Our privacy policy
Preamble
SQORUS takes the utmost care to protect your privacy and your personal data and to comply with the relevant legal provisions.
SQORUS (or “We”) refers to : SQORUS, ESN (Entreprise de Services Numériques) whose head office is located at: 25, rue Maubeuge, 75009 Paris, France, registered with the Paris Trade and Companies Registry under number 353 663 065 and represented by Amadou NGOM in his capacity as President of SQORUS.
This privacy policy (hereinafter Policy) aims to inform you (“You”) in a simple, clear and comprehensive manner about the processing of your personal data that is carried out by SQORUS in our capacity as data controller. This policy covers processing carried out in the context of:
- management of the website: https://www.sqorus.com/ ;
- the collection of personal data carried out at the time of the contact through the form present on the site;
- the collection of personal data made during the registration to the newsletter. SQORUS determines the purposes and means of such processing.
Consequently, SQORUS acts as a data controller within the meaning of the applicable regulations on personal data, including European Regulation No. 2016/679 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (hereinafter “GDPR”).
General information on the treatments performed by SQORUS
SQORUS ensures that the fundamental principles of the GDPR are respected for all the processing carried out.
1.1 Minimization of personal data collected
SQORUS only collects personal data that are necessary for the purposes of the processing and informs you of the purposes of the processing. If your data is transferred or exchanged with other recipients, you will also be informed.
1.2 Sharing of your data and data outside the European Union
In the event that your data is transferred outside the European Union / France, this transfer is subject to the appropriate safeguards required by the regulations.
We do not share your personal data with other companies for marketing purposes.
However, your data may be transmitted to technical service providers who act on our behalf and on our instructions (subcontractors, IT or hosting of our servers, etc.).
SQORUS may also disclose your data to third parties where such disclosure is required by law, regulation or court order, or where such disclosure is necessary to defend our rights.
1.3 Data security
SQORUS is committed to protecting your personal information from loss, destruction, alteration, unauthorized access or disclosure. Therefore, we implement appropriate technical and organizational measures, taking into account the nature of the data and the risks involved in the processing.
The purpose of these measures is to preserve the security and confidentiality of your personal data and, in particular, to prevent them from being distorted, damaged or accessed by third parties. These measures may include practices such as limited access to data by authorized employees, contractual guarantees when using an external service provider, regular reviews of our privacy practices and policies, physical and/or logical security measures (secure access, authentication process, backups, software, firewall antivirus, etc.).
1.4 Use of Google Analytics and data privacy protection
As part of our commitment to transparency, we would like to inform you about our use of Google Analytics and the associated data collection.
We use Google Analytics to collect information about visits and user behavior on our site. It is important to note that all data collected by Google Analytics is anonymized and aggregated. This means that the data is not directly associated with an identifiable person. As a result, your privacy is preserved and your personal information remains confidential.
However, by activating Google signals, you authorize the collection of data on visits by Google Analytics and their association with your Google account. This data can be used to personalize ads and provide you with aggregated insights into user behavior on different devices.
We remind you that you have the right to give or refuse your consent before your data is collected and processed. You also have the right to access and delete your data using Google’s “My Activity” tool.
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have been informed about our use of Google Analytics and agree to the Google Advertising Features Policy.
Personal data collected by SQORUS
We collect personal data on the following: employees, applicants, customers, business contacts, website users. If the data we collect is not identified in this privacy statement, we will provide appropriate notice to the individuals concerned of the data collected.
SQORUS may collect the following categories of personal data, subject to the limits set by local laws:
- Identification data: title, surname, first name and all types of identifiers and contact information (such as e-mail address, telephone number, postal address) and occasionally, when necessary for specific purposes, gender, date of birth, age and place of birth.
- Business Data: History and records of the services you have obtained from SQORUS. Correspondence between you and us when addressed to a dedicated mailbox or by other electronic means of communication for the purpose of processing payments of receivables and business follow-up.
- Marketing and research data:
- a) Identifiers: an individual’s IP address, social media handle or other online identifiers, email/mobile phone number if used for direct marketing, and name and address.
- b) Demographic data (e.g., age range, gender, interests).
- c) Browsing history data and preferences expressed during selection on your mobile device, including (if applicable) device type, device ID and mobile operating system.
- d) Social media content – blogs, posts and anything posted by an individual online or that mentions/references an individual.
Please refrain from using this area inappropriately or from transmitting to us personal data that is not necessary for the above-mentioned purposes, including sensitive data as defined by Article 9 of the GDPR (data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, genetic data, biometric data, data concerning health or data concerning the sex life or sexual orientation of a natural person).
