privacy
Last updated — July 1, 2026
Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 1, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how MAKEHITEC, a SARL à associé unique — a single-shareholder limited liability company under French law — collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data processed in connection with the use of the website makehitec.com, its contact forms, business communications, and professional exchanges.
MAKEHITEC places great importance on the protection of personal data, the confidentiality of communications, and the security of the information entrusted to it.
1. Data Controller
The data controller is:
MAKEHITEC
SARL à associé unique
Registered with the Nanterre Trade and Companies Register — RCS Nanterre under number 827 836 966
SIRET: 827 836 966 00024
Registered office: 67 avenue de la Sygrie, 92140 Clamart, France
Email: contact@makehitec.com
Phone: +33 6 99 15 53 88
For any question relating to the protection of personal data, you may contact:
If MAKEHITEC activates a dedicated GDPR contact address, it may also be used:
At this stage, unless formally stated otherwise, MAKEHITEC does not indicate that it has appointed a Data Protection Officer, also known as a DPO.
2. Scope
This Privacy Policy applies to personal data processing carried out through the website makehitec.com, in particular when you:
- browse the website;
- use the contact form;
- request information about MAKEHITEC’s services or products;
- communicate with MAKEHITEC in a commercial, pre-contractual, or contractual context;
- submit an unsolicited application or contact MAKEHITEC regarding a professional opportunity.
This policy does not replace any specific privacy policies that may apply to certain products, applications, platforms, or separate services published by MAKEHITEC.
3. Personal Data Collected
MAKEHITEC may collect the following categories of personal data.
3.1 Identification and Contact Data
- first and last name;
- email address;
- phone number;
- company or organization name;
- professional role or position, if provided;
- country or professional location, if provided.
3.2 Data Sent Through the Contact Form
- subject of the request;
- content of the message;
- information voluntarily provided as part of your request.
You are advised not to send sensitive data through the contact form unless this is strictly necessary for your request.
3.3 Technical and Browsing Data
When browsing the website, certain technical data may be collected automatically, including:
- IP address;
- browser type;
- device type;
- operating system;
- pages visited;
- date and time of connection;
- audience measurement data;
- cookies and trackers, depending on your choices.
3.4 Application Data
If you submit an unsolicited application, MAKEHITEC may process:
- CV/resume;
- cover letter or application message;
- contact details;
- professional experience;
- skills;
- diplomas or certifications;
- any information that you voluntarily choose to provide.
4. Purposes and Legal Bases of Processing
MAKEHITEC processes personal data for the following purposes:
| Purpose | Data Concerned | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Responding to requests sent through the contact form | Name, email, phone number, company, subject, message | MAKEHITEC’s legitimate interest in responding to professional inquiries |
| Managing business exchanges, quotations, proposals, and pre-contractual relationships | Professional contact details, project-related information | Pre-contractual measures or legitimate interest |
| Providing requested services and ensuring contractual follow-up | Contact data, data necessary for service performance | Performance of a contract |
| Ensuring website security and preventing misuse | Technical data, connection logs, IP address | MAKEHITEC’s legitimate interest in securing its website and systems |
| Measuring website audience and improving content | Browsing data, cookies, statistical data | Consent where required, or legitimate interest where exemption conditions are met |
| Managing unsolicited applications | CV/resume, contact details, professional background | Pre-contractual measures or consent depending on the context |
| Complying with legal, accounting, and administrative obligations | Contractual data, billing data, necessary communications | Legal obligation |
5. Mandatory or Optional Nature of Data
Fields marked as mandatory in forms are necessary to process your request.
If you do not provide this information, MAKEHITEC may not be able to respond properly to your request.
Other information is optional. You are encouraged to provide only the information strictly necessary for your request.
6. Recipients of Personal Data
The personal data collected is intended for authorized persons within MAKEHITEC, within the limits of their respective responsibilities.
Where necessary, personal data may also be transmitted to the following categories of recipients:
- website hosting providers;
- technical service providers responsible for maintenance, security, or website administration;
- email service providers;
- audience measurement tools, if used;
- external advisers, accountants, lawyers, or competent authorities where required by law;
- partners or subcontractors involved in responding to a request, only where necessary and proportionate.
MAKEHITEC does not sell users’ personal data.
7. Subcontractors and Contractual Safeguards
When MAKEHITEC uses service providers that process personal data on its behalf, it ensures that such providers offer sufficient guarantees in terms of security, confidentiality, and GDPR compliance.
Service providers are required to process data only on MAKEHITEC’s instructions and only for the intended purposes.
