Privacy policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Introduction

Sadiath Alimath Agency (hereinafter referred to as “SAA”, the “Agency”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is a consulting agency specialising in the fashion, textile, design and creative industries.

This Privacy Policy is intended to provide clear and transparent information about how we collect, use, retain and protect your personal data when you visit our website, contact us or use our services.

We process your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), and the amended French Data Protection Act (“Loi Informatique et Libertés”).

Where data processing activities fall within the scope of Beninese legislation, they are also carried out in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Digital Code of the Republic of Benin relating to the protection of personal data.

1. Who is responsible for processing your data?

The data controller responsible for personal data collected through this website is:

Sadiath Alimath Agency
40 rue des Blancs Manteaux
75004 Paris, France

Email: info@sadiathalimath.com

2. What personal data do we collect?

We may collect different categories of personal data depending on how you interact with SAA.

2.1 Information you provide directly

We may collect:

• Your first and last name;
• Your email address;
• Your telephone number, where you choose to provide it;
• The name of your company, organisation or brand;
• Your job title or other professional information, where relevant;
• The content of messages submitted through our contact forms;
• Information provided in connection with a consultation request, business proposal or request for a quotation;
• Documents you provide in connection with an enquiry or collaboration, such as portfolios, books, briefs, presentations or other professional materials.

We ask that you do not provide sensitive personal data unless it is strictly necessary for your request.

2.2 Information collected automatically

When you browse the website, certain technical information may be collected depending on the technologies used and your cookie preferences, including:

• IP address;
• Browser type;
• Device type and operating system;
• Pages visited;
• Date, time and duration of visits;
• Information relating to your navigation and interactions with the website.

2.3 Information received from third parties

We may receive certain information when you interact with SAA through third-party services or platforms, including professional social networks or other platforms on which SAA has a presence.

The information available to SAA will depend on the information you choose to provide and the privacy settings of the relevant service.

3. Why do we process your personal data?

We process personal data for specific purposes and on an appropriate legal basis.

Responding to your enquiries

We use your personal data to respond to requests for information, consultation enquiries, business proposals, requests for quotations and other communications.

Legal basis: taking steps at your request prior to entering into a contract and/or SAA’s legitimate interest in responding to professional enquiries.

Managing professional relationships and services

We may process your personal data in order to establish, manage, perform and monitor our assignments, collaborations and professional relationships.

Legal basis: performance of a contract or taking pre-contractual steps.

Communications and newsletters

If you subscribe to our newsletter on the website, we use your email address to send you our analysis, news and perspectives on the creative industries. Your subscription only takes effect once you confirm it through the link in the confirmation email we send you (double opt-in).

Legal basis: your consent.

You may withdraw your consent at any time using the unsubscribe link included in every email, or by writing to info@sadiathalimath.com.

Compliance with legal obligations

Certain personal data may be processed and retained in order to comply with our legal, regulatory, tax and accounting obligations.

Legal basis: compliance with a legal obligation.

We seek to ensure that the personal data we collect is adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed.

4. How long do we retain your personal data?

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

As a general indication:

• Contact enquiries or requests for quotations that do not result in a contractual relationship: up to three years from the most recent contact initiated by the individual concerned, where such retention is justified;
• Client and contractual data: for the duration of the contractual relationship and subsequently for the periods necessary to comply with legal, tax and accounting obligations or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims;
• Data used for commercial prospecting: for the period permitted under applicable law;
• Newsletter data: until consent is withdrawn or the individual unsubscribes, subject to any data that may need to be retained in order to demonstrate compliance with our legal obligations;
• Cookies and trackers: in accordance with the retention periods applicable to each tracker and the recommendations of the competent authorities.

Specific retention periods relating to cookies and trackers used on the website are indicated, where applicable, through the website’s cookie management tool.

5. Cookies and Trackers

Our website may use cookies and other tracking technologies in order to:

• Ensure the technical operation and security of the website;
• Measure website traffic and improve our content and performance;
• Integrate certain content or services provided by third parties;
• Where applicable, enable marketing or advertising features, only where such features are actually used and in accordance with applicable consent requirements.

When you first visit the website, where required, a consent management tool allows you to accept, refuse or customise the use of non-essential cookies and trackers.

Cookies and trackers requiring consent will only be stored or accessed after your consent has been obtained.

You may change your preferences or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie management tool available on the website.

6. Who do we share your personal data with?

Sadiath Alimath Agency does not sell your personal data.

To the extent necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, certain personal data may be accessed by or disclosed to:

• Authorised persons within Sadiath Alimath Agency;
• Our technical service providers, including website hosting and maintenance providers;
• Our emailing provider Brevo (a French company), which stores the newsletter subscriber list in the European Union and sends the emails;
• Project management and other professional service providers, where such tools are used;
• Our professional advisers where necessary;
• Professional partners or service providers where strictly necessary for the performance of an assignment and in accordance with applicable data protection law;
• Administrative, judicial or regulatory authorities where we are required or authorised by law to disclose such information.

Where our service providers act as data processors, they are required to process personal data in accordance with our instructions and applicable contractual and legal obligations.

7. International Data Transfers

Certain service providers or technological tools used by SAA may involve the processing or transfer of personal data outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”).

Where personal data is transferred to a country that has not been recognised by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection, we ensure, where required by applicable law, that appropriate safeguards are implemented.

These safeguards may include the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or another transfer mechanism recognised under applicable data protection law.

8. What are your rights?

Subject to the conditions and limitations provided by applicable law, you may have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

• Right of access: to obtain information about the processing of your personal data and access the personal data we hold about you;
• Right to rectification: to request the correction of inaccurate personal data or completion of incomplete data;
• Right to erasure: to request the deletion of your personal data in the circumstances provided for by law;
• Right to object: to object, in certain circumstances, to the processing of your personal data, including processing for direct marketing purposes;
• Right to restriction of processing: to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted in certain circumstances;
• Right to data portability: to receive certain personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format where the legal requirements are met;
• Right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.

To exercise your rights or ask any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact:

info@sadiathalimath.com

We may request additional information where reasonably necessary to verify your identity.

9. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe that the processing of your personal data does not comply with applicable data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For processing activities subject to the GDPR in France, you may lodge a complaint with the:

Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL)

Where Beninese data protection legislation applies to the relevant processing activity, you may also contact the competent data protection authority in Benin.

10. Data Security

Sadiath Alimath Agency implements appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or unauthorised access.

These measures may include restricting access to personal data, securing the systems and accounts used to process such data, and using secure connections.

As no electronic transmission or storage system can guarantee absolute security, these measures are reviewed and adapted where appropriate in light of identified risks and technological developments.

11. Links to Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to websites, social networks, platforms or services operated by third parties.

Sadiath Alimath Agency does not control the privacy practices of these third parties.

When you access a third-party website or service, we encourage you to review its own privacy policy to understand how your personal data may be processed.

12. Embedded Content and External Platforms

Certain pages of the website may include videos, audiovisual content or other features provided by third-party platforms.

Depending on their technical configuration, these services may collect information about your browsing activity or use cookies and other trackers.

Where these technologies require your consent, they will only be activated after you have expressed your choice in accordance with applicable law.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

Sadiath Alimath Agency may amend or update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to the website, our activities, the technologies we use, or applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The version in force is the version published on the website at the time of consultation.

The date of the most recent update is indicated at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.

14. Contact

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, the processing of your personal data or the exercise of your rights, please contact:

Sadiath Alimath Agency
40 rue des Blancs Manteaux
75004 Paris, France
Email: info@sadiathalimath.com