Legal

Treatment of personal data of Technis customers

Dear customer,

In order to provide you with the information you may request regarding Technis products, to perform the contracts we enter into with you, and to comply with laws and regulations, we need to acquire and process some of your personal data.

The processing of our Customers' personal data will in any event be based on the principles of loyalty, legality, transparency and the protection of confidentiality and the rights of the person concerned, in accordance with the provisions of the LPD, the LPrD and the GDPR as well as with any applicable national legislation and with the prescriptions of the Swiss, Vaud and EU Member States authorities in terms of the protection of personal data.

One of our main obligations is to inform you (the “data subject”) about the processing of your personal data that we carry out or that we may carry out in the future. Therefore, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 675/2016 (GDPR), the Federal Data Protection Act (LPD) of 19 June 1992 and the Personal Data Protection Act (LPrD) of the Canton of Vaud of 11 September 2007, we are providing you with this information notice.

This notice refers to personal data that we may acquire from you or from third parties due to a pre-contractual request that you may send us or because of a contract concluded between you and Technis SA or Technis France s.a.s..

This includes, for example, processing personal data that we may acquire as a result of your request for a quote for our products, performing a contract with you, using the Technis application that works in combination with our smart flooring systems, while providing installation and customer support services, etc.

With regard to personal data that we may acquire when you browse our website (www.technis.com) or that you use the functionalities of this website (the “Contact” form, the subscription to the newsletter service, etc.

Data controller and contact details

The joint data processors are Technis SA, a Swiss company with its head office at Place de la Gare 10, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland and Technis s.a.s., a French company with its head office at 242, boulevard Voltaire, 75011 Paris, France. (hereinafter jointly referred to as “data controller” or “Technis”).

The data controller can be contacted for any questions relating to the processing of personal data at the email address: dataprotection@mytechnis.com or by registered letter addressed to: Technis SAData Protection Office Place de la Gare 101003 Lausanne Switzerland

The designated data protection officer is: Oktawia Kata
e-mail: DPO@technis.com

Containers

Your personal data is, or may be, disclosed to the following recipients (possibly designated as data controllers):

Technis personnel. Third parties responsible for maintaining and repairing the software, electronic databases and applications of the data controller, to the extent that such disclosure is necessary for the exercise of their activities.

Commercial agents, retailers, distributors, etc. appointed by the data controller to respond to your requests or to assist the data controller in the execution of contracts concluded between you and the data controller.third parties responsible for the delivery and/or installation of the data controller's products (logistics services, shipping companies, specialized workforce, etc.)

Third parties responsible for the technical operations necessary to provide quotations, feasibility studies, measurements, etc. in relation to the data controller's products.third parties responsible for the administrative tasks of the data controller (issuance of invoices, preparation of mandatory documentation to be submitted to the tax authorities, etc.).

Third parties who provide communication services, data storage, data sharing, data sharing, newsletters, cloud data storage, etc. lawyers and external consultants, only in the event that their assistance may be required in concluding contracts or in the event of disputes arising from contracts between the data controller and the data subject.

Other categories of subjects to whom the data controller must communicate personal data in order to fulfill its obligations towards you or to comply with legal obligations or requests from the authority.

Categories of personal data processed

The Data Controller may acquire and process the following categories of personal data in order to pursue the legitimate purposes mentioned in the following section:

Common data: names, company names, addresses, email addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, invoice and payment data, etc.

In principle, the data controller does not collect or process special categories of data (“sensitive data”) such as those that reveal racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, nor the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of the unique identification of a natural person, data relating to health or data relating to the sexual life or sexual orientation of a natural person, nor the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purposes of the unique identification of a natural person, data relating to health or data relating to the sexual life or sexual orientation of a natural person.

Purpose and legality of the treatment

Personal data is processed by the data controller and/or by data processors appointed by the data controller on the following legal basis:the data subject has given consent to the processing of personal data for one or more specific purposes (for example, the user consents to the processing of his personal data for the purpose of receiving the newsletter or targeted advertising, or to participate in commercial surveys, etc.) the processing is necessary to The performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or to take measures at the request of the data subject prior to the conclusion of a contract (for example, to respond to your requests for product information or other pre-contractual requests).

