Privacy policy

Thank you for your interest in the information we provide on our website https://www.equipauto.com/ (hereinafter: the “Website”).
Our Website allows you to:

• Stay up to date about events organised by the company EQUIP’AUTO,
• Contact the company EQUIP’AUTO,
• Sign up for events organised by the company EQUIP’AUTO,
• Connect with the EQUIP AUTO community,
• Download an invitation or badge for an event organised by the company EQUIP’AUTO.

In this context, we may collect and process your personal data on the basis of your request, in order to provide you with services or after obtaining your consent, or in accordance with our legitimate interests.
Your privacy is very important to us. This Privacy Policy informs you in what circumstances and how we collect, use and in certain cases disclose your personal data.
We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy before submitting any information. When you use our Website, you acknowledge that you understand and accept the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Our Website includes links to third-party websites. These websites may collect personal data about their visitors in accordance with their own privacy policies.

1. Who processes your data?

The company responsible for processing all your personal data collected on this Website is the company EQUIP’AUTO (hereinafter referred to as “EQUIP’AUTO”), whose registered office is at 43 route de Vaugirard 92190 Meudon, France.
For more information, please consult our Legal Notice.

Why do we process your data?

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

i. To manage your visit and use of the Website

During your visit, EQUIP’AUTO collects, automatically records and temporarily stores the following information about your computer and your visit:

• Domain and host from which you access the Internet,
• The URL of the website from which you directly accessed the Website, if applicable,
• The date and time you arrived on our site and how long you spent on the site and the pages you visited,
• Your IP address (Internet Protocol)
• Your computer’s operating system and browser software

This information is used to enable you to access our website and for statistical purposes. This processing is part of our legitimate interest as defined by the GDPR (Article 6(1)(f) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016).

ii. To respond to your requests for contact or appointments

Our Website allows you to make a contact request or request an appointment. To this end, we collect the information necessary to contact you and fulfil your need:

• Your e-mail address,
• The purpose of the appointment,
• Your organisation’s website,
• Your telephone number,
• Information you provide voluntarily to explain your needs.

This processing therefore falls within the scope of Articles 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, under which processing is lawful if the data subject has given his or her consent to such processing, and 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

iii. To enable you to reserve an exhibitor stand at one of our events

You can use our website to book a stand at one of our events.
When you make a booking request, we collect:

• Your first and last name,
• The name of your company or association and its size,
• Your field of activity,
• Whether you are a member of the Federation of Vehicle Equipment Industries (Fédération des Industries des Equipements pour Véhicules – FIEV) and/or the French Bodywork Federation (Fédération Française de Carrosserie Equipement et Services – FFC),
• Your e-mail address,
• Your telephone number

This information is used, on the one hand, to perform the contract between us (Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR) and, on the other hand, to optimise our website, our products and our services. The use of your data in this context is based on our legitimate interests (Article 6(1) (f) of the GDPR).

iv. To organise your visit to one of our events

You can use our Website to register to receive an invitation or an exhibitor badge.
On this occasion, we collect:

• Your first and last names;
• The name of your company or association and its size;
• Your function;
• Your email;
• Your field of activity and market;
• Your areas of interest.

This processing therefore falls within the scope of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, by virtue of which processing is lawful if the data subject has given his or her consent to such processing, and Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, by virtue of which processing is lawful if it corresponds to the legitimate interests of the data controller.

v. To keep you informed with our Newsletter

If you sign up for our newsletters, we will use your email address to send you information, articles, interviews, etc.
We may also use the data you send us to optimise our newsletter.
To this end, we may collect information on whether and when you received our newsletter.
This processing therefore falls within the scope of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, under which processing is lawful if the data subject has given his or her consent to such processing, and Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, under which processing is lawful if it corresponds to the legitimate interest of the data controller.
You can withdraw your consent and unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the newsletter.

vi. To contact you for direct marketing purposes

We may send you commercial information by email if you have consented to this.
This processing therefore falls within the scope of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR under which processing is lawful if the data subject has given his or her consent to such processing.
You may withdraw your consent at any time by sending us a message or by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the e-mail.
If you are a professional, we may send you commercial information by e-mail relating to your profession, unless you object.
This processing falls within the scope of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, under which processing is lawful if it corresponds to legitimate interest of the controller.
You may object to this processing at any time by sending us a message or by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the e-mail.

2. Who is your Personal Data intended for?

Your Data is intended for use by EQUIP’AUTO.
In order to respond to your requests or requests relating to our services, we may share your personal data with our service partners. Your data may also be communicated to any external advisers and auditors.
In addition, in order to provide our services to you and manage your data, we may use third parties who act as subcontractors. This includes subcontractors established outside the European Union or the European Economic Area, in which case we will ensure that adequate measures are in place to protect your personal data, in particular by means of standard EU contractual clauses concluded between us and the subcontractor.

3. What are your rights?

You have the right to access, rectify and delete your personal data, as well as the right to restrict its processing.
If the processing is based on EQUIP’AUTO’s legitimate interests, you also have the right to object to the processing.
If the processing is based on the performance of the contract, you also have a right to portability.
Insofar as the processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time, without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to the withdrawal of your consent.
In accordance with article 12.5 of the GDPR, EQUIP’AUTO may refuse your request if it is manifestly unfounded or excessive.
In accordance with article 40-1 of the French Data Protection Act (Loi informatique et libertés), you may define directives concerning the retention, deletion or communication of your personal data after your death. If these are general directives concerning all your personal data, they may be registered with a trusted digital third party certified by the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et de Libertés (CNIL). In the case of specific directives concerning personal data collected by EQUIP’AUTO, these are registered with the company. You may modify or revoke your instructions at any time.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority within the meaning of the European General Data Protection Regulation and applicable laws if you consider that your personal data is being processed in breach of the European General Data Protection Regulation. To do so, you may contact the competent supervisory authority in the Member State of the European Union of your habitual residence or of the place of the alleged infringement.
Our supervisory authority is the Commission Nationale Informatique et Libertés (CNIL), whose contact details can be found at the following address: www.cnil.fr.

4. Who can you contact to exercise your rights?

To exercise your rights, please contact us in one of the following ways:
By e-mail: info@equipauto.com
By post:
Communications department, EQUIP’AUTO SAS
43 bis route de Vaugirard – 92190 Meudon – France

5. How long do we keep your personal data?

Personal data collected by EQUIP’AUTO is kept for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. Certain data may be archived beyond this period for purposes of proof in accordance with legal prescription periods. Archiving implies that such data will be extracted and stored on a separate, secure medium.

6. External links

Our Website contains links or references to other websites which we do not control and to which the Privacy Policy does not apply. You should ensure that you read the security policy of each website you visit.
You are solely responsible for your interactions with these websites.

7. Changes to the privacy policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time.
If our Website’s Privacy Policy changes, the revised text will be posted here. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 14 December 2023.