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of www.biocodex.com website
(Updated on 2020-05-29)

1 - Preamble

These General Terms of Use (hereafter referred to as "GTU") are designed to determine the guidelines for provision and use of the content and services of the web site www.biocodex.com (hereafter referred to as the "Website") between the Website publisher - the company BIOCODEX SAS (hereafter referred to as "Biocodex") and the internet user (hereafter referred to as the "User").

Access to the Website and its content, as well as the use of the services offered by the Website, implies that the User accepts these GTU without exception. Since the GTU can be modified at any time and without prior notice, the User is invited to consult them regularly.

2 - Legal information

Website publisher

BIOCODEX
7 avenue Gallieni
94250 GENTILLY
France
Contact BIOCODEX

Publishing Director: Mr. Jean-Marie Lefevre, Chairman and CEO.

Biocodex is a simplified joint stock company under French law with a share capital of €4,284,000, registered in the Trade and Companies Register under No. 562 064 600 R.C.S. Créteil, with its registered office at 7 avenue Gallieni - 94250 Gentilly - France, represented by Mr Jean-Marie Lefèvre, duly authorised in his capacity as Chairman and CEO.
Intracommunity VAT no.: FR35562064600.

Website hosting

ALTERWAY
227 Bureaux de la colline
1 rue Royale – Bât. D
92210 SAINT CLOUD
France

3 - Purpose of the Website and access to services

The purpose of the Site is to provide general information on the organization, activity and products of BIOCODEX.

It has been designed and produced in compliance with the Public Health Code. As such, the information relating to the medicines mentioned has no advertising value and is not the subject of any particular recommendation by BIOCODEX as to their use.

Important notice: The information provided on this institutional website is not a substitute for medical advice. We strongly recommend that you consult a doctor or pharmacist before using any of our medicines. Otherwise, Biocodex declines all responsibility for the use made of it. For the correct use of the medicinal product and in order to prevent risks related to its purchase on the Internet, we invite you to read the ANSM warning available on the website ansm.sante.fr.

The Website is accessible anywhere and to any User with an internet connection. All the expenses involved in accessing the Website (computer hardware, software, internet connection, etc.) are the responsibility of the User.

Biocodex uses all the tools at its disposal to ensure high-quality access to the Website and to its services. However, this is an obligation of means and not of result: the User thus agrees not to claim any compensation from Biocodex and their suppliers, in the event that the Website is not available at the time when the User wishes to access it.

Access to the Website and its services can, at any time and without prior notice, be interrupted, suspended or changed, for maintenance purposes or for any other reason.

Biocodex shall not be liable for damages resulting from interference, interruptions, computer viruses, malfunctions or disconnections of the terminal that could temporarily prevent the User's access or navigation.

The User can contact Biocodex using the contact form made available.

4 - Responsibilities

Biocodex endeavors to provide quality, verified information. However, information sources cannot be completely guaranteed.

Any "outbound" links present on the Website enable the User to access information and other complementary resources available on the internet, or to share information on social networks. Biocodex has no means of controlling the content of these completely independent third-party sites and, as such, cannot be held responsible for the consequences of accessing these third-party sites and their content.

5 - Intellectual Property

The Website, as well as all the elements which comprise it (such as brands, logos, text, photographs, databases, etc.) are the exclusive property of Biocodex or its suppliers, and are protected by the Intellectual Property Code.

The User agrees to use the content of the Website in a strictly private context. Any partial or complete reproduction of the Website or of one of its parts, on any medium or format, for any other purposes and particularly for commercial purposes, without written authorization from Biocodex, is prohibited.

6 - Data protection

The User may freely browse the Website without explicitly providing any personal information. Nevertheless, he may be required to provide data concerning him, for example by using the contact form on the Website. In addition, the Site uses "cookies", which may send data about the User to third parties.

To understand how personal data on the Website is processed, the User must carefully read the Data Protection Policy and the Cookie Policy bellow.

The use of the Website implies, in fact, that the User has read and understood these documents and that he/she has undertaken to consult them regularly.

7 - Applicable law and competent jurisdiction

The GTU are governed by French law. Any conflict or divergence of interpretation will be subject to the jurisdiction of the French courts.

DATA PROTECTION POLICY of www.biocodex.com website

(Updated on 2020-05-28)

1 - Preamble

The data protection policy, described in this document, applies to the website www.biocodex.com (hereinafter referred to as "the Website"). Its purpose is to inform the user of the Website (hereinafter referred to as "the User") of the processing carried out by BIOCODEX SAS (hereinafter referred to as "Biocodex") on the data concerning him, the rights he has over his data and how he can exercise these rights.