8. Transfers Outside the European Union
MAKEHITEC gives preference, where possible, to service providers located within the European Union or the European Economic Area.
However, certain technical services, including audience measurement, email, security, or hosting tools, may involve transfers of personal data outside the European Union.
In such cases, MAKEHITEC ensures that the transfer is governed by appropriate safeguards, such as:
- an adequacy decision by the European Commission;
- Standard Contractual Clauses;
- additional technical and organizational measures;
- or any other mechanism recognized by applicable data protection regulations.
9. Data Retention Periods
MAKEHITEC retains personal data for a limited period, proportionate to the purpose of the processing.
As an indication:
| Category of Data | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| Requests sent through the contact form | Up to 3 years from the last exchange |
| Prospect data | Up to 3 years from the last active contact |
| Customer data | For the duration of the contractual relationship, then archived in accordance with applicable legal obligations |
| Billing data and accounting documents | Up to 10 years where required by law |
| Unsuccessful applications | Up to 2 years after the last contact, unless earlier deletion is requested |
| Technical security logs | Limited period necessary for security purposes, generally a few months |
| Cookies and trackers | According to their purpose and lifespan, within the limits provided by applicable regulations |
At the end of the applicable retention periods, data is deleted, anonymized, or securely archived where required by law.
10. Cookies and Audience Measurement
The website makehitec.com may use cookies or trackers in order to:
- enable the proper functioning of the website;
- secure browsing;
- remember certain user preferences;
- measure website traffic;
- improve content and user experience.
Some cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the website may be placed without consent.
Audience measurement cookies, particularly when based on solutions such as Google Analytics or any equivalent tool, are subject to consent where the exemption conditions provided by applicable regulations are not met.
Where consent is required, the user must be able to:
- accept cookies;
- refuse cookies;
- modify their choices at any time;
- continue browsing without suffering disproportionate consequences in the event of refusal.
MAKEHITEC recommends providing a compliant cookie banner allowing users to clearly choose between acceptance, refusal, and configuration.
11. Data Security
MAKEHITEC implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against:
- unauthorized access;
- loss;
- alteration;
- disclosure;
- accidental or unlawful destruction.
These measures may include, as applicable:
- encryption of communications;
- restricting access to authorized persons only;
- logging certain technical accesses;
- securing servers and applications;
- backing up necessary data;
- raising awareness among persons involved in processing activities;
- applying cybersecurity best practices.
As no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be absolutely secure, MAKEHITEC invites users not to send sensitive or confidential information through the contact form unless necessary.
12. Rights of Data Subjects
In accordance with the GDPR and the French Data Protection Act, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- right of access;
- right to rectification;
- right to erasure;
- right to restriction of processing;
- right to object;
- right to data portability, where applicable;
- right to withdraw your consent at any time where the processing is based on consent;
- right to define instructions regarding the fate of your data after your death.
To exercise your rights, you may contact MAKEHITEC at:
Your request must specify the right you wish to exercise and must allow MAKEHITEC to reasonably identify you. In case of serious doubt about your identity, proof of identity may be requested.
MAKEHITEC will endeavor to respond to requests within one month of receipt. This period may be extended under the conditions provided by applicable regulations where the request is complex or where a large number of requests is received.
13. Complaint to the CNIL
If, after contacting MAKEHITEC, you believe that your rights are not respected or that the processing of your personal data does not comply with applicable regulations, you may lodge a complaint with the CNIL:
Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés — CNIL
3 Place de Fontenoy
TSA 80715
75334 Paris Cedex 07
France
Website: www.cnil.fr
14. Children’s Data
The website makehitec.com is primarily intended for professionals, companies, public authorities, partners, and applicants.
MAKEHITEC does not seek to knowingly collect personal data relating to children through its corporate website. If such collection is identified, the data concerned will be deleted or processed in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
15. Commercial Communications
MAKEHITEC may use professional contact details provided in the context of an exchange, contact request, or business relationship in order to communicate with you about its services, products, or professional news.
You may object to such communications at any time by writing to:
Where commercial communications are based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
MAKEHITEC may amend this Privacy Policy in order to reflect:
- legal or regulatory changes;
- recommendations from competent authorities;
- changes to the website;
- changes to the services, tools, or processing activities implemented.
The applicable version is the one published on the website on the date of consultation.
17. Contact
For any question relating to this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, you may contact:
MAKEHITEC
SARL à associé unique
67 avenue de la Sygrie
92140 Clamart
France
Email: contact@makehitec.com
Phone: +33 6 99 15 53 88