Privacy Policy

PREAMBLE

OPSCIDIA, a French simplified joint stock company (société par actions simplifiée) with capital of 22,220 euros, having its registered office at 9 Rue des Colonnes, 75002 Paris, registered in the Paris Trade and Companies Register under number 850 954 561, represented by Mr Sylvain MASSIP, acting and having the necessary powers as Chairman (Président);

Hereinafter referred to as “OPSCIDIA“.

 

 

ARTICLE 1: PREAMBLE

The purpose of this privacy policy (hereinafter the “Privacy Policy”) is to inform users (collectively the “Users”) of the opscidia.com or app.opscidia.com websites (hereinafter the “Site”), about the following:

  • how their personal data is collected;
  • the rights they have concerning this data;
  • the person responsible for processing the personal data collected and processed ;
  • the recipients of such personal data; and 
  • the Site’s cookie policy.

This Privacy Policy supplements the legal notice and the terms of subscription and use of the Site.

 

 

ARTICLE 2: PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

In accordance with Article 5 of the European General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (hereinafter “GDPR”), personal data are:

  • Processed lawfully, fairly and transparently in relation to the data subject;
  • Collected for the purposes determined by article 3.1 of the present Privacy Policy (Purposes of collected data), explicit and legitimate, and not further processed in a way incompatible with these purposes;
  • Adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which they are processed;
  • Accurate and, if necessary, kept up to date;
  • kept in a form which permits identification of the data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which they are processed; and 
  • Processed in such a way as to ensure appropriate security of the data collected, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organizational measures.

In accordance with Article 6 of the GDPR, processing is lawful only if, and insofar as, at least one of the following conditions is met:

  • The data subject has consented to the processing of his/her personal data for one or more specific purposes;
  • The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for the performance of pre-contractual measures taken at the data subject’s request;
  • The processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which the data controller is subject;
  • The processing is necessary to safeguard the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person;
  • processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; and 
  • 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 which require the protection of personal data prevail, in particular where the data subject is a child.

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3: PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED AND PROCESSED IN CONNECTION WITH BROWSING AND USE OF THE SITE

Article 3.1: Purpose of the data collected

This data is collected and processed for the following purposes: 

  • To deliver, maintain and improve the services provided on the Site, in particular in accordance with the terms of subscription and use accepted by the Site’s Users;
  • To communicate with Users, in particular to respond to questions and requests for support and to inform them of news related to the Site;
  • Fighting online fraud;
  • To resolve any disputes or settle any problems with Users in connection with the use of the services provided on the Site;
  • Improve Users’ experience on the Site;
  • To present the Site’s services and functionalities to Users who request them.
Article 3.2: Data collection method

The following data is collected to create an account on the Site:

  • Email address.

The creation of such an account is necessary for the delivery of the services (except search and consultation of the advertisements) and in particular: 

  • connection to the Site ; 
  • subscription ;
  • the use of the Platform and in particular its functionalities, in particular: `.
    • the scientific search engine ; 
    • the playlist ; 
    • the projects ; 
    • alerts ; 
    • editing and generating scientific reports ; 
    • customized dashboards and maps, and 
    • monitoring via RSS feeds. 

Other personal data is collected when you carry out the following operations on the Site: 

  • The contact details of Users who fill in the contact request form are collected for this purpose;
  • a User’s email address is collected when he/she downloads any marketing or service documentation offered on the Site.

They are stored by the data controller under reasonable security conditions.

 

 

ARTICLE 4: DATA CONTROLLER 

The data controller can be contacted as follows:

  • By post to: OPSCIDIA, 9 Rue des Colonnes, 75002 Paris; 
  • By telephone: 0628305920
  • By email: support@opscidia.com

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5: THE USER’S RIGHTS REGARDING DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING

Any User concerned by the processing of their personal data may avail themselves of the following rights, pursuant to the GDPR and French Law 78-17 of January 6, 1978, known as the “Loi Informatique et Liberté”:

  • Right of access, rectification and right to erasure of data (described respectively in Articles 15, 16 and 17 of the GDPR);
  • Right to data portability (Article 20 of the GDPR);
  • Right to limit (Article 18 of the GDPR) and object to data processing (Article 21 of the GDPR);
  • Right not to be subject to a decision based exclusively on an automated process;
  • The right to determine the fate of data after death; and 
  • Right to refer the matter to the competent supervisory authority (Article 77 of the GDPR).

