Personal Data Protection Policy

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Geopost is committed to personal data protection both during our business operations and as part of the services provided.

This Policy sets out the principles and guidelines we apply to protect your Personal Data. It is designed to explain:

  • The types of Personal Data we collect and the reasons why we collect it,

  • How we use your Personal Data,

  • Your rights as the data subject.

 

This Policy applies to the processing of Personal Data in the context of Geopost's parcel delivery activities in an international context. All operations on your Personal Data are carried out in compliance with the regulations in force and in particular with the European Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of personal data (GDPR), the law n°78-17 "Informatique, Fichiers et Libertés" of 6th January 1978 as amended, as well as its application decrees.

 

Further personal Data Protection information

How does Geopost deal with Personal Data Protection?

Geopost considers the protection of your Personal Data and privacy when designing new products and services (principles of "privacy by design" and "privacy by default"), and where appropriate, when these products or services are revised/upgraded. To ensure the security of your Personal Data and safeguard the proper exercise of your rights, Geopost implements measures designed to protect your Personal Data :

 - Establishment of a procedure for exercising rights and a procedure in the event of a personal data breach;

- Carrying out IT security and GDPR compliance questionnaires prior to the implementation of a project or an application;

- Verification of the guarantees presented by our subcontractors and future subcontractors with regard to the requirements of the GDPR;

- Carrying out internal audits, drawing up recommendations, monitoring and updating the inherent actions;

- Consulting with project managers to define relevant and reasonable retention periods, not exceeding the time necessary to fulfil the purpose of the processing;

- Maintaining and updating a register of processing operations;

- Conducting regular training sessions for all our employees;

- Coordination of a Data Protection Officer network including all our European subsidiaries

 

What Personal Data are used by Geopost?

Geopost undertakes to only collect the data that is strictly necessary for the provision of the requested services.

If optional data is requested, you will be given a clear explanation of the Personal Data Geopost needs to provide the requested service and the data you may decide to provide voluntarily.

Where does the data we process come from?

If you ship a package, we receive your data when you contact us, visit one of our shipping sites or ship packages with us.

If you are the recipient of a package, we receive your data from our shipping customers. They provide us with your data, together with package information or notification instructions, primarily in electronic form or via their own or our shipping systems. They normally do this to the extent that they have established a contractual relationship with you in accordance with Article 6(1b) of the GDPR, and we need this data to deliver the goods you have ordered to the shipper. In addition, we naturally receive your data from other postal service providers who act on our behalf for the delivery of consignments, for example if the consignment originates from abroad and another postal service provider who cooperates with us has been commissioned with the delivery.

Finally, we receive data directly from you when you have filled in your personal information in your user area (delivery address, delivery preferences, etc.).

If you are a visitor to our website, we receive your data through various functions of the website. For this purpose we use cookies or ask you directly for information. Our priority is to optimise the presentation of our website and to provide you with information about our services. You can limit the services or disable them completely at any time by using a link or by making the appropriate selection. (Please see "Web analysis, cookies and advertising services").

Your Personal Data will only be used to propose other services if you have agreed to receive commercial communication. In any case, you have the possibility to revoke your consent at any time.

To which services or companies are your Personal Data transferred to?

Your data may be transferred to:

  • Departments within Geopost: departments in charge of performing the requested services;

  • External providers: technical service providers, including sub-contractors (if applicable, the data is transmitted to our subcontractors under the conditions prescribed by Article 28 of the GDPR);

  • Companies of La Poste Group, for the performance of the services.

Can your Personal Data be transferred to non-EU countries?

Geopost carries out all Personal Data processing activities within the European Union (EU).

However, for some specific services, Geopost may use data processors or business partners located outside of the EU. Some of your Personal Data may therefore be transferred to them for the strict purposes of their services. In such cases and in accordance with the regulations in force, Geopost requires its data processors to provide the necessary safeguards to ensure regulated, secure transfers, mainly by requiring them to sign the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses.

How long will Geopost keep your Personal Data?

Different retention periods apply for the various services we provide. Geopost undertakes not to retain your Personal Data any longer than is necessary for the provision of the service or, if applicable, for compliance with the retention periods arising from the applicable limitation periods.

Joint Controllership

For the implementation of the processing of personal data described, Geopost determines, jointly with its subsidiaries located on the territory of the European Union or in a country recognised as adequate by the European Commission, the purposes and means of the processing. In accordance with Article 26 of the GDPR, a joint data controller agreement has been signed by all the data controllers concerned. It describes in particular the responsibilities and obligations of each of the joint controllers, the relations with the data subjects and the way in which the latter can exercise their rights with regard to the GDPR, the security and confidentiality measures taken to protect their personal data, the defined retention periods (these may however vary locally in application of the regulations in force), as well as the procedure in the event of detection of a data breach.

