Privacy Policy
This privacy policy defines and informs you of how www.fortalgroup.com uses and protects the information you provide to us, if any, when you use this website accessible from the following URL : www.fortalgroup.com (hereinafter the “Website”).
Please note that this privacy policy may be modified or supplemented at any time by www.fortalgroup.com, in particular to comply with any legislative, regulatory, jurisprudential, or technological developments. In such a case, the date of its update will be clearly identified at the top of this policy. These changes are binding on the User as soon as they are posted online. It is therefore advisable for the User to regularly consult this privacy and cookie policy in order to be aware of any changes.
- PERSONAL DATA
In general, you can visit the www.fortalgroup.com website without providing any personal information about yourself. In any case, you are under no obligation to provide this information to www.fortalgroup.com.
However, if you refuse, you may not be able to benefit from certain information or services that you have requested. In this regard, www.fortalgroup.com may in some cases ask you to provide your surname, first name, email address, telephone number, company, and position (hereinafter your “Personal Information”). By providing this information, you expressly agree that it may be processed by www.fortalgroup.com for the purposes indicated in point 2 below and for the purposes stated at the end of each form.
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation adopted by the European Parliament on April 14, 2016, and the amended French Data Protection Act of January 6, 1978, www.fortalgroup.com informs you of the following :
1. Identity of the data controller
The data controller is J.F.N PARTICIPATION ET GESTION, located at Chemin du Muckental, 67140 Barr, France.
Tel.: +33 (0)3 88 58 53 53; Email: info@fortal.fr
2. Purposes of processing
www.fortalgroup.comest may process your Personal Information:
(a) in order to provide you with the information or services you have requested (in particular: sending the Newsletter, commercial offers, white papers, or assessing your level of compliance via a quiz)
(b) to collect information that enables us to improve our Website, our products, and our services (in particular through cookies)
(c) to be able to contact you about various events related to www.fortalgroup.com, including product updates and customer support.
3. Recipients
Only www.fortalgroup.com is the recipient of your Personal Information. This information, whether in individual or aggregate form, is never transmitted to a third party, notwithstanding the subcontractors to which www.fortalgroup.comfait calls upon (you will find more information about them in point 7 below). Neither www.fortalgroup.com nor any of its subcontractors will market the personal data of visitors and Users of its Site.
4. Retention period
Your Personal Information is retained by www.fortalgroup.comuniquement for the period corresponding to the purpose of collection as indicated in point 2 above, which shall in no event exceed 24 months from the last contact with our services or use of our services.
5. Data Protection Rights
You have the following rights regarding your Personal Information, which you can exercise by writing to us at the postal address mentioned in point 1 or by filling out the form opposite.
Right of access and communication of data
You have the right to access your Personal Information.
However, due to the obligation of security and confidentiality in the processing of personal data incumbent upon www.fortalgroup.com, you are informed that your request will be processed provided that you provide proof of your identity, in particular by producing a scan of your valid identity document (in the case of a request via our dedicated electronic form) or a signed photocopy of your valid identity document (in the case of a request made in writing).
www.fortalgroup.com informs you that it will be entitled, where applicable, to oppose requests that are manifestly abusive (due to their number, repetitive or systematic nature).
Access will be granted via the communication of data by our services following a request made on the contact form.
To assist you in this process, particularly if you wish to exercise your right of access by sending a written request to the postal address mentioned in point 1, you will find a letter template developed by the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) by clicking on the following link.
Right to rectify data
Under this right, the law entitles you to request the rectification, updating, locking, or deletion of data concerning you that may be inaccurate, erroneous, incomplete, or obsolete.
You may also define general and specific guidelines regarding the fate of your personal data after your death. Where applicable, the heirs of a deceased person may request that the death of their loved one be taken into account and/or that the necessary updates be made.
To help you with this process, particularly if you wish to exercise your right of rectification on your own behalf or on behalf of a deceased relative by sending a written request to the postal address mentioned in point 1, you will find a letter template developed by the CNIL by clicking on the following link.
Right to object
This right may only be exercised in one of the following two situations:
- When the exercise of this right is based on legitimate grounds; or
- When the exercise of this right aims to prevent the data collected from being used for commercial prospecting purposes
To help you with this process, particularly if you wish to exercise your right to object by sending a written request to the postal address indicated in point 1, you will find a letter template developed by the CNIL by clicking on the following link.
Response times
www.fortalgroup.com undertakes to respond to your request for access, rectification, or opposition, or any other additional request for information within a reasonable period of time, which shall not exceed one month from receipt of your request.
- COOKIE POLICY
When you first connect to the www.fortalgroup.com website, a banner at the bottom of your screen informs you that information relating to your browsing may be stored in files called “cookies.” Our cookie policy allows you to better understand the provisions we implement in terms of browsing our website. In particular, it informs you about all the cookies on our website, their purpose (part I), and gives you instructions on how to configure them (part II).
- General information about cookies on the www.fortalgroup.com website
www.fortalgroup.com, as the publisher of this website, may place a cookie on the hard drive of your device (computer, tablet, mobile, etc.) to ensure smooth and optimal browsing on our website.
Cookies are small text files that allow us to recognize your computer, tablet, or mobile device in order to personalize the services we offer you.
The information collected through cookies does not in any way identify you by name. It is used exclusively for our own purposes in order to improve the interactivity and performance of our website and to send you content tailored to your interests. None of this information is disclosed to third parties except wherewww.fortalgroup.comas obtained your prior consent or where disclosure of this information is required by law, by order of a court or any administrative or judicial authority empowered to hear such matters.
