Privacy Policy

Welcome to the website https://www.acc-emotion.com (the “website”).

The Personal Data and Cookies policy aims to inform you about your rights that you can exercise regarding the processing of your data and describes the measures that we take to protect these data.

ACC (Automotive Cells Company SE) is the “data controller” with responsibility for personal data processing on the website. These processing operations are carried out in accordance with the applicable law.

 

PURPOSE OF PROCESSING, LEGAL BASIS, THE PERIOD OF STORAGE AND TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED

When you visit the website, you may need to provide us with a number of items of personal data, such as your first name and surname, in order to use the services available (the contact form).

The data controller processes your personal data for the purposes of providing the services and for its legitimate interest.

In particular, we may collect some items of your personal data for the purposes of internal communication in order to answer your requests for information.

Your personal data will not be processed subsequently in a way that is incompatible with the purposes described above or below the collection forms. Your data are kept for no longer than necessary for processing to the purposes and compliance with legal obligations of ACC.

 

 

RECIPIENTS OF DATA

In order to process your personal data according to the policy, your personal data may be communicated to one or more of the data controller's departments or to ACC’s subsidiaries or subcontractors.

Any transfer of data shall be carried out in accordance with the applicable regulations and in such a way as to protect your data appropriately.

No data transfer should be carried out outside the European Economic Area.

You can request a copy by contacting us as explained in article 5 below.

 

DATA SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY

The data controller takes appropriate steps to preserve the security and confidentiality of your personal data, including to prevent them from being distorted, damaged or disclosed to unauthorized third parties. We also make sure that the subcontractors, who act on our behalf, have the same level of Security requirements related to your data. 

 

COOKIE MANAGEMENT

Principle

A cookie is a file which enables a website to save information relating to your computer’s browsing of the website (e.g. number of visits, number of pages viewed, etc.), to make your visits to the website smoother.

You can at any time delete the cookies stored on your computer, object to the storage of new cookies and receive a notification before new cookies are stored by changing your browser settings using the instructions below (“Types of cookies, cookies and statistics, and settings”).

Please note that if you remove a cookie or object to the storage of cookies on your device, you may not be able to use some of the website's services.

 

Types of cookies, cookies and statistics and settings

The cookies that may be stored on your server when you browse the website are cookies which are intended solely to enable or facilitate electronic communication or which are strictly necessary to provide the service you are requesting (language cookies, login cookies, etc.), or statistics cookies or other cookies in accordance with the conditions below.

When cookies require your agreement before they can be saved, we ask you for this agreement via the “find out more” link displayed on the first page of the website that you land on, in which it is made clear that by continuing to browse the website you accept these cookies.

Which cookies are stored?

The website use two types of “cookies”:

  • “Session cookies” that are vital for navigation and for the website to operate properly.

  • Statistics cookies

Cookie editor: Google Analytics
Description: Allows to see how many visitors come to the site and how often
How to optout?: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881?hl=en
Persistence: 14 months maximum

Statistics cookies are used to measure the number of visits, the number of pages viewed, users’ activity on the website and how often they return. The statistics tool used generates a cookie with a unique identifier, which is stored for no longer than. Your IP address is also collected in order to determine the town/city from which you are accessing the website. This is immediately anonymised after use so that you cannot be identified as a natural person. The statistical data on website visits are collected by the provider Google Analytics and subsequently transferred to the data controller in an aggregated and anonymised form in a web interface to which it alone has access. The data collected are not transferred to third parties or used for other purposes. You can block those cookies by using the “opt out” proceeding above https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881?hl=en.

How do you delete cookies, receive notification of their storage or change your browser settings?

How do you delete cookies already stored on your computer?

  • On your workstation;

  • On the C:\ drive select the Windows folder;

  • Open the “temporary internet Files” folder;

  • Select all the files (CTRL A);

  • Choose the “delete” option;

 

How do you change browser settings to reject or be informed of the storage of cookies?

  • In the Internet Explorer 5 (Microsoft) browser: Select “Tools”, and then “Internet Options”. Click on the “Security” tab, then “Custom level” and scroll down to the “cookies” section. Next to “Allow cookies that are stored on your computer” select “Ask” to be notified or “Disable” to decline all cookies;

  • In the Internet Explorer 6, 7 or 8 (Microsoft) browser: Select “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, then the level you wish to apply;

  • In the Firefox browser: Click on “Tools” and select “Options”. In the “Privacy and security” tab, untick the box “Accept cookies from websites”;

  • In the Chrome (Google) browser: Click “Customize and control Google Chrome” and select “Settings”. Under “Privacy and security”, click on “Content settings” and enable “Block third-party cookies".

 

YOUR RIGHTS / CONTACT

In accordance with current regulations, you have the right to access, correct and delete your data and you can also request a restriction of processing. You also have the right to data portability, to object to processing and to withdraw your consent.

To exercise your rights and question us about your personal data processing, you can email us at privacy@acc-emotion.com or contact us via the mail:

 

ACC
Communication Department
R&D Center
140, avenue d’Aquitaine
33520 Bruges
FRANCE

Tel : +33 (0)5 56 19 00 00

 

If you feel, after contacting us, that your rights have not been respected, you can lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

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