1. Preamble
The personal data you provide to us when you visit our website is processed in accordance with the French Data Protection Act of January 6, 1978, as amended, and the General Data Protection Regulation of April 27, 2016, known as the GDPR.
In the interest of transparency, we present our privacy policy, which is intended to inform you of the conditions under which we collect and process your personal data when you visit our website.
2. Identity and Contact Information of the Data Controller and the DPO
The data controller for your personal data is SYNIDIA, located at 5 rue Thiers, 68100 Mulhouse, France.
For any questions regarding the management of your personal data or the exercise of your rights, you may contact us by email at the following address: dpo@apave.com
3. Purposes and Legal Bases for Data Processing
SYNIDIA processes personal data for various purposes based on the following legal grounds:
- Based on your consent (Art. 6.1.a):
Handling contact requests - Based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f):
4. Categories of Personal Data Processed
“Personal data” is defined in accordance with Article 4 of the GDPR and refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
- Identification data: We collect data through our forms: Last name; first name; email address; phone number; company name; personalized message
- Technical data: Connecting to our website automatically involves the collection of the following data:
- IP address; timestamps (date and time of connection); technical data regarding the device and browser used; data regarding website navigation is collected;
5. Recipients of Personal Data
The personal data you provide to us is shared with the following recipients:
- Authorized personnel within SYNIDIA’s internal departments
- SYNIDIA’s subcontractors and service providers who process data on its behalf
- Website hosting:
PLANET Bourgogne — 24 rue de la Redoute, 21850 Saint Apollinaire — France
6. Data Retention Period
SYNIDIA is committed to retaining your personal data only for as long as is necessary to pursue and fulfill the purposes for which such data was collected.
| Purpose | Retention Period |
| Management of contact requests | 24 months from the last contact |
| Website administration | 12 months |
7. Data Transfer
SYNIDIA uses service providers located in France and within the European Union.
However, when necessary, SYNIDIA may need to transfer your data to service providers operating outside the European Union.
In such cases, SYNIDIA ensures that its service providers have a level of protection deemed adequate by the European Commission. Otherwise, if personal data is processed in countries not recognized as providing an adequate level of protection, SYNIDIA ensures that its service providers are committed to complying with the safeguards required by the GDPR for such transfers: standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, binding corporate rules (BCRs), or any other mechanism recognized by this regulation.
8. Security
In accordance with applicable laws and regulations, SYNIDIA and any of its subcontractors are committed to safeguarding the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of your personal data by implementing all necessary technical and organizational measures.
9. Exercising Your Rights
In accordance with applicable laws and regulations, you have the following rights:
- The right to access your data at any time (Article 15 of the GDPR)
- The right to rectify, update, or supplement your data (Article 16 of the GDPR)
- The right to request the erasure of your data (Article 17 of the GDPR)
- The right to withdraw your consent at any time (Article 13(2)(c) of the GDPR)
- The right to restrict the processing of your data (Article 18 of the GDPR)
- The right to object to the processing of your data (Article 21 of the GDPR)
- The right to data portability, when your data is subject to automated processing (Article 20 of the GDPR)
To exercise these rights, you can contact us:
- By email at the following address: dpo@apave.com
- By mail at the following address:
SYNIDIA
5 rue Thiers, 68100 Mulhouse
France