To give you a better idea of the information that cookies identify, below is a table listing the different types of cookies that may be used on the www.fortalgroup.com website, their name, purpose, and retention period.
2. Configuring your cookie preferences
You can accept or refuse cookies at any time
When you first connect to the www.fortalgroup.com website, a banner briefly presenting information about the use of cookies and similar technologies appears at the bottom of your screen. This banner warns you that by continuing to browse the www.fortalgroup.com website (by loading a new page or clicking on various elements of the site, for example), you accept the use of cookies on your device. You are also deemed to have given your consent to the use of cookies by clicking on the “X” icon to the right of the banner at the bottom of your screen.
Depending on the type of cookie in question, obtaining your consent to the storage and reading of cookies on your device may be mandatory.
Cookies exempt from consent
In accordance with the recommendations of the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL), certain cookies are exempt from the requirement to obtain your prior consent insofar as they are strictly necessary for the functioning of the website or have the sole purpose of enabling or facilitating electronic communication. These include session ID cookies, authentication cookies, load balancing session cookies, and cookies used to personalize your interface. These cookies are fully subject to this policy insofar as they are issued and managed by www.fortalgroup.com.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Retention period |
| Tarteaucitron | Saves cookie consent choices | 12 months |
| has_js | Determines whether the browser accepts JavaScript or not | Session |
| Stockage web local | Saves your preferences (personal or professional) | |
| PHPSESSID | Allows us to remember your preferences (personal or professional) | Session |
Cookies requiring your prior consent
This requirement applies to cookies issued by third parties that are described as “persistent” in that they remain on your device until they are deleted or expire.
As these cookies are issued by third parties, their use and storage are subject to their own privacy policies, which you will find linked below. This family of cookies includes audience measurement cookies (notably PIWIK), advertising cookies (which www.fortalgroup.com does not use), and social media sharing cookies (notably from Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn).
Audience measurement cookies compile statistics on the frequency and use of various elements of the website (such as the content/pages you have visited). This data helps to improve the usability of the www.fortalgroup.com website. An audience measurement tool is used on this website:
PIWIK, whose privacy policy is available (in English only) at the following link: https://piwik.org/privacy-policy/
Google Analytics, whose privacy policy is available at the following link: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=fr-ca
| Cookie name | Purpose | Retention period |
| pk_session | Piwik statistics | 1 to 2 hours |
| _pk_id | Piwik statistics | 13 months |
| piwik_ignore | Cookie used to indicate to Piwik that you object to statistical tracking | 13 months |
| _ga | Third-party cookie (Google Analytics) used for statistical purposes | 1 year |
| _gat | Third-party cookie (Google Analytics) used for statistical purposes | 1 day |
| _gid | Third-party cookie (Google Analytics) used for statistical purposes | 1 day |
Social media sharing cookies are issued and managed by the publisher of the social media network concerned. Subject to your consent, these cookies allow you to easily share some of the content published on the www.fortalgroup.com website, in particular via a sharing application “button” depending on the social media network concerned. Four types of social media sharing cookies are present on the www.fortalgroup.com website:
- Facebook, whose cookie policy can be viewed by clicking on the following link: https://fr-fr.facebook.com/policies/cookies/
- Twitter, where you will find options for controlling or restricting the use of cookies, as well as the cookie usage policy: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170518#
- YouTube, where you can find help on how to delete cookies from the Google Chrome browser by clicking on the following link: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/32050?hl=fr, as well as the full cookie policy at the following link: https://www.google.fr/intl/fr/policies/technologies/cookies/
- Pinterest, where you will find options for controlling or restricting the use of cookies, as well as the cookie policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/fr/privacy-policy
- Instagram, where you will find options for controlling or restricting the use of cookies, as well as the cookie policy: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388
You have various tools for configuring cookies
Most Internet browsers are configured by default to allow cookies to be stored. Your browser allows you to change these default settings so that all cookies are systematically rejected or only some cookies are accepted or rejected depending on their issuer.
PLEASE NOTE : We draw your attention to the fact that refusing to accept cookies on your device may nevertheless alter your user experience and your access to certain services or features of this website. Where applicable, www.fortalgroup.com declines all responsibility for the consequences of any deterioration in your browsing conditions that may occur as a result of your decision to refuse, delete, or block cookies that are necessary for the functioning of the site. These consequences do not constitute damage, and you cannot claim any compensation as a result.
Your browser also allows you to delete existing cookies on your device or to notify you when new cookies are likely to be placed on your device. These settings do not affect your browsing experience, but you will lose all the benefits provided by the cookie.
Please see below for the various tools available to you so that you can configure the cookies placed on your device.
Configuring your Internet browser settings
Each Internet browser has its own cookie management settings. To find out how to change your cookie preferences, please refer to the links below for help accessing your browser’s settings menu:
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=fr
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/activer-desactiver-cookies
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11
- Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/fr/cookies.html
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=fr_FR&locale=fr_FR
For more information about cookie management tools, please visit the CNIL website: https://www.cnil.fr/fr/cookies-les-outils-pour-les-maitriser.
Configuring the tarteaucitron tool
Cookies can also be disabled directly via the tarteaucitron tool available on the website www.fortalgroup.com. This interactive tool allows you to manage your cookies via a banner at the bottom right of the page you are viewing (the “Manage services” button) and lists all active cookies. To disable a cookie, simply click on the cross next to the service offered. If all cookies are disabled, the banner dedicated to obtaining the user’s consent will reappear when the page is refreshed.
If you have any questions or require further information about this cookie policy, please contact us using our form.
