Texture
Texture is responsible for processing your data and, as such, determines how your personal data is collected and the purposes for which your data is processed.
The purpose of this information notice is to inform you about how Texture collects, protects, and uses your personal data ("Privacy Policy").
First of all, it is important for you to know that Texture makes every effort to ensure that you can unsubscribe from all our communications as easily as you subscribed.
Every email we send you with marketing or commercial offers always includes an unsubscribe link, which you can use to request removal from the recipient list at any time.
1- Collection of your personal data
We collect your personal data when:
You are signing up to receive our newsletters.
You register for one of our events.
You are visiting one of our sites.
You are participating in a reader survey.
You are participating in a contest.
You contact us for information or to make a complaint.
When you provide us with your personal data by filling out one of our forms, we indicate with an asterisk the data that is mandatory for processing your request.
2- What personal data do we collect?
We may collect personal data about you during our various interactions with you. This personal data is collected when you browse our websites, create an account, subscribe to any service, participate in events in which we take part, or place an order online. In this context, we may collect the following categories of data:
Contact Information
When you use or subscribe to one of our services (subscription, newsletter registration, contest participation, club membership, reader survey participation, etc.), we will ask you to provide us with your name, email address, and/or postal address. This allows us to deliver the services you have requested.
General personal information
In addition to contact information, when we conduct reader surveys or organize contests, we may ask you for other personal information such as your gender, date of birth, marital status, etc.
Browsing data
When you visit our websites, we collect:
Identification data for the device you used to connect (IP address, operating system type, device type, referring page, browser type and version, date and time of connection) and your location at the time of connection. Browsing data (e.g., the sections/articles you viewed, the duration of your visit). Data relating to your online behavior (time spent on the site, articles you clicked on, advertisements and content you interacted with, etc.).
This information is collected using files called "cookies." You can express your preferences regarding the use of cookies at any time by clicking on "Customize my Cookies" in the information banner or via the link at the bottom of the page.
Behavioral data
When you subscribe to one of our newsletters or participate in one of our surveys, we may collect data about your interests.
Data that you provide to us on certain occasions
When you participate in a survey or contest, we process the data and information you provide us, such as images or videos. When we conduct such a survey, contest, or study, the answers to these questions are always optional, and we ensure that you consent to the processing of this data after we have reminded you why and how we process this data and the security measures implemented for its use, storage, and ultimately its deletion or anonymization.
3- Use of your personal data and legal basis for processing
We use your data for:
Manage your subscription or the services you have subscribed to (events, newsletters, etc.). In this case, the legal basis for processing is the performance of a contract we have entered into with you for the provision of the related service(s).
To offer you content or services that may be of interest to you. In this case, the legal basis for processing is Texture's legitimate interest. This processing purpose allows us to offer you content that is more relevant and likely to interest you based on your user profile characteristics and browsing history.
Responding to your questions or complaints. In this case, processing is based either on compliance with a legal obligation, particularly when we are subject to a legal obligation to respond, or in fulfillment of the contract we have concluded with you.
The advertising featured on our websites and, where applicable, in our newsletters helps to maintain free access to our content for our readers.
Please note that disabling cookies does not prevent advertisements from being displayed; these advertisements will simply be less personalized and relevant to users.
4- Do we share your personal data with third parties?
Service providers. We work with service providers to process your data, under our responsibility, in particular to provide you with the Texture services you have subscribed to and to perform certain tasks on our behalf: analysis, payment processing, marketing, etc. However, these service providers are required not to disclose data and not to use it for any purpose other than that for which we have entrusted it to them. The processing of data by service providers is subject to security and confidentiality obligations in accordance with this Privacy Policy, our Cookie Policy, and applicable laws and regulations.
In order to improve our content or service offerings, as well as to better personalize the advertisements you may see on our sites, we may share your browsing data on our sites with partners, but only after assigning a pseudonym to your data so that your identity is not revealed.
5- How long do we keep your data?
The retention period for your data may vary depending on the purpose for which it was collected.
We retain your data for the period necessary to provide the services you have requested, then for the statutory limitation period (generally 5 years), and for the duration of our legal obligations, particularly with regard to our accounting records, which can sometimes extend to a retention period of 10 years.
We regularly review the data we have recorded and delete or aggregate it (for statistical purposes) when its retention is no longer justified.
6- Protection of your data
Texture attaches particular importance to the protection of your personal data.
We have implemented security policies to protect your data from unauthorized access, illegal use, accidental loss, corruption, or destruction. We use appropriate technical and/or operational measures to protect your data and the systems in which it is stored. We ensure that these security measures are regularly reviewed and we aim for the highest standards in order to implement best practices. We require our service providers to comply with security measures that are at least equivalent to ours.
Regardless of the seriousness of the protective measures we have put in place, we cannot guarantee absolute protection, particularly in the event of malicious or fraudulent intrusion. If such an event were to occur, we would inform you as soon as possible.
7- Transfer of personal data outside the European Union
Your data is stored and processed within the European Union. In exceptional circumstances, we may transfer, store, or process your data outside the European Union. In such cases, we take all necessary measures to ensure that these operations are carried out under adequate security conditions and in accordance with European Union data protection legislation.
6- Links to other websites
Our websites may contain links to other websites published by entities other than Texture. As this Privacy Policy applies only to our websites, we recommend that you read the privacy statements of other websites you visit. Texture cannot be held responsible for the policies and practices of other sites regarding the protection of personal data, even if you access these third-party sites by clicking on a link available on one of our sites.
9- Your rights
In accordance with the provisions of the French Data Protection Act and European Regulation 2016/679, you may request:
the disclosure of your Personal Data (right of access);
the rectification of your Personal Data that is inaccurate, incomplete, ambiguous, or outdated (right to rectification);
the erasure of your personal data, which may be refused under certain conditions, such as compliance with a legal obligation (right to erasure);
restriction of the processing of your personal data (for example, when you contest the accuracy of your personal data—for a period enabling Texture to verify the accuracy of your personal data, or when Texture no longer needs your personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you still need it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims) (right to restriction);
object to the processing of your personal data, particularly for marketing purposes. In particular, you can object to receiving newsletters by clicking on the unsubscribe links in each newsletter. The exercise of this right is not unlimited and may be refused, in particular in the event of the existence of a contract, a legal obligation or legitimate and compelling reasons for processing that are necessary for the establishment, exercise, and defense of legal rights (right to object);
the communication of your personal data, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, so that it can be transmitted to another data controller, for processing carried out using automated means for which you have given your consent (right to portability);
withdraw your consent when the processing of your data is based on your consent;
give instructions on what should happen to your data after your death;
and submit a complaint or claim to the National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties, whose contact details can be found athttps://www.cnil.fr/fr/vous-souhaitez-contacter-la-cnil. However, we invite you to contact us first to answer any questions/requests/complaints you may have regarding the processing of your personal data.
To exercise your rights, you may:
You can either write to us at TEXTURE, 58 rue Richer, 75009 PARIS, France, or email us at dpo@texture.press, stating the subject of your request. Your request must be signed (for postal mail). If we have any doubts about the identity of the person making the request or if we encounter any difficulties, we may ask you to send us a photocopy of an identity document to establish your identity. The request must specify the address to which our response should be sent. We will respond within one (1) month of receiving your request.