V 1.1 Applicable from August 9, 2023

Forward Global attaches great importance to your privacy and the protection of your personal data and takes all reasonable precautions to ensure their protection.

The purpose of this Policy is to inform you about the procedures and processing of personal data. The purpose of this Policy is to inform you of the measures taken regarding the protection of your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation or “GDPR” of the European Union of April 27, 2016 (n°2016/679).

We have written two documents aimed at informing you about the way in which we collect, use and protect your personal data as part of our various services:

a policy dedicated to data collected via our website
a specific document on the question of cookies that we use the Cookie Management Policy.

The terms “we” or “us” used in this Privacy Policy refer to Forward Global.

In the remainder of this document, we use the terms “personal data”, “personal data” and “personal information” interchangeably to designate information that identifies you personally (surnames, first names, professional addresses, etc.) or, as in the occurrence, data which is linked to you (answers given to the questions asked on our forms), as well as connection or navigation data on our site (if applicable IP address, date and time of connection).

You will find the answers to your questions classified by theme in the following sections:

Who are we ?
Scope of application
Type of personal data collected and retention periods
Privacy and security measures
Data recipients
International data transfer
Sharing social networks where you have an account
Rights of access, rectification and erasure
Contact us
Evolution of the group’s scope
Changes to our Privacy Policy
Use of cookies

1 – Who are we?

Forward Global is a simplified joint stock company with capital of €31,576,704, registered in the Paris trade and companies register under number 835004094 and whose head office is located at 17 Avenue Hoche, 75008 PARIS.

We are the data controller within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter “GDPR”), for the procedures and processing of personal data.

As such, we undertake to respect the framework of the legal provisions in force and in particular to take all reasonable measures to ensure the accuracy and relevance of Personal data with regard to the purposes for which Forward Global processes it. .

2 – Scope of application

This Policy is specific to the website of which the Organizer is Data Controller within the meaning of the GDPR.

3 – What data do we collect about you and why do we process your data?

Concerning the collection of personal data linked to your Internet browsing (cookies), we invite you to read our dedicated Cookie Management Policy.
We also collect the data that you send to us specifically for each purpose:

Data allowing you to be identified (surname, first name, position, company, telephone number, professional email) in order to carry out any registration (newsletters, publications), as part of a BtoB relationship. The legal basis is therefore our legitimate interest;

This data is kept for a period of three years after the last contact we had with you.
Please note: the information marked with an asterisk (*) is essential for processing your request.

4 – Privacy and security measures

We take all reasonable measures (physical, logistical, organizational) to protect your data at the time of transmission on the service, in particular against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction, via security measures such as vulnerability detection, deployment of the HTTPS protocol, implementation of pseudonymization and anonymization processes, etc.

Depending on the type of data collected and their purposes, processing is only carried out by authorized personnel in accordance with our confidentiality and security requirements in the constitution of files, exchanges with our partners and subcontractors, and the transfer of this data. (see below).

5 – Sharing on social networks where you have an account

From our websites, we have provided you with the ability to easily share the pages you visit on your favorite social networks. The use of buttons that allow access to social networks may result in the collection and exchange of certain data between the social networks and the group’s websites.

Our site uses “plug-ins” or social modules on its various pages (such as “share” buttons for social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.). When you view a page on one of our websites containing such social modules, a connection is automatically established with the social networks’ servers (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), which may then be informed that you have accessed the corresponding page on our site.

If you wish to limit the information published or known by these social networks, we advise you to log out of them before visiting our site. Additionally, it is your responsibility to configure the appropriate settings regarding access to your personal data on these social networks and to familiarize yourself with their Privacy Policy.

6 – Rights of access, rectification, and erasure

We remind you that you have the right to:

Be informed about how your data is processed;
Access your data;
Object for legitimate reasons to the processing of your data;
Withdraw your consent at any time when the use of your data is based on your consent;
Limit certain uses of your data;
Correct incorrect information, as well as request the deletion of certain information;
Contest how your personal data is processed;
Exercise the right to data portability (in cases where we rely on your consent or the performance of pre-contractual measures as the legal basis for the processing);
Define directives regarding the fate of your personal data after your death, in accordance with Article 32 of the law of January 6, 1978

7 – Contact us

The protection of personal data is a fundamental right, and you may contact our Data Protection Officer at any time by email at (dpo@forwardglobal.com), or alternatively, by postal mail addressed to our DPO and sent to the following address: Forward Global, 17 Avenue Hoche, 75008 PARIS. However, we reserve the right to request proof of your identity if there is any doubt about your identity or to clarify your request if necessary.

If, despite our response, you believe that your rights are not adequately protected, you have the option to contact the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) directly at the following address: https://www.cnil.fr/en/contact-cnil.

8 – Changes to the group’s structure

If we are acquired or merge with another company, or if the group undergoes restructuring, your personal data will be transferred to the new entity.

9 – Use of cookies

We remind you that details about cookie management, in the context of our site’s features and its operation, can be found in our dedicated Cookie Management Policy. 

10 – Modification of our Privacy Policy

Changes to our Privacy Policy may occur if, for example, the website evolves and results in new personal data processing. We encourage you to regularly review the policy displayed on our website to stay informed.