Last update: April 2023

 

A. TERMS OF USE 

1. LEGAL NOTICE

The website accessible at the following address :  https://g-ops.com/ (hereinafter the « Website ») is published by G-OPS, a Private limited company with a share capital of 50 000 €, registered in the Trade and Companies Register of Pontoise under the Number 479 384 497, VAT number : FR 75479384497 and whose head office is located at 188 rue des Chardonnerets in Roissy-en-France (95700) (hereafter the « Company »).

The Company may be contacted by e-mail at the following address: executive@g-ops.com or at the following telephone number: +33 (0) 1 34 04 80 00.

The Editorial Director is Mr. Karim BERRANDOU, as Managing Director of the Company.

The Website is hosted by AGENCE DES MÉDIAS NUMÉRIQUES, operating under the trade name AMEN, a national scientific, cultural and professional public institution registered in the Trade and Companies Register of Paris under the number 421 527 797, and whose head office is located at 12 Rond-Point des Champs Elysées-Marcel Dassault in Paris (75008).

AMEN can be contacted by e-mail at the following address: marketing@amen.fr or at the following telephone number: +33 (0) 01 70 99 53 41

2. ACCEPTANCE OF THE GENERAL TERMS OF USE

2.1. The purpose of this document is to define the terms and conditions (hereinafter the «Terms of Use» or «TOU ») under which users (hereinafter the «Users ») can use the Website.

2.2. The use of the Website implies full and unreserved acceptance of the conditions included in these TOU

3. USE OF THE WEBSITE

3.1. Prior to any use of the Website, the User must ensure that he has the technical and computer means to use the Website. He must also ensure that devices, used to access the Website, are up-to-date, does not contain any viruses and meet the technical configurations of the Website.

3.2. The Company reserves the right to modify, edit, delete, add or change, in whole or in part, any content (hereinafter the «Content(s) ») appearing on the Website or displayed on it.

3.3. The Company reserves the right to delete, change or modify the Website and/or the Content at any time.

 

2.2. USER’S OBLIGATIONS

4.1. By using the Website, Users agree :

• not to use the Website in connection with illegal activities and/or any other activities that are contrary to the present TOU or the public decency;
• not to use the Website for the publication of abusive, defamatory, harassing, inappropriate, obscene, pornographic or threatening content, and/or infringing on the privacy of others;
• not to sell, copy, reproduce, display, modify, create derivative works, transmit, or sublicense or in any other way exploit any part of copyrighted material, information and Content, in part or in whole, provided on the Website and/or to allow any third party to use or have access to the Website for any purpose whatsoever or to decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify, display in a form readable by the User, attempt to discover any source code or use any Website activating or comprising any part of the Website;
• to respect other Users;
• not to collect and store personal data about other Users, for any purpose;
• not to disseminate any content that advocates crimes or violence; incitement to discrimination, racial hatred, or which is contrary to the applicable laws and regulations, this TOU, morality and/or public order;
• not to disseminate information of an ideological, religious, political or ethnic nature;
• not to disseminate content that is likely to endanger minors, in particular the content with violent or pornographic nature;
• not to attempt to mislead other Users by usurping the name or pseudonym of other persons;
• not to post, broadcast, send through email or in any other way transmit any material that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, intellectual property right or other proprietary right belonging to others;
• not to post, e-mail or in any other way transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or promotional material (including « spam » or any other form of solicitation);
• not to use the Website for abusive purposes by voluntary introducing viruses or any other malicious program and not to attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website;
• not to defame the Website and/or the Company and/or other Users on social networks or any other means of communication.

4.2. The Company reserves the right to restrict the Users, either temporarily or permanently, from the access, navigation, download the content and/or use of the Website, as well as to take any legal action against them, if the Company considers that Users are in breach with the current TOU.

5. ACCURACY AND LAWFULNESS OF INFORMATION

5.1. Each User guarantees that all the information he provides about him is adequate, accurate, up-to-date and complete. The User also undertakes to update it regularly.

5.2. The User acknowledges that the Company does not have the material means to verify the accuracy of all the information present on the Website.

