Privacy Policy

Personal data policy

HM.CLAUSE, its subsidiaries and affiliates, (collectively “HM.CLAUSE,” “us,” “our,” or “we”) pay particular attention to the protection of your personal data. This privacy policy describes the types of personal data we collect or you may provide us when visiting www.hmclause.com (the “Site”), our practices regarding processing, protection, use of your personal data as well as information on your rights regarding your personal data.

HM.CLAUSE undertakes to collect and process your data in accordance with the European Regulation 2016/679 and national applicable personal data protection laws.

To ensure protection of personal data, Limagrain Group (HM.CLAUSE is part of Limagrain Group) has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO).

Scope of the privacy policy

This privacy policy applies to the Site as well as to personal data collected by and through the Site.

Personal data we collect from you

HM.CLAUSE undertakes to collect and process relevant and necessary personal data only, for explicit, specific and legitimate use.

HM.CLAUSE process or may process personal data you provide us through the Site and personal data we automatically collect.

Personal data HM.CLAUSE collects on the Site is used to manage our relationship with you, user of the Site, and to process your requests.

Types of personal data

Personal data you provide us when filing-in the “Contact Us” form

This personal data is:

Your name
Your first name
Your Company name
Your email
Your phone number
Your geographic location
The object of your message, when it contains personal data
Your message, when it contains personal data, if the case may be
Your status, consumer or professional

Personal data we automatically collect

HM.CLAUSE may automatically collect the following information as you navigate through the Site:

Number of users and sessions
Duration of the session
Operating system
Device models
Geographic data
First outings
Time of opening
Updates

Legal basis

HM.CLAUSE uses the legitimate interest as legal basis to process your data mentioned in 2.1.a. HM.CLAUSE uses this data for the sole purpose of assisting you, and answering your queries.

Regarding your data mentioned in 2.1.b, HM.CLAUSE has implemented a Cookie Policy explaining the use made of cookies and the purposes pursued. HM.CLAUSE encourages you to read our Cookie Policy you can access by clicking here.

Retention period

HM.CLAUSE shall keep your personal data for a determined and proportionate duration depending on the purpose(s) of the processing.

Security, Storage and recipient of your personal data

HM.CLAUSE sets out appropriate measures for the protection of you personal data. Information you communicate or we collect from the Site are stored on secured servers.

Nevertheless, and because of the nature and risks associated with the use of the Internet and its contents, HM.CLAUSE cannot under any circumstances guarantee a total security of your data.

In addition, only people who needs to know such information to perform their duties may have access to your personal data, on a “need to know” basis. Thus, are likely to have access to your personal data:

HM.CLAUSE: HM.CLAUSE is part of Limagrain Group, an international group, and may need to communicate your personal information within the Limagrain Group.
CLEVER AGE, as data processor may have access your personal data.

Yours rights regarding your personal data

You benefit from the rights as provided under the European Regulation 2016/679 and national applicable personal data protection laws.

In particular, you can request access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability of your personal data and/or to object to the processing of your personal data by contacting HM.CLAUSE: Communication Department, Rue Louis Saillant, Z.I. La Motte, 26800 PORTES-LES-VALENCE, France or at personaldata@hmclause.com.

Last update on 10 December 2021