- Job and professional data: Professional or job-related information, such as current job description, job title, employer, workplace and SQORUS contact(s).
In addition, for recruitment/employment purposes, SQORUS may process the personal information listed in the table below:
| Personal information, contact details and login details. | In addition to the personal data listed above, SQORUS may collect additional personal data for recruitment and personnel management purposes, such as national identification number, social security number, insurance information, marital status (marriage/civil union), common-law partner information, dependents, and emergency contact information. |
| Work and education data | SQORUS may collect data related to educational and work history. |
| Sensitive data for recruitment purposes | SQORUS may receive such data for specific purposes, such as in the case of health data to accommodate a disability or illness (subject to legal limitations on the timing of collection of such information and other applicable limitations) and to provide benefits. |
| Financial information for payroll/social benefits purposes | Your bank account details and other relevant financial information that we need for payroll and benefit payments. |
| Data related to professional life | Information voluntarily provided by candidates to conduct a background check, details on decision making and its results, performance feedback and warnings, traditional or online training programs, performance reviews and progress (including information you provide when requesting/providing feedback, creating priorities, updating data you enter into relevant tools), driver's license and vehicle ownership information, and information used to complete biographical notes. |
| Information requested during recruitment | Information requested during the recruitment process, to the extent permitted by applicable law. |
| Information submitted by you during recruitment | Information you submit in resumes, letters, writing samples or other written materials (including photographs). |
| Information generated by us during recruitment | Information about you generated by interviewers or recruiters based on their interactions with you, or basic Internet searches where permitted by applicable law. |
| Recruitment information from third parties | Information about you provided by third party employment companies, recruiters or job search websites, if any. |
| Audiovisual equipment | Photographs and audio/video footage captured at filmed public events (including recordings at virtual or live workshops or similar events). |
| Recommendations | Information about referrals provided to you by third parties |
| Career paths and background checks | Information about your previous employment, education and, if applicable and permitted by applicable law, credit history, criminal record or other information revealed in background checks. |
Purposes for which SQORUS collects your personal data
When you browse the SQORUS institutional site, we may collect personal data about you, based on the execution of contractual or pre-contractual measures, for the following purposes
| Goals | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| To manage our contractual and/or employment relationship with you. | Necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are subject. |
| Recruitment. | Justified on the basis of our legitimate interests to optimize the recruitment of our employees. |
| To facilitate communication with you (including in case of emergency, and to provide you with requested information). | Justified on the basis of our legitimate interests in ensuring proper communication and handling of emergency situations within the organization. |
| To operate and manage our business operations as part of the service offering to our customers, their employees/service providers and their customers, for example by collecting their data for surveys, data analysis, marketing research or other purposes. | Justified on the basis of our legitimate interests to ensure the proper functioning of our business activities. |
| Ensure compliance with legal requirements. | Necessary to ensure compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject. |
| Social media monitoring (identifying and evaluating what is being said about Accenture and our clients on social media (only publicly available content) to understand the sentiment, intent, mood, and market trends and needs of our stakeholders and thus improve our services. To do this, we conduct keyword research. Our goal is to gain insight into conversation trends over a period of time, not to identify a specific person. To this end, we analyze and monitor conversation streams and track publicly available opinions, statements or other interactions on social networks). | Justified on the basis of our legitimate interest in protecting our assets and brand on social networks. |
| To improve the security and operation of our website, networks and information. | Justified on the basis of our legitimate interests in ensuring that you have an excellent user experience and that our networks and information are secure. |
| To promote our products and services (unless you have objected to such processing) | Justified on the basis of our legitimate interests in conducting and developing our business. |
| For audio/video recordings made at live/recorded events (including virtual events/webinars): to inform stakeholders interested in the content of these events/recordings (including online publication of these recordings for marketing purposes). | Based on your informed consent obtained prior to the event. |
| Recruitment/Hiring Purposes | Legal basis |
| Assess your suitability for the position you are applying for, as well as for future positions that may become available. | Justified on the basis of SQORUS' legitimate interest in managing recruitment. |
| Manage your application | Justified on the basis of the legitimate interest of SQORUS to manage applications |
| Facilitate communication with you. | Justified on the basis of SQORUS' legitimate interest in ensuring good communication within the organization and with you. |
| Conduct data analysis, including analysis of our candidate pool to better understand who is applying for positions at SQORUS and how to attract and retain top talent. | Justified on the basis of SQORUS' legitimate interest in ensuring continuous improvement of its recruitment process. |
| Management of employee benefits | Justified on the basis of SQORUS' compliance with legal obligations regarding social benefits |
| Make all legally required reports and respond to legal procedures. | Compliance with a legal obligation. |
| Specific purposes related to information on former employees | Legal basis |
SQORUS also collects personal data for website management purposes, in particular through cookies. To this end, SQORUS asks for your consent and allows you to manage the deposit and removal of these on your terminal.
