PREAMBLE

We wish to provide you with clear and transparent information about the use of cookies when you visit our Website.

In order to enable you to benefit from the services offered by our Website, such as browsing its content and optimising your user experience, our Website uses cookies.

Cookies are stored when you visit the Website in accordance with the choices you have made or may make at any time, in accordance with this Cookie Policy.

This policy has been drawn up in accordance with the following regulations:

• Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act of 6 January 1978, as amended;
• The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, in particular Article 7 concerning the conditions for obtaining consent;
• The guidelines issued by the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) on 17 September 2020;
• The recommendations issued by the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) on 17 September 2020.

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DEFINITIONS

When you visit our Website, information relating to the browsing activity of your device (computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.) on our Website may be stored in text files known as “cookies”, which are placed in your browser.

Cookies are often encrypted files stored in your browser. They are created for a limited period when a user's browser loads a particular website: the website sends information to the browser, which then creates a text file. Each time the user returns to the same website, the browser retrieves this file and sends it back to the website's server.

Cookies do not allow you to be identified by name.

The information stored by cookies may include the pages visited, the type of browser you use, your IP address and, where applicable, information you have entered on a website, so that you do not have to enter it again.

There are different types of cookies:

• Session cookies, which disappear when you leave the website.
• Persistent cookies, which remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.
• Third-party cookies, which are stored on behalf of third parties.

For more information about cookies, please consult the information page of the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL): https://www.cnil.fr/fr/cookies-et-autres-traceurs

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PURPOSES OF THE COOKIES USED

Our Website uses cookies for various purposes:

• To facilitate your browsing experience;
• To provide personalised content;
• To compile website traffic statistics.

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COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Certain cookies, which do not require your consent, are essential to enable you to browse the Website and use its basic features.

Name	Purpose	Duration
cookie_consent	Stores your cookie preferences (kept in your browser)	12 months

Cookies Used by Our Website

With your consent, we use Google Analytics to measure website traffic and improve our content. These cookies collect anonymised data, such as pages visited, session duration and traffic sources. We do not allow Google Analytics to use or share this data.

Name	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Distinguishes users	13 months
_ga_*	Maintains session state	13 months

Third-Party Cookies

The Website relies on certain services provided by third-party websites that may place cookies on your device.

SORTANDGROUP SOLUTIONS does not manage the cookies placed by these third-party partners and has no control over, or responsibility for, these cookies or the use of the data collected through them. In this regard, we recommend that you consult the relevant cookie policies of these third-party partners.

The following third-party cookies are used on the Website:

• Calendly appointment scheduling widget: For more information, please consult the Calendly Privacy Policy
• Google Analytics: For more information, please consult the Google Analytics Privacy Policy.

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CONSENT

When you first visit our Website, you are given the option to accept or refuse the use of all our cookies.

Please note that refusing certain cookies may affect your browsing experience.

You may withdraw your consent to the use of cookies at any time via the “Manage your cookies” link (at the bottom of every page).

You can also configure your browser to block or delete cookies.

Guides to deleting cookies in your browser:

For Internet Explorer™:
http://windows.microsoft.com/fr-FR/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies

For Safari™:
https://support.apple.com/en-ie/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

For Safari™ on mobile devices:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265

For Chrome™:
http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=fr&hlrm=en&answer=95647

For Firefox™:
http://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/activer-desactiver-cookies

For Opera™:
http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/fr/cookies.html

For Microsoft Edge™:
https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/edge/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy

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EFFECTIVE DATE

This Cookie Policy shall take effect on the date it is published online.

We may amend this policy to reflect new legal requirements and any new data processing activities that we may implement in the future. Such amendments shall take effect on the date they are published online.

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YOUR RIGHTS

Applicable data protection legislation grants you specific rights that you may exercise at any time and free of charge in order to control how we use your data:

• Right of access to and to obtain a copy of your personal data, provided that such a request does not conflict with trade secrets, confidentiality obligations or the secrecy of correspondence.
• Right to rectification of your personal data if it is inaccurate, outdated or incomplete.
• Right to request erasure of your personal data where such data is not essential to the proper functioning of our services.
• Right to restriction of processing of your personal data, which allows you to restrict the use of your data where you contest the lawfulness of the processing.
• Right to data portability, which allows you to retrieve certain personal data in order to store it or transfer it easily from one information system to another.
• Right to withdraw your consent at any time.
• Right to provide instructions regarding the fate of your personal data after your death, either directly or through a trusted person or a legal successor.

For your request to be taken into account, it must be submitted directly to the following email address: contact@sortandgroup.com. Requests submitted by any other means cannot be processed.

Requests must be submitted by you personally and may not be made on your behalf by another person. We may therefore ask you to provide proof of identity.

We will process your request as promptly as possible, taking into account its complexity and the volume of requests received.

Please note that we may refuse to respond to any request that is excessive or unfounded.

You may also contact the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) at any time using the following contact details: Complaints Department, 3 place de Fontenoy – TSA 80751 , 75334 Paris Cedex 07 France. Telephone: +33 (0)1 53 73 22 22

This English version is provided for information purposes. In the event of any discrepancy, the French version shall prevail.