5.3. The Company cannot therefore be held liable in case of identity theft, or if the information mentioned is false or misleading.

5.4. The Company does not guarantee the relevance, legality, integrity or quality of the information transmitted by Users.

6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

6.1. By accessing the Website, Users expressly acknowledge that the Website and any Content displayed on it, including images, photographs, designs, graphics, drawings, templates, layouts, logos, trademarks, texts, etc., are the exclusive property of the Company and are protected by the French Intellectual Property Code as well as by applicable international treaties and agreements relating to the protection of intellectual property rights. As such, they shall not be reproduced without the prior written authorization from the Company, under penalty of civil and/or criminal prosecution.

6.2. The Company is the sole owner of all rights, including intellectual property and trademark rights, for the Website and for any and all, including but not limiting to the copyrights, design rights, trademarks, trade names, Company names, domain names, technology, know-how, processes, formulas, source codes and executable codes, data and similar rights, including information relating to any application, registration or renewal thereof that may be protected by the intellectual property laws, regulations or rules of any country.

6.3. The Company grants a non-exclusive license to Users to use the Website and its Contents strictly in accordance with these TOU.

6.4. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation, exploitation, distribution, broadcasting, commercial use, translation, arrangement, transformation, creation of derivative or composite works of Content appearing on the Website, in whole or in part and by any means, currently available or that will be available in the future, is expressly prohibited. These acts constitute acts of counterfeiting, punishable under criminal and civil law, entailing the liability of their author.

6.5. The systematic and repeated unlawful use of information and Contents appearing on the Website is strictly prohibited and sanctioned under the intellectual property law and the sui generis right of databases. Such actions may engage the civil and criminal responsibility of its author.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

7.1. The Company shall not be held liable for any damage, direct or indirect, resulting from fraudulent actions of a third party, beyond the control of the Company, resulting in the modification or alteration of the information/Content appearing on the Website or prejudice to any User of this Website; nor for any damage, regardless cause, origins, nature or consequences, resulting from anyone’s access to the Site or the impossibility of accessing to it outside the Company’s control.

7.2. The Company shall not be held liable for any technical problems or failures related to phone networks, online computer systems, servers, Internet access providers, computer hardware and/or software of Users.

8. LINKS

8.1. The hypertext links established on the Site to other Internet sites or other Internet sources or content (hereinafter the «External Sources ») shall not incur the Company’s liability.

8.2. Insofar as the Company cannot control these External Sources, the User acknowledges that the Company cannot be held responsible for the availability of these External Sources, and cannot bear any responsibility for the content, advertising, products, services or any other material available on or from these External Sources.

 

9. INFORMATION RELATING TO TRADEMARKS

9.1. « G-OPS» and all trademarks and logos belonging to the Company are protected by French intellectual property law (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Trademarks”).

9.2. Unless expressly authorized in writing by the Company, the User is prohibited from using, registering, or disseminating the Trademarks in any manner and for any reason. This prohibition applies to all content reproducing the Companies Trademarks, such as, but not limited to: corporate names, trade names, signs, domain names, designs, etc.

10. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

10. 1. Information relating to the protection of personal data are set out in the Privacy Policy available on the Website.

11. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

11.1 These TOU are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the French law, without prejudices to the regulations applicable in the event of conflicts of laws.

11.2. In the event of a dispute that may arise during the interpretation and/or execution of these TOU or in connection with them, the competent courts will be those determined by the Code of Civil Procedure.

 

12. LANGUAGE

12.1. The present TOU are written in English language.

12.2. In the event of collision of terms, the French version shall prevail.

13. CONTACT

13.1. The Company can be contacted at any time by e-mail at the following address: executive@g-ops.com

13.2. The Company may be contacted by mail at the following postal address: 188 rue des Chardonnerets, 95700, Roissy-en-France.