Personal data processing

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Other data processing

For the data processing described below, Geopost SA is data controller and determines the means and purposes of the processing.

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Are your Personal Data protected?

Geopost undertakes to adopt all measures protecting the security and confidentiality of your Personal Data and, in particular, to prevent any damage, erasure or unauthorised access by a third party.

To this end, Geopost has an Information System Security Policy based on the ISO 27002 standard, which defines the guidelines for good information security management practices. The policy covers human, physical, organisational and technical security controls.

If your Personal Data is affected by a security breach (destruction, loss, alteration or disclosure), Geopost undertakes to fulfil our obligation to notify Personal Data Breaches, in particular to the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) and to inform you as soon as possible in accordance with Article 34 of the GDPR.

What are your rights concerning your Personal Data?

You may contact Geopost to exercise your rights held under the personal data regulations in force at any time:

  • Right of access: you may obtain a copy of your Personal Data being processed by Geopost;

  • Right to rectification: you may update your Personal Data or ask us to rectify your Personal Data processed by Geopost;

  • Right to object, in particular to prevent direct marketing: you may notify your preference not to receive direct marketing from Geopost or ask Geopost to stop processing your Personal Data;

  • Right to erasure: you may ask Geopost to delete your Personal Data;

  • Right to restrict processing: you may ask Geopost to suspend the processing of your Personal Data;

  • Right to data portability: you may ask Geopost to retrieve your Personal Data for reuse.

 

Whenever you sign up for a service or provide Personal Data, Geopost will state the postal and/or email address to which any data subject requests may be sent.

All requests must be submitted with proof of your identity. Geopost undertakes to respond to your data subject requests without undue delay and in any event, within the times imposed by law.

Has Geopost appointed a Data Protection Officer?

The appointment of a Data Protection Officer reflects Geopost’s commitment to ensuring the protection, security and confidentiality of Personal Data.

Our Data Protection Officer may be contacted at the following address:

Data Protection Officer

CP C703

9 Rue du Colonel Pierre Avia

75015 Paris

 

If you believe, after having contacted us, that your rights with regard to your data have not been respected, you may submit a complaint to the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (3 place de Fontenoy - TSA 80715 - 75334 Paris cedex 07; tel: 01 53 73 22 22).

 

Cookies and third-party services

We and our partners use cookies or other tracers to facilitate the use of the site, improve the performance and security of the site, and propose personalized advertising according to your use and your profile. These cookies, apart from necessary cookies, require your consent before their deposit. Your choices will be valid for the vendors and purposes listed into the “Cookie settings”. You can withdraw your consent at any time by managing your cookies through "Cookies" in our website footer.

Changes to this Privacy policy

Our privacy policy is reviewed on a regular basis.

 

Geopost reserves the right to change its privacy policy at any time with or without prior notice. We therefore recommend that you inform yourself regularly about any changes. By using Geopost website you accept the terms of this privacy policy.

 

Privacy policy last update: April 2023

Chatbot

In several Geopost branches, members of our Geopost network, a chatbot is available to help you track, redirect and get more detailed information about your parcel. Please note that the chatbot includes a free comment area where you may be asked to provide personal data to help us find information about your parcel. This data will be used to review your request and is necessary for us to provide a more appropriate response. The information you provide is sent to our customer service department and our technical service providers in the context of the tasks entrusted to them.

The data collected in the context of a conversation about the delivery of a package is kept for six (6) months, i.e. the life of a package, after which it is automatically deleted. Data can also be deleted in advance upon request. To the extent that information collected in this manner is personally identifiable, it will be processed in accordance with Art. 6 of the GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing efficient customer service.

In accordance with the applicable regulations on the protection of personal data, you have the right to access, rectify, object to, limit the processing of, request the transfer of your data where possible and delete your data.

We also draw your attention to the importance of not communicating sensitive data (in the sense of article 9 of the GDPR) in this free comment area.

Glossary

All capitalised terms are defined as follows:

“Data Protection Policy”: Means this Policy describing the measures adopted for the processing, exploitation and management of your Personal Data and your data subject rights.

“Personal Data”: Means any information relating to you that can be used to identify you, directly or indirectly as a natural person.

“Processing”: Means any operation or any set of operations performed on your Personal Data.

“Personal Data Breach”: Means a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, your Personal Data.

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