Privacy policy

I. Who is responsible for data processing and how can you contact the data protection officer?

The controller for the processing of personal data collected on this website is:

SILL Lighting, a brand of Sammode SA
24 rue des Amandiers
75020 Paris
France

If you have any questions regarding the protection of your personal data or wish to exercise your rights, you can contact Sammode at the following address: [email protected]

II. What rights do you have?

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

  • Right of access (Article 15 GDPR)
  • Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR)
  • Right to erasure (Article 17 GDPR)
  • Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR)
  • Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR)
  • Right to object to processing (Article 21 GDPR)

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority of your country of residence or with the French data protection authority, the CNIL.

If the processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

III For what purposes and on what legal basis do we process personal data?

Visiting the website

If you use this website for informational purposes only, we only collect the technical data that your browser transmits automatically.

These data may include, in particular:

  • the IP address
  • Date and time of the request;
  • the time zone
  • the content of the request
  • the HTTP status code;
  • the amount of data transferred;
  • the referring website (referrer)
  • the browser used;
  • the operating system used;
  • the name of the called domain.

This information is processed in order to:

  • ensuring the proper display of the website;
  • to ensure the security and stability of the services;
  • detecting anomalies and intrusion attempts;
  • optimise the website's performance

The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Sammode’s legitimate interest lies in ensuring the proper functioning and security of its services.

Technical log data is stored for a limited period and subsequently deleted or anonymised in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are used in particular to:

  • to ensure the technical function of the website;
  • to save certain user settings;
  • to measure the website's reach and performance;
  • to improve the user-friendliness.

The following types of cookies may be used:

  • Session cookies, which are deleted when the browser is closed;
  • persistent cookies that are stored for a limited period.

During your first visit, a notification banner informs you about the use of cookies and allows you to accept, reject, or individually configure their use in accordance with applicable legal regulations.

You can change your settings at any time via the consent management module or your browser settings.

Non-essential cookies are only set with your explicit consent.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google").

Google Analytics enables us to evaluate the usage of our website, analyse visitor behaviour, and continuously improve our content, services, and user experience.

The information collected may include, in particular, the following:

  • pages viewed
  • Interactions on the website;
  • technical information about browser and device;
  • Usage and visit data.

Google Analytics is used exclusively after you have given your consent via our cookie management platform.

The legal basis for this is your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your cookie settings.

The collected personal data will be processed by the relevant Sammode departments as well as by service providers acting on behalf of Sammode for the purposes described above. These service providers are bound by contractual obligations regarding the confidentiality and security of the processed data.

For further information on data processing by Google, please refer to Google's privacy policy: Google Privacy Policy

Download of technical documents

This website enables the download of technical data sheets, photometric curves, product documentation and other technical literature.

These contents are freely accessible, as far as possible.

Certain optional features may require the input of personal data in order to personalise generated documents. In this case, the data collected will be used exclusively to provide the requested service.

The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, which covers the fulfilment of a user request.

Contact by email

When you contact Sammode by email, in particular via the address [email protected] or another contact address published on this website, the information you submit will be processed to handle your request and manage our communication with you.

These data can be stored in our CRM systems or our enquiry management systems.

The legal basis for the processing is:

  • Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR when it comes to responding to a general enquiry;
  • Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, if the request relates to a pre-contractual or contractual relationship.

The data will be stored for the duration of the processing of your enquiry and subsequently archived or deleted in accordance with our statutory retention periods.

Applications

If you apply to Sammode or any of its affiliated companies, the personal data submitted will be used to evaluate and manage the recruitment process.

These processing operations are based on:

  • Article 6(1)(b) GDPR;
  • the applicable legal provisions in the field of employment and recruitment.

In the event of recruitment, the required data will be included in the personnel file.

In the event of a rejection, the data will be stored for the legally prescribed period and then deleted.