The personal data processed through the applications of the data controller are necessary to ensure the correct functioning of the products provided by the data controller or its distributors or retailers.
the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the data controller is subject (for example, the issuance and storage of invoices).

the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject prevail which require the protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.

Treatment modalities

Personal data is processed by automated and non-automated means for the time strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected.

Specific security measures are observed to prevent data loss, illicit or incorrect use and unauthorized access. It is important to remember that anything that the person concerned transmits or provides online can be collected and used by third parties or illegally intercepted by third parties. No data transmission over the Internet can be considered 100% secure. The data controller undertakes to implement reasonable means to protect the personal data of the persons concerned but cannot guarantee the total security of the information they exchange.

The duration of storage of personal data

The user's personal data will be kept for a period of time strictly necessary to pursue the specific processing purposes mentioned above and, in particular, the personal data collected while browsing the website through cookies will be kept for the following periods:

Personal data processed for the execution of a contract, including data acquired through the applications of the data controller: throughout the duration of the contract or the pre-contractual phase and, thereafter, until the expiry of the limitation period.

Personal data processed in order to respond to pre-contractual requests made by the person concerned: for the period necessary to respond to these requests and for 24 months thereafter.

Personal data processed in order to comply with legal requirements or orders from the authorities: for the period established by law or by the order of the authorities.

Personal data processed on the basis of the legitimate interest of the data controller: for as long as this legitimate interest persists, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, which require the protection of personal data, outweigh this interest.

Personal data processed on the basis of the consent of the person concerned: until the person concerned revokes the consent. Please note that the revocation of consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out prior to this revocation.

Rights of the persons concerned


At any time, data subjects whose personal data have been acquired by the data controller have the right to request from the data controller access to their personal data (i.e. to know whether the data controller processes such data), to obtain their correction or deletion, to obtain their correction or deletion, to limit the purposes of the processing of such data, to limit the purposes of the processing of such data or to object to their processing, as well as the right to obtain their portability.

Where the processing is based on the consent given by the data subject, the data subject may withdraw his consent at any time without prejudice to the legality of the processing based on the consent previously given.

These rights can be exercised by sending a specific request to: dataprotection@mytechnis.comEn In addition, the person concerned may also file a complaint with a supervisory authority, and in particular:

In Switzerland, to the Federal Data Protection Officer (PFPDT) using the contact details mentioned on the site https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/fr/home/le-pfpdt/contact.html

In the canton of Vaud, to the Data Protection Officer of the Canton of Vaud, Rue Saint-Martin 6, P.O. Box 5485, 1002 Lausanne, Switzerland, info.ppdi@vd.ch.

To contact the authorities of EU Member States, consult the list and contact details on the site: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_fr

The mandatory or optional nature of the personal data to be provided

For the processing of data necessary for the fulfillment of the legal obligations incumbent on the data controller or for the execution of pre-contractual or contractual obligations between the data controller and the person concerned, the PROVISION OF THE DATA IS MANDATORY, and the possible refusal to provide this data may result in the total or partial impossibility for the data controller to provide the information, services or products requested, as this data is essential for the complete and correct execution of the obligations of the data controller or in the execution of the legal obligations incumbent on him.

For any processing carried out on the basis of consent (for example, subscription to the newsletter service), the data controller is obliged to provide the data controller with the information, services or products requested. Consent is OPTIONAL and can be revoked at any time by sending a request to the Data Controller at the email address dataprotection@mytechnis.com

It should be noted that the revocation of consent does not affect the legality of the processing based on the consent given prior to the revocation.

TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA TO THIRD COUNTRIES

Personal data provided to the data controller and processed by him is not transferred to third countries (i.e. outside the territories of Switzerland and the EU).

Additional information

You can consult the full version of the laws mentioned in this information notice on the following websites:

Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (LPD) of 19 June 1992 : https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified-compilation/19920153/index.html

Vaud law on the protection of personal data (LPrD) of 11 September 2007 : https://prestations.vd.ch/pub/blv-publication/actes/consolide/172.65?key=1543934892528&id=cf9df545-13f7-4106-a95b-9b3ab8fa8b01

European Union Regulation no. 679/2016 (GDPR) : https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32016R0679