To exercise your rights, please write to OPSCIDIA’s head office at 9 Rue des Colonnes, 75002 Paris or send an email to support@opscidia.com.

In order for the data controller to process the User’s request, the User may be required to provide certain information, such as first and last names, pseudonym, e-mail address and account, personal space or subscriber number. 

Visit cnil.fr for more information on your rights.

 

 

ARTICLE 6: COOKIES POLICY 

When you use the Site, OPSCIDIA may store and/or access information on your device via cookies or similar technologies to process personal data. 

This section of the Privacy Policy aims to explain what cookies are, how they are used on the Site and how you can manage them.

Article 6.1 : What are cookies?

A cookie is a small file stored by a server on a user’s terminal (computer, telephone, etc.) and associated with a web domain. 

They may be deposited and/or read, for example, when a website or mobile application is consulted, or when software is installed or used, regardless of the type of terminal used.

This file is automatically returned when you contact the same domain again.

For more information on cookies, please visit the CNIL website: https://www.cnil.fr/fr/definition/cookie

Article 6.2 : Types of cookies used

Security and technical cookies

We place so-called “technical” cookies on your device, which are necessary for OPSCIDIA to provide the Site’s services.

This type of cookie is essential to ensure the proper functioning of the Site and to guarantee the security of your browsing:

On the application available at https://app.opscidia.com 

  • _xsrf : 
    • Purpose: used to protect against CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) attacks
    • Domain: app.opscidia.com
    • Expiration: session
  • csrftoken : 
    • Purpose: used to protect against CSRF attacks.
    • Domain: app.opscidia.com
    • Expiration: session
  • sessionid : 
    • Purpose: used to maintain user session status.
    • Domain: app.opscidia.com
    • Expiration: session
  • token : 
    • Purpose: used for user authentication.
    • Domain: app.opscidia.com
    • Expiration: session

On the showcase site at https://opscidia.com

  • AEC
      • Purpose: used by Google to ensure that requests made during browsing are made by the user and not by other sites.
      • Domain: .google.com
      • Expiration: 2024-06-29
  • HSID
      • Purpose: used by Google for security and fraud prevention.
      • Domain: .google.com / .youtube.com
      • Expiration: 2025-06-28
  • SSID
      • Purpose: used by Google for security and fraud prevention.
      • Domain: .google.com / .youtube.com
      • Expiration: 2025-06-28
  • SID
      • Purpose: contains encrypted and signed records of the Google Account ID and last login time.
      • Domain: .google.com / .youtube.com
      • Expiration: 2025-06-28
  • SIDCC
      • Purpose: used by Google for security and fraud prevention.
      • Domain: .google.com / .youtube.com
      • Expiration: 2025-05-24
  • __Secure-1PAPISID, __Secure-1PSID, __Secure-1PSIDCC, __Secure-1PSIDTS
      • Purpose: used by Google for security and fraud prevention.
      • Domain: .google.com / .youtube.com
      • Expiration: variable until 2025-06-28
  • __Secure-3PAPISID, __Secure-3PSID, __Secure-3PSIDCC, __Secure-3PSIDTS
      • Purpose: used by Google for security and fraud prevention.
      • Domain: .google.com / .youtube.com
      • Expiration: variable until 2025-06-28
  • __Secure-ENID
      • Purpose: used by Google for security and fraud prevention.
      • Domain: .google.com
      • Expiration: 2024-08-03
  • __Secure-YEC
      • Purpose: used by YouTube for security and fraud prevention.
      • Domain: .youtube.com
      • Expiration: 2025-04-13
  • csrftoken
    • Purpose: used to protect against CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) attacks.
    • Domain: .opscidia.com
    • Expiration: session

 

Third-party cookies

 

These are cookies from OPSCIDIA’s partners, whose use you may refuse. These cookies are subject to our partners’ terms of use.

