Make the Grade (MTG) is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy describes the types of information collected through the MTG website and how we use that information.
Last edited on 19 December 2024
Please note that some parts of the MTG website may have special terms and conditions relating to their specific content and practices and their use of personal data, so please check any other privacy statements on the MTG website.
Data collected on the Make the Grade website
The MTG website may ask you to provide different types of personal data depending on the documents and services you wish to access. This information is collected as described below and disclosed in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
A. Navigation
The MTG website recognizes and collects certain information about your computer and your connection, including the type of Internet browser you use, the time you spend on the MTG website, the pages you visit and the IP address of your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
The MTG website may place a session ID or retrieve information from your browser using cookies. You can choose not to allow different types of cookies, but blocking them may affect your browsing experience and some of the features of the website and, therefore, the services we provide.
B. Downloading of brochures and documents
To download most of the brochures and other documents available on the MTG website, it is not required to create an account. However, for some downloads, you will need to fill out a form with the following basic information: first name, last name, email address, phone number, company, job title, city, country.
C. Online services and commercial communications
You can opt out of receiving our e-mails and marketing communications at any time. To unsubscribe from our e-mail communications, use the unsubscribe link that is clearly displayed at the bottom of every e-mail we send you, or contact us at hello@makethegrade.com.
Use of collected data
We process your personal data for the following purposes: to monitor and improve our website; for security purposes; to provide you with a high quality customer experience; to ensure that we provide you with appropriate information; to monitor our performance; to provide you with relevant information about services, news and events; to establish and/or manage our relationship with you; to provide our services to you; to comply with our legal obligations.
We do not sell, rent, disclose or otherwise make available personal data to third parties except as described or with your consent. However, we reserve the right to disclose information to the appropriate authorities or to third parties when we are required to do so by applicable law, in connection with legal or regulatory proceedings, or in our legitimate interests.
In addition, your personal data may be shared in the following circumstances:
A. Subcontractors
In order to provide certain services or to provide support for its activities, MTG uses subcontractors with whom your data may be shared. This will be limited to what is necessary for the delivery of the relevant services. MTG ensures that these subcontractors provide appropriate security safeguards for the protection of your personal data. In addition, we may need to disclose your personal data to any third party entity or person who is responsible for providing part of the services of MTG.
Links to third party websites
Our website contains links to other websites. Although the MTG logo and references to MTG may appear on some third party websites, this Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected via the MTG website. Users are advised to read the privacy statements of any websites that collect personal data.
Protection of your data
MTG takes reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect your personal data. We take technical and organizational measures to ensure that personal data cannot be accessed by unauthorized people.
The information you provide to us is stored :
- On servers owned and/or controlled by MTG for the purpose of processing data collected by third party companies on behalf of MTG, or in the European Economic Area (EEA), in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
- The information you provide for specific services may be stored outside of France or the EEA on cloud servers managed by service providers. This information is then processed by our various service providers in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in compliance with MTG's Privacy Policy. In particular, MTG complies with the U.S.-French Data Protection Shield developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use and retention of personal data transferred to or located in the United States.
International data transfer
Personal data submitted on the website or via the services is generally processed by MTG in France on our servers or on cloud servers hosted by our service providers on our behalf. Sometimes this data may be processed in other countries, where data protection laws may be different from those in your country of residence. However, we will always protect your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws, regardless of the country to which it is transferred.
Modification and update of personal data
Please ensure that all personal data provided to MTG is accurate and kept up to date.
Your rights
Under data protection regulations, you have various rights with respect to your personal data:
- You have the right to ask us for access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data; you have the right to restrict, or object to, the processing of your data; you also have rights relating to automated decision making and profiling, and, in certain circumstances, to the portability of personal data. If data processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- The rights are subject to certain exceptions and will not always apply in all circumstances. Upon request, your personal data, including contact information, will be deleted from our business databases.
Changes or updates to the privacy policy
MTG's Privacy Policy complies with the requirements of French data protection law, including the rules, principles and obligations set forth therein. Accordingly, this document is subject to change in the event of changes in French law.
We may also change our privacy policy from time to time as we improve our website and services. Please be sure to check this privacy policy regularly.
Questions
Any questions or requests regarding this privacy policy, your rights, or the use of your data should be sent to the following address: hello@makethegrade.com.
