Privacy Policy

Data protection policy

Each online service limits the collection of personal data to what is strictly necessary (data minimization) and is accompanied by information on:

  • the controller and the purposes for which the data were collected (purposes) ;
  • the legal basis of the data processing ;
  • the compulsory or optional nature of the data collection for the management of your request and a reminder of the categories of processed data;
  • the source of the data (when data other than those provided through the online service are used to process your request);
  • the categories of data subjects;
  • the recipients of the data;
  • how long the data will be kept;
  • security measures (general description);
  • the possible existence of data transfers outside the European Union or automated decision making;
  • your Data Protection rights and how to exercise them with the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL).

Use of personal data collected

Purposes of processing
                                  Purpose 1 Preparation and publication of content
                                  Purpose 2 Web forms and calls for contributions are available online
                                  Purpose 3 Technical administration in conjunction with service providers (third-party application maintenance, hosting, domain name registrar, certification authority)
                                  Purpose 4 Website security management
                                  Purpose 5 Production of audience and usage statistics for the Terre d’Azur website
Legal basis of the processing operation Article 6 (1) e of European Regulation 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR) – exercise of the public authority vested in the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) by virtue of the GDPR and the amended Data Protection Act.
Categories of persons concerned The data processing concerns :

  • Terre d’Azur members in charge of content publication and technical administration of the website ;
  • Terre d’Azur members, as well as third parties, identified in the publications;
  • users of the website administered by Terre d’Azur;
  • the personnel of the service providers concerned.
Categories of data processed
  • Identity, functions, contact details
  • Data relating to navigation on the website (timestamp, users’ IP addresses, technical data relating to the equipment and browser used by users, cookies) and on digital platforms via share buttons and media (cookies and other trackers)
  • Data relating to the management of user contacts (timestamp and subject of the request, follow-up, action taken, statistics)
  • Publication management data (subject, deliverable, monitoring, statistics)
  • Data relating to the management of technical services (timestamp and subject of requests, monitoring, follow-up, statistics)
  • Website audience statistics.
Data Source
  • Terre d’Azur members in charge of content publication and technical administration of the websites;
  • Contributors to the publications;
  • Users of the website administered by Terre d’Azur;
  • Staff of the service providers concerned.
Mandatory or optional nature of data collection and consequences for failure to provide data The data collected (in particular cookies) during browsing for the measurement of the website audience and the use of online services are optional.

Data collected for other purposes are collected on a mandatory basis, unless – in the case of direct collection – otherwise stated in the relevant form or on the relevant digital platform.
Categories of data recipients Depending on their respective needs, are recipients of all or part of the data:

  • Terre d’Azur members in charge of content publication and technical administration of the website ;
  • Terre d’Azur members in charge of processing requests received via the contact forms;
  • the staff of the service providers concerned;
    the users of the website administered by Terre d’Azur;
  • the members responsible for supervising the security of Terre d’Azur’s information systems.
Transfers of data to a country outside the European Union or to an international organisation Publications may be accessible outside the European Union by virtue of their presence on the Internet.
Automated decision making The processing does not provide for automated decision making.
Data retention period
  • Data on the preparation of publications (ordering, monitoring, editorial content) are kept for five years from the date of publication.
  • Data relating to exchanges with service providers are kept for five years after the end of the contract in question.
  • Data collected via webforms or consultations are kept for a maximum of five years from the date of receipt.
  • Log data shall be kept for six months.
  • The data necessary for the production of audience statistics and statistics on the use of on-line services (Matomo tool) are kept in a format which does not allow identification of persons by their IP address, and include an identifier (relating to the cookie) kept for a maximum period of thirteen months unless the person concerned objects.

Exercising your rights

For any information or to exercise your rights regarding the processing of personal data managed by Terre d’Azur, you can contact its Data Protection Officer (DPO):

  • by this form
  • or by post (with a copy of your identity document if you are exercising your rights) to the following address:

    Terre d’Azur
    For the attention of the Data Protection Officer (DPO)
    1904 Route de Pégomas
    06370 Mouans-Sartoux
    FRANCE

About cookies

We use various cookies on the site to improve the interactivity of the site and our services.

What is a “cookie”?
A “cookie” is a string of information, usually small in size and identified by name, that may be transmitted to your browser by a web site you connect to. Your web browser will keep it for a certain period of time, and will send it back to the web server each time you connect to it again. Cookies have multiple uses: they can be used to memorize your customer identifier on a merchant site, the current contents of your shopping cart, an identifier allowing you to trace your navigation for statistical or advertising purposes, etc.