13.3. The Company can also be contacted at the following number : +33 (0) 1 34 04 80 00.

B. Privacy Policy

1. Subject

This privacy policy (hereinafter the «Privacy Policy ») illustrates the commitment of G-OPS, a Private limited company with a share capital of 50 000 €, registered in the Trade and Companies Register of Pontoise under the Number 479 384 497 and whose head office is located at 188 rue des Chardonnerets in Roissy-en-France (95700) (hereinafter the «Company ») to respect the privacy and protection of personal data of the following website : https://g-ops.com/ (hereinafter the «Website »).

 

The Website allows you:

• to discover the Company and its associated services;
• to have access to the Blog and to the Company’s news;
• to subscribe to the Company’s newsletter;
• to contact the Company.

 

2. Processing of your personal data

2.1. Description of the processing of your personal data

In accordance with applicable laws and regulations, the Company, acting as data controller, collects certain personal data from you when you visit the Website.

In order to respond to your contact requests, the Company, acting as a data controller, collects the following personal data:

• Your first name;
• Your last name;
• Your e-mail address;
• Subject of your message.

In order to subscribe to the Company newsletter, the latter, acting as a data controller, collects the following personal data:

• Your first name;
• Your last name;
• Your e-mail address.

When you connect to the Website, the Company, acting as data controller, also collects the following personal data:

• Connection logs;
• Connection data;
• IP address.

 

The Company uses your personal data for the following purposes:

Purpose	Legal basis	Retention period
Receive and manage contact requests	The processing is based on your consent	Personal data are retained for a period of three years from the reception of the contact request
Newsletter subscription	The processing is based on your consent	Personal data is retained for a period of three years from the last contact with you or until you withdraw your consent
Management of requests for rights of access, portability, erasure, restriction of processing, rectification and opposition	The processing is necessary to respond to your requests to exercise your rights and is based on your consent	Personal data shall be retained for the duration of one year from the date of your request to exercise your right(s)
Management of requests for the right to object to commercial prospecting	The processing is necessary to respond to the request to exercise the right to object	Personal data shall be retained for the duration of three years from the time you exercise your right to object

 

2.2. Recipients / transfers of your personal data 

Access to your personal data is restricted to only those persons who need your personal data to fulfil the specific purpose of the processing.

Your personal data may also be disclosed by the Company to third parties:

• if the law or a legal procedure requires the Company to share your personal data;
• in response to a request from a public or judicial authority (in particular in the event of a judicial requisition);
• when the Company considers that the transmission of your personal data is necessary or appropriate to ensure the safety of individuals or to protect the public.

Your personal data are transferred to AGENCE DES MÉDIAS NUMÉRIQUES (AMEN) (12 Rond-Point des Champs Elysées-Marcel Dassault à Paris (75008) which hosts the Website on the servers located in Italy (Bergamo).

Your personal data is therefore not transferred outside the European Economic Area.

2.3. Security of Personal Data 

The Company ensures the security of your personal data by implementing appropriate technical and organizational measures in order to guarantee a proper level of security and to implement means to guarantee the confidentiality, integrity, constant availability and resilience of the processing systems and services, restore availability and access to your personal data, as well as a procedure to regularly test, analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the technical and organizational measures put in place by the Company.

2.4. Retention of your personal data 

Your personal data should be retained only for the period required to fulfil the purpose for which the Company stores such data, to meet your needs, to fulfil its legal or regulatory obligations, to enable it to exercise its rights and/or for statistical or historical purposes.

At the end of the above-mentioned periods, your personal data will be deleted, or the Company will anonymize it.