2 – General provisions

The following provisions apply to all processing of personal data by Biocodex on the Website, unless otherwise specified in the specific provisions.

Legal framework

Biocodex, as data controller, declares that it processes personal data on the Website, in accordance with the regulations applicable to the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 - General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as « GDPR »).

Biocodex, in its compliance process, has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to the French data protection authority (CNIL). This designation, with reference to DPO-3068, took effect on 25 May 2018.

Data controller

The data controller is identified as follows:

Biocodex, a simplified joint stock company under French law with a share capital of €4,284,000, registered in the Trade and Companies Register under No. 562 064 600 R.C.S. Créteil, with its registered office at 7 avenue Gallieni - 94250 Gentilly - France, represented by Mr Jean-Marie Lefèvre, duly authorised in his capacity as Chairman and CEO.

Rights of the User on his data

In accordance with the GDPR, the User may exercise, on the data concerning him and proving his identity, a right of access, rectification, deletion, opposition, limitation, with the Data Protection Officer (DPO) of Biocodex by using the contact form on the Website or by post: DPO BIOCODEX – 7 avenue Gallieni – 94250 GENTILLY - France, the User may exercise the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, if necessary, with its local data protection authority.

Security of personal data

Biocodex takes all necessary precautions to preserve the security of the User's personal data and aims in particular to prevent it from being distorted or damaged, or from unauthorised third parties having access to it.

Biocodex uses the https protocol on the Website. This security mechanism allows the User to verify the identity of the website he or she is accessing, thanks to an authentication certificate issued by a third party authority known for its reliability. It also guarantees the confidentiality and integrity of the data sent by the User, such as the information entered in the contact form.

3 - Specific provisions

The following provisions are specific to each processing of personal data carried out by Biocodex on the Website. In particular, they detail:
- the purpose of the processing operation
- its legal basis
- the persons concerned
- the personal data processed
- their shelf life
- the recipients of the data

Contact form

Purpose of the processing operation

The contact form on the Website allows the User to contact Biocodex electronically. This processing of personal data allows Biocodex to:
- receive the messages addressed to him
- follow correspondence with the User
- comply with its health vigilance obligations
- develop service statistics

The legal basis of the processing operation is the legitimate interests pursued by Biocodex (User relationship management).

If the communication is part of the health vigilance framework, the User's data are subject to further processing specifically provided for this framework.

The processing does not involve automated decision making (including profiling).

Persons concerned

The processing concerns any User wishing to contact Biocodex electronically, as well as Biocodex staff in charge of processing requests.

Données traitées

- User identity and email address
- additional information (country, title, etc.)
- date, subject and body of the message
- follow-up
- activity statistics

Mandatory data is needed for the proper consideration of the request.

The data are kept for 5 years from the processing of the request. However, if the communication falls within the framework of health vigilance, the storage period is defined in the further processing specifically provided for that purpose.

Destinataires des données

The processing concerns Biocodex staff:
- in charge of processing correspondence related to the Website
- in charge of the publication of the contents and the technical administration of the Website
- assigned to the management of health vigilance
The data recipients are also the staff of the service providers concerned.

Because some requests may involve Biocodex subsidiaries or partners, the processing may involve transfers of data outside the European Union.

COOKIE POLICY of www.biocodex.com website

(Updated on 2020-05-28))

1 - Preamble

The cookie policy, described in this document, applies to the website www.biocodex.com (hereinafter referred to as "the Website"). Its purpose is to inform the user of the Website (hereinafter referred to as "the User") of the processing of cookies by BIOCODEX SAS (hereinafter referred to as "Biocodex"), the types of cookies used and how the User may oppose them.

2 - General information

What is a cookie?

A "cookie" is a text file that can be placed on a user's device while browsing a website. Cookies are an important tool that allows organizations to have an overview of their users' online activity.

Working principle: generally small in size and identified by a name, it is transmitted to the user's browser by the website visited. The browser will keep it for a certain period of time, and will return it to the website each time it is reconnected. In principle, cookies can be easily viewed and deleted.

Cookies are in themselves harmless because they do not contain executable code. They fulfil important functions for websites: they can be used to store a customer account ID, navigation preferences, allow navigation to be traced for statistical or advertising purposes, etc.