2 types of cookies are deposited on the Terre d’Azur website:

Internal cookies necessary for the site to function

These cookies allow the site to function optimally. You can oppose and delete them by using your browser settings, however your user experience may be degraded.

Cookie Type Duration Description
SERVERID112363 session 1 h Used by OVH servers to process MySQL queries
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary session 1 h This cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Cookies are used to store the user’s consent for cookies in the “Required” category.
pll_language persistent 11 months This cookie is set by the Polylang plugin for websites running WordPress. The cookie stores the language code of the last page viewed.
viewed_cookie_policy persistent 12 months The main cookie that records the user’s consent to the use of cookies in case of “acceptance” and “rejection”. It does not track any personal data and is defined only by the user’s action (acceptance/refusal).
woocommerce_cart_hash session 30 min Helps WooCommerce to determine when the cart content/data change.
woocommerce_items_in_cart session 30 min Helps WooCommerce to determine when the cart content/data change.
wp_woocommerce_session_ session 48h Contains a unique code for each customer so that they know where to find the shopping cart data in the database for each customer.

Internal cookies not required by the site to function

The Terre d’azur website uses certain cookies that are not necessary for the use of the site, which you can refuse on your first visit. During your first visit to the Terre d’Azur site, a banner informs you of the presence of these cookies and invites you to indicate your choice. They are only deposited if you accept them. You can at any time inform yourself and set your cookies to accept or refuse them globally by clicking on “Privacy Policy & Cookies” at the bottom of your browser screen.

Cookie Type Duration Description
_pk_id persistent 13 months Session cookie generated by Matomo Analytics, an audience measurement service that allows to generate traffic statistics useful to improve the site.
_pk_ses session 30 min Session cookie generated by Matomo Analytics, an audience measurement service that allows to generate traffic statistics useful to improve the site.
comment_author third-party 12 months Cookie created by Askimet when the user accepts the registration of his name when sending a comment on the site to facilitate the sending of another comment later.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-nonnecessary persistent 12 months This cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. It is used to store user consent for cookies in the “Not Required” category.
comment_author_email third-party 12 months Cookie created by Askimet when the user accepts to save his email when sending a comment on the site to make it easier to send another comment later.

Third party cookies to enhance the interactivity of the site.

The Terre d’Azur site relies on certain services offered by third party sites. These include in particular:

  • Web fonts from Google

For a uniform representation of fonts, this site may use web fonts provided by Google. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser’s cache in order to display text and fonts correctly. To do this, your browser must establish a direct connection with Google servers. Google will then be notified that our web page was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google web fonts is in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of the Slider Revolution extension. If your browser does not support web fonts, your computer uses a standard font. Further information on user data management is available at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in the Google Privacy Policy https://policies.google.com/privacy.

  • Videos broadcasted on the site (youtube, vimeo)

Our website may use videos from YouTube, a service operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

If you visit one of our pages containing a YouTube video, a connection to YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is then notified of the pages you have visited on our site. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube allows you to link your browsing history directly to your personal profile. You can disable this feature by logging out of your YouTube account. YouTube is used to make our website attractive.

For more information on the processing of user data, see the YouTube data protection policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

  • Audio tracks (SoundCloud)

Our website uses functionality provided by the Vimeo video portal. This service is provided by Vimeo Inc, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

If you visit one of our pages using a Vimeo plugin, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established. The Vimeo server is then informed of the pages you have visited on our site. In addition, Vimeo will receive your IP address. This also applies if you are not connected to Vimeo when you visit our plugin or if you do not have a Vimeo account. The information is transmitted to a Vimeo server in the United States, where it is stored. If you are logged into your Vimeo account, Vimeo allows you to link your browsing history directly to your personal profile. You can disable this feature by logging out of your Vimeo account.

For more information on managing user data, see the Vimeo Privacy Policy at https://vimeo.com/privacy.

  • Service against spamming (Akismet)

The information collected depends on the Akismet settings made by the user on the site, and generally includes the IP address of the commenters, the user agent, the referrer and the URL of the site (as well as other information provided directly by the commenter such as their name, login, e-mail address and comment). For more information: https://akismet.com/privacy/

  • Emails and newsletter (MailPoet)

If you have subscribed to our newsletter, there is a good chance that you will receive emails from us. We will only send you emails that you have agreed to receive, or that relate to the services we provide to you. We use the name and email address you have provided to us to send you emails. Our site also stores the IP address you used when you signed up for the service to prevent system abuse. This site may send e-mail via the MailPoet sending service. This service allows us to track clicks and openings of our e-mails. We use this information to improve the content of our newsletters. No identifiable information is otherwise tracked outside of this site except for the e-mail address.