2.5. Your rights regarding your personal data

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of access and rectification	You may request to access to your personal data. You may also request to modify the inaccurate personal data or incomplete data to be completed. Furthermore, you have the right to know the origin of your personal data.
Right to erasure	You may request the erasure of your personal data if : 1.    The data is no longer necessary for the purposes it was collected and processed; 2.    You have chosen to withdraw your consent (where consent has been collected as the legal basis for processing); this withdrawal does not impact the lawfulness of the processing before its implementation; 3.    You have objected to the treatment of your personal data; 4.    The data have been processed unlawfully ; 5.    The data should be deleted to comply with a legal obligation ; or 6.    Such erasure is required to ensure the compliance with current legislation, in particular with regard to the retention periods applicable to the collected personal data.
Right to object	You may object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with the legal obligations imposed on the Company.
Right to restriction of processing	You may also request a restriction of processing of your Personal Data if: 1.    You contest the accuracy of such data; 2.    The Company no longer needs this data for processing purposes; and 3.    You objected to the treatment of your personal data;
Right not to be subjected to a decision exclusively based on the basis of an automated data processing	You shall not be the subject to the decision based exclusively on automated processing that produces legal effects concerning you or significantly affects you, particularly based on profiling.
Right to portability	You may request that the Company provide you with your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, or request to transmit those data directly to another data controller as long as: 1.    The processing is based on your consent; and 2.    It is carried out by automated means.
Right to give directives on the processing of your personal data after your death	Pursuant to the Article 85 of French Data Protection Act of 6 January 1978 as amended, you can give directives on the exercise of your rights under this section after your death, (in particular on the duration of the retention of your personal data, its deletion and/or its communication) as well as designate a person responsible for the exercise of these rights.   In the absence of such directives, the Company will grant the requests to your heirs, as set out in article 85(II) of the French Data Protection Act.
Right to withdraw your consent	You can withdraw your consent for the processing of your personal data at any time.   The withdrawal of your consent only applies to the future processing and does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out by the Company based on your consent before your withdrawal or the lawfulness of any processing based on another legal basis, such as the execution of a contract between you and the Company.
Right to make a complaint to a supervisory authority	If you have any concerns or appeals regarding the protection of your personal data, you have the right to make a complaint to the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés via the following link : Plaintes en ligne | CNIL The CNIL can also be contacted at the following address: 3 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris – phone: 01 53 73 22 22. You are invited to inform the Company in advance so that the Company can process the request and attempt to find an amicable solution.

 

You may exercise your above-mentioned rights and/or ask any questions concerning the processing of your personal data by the Company using the following email address: dpo@g-ops.com or by post at the following address: G-OPS, Délégué à la Protection des Données, 188 rue des Chardonnerets, 95700, Roissy-en-France.

To process the request as quickly as possible, you may indicate in your request the purpose and the context in which your personal data was collected by the Company.

The Company may ask you to provide a copy of both sides valid identity document, if there is a reasonable doubt about your identity.

The latter will be deleted by the Company once your request has been granted.

The Company may retain a copy of your identification for the sole purpose of establishing proof in the event of a dispute with you.

2.6. Links to third party sites

To improve the quality of the Site, the Company may include on the Site links to third-party sites. These sites have a privacy policy that is different and independent from that of the Company. You are invited to consult the privacy policy of the third-party sites you visit.

2.7. Language

This Privacy Policy is written in English for informational purpose. Only the French version shall be deemed authentic in the event of a dispute.

2.8. Cookies

The provisions relating to the deposit of cookies on the Website are contained in the cookie policy available on the Website.

2.9. Modification of Privacy Policy

The Company may make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time. The Company recommends that you check this page regularly, referring to the date of the last modification.

In the event of a major change to the present Privacy Policy, the Company will notify you of such changes.

C. Cookies Policy

1. What is the purpose of this Cookies Policy?

The present Cookies Policy provided by G-OPS, a Private limited company with a share capital of 50 000 €, registered in the Trade and Companies Register of Pontoise under the Number 479 384 497 and whose head office is located at 188 rue des Chardonnerets in Roissy-en-France (95700) (hereinafter referred to as the « Company »).

The purpose of this policy is to provide you, in a clear and concise manner, with information about the website https://g-ops.com/ (hereinafter the « Website »), published by the Company.

2. Object

In accordance with Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act of 6 January 1978 as amended, taken into consideration the provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, your consent as a user must be obtained prior to any action, aimed at storing information or accessing information on your device.

In accordance with the provisions of Articles 4(11) and 7 of the GDPR relating to the conditions applicable to a consent, the CNIL adopted Deliberation No. 2020-091 of 17 September 2020 adopting guidelines relating to the application of Article 82 of the Act of 6 January 1978 as amended to read and write operations on a user’s device (in particular « cookies and other tracers »), as well as Deliberation No. 2020-092 of 17 September 2020 adopting a recommendation proposing practical methods of compliance in the event of recourse to « cookies and other tracers », presenting in particular examples and good practices of certain methods of collecting consent and implementing tracers not subject to it.

