{"id":3337,"date":"2025-12-08T15:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T15:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.metalu.com\/privacy-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:19:39","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/preprod.metalu.com\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3337\" class=\"elementor elementor-3337 elementor-3\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827657f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"827657f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7226feec elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"7226feec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.metalu.com\/en\/\">Accueil<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de2ef1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4de2ef1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20cecc98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20cecc98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Privacy Policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3190a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3190a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p><p><em>Last updated: August 17, 2026<\/em><\/p><p> <\/p><p>METALU INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL places great importance on protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal data is collected, used and protected when you visit and use the metalu.com website, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016\/679 of 27 April 2016 (the \u201cGDPR\u201d) and French Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended (the \u201cFrench Data Protection Act\u201d). <\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>1. Data Controller<\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p>The data controller responsible for processing your personal data is:<br\/>METALU INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, a French simplified joint-stock company (soci\u00e9t\u00e9 par actions simplifi\u00e9e \u2013 SAS) with share capital of \u20ac200,000, having its registered office at Chemin des Taillais, 44250 Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France, registered with the Saint-Nazaire Trade and Companies Register (RCS) under number 381 781 566.<br\/>Contact: you can contact us using the contact form available on the metalu.com website.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>2. Personal Data Collected and Purposes of Processing<\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p>We collect and process your personal data in the following circumstances:<\/p><p> <\/p><p><em>Contact form<\/em> &#8211; When you use our contact form, powered by Gravity Forms, we collect the information you provide, including your last name, first name, email address, telephone number (where applicable), company name and message.<br\/>This data is used solely to respond to your request and to follow up on our communications with you.<br\/>Legal basis: our legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) in responding to your requests, or, where applicable, the performance of pre-contractual measures taken at your request (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR).  <\/p><p> <\/p><p><em>Audience measurement- <\/em>We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our website and to improve our content and services. Where required, audience measurement cookies and other tracking technologies are only used after your prior consent has been obtained through our cookie consent mechanism.<br\/>Legal basis: your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act), where consent is required.  <\/p><p> <\/p><p><em>Email communications<\/em> &#8211; Where you have given your consent, or where permitted as part of our existing business relationship, we may send you communications by email through our service provider, Brevo.<br\/>Legal basis: your consent or our legitimate interest, depending on the circumstances and the applicable legal requirements. <\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>3. Recipients and Data Processors<\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p>Your personal data may be accessed by the internal departments of METALU INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL responsible for handling your request. We may also disclose your personal data to the following service providers acting as data processors on our behalf and in accordance with our instructions and the GDPR: <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Infomaniak Network SA \u2014 website hosting services, Switzerland. Switzerland is recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection for personal data.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Google Ireland Limited \u2014 audience measurement through Google Analytics 4. Depending on the services and configuration used, personal data may be transferred to or accessed from the United States. Such transfers are carried out using an appropriate transfer mechanism under applicable data protection law, including, where applicable, the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or the European Commission\u2019s Standard Contractual Clauses.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Sendinblue SAS \u2013 Brevo \u2014 email communications, French company, 106 Boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris, France.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Rocketgenius Inc. \u2014 publisher of Gravity Forms. The data submitted through our contact forms is hosted on our own servers and is not hosted by Rocketgenius. <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Your personal data is never sold or disclosed to third parties for their own commercial purposes.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>4. Data Retention<\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p>Personal data submitted through the contact form is retained for 3 years from our last contact with you, for the purpose of monitoring and managing our business relationship, in accordance with the recommendations of the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL).<br\/>Audience measurement data is retained for a maximum of 13 months, subject to the applicable configuration and retention periods of the relevant tracking technologies.<br\/>Accounting records and legal documents are retained for the periods required by applicable law, which may be up to 10 years.  <\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies<\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p>The metalu.com website uses cookies and other tracking technologies. When you first visit the website, our cookie consent banner allows you to accept, refuse or configure the use of non-essential cookies and tracking technologies. You may change your preferences at any time by clicking the \u201cManage my cookies\u201d link available on the website.  <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The website may use the following categories of cookies:<\/p><p> <\/p><p><em>Strictly necessary cookies<\/em> \u2014 these are required for the operation, security and basic functionality of the website and do not require prior consent where they fall within the applicable legal exemptions.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><em>Audience measurement cookies and tracking technologies <\/em>(Google Analytics 4) \u2014 these are used to analyse website traffic and improve our content. Where prior consent is legally required, these technologies are only activated after your consent has been obtained.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>6. Your Rights<\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p>In accordance with applicable data protection legislation, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data, subject to the conditions provided for by law:<br\/>the right to access your personal data;<br\/>the right to request the rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;<br\/>the right to request the erasure of your personal data;<br\/>the right to request restriction of processing;<br\/>the right to object to processing, where applicable;<br\/>the right to data portability, where applicable; and<br\/>the right to define instructions concerning the retention, erasure and disclosure of your personal data after your death, in accordance with French law.<br\/>Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before your consent was withdrawn. <\/p><p> <\/p><p>To exercise your rights, please submit your request using the contact form available on our website, specifying the nature of your request. We may ask you to provide proof of identity where we have reasonable doubts about your identity. <\/p><p> <\/p><p>You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Commission Nationale de l\u2019Informatique et des Libert\u00e9s (CNIL), the French data protection authority:<br\/>CNIL<br\/>3 Place de Fontenoy<br\/>TSA 80715<br\/>75334 Paris Cedex 07<br\/>France<br\/>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnil.fr\">www.cnil.fr<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>7. Security<\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p>METALU INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of your personal data.<br\/>These measures are designed in particular to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss and other forms of unauthorized processing.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>8. Changes to this Privacy Policy<\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p>METALU INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time in order to reflect changes in our practices, services or applicable legal and regulatory requirements.<br\/>The date of the latest update is indicated at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.<br\/>We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to remain informed of any changes. <\/p><p> <\/p><div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <\/div><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy Policy Last updated: August 17, 2026 METALU INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL places great importance on protecting your personal data. 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