PRIVACY POLICY

 

This privacy policy for personal data has been drafted by Verkor, whose headquarters are located at 2-4 rue Charles Berthier, 38000 Grenoble, in compliance with the provisions of Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978, as amended (known as the “Loi informatique et libertés” or “LIL”) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) No. 2016/679.

Verkor collects your personal data when you visit the website https://verkor.com, and as such, Verkor is considered the data controller for your information. Verkor is committed to limiting the collection of personal data to what is strictly necessary (data minimization).

The platform is hosted by pro(G – a communication agency located at 3 rue du Pré d’Elle, 38240 Meylan – www.pro-g.eu, with optimal security measures in place. This includes rigorously controlled physical access to systems, monitored, patched, and updated software and systems with relevant security upgrades, and intrusion prevention mechanisms to thwart attacks.

 

PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy for personal data has been drafted by Verkor, whose headquarters are located at 2-4 rue Charles Berthier, 38000 Grenoble, in compliance with the provisions of Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978, as amended (known as the “Data Protection Act” or “LIL”) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) No. 2016/679.

Verkor collects your personal data when you visit the website https://verkor.com, and as such, Verkor is considered the data controller for your information. Verkor is committed to limiting the collection of personal data to what is strictly necessary (data minimization).

The platform is hosted by pro(G) – a communication agency located at 3 rue du Pré d’Elle, 38240 Meylan – www.pro-g.eu, with optimal security measures in place. This includes rigorously controlled physical access to systems, monitored, patched, and updated software and systems with relevant security upgrades, and intrusion prevention mechanisms to thwart attacks.

SECTION 1 – What types of personal data do we collect and for what purpose?

1. Cookies: to enhance the interactivity of the website and our services, cookies are placed on your computer, mobile, or tablet. You can technically block them using your browser settings, but your experience on the site may be affected. Additionally, you can object to the use of audience measurement trackers strictly necessary for the website’s operation and routine administration in the cookie management window.
2. Contact form: required data marked with an asterisk must be provided, including name, surname, company, and email. Optional data includes the subject and message. This information is used solely to respond to your contact request.
3. Job Applications/Spontaneous Applications: when you apply for a job or submit a spontaneous application, we collect your name, surname, email, phone number, current position, postal address, CV, and cover letter to review the application and contact the candidate if necessary.
4. Alert mechanism: when you report an alert via our portal, we collect the information necessary to process your alert efficiently and lawfully. Required data marked with an asterisk include the alert category, the whistleblower status (victim, witness, or third party), the subject of the report, and a description of the alert. Optional data include identification information (name, surname, email, and phone number) and any files related to the alert.

SECTION 2 – What is the legal basis for processing your data?

We collect and process your personal data in accordance with regulations and based on the following legal grounds:

• When you provide personal information via the contact form or audience measurement cookies, you consent to us collecting and using this information solely for the purposes detailed in Section 1.
• When necessary to protect our legitimate interests (e.g., maintaining a CV database, processing and monitoring alerts, functional cookies).

SECTION 3 – Who do we share your data with?

Your personal data is only shared within Verkor’s internal departments and its service providers (the website host, job offer platform host, and alert mechanism host). We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties, and there is no transfer of data outside the European Union.

SECTION 4 – How long do we retain your personal data?

We retain your personal data only for a reasonably necessary period:

• Cookies: your cookie consent preferences are stored for 12 months, and cookies expire after 13 months.
• Contact Form Data: retained for five years after processing the request.
• Job Application Data: retained for two years after the last contact with the candidate, or for the duration of employment if hired.
• Alert Data: retained for the duration of the alert processing. On closure of the alert, the data is anonymized, and the report is securely archived for up to five years.

SECTION 5 – What are your rights?

You have the right to access, rectify, restrict, or delete your personal data. You may also request a copy of your data or object to its processing.

To exercise these rights, contact Verkor at:

• Email: dpo@verkor.com
• Postal address: 2 Rue Charles Berthier, 38000 Grenoble

It is imperative to include your full name, email or postal address, and the specific right you wish to exercise. We may request additional information or proof of identity, which will be destroyed after processing. We will respond within one month unless complications arise.