3. What is a cookie?

Cookies are small files containing various textual information, usually consisting of letters and numbers.

They are sent to your device (computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.) via the browser, by the website you use to recognize your devices as soon as the connection is established between the Website’s server and your browser. The main purpose of a cookie is simply to allow the Website’s server to adapt the content of Internet pages to your personal preferences, to customize your visit to the Website.

There are following types of cookies:

• Session cookies : these cookies are temporary and stored in the cookie file of your browser when you navigate through a website. These cookies are essential and help the Website to function properly, as well as to recognize users and information.
• Permanent cookies : the Website may use permanent cookies to enhance your experience (e.g. by providing enhanced navigation). These cookies remain in the cookie file, of your browser, for a longer period. The retention period depends on the configuration of the Internet browser. Permanent cookies allow the transmission of information to a web server each time when you visit the Website, and can be used, for example, to remember your choices and preferences for a website, or to target advertising. Permanent cookies are also known as tracking cookies.

• First-party cookies : these cookies are sent to your device by the Website at the time of your visit, in order to improve your experience.
• Third-party cookies : these cookies are sent to your device by third parties, who may be the Company’s partners. A third-party cookie is a file embedded in a browser by a website other than the one you are visiting, to store information locally and track your journey across multiple sites. These cookies are therefore not hosted on the Website.

These cookies are classified according to several types: essential cookies used for technical purposes, audience measurement cookies, advertising cookies, social network sharing cookies, etc.

4. What are the cookies used for?

Cookies are used for different purposes:

• Essential cookies: these cookies are required for the normal operation of the Website and allow the access to secure areas of the Website such as the shopping carts, the user’s personal space, etc.
• Analytical or performance cookies: these cookies allow the Company to monitor the use and performance of the Website and to improve its operation. They allow monitoring, for example, the most visited pages of the Website.
• Functional cookies: these cookies make it possible to remember your choices made to improve their experience on the Website. They are used, for example, to recognize you when you return to the Website, to remember the choices made by you, the items you put in the shopping cart, etc., and to provide enhanced and customized details on the preferences and consumption habits.
• Targeting and advertising cookies: these cookies collect information on relevant topics that may interest you and presenting advertisement based on your interests. These cookies store information about your visit to the Website, the pages visited, and the links followed, as well as the user’s navigation outside the Website. They are also used to limit the number of times you are shown the same advertisement and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are generally placed on the Website by third parties with the Companies permission.

 

5. What cookies are present on the Website?

The cookies placed by the Company on the Website are the following:

Type of cookies	Permanent or session cookies	Depositor	Duration	Purpose
Analytical cookies	Permanent cookies	G-OPS	24 months	These cookies are used to store a unique identifier that is used to generate a statistical data about how you use the Website
Functional cookie	Permanent cookie	G-OPS	13 months	These cookies are used to store your consent to deposit cookies on your browser
Functional cookie	Session cookie	G-OPS	Session	This cookie is used to recognize and to limit bots on the Website

The cookies placed by the third parties on the Website are the following:

Type of cookies	Permanent or session cookies	Depositor	Duration	Purpose
Functional cookie	Session cookie	Polylang	13 months	This cookie stores your language preferences

 

The Company cannot guarantee the completeness of the list of cookies mentioned above.

The Company should update the list on a regular basis and it will inform you in the event of major changes concerning the deposit of cookies on the Website.

6. What personal data does cookies collect?

The cookies used on the Website collect your following personal data:

• IP Address;
• Web browser;
• Date and time of the visit;
• Operating system;
• Internet service provider.

7. How long does the personal data collected by the cookies retained?

 

Personal data collected through cookies on the Website shall be retained for a maximum period of thirteen (13) months.

Cookies are retained for a maximum of twenty-four (24) months.

The choice to accept or to reject the deposit of cookies by the Company, will be retained for a period of thirteen (13) months.

