on which it is possible to access the Service, such as a computer, mobile phone, or tablet.


Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, generated either by the use of the Service or by the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the time spent visiting a web page).


Data Controller under GDPR, refers to the Company as the legal person who, alone or in agreement with others, determines the purposes and means related to the collection of Personal Data.

2. Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

2.1 Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

When You use Our service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personal information that can be used to identify or contact You. This personal information may include, without limitation:

  • Email address;

  • First name and last name;

  • Usage Data


Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when You use the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your IP address (Internet Protocol), browser type and version, pages of Our

Service that You visit, the date and time of Your visit, time spent on those pages, Unique Device Identifiers (UDI) and other operational data.

When You access the Service with a mobile phone, We may automatically collect certain information, including without limitation, the type of device You use, Your mobile device ID, IP address, operating system, and the type of Internet browser on Your mobile device, Unique Device Identifiers (UDI) and other operational data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends when You visit Our Service or when You access the Service using a mobile phone.


Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar technologies to ensure the proper functioning of our service.

We use both Session Cookies and Persistent Cookies for the reasons indicated below:


Necessary/Essential Cookies Type: Session Cookie Managed by: Us Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with the services available on the Website and to allow You to use certain features. They allow us to identify users and combat fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services You have requested cannot be provided, and We use these Cookies only to provide You with these services.

For more information about the Cookies We use and Your choices regarding Cookies, please contact us.


2.2 Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following reasons:

  • Provide and maintain Our Service, as well as monitor and control its use.

  • Manage Your account: Manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide may give You access to different features of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.

  • Ensure proper execution of a contract: the implementation, compliance and promise of the purchase contract for products, items or services that You have purchased, or any other contract with Us through the Service.

  • Contact You: To contact You by email, phone call, SMS or other form of electronic communication, such as mobile application push notifications. We may contact You to inform You of updates, transmit information related to features, products and services, including security updates.

  • To manage Your requests: To track and manage Your requests that are intended for Us.


We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

  • In case of business transfer: We may share or transfer Your personal information in the context of, or during negotiations for, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of part or all of Our Company by another company.

  • With affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case these affiliates will be required to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include the parent company, as well as any other subsidiary company, joint venture and other company that We control or which is under common control with Us.

  • With other users: When You share Your personal information or interact in the public space with other users, this personal information may be seen by all users and may be publicly distributed outside the Service. If You interact with other users or register through a Third-Party Social Media Service, Your contacts on the Third-Party Social Media Service may see Your name, profile, photos and description of Your activity. Similarly, other users will be able to see descriptions of Your activity, communicate with You and see Your profile.


2.3 Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company retains Your Personal Data for as long as necessary, and this solely for the purpose of meeting the needs described in this Privacy Policy. We retain and use Your Personal Data to fulfill our legal obligations (for example to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company also retains Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is usually retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen security or improve the functionality of Our Service, or if We are legally required to retain this data longer.


2.4 Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Your Personal Data, is managed in the Company's operational offices and in any other place where the parties involved in the management of this data are located. This means that this information may be transferred — and maintained — to computers located outside Your state, region, country or any other government jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those of Your jurisdiction.

By consenting to this Privacy Policy and by submitting such information to Us, You agree to this transfer.

The Company will do everything necessary to ensure that Your Personal Data is processed securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. No transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or country that does not ensure adequate control regarding the security of Your Personal Data and other personal information.


2.5 Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will inform You before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.


Law enforcement

In certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required by law, or in response to valid requests from public authorities (a court or government agency).


Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data if such action appears in good faith and necessary to:

  • Compliance with legal obligations

  • Protection and defense of the rights and property of the Company

  • Prevent and investigate potential use of the Service for reprehensible purposes

  • Ensure the protection of Service Users or the public

  • Ensure protection in matters of civil liability


2.6 Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is very important to Us, but keep in mind that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Although We do our best to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

3. GDPR Policy


3.1 Legal basis for processing Personal Data under GDPR

We may use Personal Data under the following conditions:

  • Consent: You must have given Us Your consent for Us to use Your Personal Data for one or more defined purposes.

  • Ensure proper execution of a contract: It is necessary to provide Us with certain Personal Data to allow the proper execution of an agreement between You and Us, and/or for any pre-contractual obligation.

  • Legal obligations: Processing Personal Data is necessary to comply with certain legal obligations to which the Company is subject.

  • Vital interests: Processing Personal Data is necessary to protect Your vital interests as well as those of other people.

  • Public interests: Processing Personal Data is done in respect of the public interest or in the context of exercising official authority within the Company.

  • Legitimate interests: Processing Personal Data is necessary for the Company to achieve its legitimate interests.

In all cases, the Company will be happy to clarify the legal basis that applies in this specific process.


3.2 Your Rights under GDPR

The Company is committed to respecting the confidentiality of Your Personal Data and to guarantee that You can exercise Your rights.

According to this Privacy Policy, and in accordance with the law if you live in the European Union, you have the right to:

  • Request access to Your Personal Data: The right to access, update or delete the information that We have about You. When possible, you can access, update or request deletion of Your Personal Data directly from the Settings section of Your account. If You are unable to do this yourself, please do not hesitate to contact Us so that We can help You. This also allows You to receive a copy of the Personal Data that We have about You.

  • Request correction of Personal Data we have about you: You have the right to have any incomplete or incorrect information that We have about You corrected.

  • Object to the use of Your Personal Data: This right exists when we rely on a legitimate interest as legal basis at a certain stage of Our process of processing your data and there is something that, in Your situation, makes You want to object to the use of Your Personal Data at this specific stage. You also have the right to object to the use of Your Personal Data for marketing purposes.

  • Request deletion of Your Personal Data: You have the right to ask Us to delete or remove Your Personal Data when We have no good reason to continue using them.

  • Request transfer of Your Personal Data: We will return to You, or a third party You have chosen, Your Personal Data in a structured and machine-readable format. Please note that this right applies only to automated information that You have previously authorized Us to use and information that You have provided to Us to establish a contract with You.

  • Withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw Your consent related to the use of Your Personal Data. If You withdraw Your consent, We will no longer be able to provide You with access to certain features of the Service.


3.3 Exercising Your GDPR Data Protection Rights

You can exercise Your rights of access, rectification, deletion or objection by contacting Us. Please note that We may ask You to confirm Your identity before responding to such requests. If you make such requests, know that We will do our best to respond to You as quickly as possible.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about Our way of collecting and using Your Personal Data. For more information, if you live in the European Economic Area (EEA), please contact Your local data protection authority within the EEA.


4. Links to other sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not managed by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be redirected to that third party's site. We strongly recommend that You become aware of the Privacy Policy of all sites You visit. We have no control over these sites, and are not responsible for the content, privacy policies or practices of any site or third-party service.

5. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may regularly update Our Privacy Policy. We will inform You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will inform You by email and/or by visible notification on Our Service, before the change becomes effective, and update the "Last updated" date on the first page of this Privacy Policy.

We advise You to regularly read this Privacy Policy to inform Yourself of changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy become effective once posted on this page.

UPDATES TO PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest information on our privacy practices.

CONTACT US

For any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us by email: contact@the-ifc.com.