However, cookies can store sufficient data to identify a user without his or her consent and, in some cases, can be used to create profiles of individuals. This is why it is necessary that the management of cookies is controlled within the framework of data protection.

Types of cookies

In general, cookies can be classified in three different ways: by origin, by lifetime, by purpose.

Provenance

First-party cookies – These cookies are placed on the visitor's terminal directly by the website visited.

Third-party cookies - These cookies are placed on the visitor's terminal by a third party organization, such as an advertiser.

Duration

Session cookies - These cookies are temporary and expire when the browser closes or at the end of the visit (session).

Persistent cookies - This category includes all cookies that remain on the visitor's device until they are deleted. They can be deleted manually or automatically (depending on the expiry date of the cookie or when the browser is closed if configured as such).

Purpose

Strictly necessary cookies - These cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation, access to secure areas of the site or storing items in an online shopping cart. As a result, the website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Preference cookies (functionality cookies) - These cookies allow a website to retain information that changes the way the site behaves or displays, such as the visitor's preferred language or the region in which it is located.

Statistical cookies performance cookies) - These cookies help the website owner, through the collection and communication of information, to understand how visitors interact with the site, such as the pages visited and the links used. The goal is to improve the website afterwards. Although intended for the use of the website owner, these cookies may come from third party organizations that may track the visitor for marketing purposes.

Marketing Cookies – These cookies track the user's online activity to help advertisers, for example, deliver more relevant ads. These cookies may share this information with other organizations or advertisers. These are persistent cookies and almost always from third parties.

3 – General provisions

The management of cookies on the Site is a processing of personal data implemented by Publisher. The following provisions apply to all cookies processed on the Site, unless otherwise specified in the specific provisions.

Legal framework

Biocodex, as data controller, declares that it processes cookies on the Website in accordance with the regulations applicable to the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Biocodex, in its compliance process, has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to the French data protection authority (CNIL). This designation, with reference to DPO-3068, took effect on 25 May 2018.

Data controller

The data controller is identified as follows:

Biocodex, a simplified joint stock company under French law with a share capital of €4,284,000, registered in the Trade and Companies Register under No. 562 064 600 R.C.S. Créteil, with its registered office at 7 avenue Gallieni - 94250 Gentilly - France, represented by Mr Jean-Marie Lefèvre, duly authorised in his capacity as Chairman and CEO.

Persons concerned

The processing concerns:
- the User of the Website;
- Biocodex personnel in charge of publishing content and technical administration of the Website;
- the personnel of the service providers concerned.

Data recipients

Depending on their respective needs, all or part of the data are recipients:
- the User of the Website;
- Biocodex personnel in charge of publishing content and technical administration of the Website;
- the personnel of the service providers concerned;
- third party organizations receiving data from cookies.

Data from cookies, intended for third parties, may be transmitted outside the European Union.

User's rights regarding cookies

The Website may only store cookies on the User's terminal if they are strictly necessary for its operation. The use of other types of cookies requires the User's consent.

Web browser settings

The User can prevent the placement of cookies on his or her device or delete existing ones, by setting up his or her web browser accordingly. To access instructions on how to manage cookies, the User can refer to the help sections of his browser.

However, it should be noted that disabling cookies on the web browser may cause malfunctions on the Website, as well as on other websites.

Parameter setting at Website level

During his first visit to the Website, the User must express his choices through a module of declaration relating to cookies (hereinafter referred to as "the cookie banner"), before continuing his navigation on the Site. Cookies are only stored if the User accepts them. It can accept or reject cookies either globally or on a service-by-service basis. Once the settings have been made, the User can change his choices at any time by recalling the cookie banner.

Displaying the cookie banner

4 - Specific provisions

LThe following provisions detail the cookies used by the Website. For third-party cookies, this detail is available via the cookie banner.

First-party cookies

Purpose

Biocodex uses internal cookies necessary for the operation of the Website.

Legal basis

The processing is in line with the legitimate interests pursued by Biocodex in its relationship with the User.

Details of cookies

Cookie name Function Duration
_icl_current_language memorize language preference 1 day
tartaucitron ssaves cookie consent choices 1 year

Third-party cookies

Purpose

Biocodex uses third-party cookies to improve the Website and the User experience.

Legal basis

The processing requires the User's consent

Functionalities using cookies

- Site audience measurement (Google Analytics, Yandex)
- Sharing buttons (Facebook, Instagram, Youtube)
- Marketing Analysis (Google Tag Manager, Roistat, Facebook Pixel)

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