8. What are your options?

8.1. Cookie banner

During the first connection to the Website, an alert message (banner) informs you about the use of cookies on the Website and invites you to accept or to refuse the use of these cookies.

Acceptance or refusal of the use of tracers has no effect on your navigation on the Website, with the exception to the cookies and tracers that are essential for the operation of the Website or for an online communication service which you have requested.

The Website also uses cookies to ensure access and important features of the Website (essential cookies).

These cookies do not require your consent. You are informed that acceptance of these cookies is a necessary condition to access and to use of the Website and in the event of refusal, you are exposed to potentially negative effects (i.e. normal navigation on the Website not guaranteed).

The alert message shall include at a minimum:

• identity of the data controller(s);
• precise purpose of the data trackers used;
• possibility to withdraw your consent at any time.

In accordance with the CNIL deliberation no. 2020-092 of 17 September 2020 concerning adopting a recommendation proposing practical compliance procedures in the event of recourse to cookies, you must be able to accept or to refuse the use of cookies with the same degree of simplicity.

For this purpose, you have the option of setting your browser to accept or decline cookies.

For this purpose, you can click on a Refuse button to refuse the deposit of cookies on your browser, which has the same format and is placed at the same level as the Accept button to accept such deposit.

To obtain free, informed and clear consent, the banner will not disappear until you have accepted or refused the cookies.

No cookies will be deposited on your browser until you accept or decline cookies.

Unless you have provided a prior consent, cookies will not be deposited if:

• you connect to the Website (home page or directly to another page of the Website) and do not continue browsing: a simple absence of action cannot be interpreted as a manifest of will;
• you click on the link integrated into the banner allowing you to set the parameters of the cookies and, if necessary, to refuse the deposit of cookies.

 

8.2. How can I set my web browser to accept or to reject cookies placed on the Website?

You may accept the use of cookies or choose to disable them at any time.

The settings are usually made from the browser.

The latter can be set to indicate which cookies are placed on the device and to ask whether to accept them or not.

The configuration of each browser is different. It is described in the browser’s help/information menu, which will help you to find out how to modify your wishes with regard to cookies.

Firefox: Cookies – Information that websites store on your computer

• Click the menu button and select “Settings”.
• Select the Privacy & Security panel.
• Set the “Firefox will”, in History section, to “Use custom settings for history”.
• Uncheck the “Accept cookies” box.
• All changes made will be automatically saved.

Microsoft Edge: Delete and manage cookies

• In Internet Explorer, select the “Tools” button, and then select Internet options.
• Select the Privacy tab, and under Settings, move the slider up to block all cookies or down to allow all cookies, then press OK.

Google Chrome: Clear, enable, and manage cookies in Chrome

• Select Chrome menu icon
• Select “Settings”.
• At the bottom of the page, select “Show advanced settings”.
• Under “Privacy and security,” click Site settings.
• To Turn off cookies: Turn off Allow sites to save and read cookie data.
• Press OK.

Safari: Legal – Use of Cookies

• Click on “Settings” > “Safari” > “Privacy” > “Cookies and website data”.

Clear the history and cookies from Safari on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and Manage cookies and website data in Safari on Mac

Opéra: Opera Web preferences – Opera Help

9. Can this Cookie Policy be modified?

The Company reserves the right to modify this policy at any time. The Company therefore advises you to regularly consult this page of the Website. In the event of a material change to this Cookie Policy, the Company will notify you of such changes.

10. Language

In the event of collision of terms, the French language version shall prevail.

In the event if this Cookies Policy will be translated into one or more foreign languages, only the French version will be deemed authentic in the event of a dispute.

11. More information on cookies

For more information on the use of cookies, you may consult the CNIL website https://www.cnil.fr/fr/cookies-et-autres-traceurs/comment-se-proteger/maitriser-votre-navigateur

12. Contact information

For any questions relating to this Cookie Policy, you may contact the Company at the following email address: dpo@g-ops.com or at the following postal address: G-OPS, 188 rue des Chardonnerets, 95700, Roissy-en-France.