 

In some cases, these cookies may be placed by a third party on behalf of OPSCIDIA, but OPSCIDIA is not authorized to use them for purposes other than those mentioned above.

We place cookies on your device, which are used to measure traffic on the Site and to track Users’ actions, in particular to start up emailing scenarios linked to the Services.

This type of cookie is important to ensure that the Site functions properly:

  • AMCV_14215E3D5995C57C0A495C55%40AdobeOrg
      • Purpose: used by LinkedIn to track visitors.
      • Domain: .linkedin.com
      • Expiry date: 2024-11-08
    • AMP_29dac8b804, AMP_MKTG_29dac8b804
      • Purpose: used by Google Analytics to track visitors.
      • Domain: .google.com
      • Expiry date: 2025-05-23
  • NID
      • Purpose: used by Google to personalize ads displayed on Google services.
      • Domain: .google.com / .youtube.com
      • Expiry date: 2024-11-23
  • VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA
      • Purpose: used by YouTube to measure bandwidth and determine whether the user is getting a new or old player interface.
      • Domain: .youtube.com
      • Expiry date: 2024-11-20
  • YSC
      • Purpose: used by YouTube to track views of embedded videos.
      • Domain: .youtube.com
      • Expiration: Session
  • __cf_bm
      • Purpose: used by Cloudflare to manage incoming traffic and protect the site.
      • Domain: .hsforms.com / .hubspot.com
      • Expiration: Session
  • __hssc, __hssrc, __hstc
      • Purpose: used by HubSpot for visitor tracking and user segmentation.
      • Domain: .opscidia.com
      • Expiry: variable until 2024-11-20
  • _ga, _ga_0M6LLH74RZ, _ga_3Q5Q7EDLQ8, _ga_5G0D4FG98H
      • Purpose: used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.
      • Domain: .opscidia.com
      • Expiry: variable until 2025-05-29
  • AnalyticsSyncHistory
    • Purpose: used by LinkedIn to store synchronization information.
    • Domain: .linkedin.com
    • Expiry date: 2024-06-22
  • JSESSIONID
      • Purpose: used by LinkedIn to maintain session status.
      • Domain: .linkedin.com
      • Expiry date: 2025-05-20
  • liap, li_mc, li_rm, li_sugr, li_theme, li_theme_set, lidc, lms_ads, lms_analytics
      • Purpose: used by LinkedIn to personalize the user experience.
      • Domain: linkedin.com / .www.linkedin.com
      • Expiry: variable until 2025-05-20
  • messagesUtk
      • Purpose: used by HubSpot to track users identified via HubSpot chat.
      • Domain: .opscidia.com
      • Expiry date: 2024-11-20
  • wp-settings-8, wp-settings-time-8, wpglobus-language, wpglobus-language-old
    • Purpose: used to store WordPress user preferences.
    • Domain: www.opscidia.com
    • Expiry: variable until 2025-05-24
Article 6.3 : Management of your consents

You can prevent cookies from being deposited on your device, including technical cookies.

However, blocking our technical cookies may prevent you from accessing some of the Site’s functionalities.

For more information on how to adjust or modify your browser settings, please visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

You can deactivate the use of certain third-party cookies by going to the deactivation page: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

You can always activate/deactivate the use of third-party cookies for advertising personalization purposes. Please see below for further information.

If you access the Site from different devices (e.g. smartphone, tablet, computer, etc.), you will need to ensure that your cookie preferences are set on the browser of each device. If you adjust the cookie settings, the other websites you visit may also be affected.

 

 

ARTICLE 7: CONDITIONS FOR MODIFYING THE PRIVACY POLICY

OPSCIDIA reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time in order to ensure compliance with applicable law. 

The User is invited to familiarize himself/herself with this Privacy Policy each time he/she uses our services, without the need for formal notification.