1. INTRODUCTION
This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes how Akioud AI ("Company", "we", "our", or "us"), a company registered in France with offices at 8 B rue Abel, Paris 75012, collects, uses, and discloses information about you when you visit our website, use our services, or otherwise interact with us.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. Please read this Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data.
2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
2.1 Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Sign up for our newsletter
- Request a demo or information
- Submit a job application
- Contact us through our contact form
This information may include your name, email address, phone number, company name, job title, and any other information you choose to provide.
2.2 Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns. This includes:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Device information
- Usage data (pages visited, time spent, etc.)
- Referral source
We collect this information using cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies.
3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
3.1 Purposes of Processing
We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- Providing and maintaining our services
- Improving and personalizing your experience
- Communicating with you about our services
- Sending you marketing and promotional materials
- Processing job applications
- Responding to your inquiries and requests
- Analyzing website usage to improve our content and services
- Protecting our legal rights and preventing misuse
3.2 Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal information based on one or more of the following legal grounds: (a) your consent; (b) the necessity to perform a contract with you; (c) our legitimate interests; or (d) compliance with legal obligations. Where we rely on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
4. INFORMATION SHARING AND DISCLOSURE
4.1 Service Providers
We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, payment processing, customer service, and marketing assistance.
4.2 Business Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information.
4.3 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
5. DATA SECURITY
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please contact us immediately.
6. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
6.1 GDPR Rights
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:
- Right to access your personal information
- Right to rectify inaccurate personal information
- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
- Right to restrict processing of your personal information
- Right to data portability
- Right to object to processing
- Right not to be subject to automated decision-making
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), the French data protection authority, at https://www.cnil.fr/.
6.2 California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including:
- Right to know about personal information collected, disclosed, or sold
- Right to delete personal information
- Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights
6.3 Exercising Your Rights
To exercise your privacy rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section. We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by applicable law.
7. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
7.1 What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.
7.2 How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly
- Preference cookies: Allow the website to remember your preferences
- Statistics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the website
- Marketing cookies: Used to track visitors across websites for advertising purposes
7.3 Cookie Control
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may affect your overall user experience. You can find more information about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.
8. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
Your personal information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries other than the one in which you reside. When we transfer your personal information to countries outside the EEA or the United Kingdom, we ensure that an adequate level of protection is provided, either through Standard Contractual Clauses, binding corporate rules, or other appropriate safeguards.
9. DATA RETENTION
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Specifically:
- Contact form data: 3 years from the last contact
- Account information: As long as the account is active plus 3 years after inactivity
- Marketing data: 3 years from collection or last interaction
- Transaction data: 10 years (as required by French commercial law)
- Log data and analytics: 13 months
10. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.
11. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on our website with a new "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of our services after such modifications will constitute your acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy.
12. CONTACT US
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Akioud AI8 B rue Abel
Paris 75012
France
Email: privacy@akioud.ai
13. DATA PROTECTION OFFICER
We have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) who is responsible for overseeing questions regarding this Privacy Policy. If you have questions or concerns about our privacy practices, you can contact our DPO at dpo@akioud.ai.
14. LEGAL IDENTIFICATION
Akioud AI
SIRET: 92492973000019
VAT Number: FR24924929730