Shelf life
SQORUS undertakes to keep your personal data for a limited period of time, and in any event, no longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
Recipient of personal data
The personal data collected through our website are received by the relevant departments within SQORUS:
- The Marketing and Communication Department of SQORUS
- The SQORUS sales department (database manager)
Exercising your rights
On the personal data we collect and process, you can exercise the following rights:
- A right of access: you have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, and you may request a copy of it
- A right of rectification: you can ask for a rectification of any inaccurate data concerning you
- A right of deletion: you can request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances
- A right to portability: under certain conditions, you can receive all the personal data you have provided to us in a structured format. You also have the right to request that we transfer it, where possible, to another controller
- A right to restrict processing: you have the right to restrict our processing if:
- You dispute the accuracy of your data, until we verify its accuracy;
- The processing is illegal but you do not want us to delete your data;
- We no longer need your personal data for the purpose of processing, but you need this data in order to bring, assert or defend against legal claims;
- You object to the processing on the basis of related grounds pending verification of whether our compelling legitimate grounds for continuing the processing override those interests ;
If such personal data is subject to such limitations, we will only process your data with your consent, or for the purpose of bringing, enforcing or defending against legal claims:
- A right to object to the processing on the basis of legitimate interests;
- A right to withdraw consent at any time.
When you exercise one of these rights, our DPO processes your personal data for the purpose of managing your request (title, surname, first name, copy of identity document, nature of the request, response provided). With the exception of your identification document, which is kept for one (1) year in cases where we have asked you for it, your data is kept for a period of six (6) years for opposition requests, and one (1) year for other types of requests.
To exercise your rights, you can contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) Olivier PROFIT by sending your request with a copy of an identity document bearing your signature to the following address: dpo@sqorus.com or by post to the following address: 25 rue Maubeuge 75009 Paris.
Please note that you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority regarding the processing of personal data.
Cookie management
SQORUS uses “cookie” technology to monitor the use of its website and to improve the services it offers. A “cookie” is a small file stored on your computer that allows you to move from one web page to another while retaining your browsing settings. When browsing the SQORUS website, you can decide whether or not to allow cookies to be deposited on your computer. If you choose not to use cookies, you may not be able to use some of the features on the site. The SQORUS website uses the following cookies:
| Cookie | Type | Purpose | Categories of data processed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Marketing | Analyzes the statistics of our site's consultation | IP, date and time, location, duration, time zone, user device, user system, user location, visitor behavior, language, interests, page views, navigation |
| Hubspot | Marketing | Form | This cookie keeps track of a visitor's identity. It is sent to HubSpot when a form is submitted and is used for contact deduplication. |
| YouTube | Afficher des vidéos | Collects your video playback preferences | Measures ad viewability, timestamps, ad clicks, conversions, IP, date and time, user device, visitor behavior, user agent, language, site visited, time zone |
Since cookie management depends on the configuration of each browser, you can consult the help menu of your browser to modify your choices regarding cookies. These arrangements are possible via the links of the most common browsers, listed below:
- If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer : Microsoft Support
- If you use Apple Safari: Apple Support
- If you use Mozilla Firefox: Mozilla Firefox Support
- If you use Google Chrome: Google Chrome support
You can also manage cookies and withdraw your consent at any time via the consent manager at the bottom left of your screen.
Please note that refusing these cookies may make your navigation on the site less pleasant. To find out more about the configuration to follow, visit the dedicated page on the CNIL website (https://www.cnil.fr/fr/les-conseils-de-la-cnil-pour-maitriser-votre-navigateur).
Links to third party sites
The SQORUS website may contain links to third-party sites maintained on third-party servers, by persons or organizations over which we have no control.
Thus, SQORUS cannot be held responsible for how your data is stored or used on third party servers. We advise you to read the applicable privacy policy of each third party website you access through our website.
Changes to this policy
SQORUS may update this Policy from time to time to take into account changes in the law relating to personal data.