Privacy Policy
BOWD Consulting places particular importance on protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected through https://bowd.fr, why it is processed, how long it is retained and what rights you have.
Data controller
The data controller responsible for the personal data collected through this website is:
William B. Djarangar, French sole trader (entrepreneur individuel) trading as BOWD Consulting
SIREN registration number: 108596222
Business address: 1 rue des anémones, 74000, Annecy, France
Email address: contact@bowd.fr
Website: https://bowd.fr
Personal data we collect
BOWD Consulting may collect information that you voluntarily provide through the website’s forms, including:
your full name;
the name of your company or organisation;
your business email address;
your telephone number, where you choose to provide it;
your preferred language;
the area of service in which you are interested;
a description of your enquiry, project or business challenge;
your preferred dates and times for a consultation;
any other information you choose to include in your message.
When you browse the website, certain technical information may also be processed by the website or its hosting provider. This may include your IP address, browser and device type, pages viewed, connection dates and times, and information required for the website’s security and operation.
BOWD Consulting does not ask you to provide sensitive personal data through its website forms. Please do not submit confidential or sensitive information that is not necessary for processing your enquiry.
Purposes and lawful bases for processing
Personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
responding to enquiries;
arranging and confirming consultations;
understanding your requirements and determining whether BOWD Consulting can assist you;
preparing a proposal or taking pre-contractual steps at your request;
managing and maintaining a professional relationship;
protecting, operating and improving the website;
complying with applicable legal, accounting and administrative obligations.
The processing of contact and consultation requests is primarily based on taking steps at your request before potentially entering into a contract.
Processing necessary for the security and proper operation of the website is based on BOWD Consulting’s legitimate interest in protecting and administering its website.
Where non-essential cookies or audience-measurement tools are used, their placement is based on your consent when consent is required.
Processing necessary to comply with accounting, tax or administrative requirements is based on the legal obligations applicable to BOWD Consulting.
Required information
Fields marked with an asterisk in the website’s forms are required to process your request. If you do not provide this information, BOWD Consulting may be unable to respond or arrange the requested consultation.
Fields that are not marked with an asterisk are optional.
Recipients of personal data
Personal data collected through the website may be accessed only by:
BOWD Consulting;
Hostinger, as the website’s hosting and technical service provider;
technical service providers strictly necessary for the operation, security or maintenance of the website;
administrative or judicial authorities where disclosure is required by law.
BOWD Consulting does not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.
Retention periods
Personal data associated with a contact or consultation request that does not result in a contractual relationship is retained for no longer than 12 months following the last communication.
Where personal data is processed in connection with a contractual relationship, it is retained for as long as necessary to provide the services and is subsequently archived for the periods required by applicable accounting, tax or legal obligations.
Where data is used for professional marketing purposes, it will not be retained for more than three years following its collection or the last contact initiated by the person concerned, unless a longer period is required by law.
Technical data and cookies are retained for a period proportionate to their purpose and in accordance with the settings presented through the website’s cookie-management tool.
Cookies and audience measurement
The website may use cookies that are strictly necessary for its operation, security and the provision of certain features.
Where audience-measurement or other non-essential cookies are used, they will be placed only after obtaining your consent where required. You may accept, reject or change your preferences at any time through the cookie-management tool available on the website.
Refusing non-essential cookies will not prevent you from accessing the website’s main features.
Transfers outside the European Economic Area
Some technical service providers may process personal data from countries located outside the European Economic Area.
Where such transfers occur, BOWD Consulting takes reasonable steps to ensure that they are based on a mechanism recognised under applicable data-protection law, including an adequacy decision adopted by the European Commission, Standard Contractual Clauses or another appropriate safeguard.
Data security
BOWD Consulting implements reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.
The website uses a secure HTTPS connection. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method can guarantee absolute security.
Your rights
Subject to the conditions established by applicable law, you may exercise:
your right to be informed about the processing of your data;
your right of access;
your right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete data;
your right to erasure;
your right to restrict processing;
your right to object to processing;
your right to data portability, where applicable;
your right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
To exercise your rights, please contact:
To protect your personal data, BOWD Consulting may request additional information where reasonably necessary to verify your identity.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French Data Protection Authority:
Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés — CNIL
3 Place de Fontenoy
TSA 80715
75334 Paris Cedex 07
France
Automated decision-making
Personal data collected through the website is not used for any solely automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects, nor for profiling of this nature.
Links to third-party websites
The website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. BOWD Consulting does not control these websites or their privacy practices. You should review their privacy policies before providing them with personal data.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
BOWD Consulting may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to the website, its services or applicable legislation.
The date of the latest revision is shown at the top of this page. Where a change is significant, an appropriate notice may be displayed on the website.
Contact
For any questions concerning this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact:
BOWD Consulting