SECTION 6 – Complaints

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (CNIL) via their website https://www.cnil.fr/fr/plaintes or by postal address: Service des Plaintes – 3 Place de Fontenoy – TSA 80715 – 75334 PARIS CEDEX 07.

SECTION 7 – Privacy Policy Updates

Verkor may update this Privacy Policy as needed to reflect changes in laws, regulations, or practices. Please review it periodically. For any questions, contact us at: 2-4 Rue Charles Berthier, 38000 Grenoble.

 

LEGAL NOTICE

 

Presentation of the site

https://verkor.com/

Publisher

Verkor SAS, with a share capital of €864 941.00, its head office registered at 2-4 rue Charles Berthier, 38000 Grenoble, France, and represented by Benoit Lemaignan, Co-Founder and President. Registered with the Grenoble trade and companies register (RCS) under the number (SIREN): 888047792.

Managing editor: Laura Inard.

Contact us

Creation and hosting

The site was built and is hosted by pro-G media agency, 3 rue du Pré d’Elle, 38240 Meylan, France +33 (0)476 413 131 – www.pro-g.eu.

 

Article 1 – Access to the site

Access to and use of the site are strictly reserved for personal use. Please do not use this site and the information or data published for commercial, political, publicity use, or for any form of marketing, especially unsolicited e-mails.

Article 2 – Intellectual property and site content

All brands, photographs, text, comments, illustrations, images (whether animated or not), video sequences, sounds and all applications used to operate the site and more generally all elements reproduced or used on the site are protected by the French intellectual property laws in force.

Full ownership of all elements is retained by the publisher or its partners. Any reproduction, representation, reuse, or adaptation of all or part of these elements in any whatsoever form, including applications, are strictly forbidden without prior approval in writing from the publisher. Any unauthorised use of the site or any of the elements it contains shall be considered as a violation of copyright and pursued in accordance with the provisions of Articles L.335-2 and subsequent of the French Intellectual Property Code.

The site accepts no responsibility for offensive, racist, libellous, or pornographic comments made in its interactive areas. The company also reserves the right to delete any content contrary to the values of the company or to applicable legislation in France.

Article 3 – Site management

To ensure suitable management of the site, the publisher may at any time:

• suspend, interrupt or limit access to all or any part of the site, reserve access to the site or certain parts of the site to a specific category of internet users;
• delete any information potentially disrupting the operation of the site or causing it to violate national or international laws;
• suspend the site to carry out updates.

Article 4 – Liability

The publisher shall not be held liable for equipment failures, breakdowns, difficulties, or disrupted operations preventing access to the site or any of its features.

The equipment serving to access the site is your full and entire responsibility. You should take all suitable measures to protect your hardware and your data, especially against virus attacks. You have sole responsibility for the sites and data you consult.

The publisher declines all liability for any legal proceedings against you resulting from:

• your use of the site or any other service accessible via the internet;
• your non-observance of these general terms and conditions.

The publisher assumes no liability for any damage caused to yourself, third parties and/or your hardware due to your internet connection or use of the site, and you hereby renounce all actions against the publisher for such occurrences.

If the publisher is named in an amicable or legal proceeding due to your use of the site, it may initiate proceedings against you to obtain compensation for all damage, indictments, penalties, and costs resulting from such proceedings.

Article 5 – Hypertext links

The creation of hypertext links to all or part of the site must be authorised by the publisher. All links must be removed at the request of the publisher.

All information accessible via external links to other sites is not published by the publisher. The publisher has no rights or control over the content of said external links.

Article 6 – Photographs and product visuals

Photographs are not contractually binding on the publisher.

Photo credit:

• Photos and portraits The Team page: @Pict’YourCompany
• Photos Join Our Team page: @Fabrice Grondeau
• Portraits Join Our Team page: @Pict’YourCompany
• Image of Verkor Innovation Centre on the Home page and Ambition page: @Groupe IDEC

 

Article 7 – Governing law

These terms and conditions concerning use of the website are governed by French law and subject to the jurisdiction of the courts where the publisher head office is located, subject to the assignment of specific jurisdiction resulting from a specific legal or regulatory requirement.

For all questions concerning the site itself or our company and services, please use our contact form.