Updated: May 2018
SES-STERLING is committed to ensuring that the collection and processing of your data complies with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDR).
Types of personal data collected, purpose of collection, storage period
We collect various types of personal data on our websites, by direct contact (e-mail, telephone, meeting):
Information you voluntarily provide to us:
| Type of data | Purpose | Storage period |
| Your contact details: name, first name, telephone numbers, e-mail address |
Processing your orders Prospecting |
Duration of the commercial relationship + 3 years |
| Login and login password |
Management of your private space on the website Management of your online orders |
Period of activity of the account + 3 years |
| Information on the products and services that interest you |
Processing of your requests |
Duration of the commercial relationship + 3 years |
| CVs and job search |
Recruitment procedure |
Duration of processing of the recruitment concerned + 2 years |
Information we automatically collect:
When you visit one of our websites, we collect certain information automatically from the equipment used for the connection (IP address, device type, browser type, general geographical location (country).
We may also collect information about how your device has interacted with the website visited, including the pages visited and the links you clicked on.
The collection of this information allows us to better understand who are the visitors to our websites in order to improve the quality and relevance of the information we provide to our visitors.
To ensure this collection, we use the Matomo software (formerly Piwik), selected in particular for its respect for personal data.
| Cookies | Purpose | Storage period |
| Web statistics | 30 min. | |
| Web statistics | 13 months | |
| Cookie to indicate that you object to statistical tracking. | 13 months |
We also deposit cookies necessary to allow the proper functioning of our websites:
| Cookies | Purpose | Storage period |
| Language, Country |
Remember your preferences (country and language preferences) | Unlimited |
| Determines if the browser accepts Javascript | Duration of the session |
However, storage may be extended if necessary to meet legal, tax or accounting requirements.
Special case of third party cookies
Our websites provide links to services provided by third party sites, including:
These features use third-party cookies placed directly by these services. If you want to know more about the information available to your contacts on these sites and how to limit their communication, we invite you to read their terms of use and data protection policies.
Disclosure of your personal data
We undertake not to transmit the data collected to third parties. The data collected is exclusively for our internal use.
The only possible exception is a request from a government agency, a court to meet a legal obligation.
Location of your personal data
The data collected is stored on servers located exclusively in the EU (mainly in France), whether it is our own infrastructure or hosted servers.
Protection of your personal data
We are committed to ensuring the protection of your personal data.
To this end, we implement protective measures to preserve the confidentiality and security of personal data.
Your data privacy rights and how to exercise them?
You have the following rights under applicable data protection laws:
You may exercise any of the rights described above at any time by contacting us as indicated in the « Contact Us » section at the bottom of the page. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
External links
Third-party websites, accessible via links from our websites, are not covered by our data protection policy. We are not responsible for the collection that is made online on third party websites. We recommend that you read the privacy notices posted on these sites to understand their procedures for collecting, using and disclosing personal data.
To contact us
For any questions, complaints or problems regarding your personal data, or if you wish to exercise your rights as indicated above, we invite you to contact us:
