Privacy Policy – Protection of Personal Data

As part of its activity and for the purpose of providing its Services, SMSlink Pacific collects and processes the personal data of its users (hereinafter the “Users”).

This privacy policy, implemented by SMSlink Pacific, is intended to provide Users with clear and comprehensive information about the processing of personal data carried out by SMSlink Pacific.

SMSlink Pacific places particular importance on respecting Users’ privacy and the confidentiality of their personal data, and undertakes to process such data in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978 on Information Technology, Data Files and Civil Liberties (hereinafter the “Data Protection Act”), and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016 (hereinafter the “GDPR”).

Definitions

Personal data: any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, i.e., who can be identified, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identification number or to one or more elements specific to them.

Processing of personal data: any operation or set of operations carried out on such data, regardless of the method used, including collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or any other form of making available, alignment or interconnection, as well as locking, erasure, or destruction.

Cookie: a cookie is information placed on the hard drive of a user’s device by the server of the website they are visiting. It contains several pieces of data: the name of the server that placed it, a unique identifier number, and possibly an expiration date. This information is sometimes stored on the computer in a simple text file which a server can access to read and record information.

Data Controller – DPO

The controller of the personal data referred to herein is SMSlink Pacific, a limited liability company with a share capital of 120,000 Fcfp, registered with the RCS of Nouméa under number 1 625 367, with its registered office at 11 rue des Frères Maestrati, 98 800 Nouméa, New Caledonia.

SMSlink Pacific has appointed a Data Protection Officer who can be contacted at: dpo@smslink.pro

This appointment has been registered with the CNIL under number DPO-164377

Data collected

SMSlink Pacific collects User data in order to provide them with the services they have subscribed to on the platform.

The mandatory or optional nature of the requested data (in order to finalize the User’s registration and provide SMSlink Pacific’s services) is indicated at the time of collection with an asterisk.

Additionally, certain data is collected automatically from the User’s actions on the website (see the section on cookies).

Purposes

The personal data collected by SMSlink Pacific in the context of providing services is necessary for the performance of contracts concluded with the User, or to allow SMSlink Pacific to pursue its legitimate interests while respecting the User’s rights. Some data may also be processed based on the User’s consent.

The purposes for which SMSlink Pacific processes data are as follows:

Recipients of the data

The personal data collected is intended for SMSlink Pacific’s sales and accounting departments. It may be transmitted to subcontractors engaged by SMSlink Pacific for the provision of its services.

In this context, personal data may be transferred to a country within or outside the European Union. SMSlink Pacific implements safeguards to ensure the protection and security of this data, in compliance with regulations.

SMSlink Pacific does not sell or rent personal data to third parties for marketing purposes without the express consent of its Users.

Outside these cases, disclosure of personal data to third parties may only occur in the following circumstances:

Data retention period

To fulfill its legal obligations or to have the elements necessary to assert its rights, SMSlink Pacific may archive data under the conditions provided by regulations.

Thus, personal data collected by SMSlink Pacific relating to the identity and contact details of its Users are archived for a maximum of two years after the termination of contractual relations for client Users, or from their collection by the data controller or the last contact from the prospective User for such data.

Termination of contractual relations means the express termination of the contract by the User or the non-use of SMSlink Pacific’s services for a period of five years.

User rights

In accordance with regulations, the User has the rights of access and rectification of their personal data, allowing them to correct, complete, update, or delete data that is inaccurate, incomplete, ambiguous, outdated, or whose collection, use, communication, or storage is prohibited.

The User also has the right to request restriction of processing, and to object, on legitimate grounds, to the processing of their personal data. The User may also provide instructions regarding the handling of their personal data after their death.

Where applicable, the User may request data portability, or, where processing is based on consent, withdraw consent at any time.

The User may exercise their rights by email at dpo@smslink.pro or by post at:

SMSlink Pacific – DPO

1 rue Charles Devambez, Portes-de-Fer, 98800 Nouméa

The User may also modify their data at any time by logging into https://my.smslink.pro/ and clicking “My profile,” or by contacting customer service at support@smslink.pro

The User may unsubscribe from SMSlink Pacific newsletters or marketing emails by following the unsubscribe links included in each of these emails.

The User may, in case of a dispute, lodge a complaint with the CNIL at https://www.cnil.fr.

The User may access detailed information about the use of their personal data, particularly regarding the purposes of processing, the legal bases allowing SMSlink Pacific to process the data, their retention periods, their recipients, and, if applicable, transfers to non-EU countries and the safeguards in place. To do so, the User may send a request by email to dpo@smslink.pro

Cookies

We set only one cookie strictly necessary for navigation on our site. This cookie is required for the proper functioning of the website and cannot be disabled in our systems. This cookie does not store any personally identifiable information.

Name Cookie ID Domain Description Duration
tarteaucitron tarteaucitron smslink.pro Saves display preferences for external content and cookie consent for smslink.pro. 12 months
smslink_pacific_session smslink_pacific_session smslink.pro Saves a unique identifier necessary for site navigation 1 hour
my_smslink_pacific_session my_smslink_pacific_session smslink.pro Saves a unique identifier necessary for site navigation 1 hour
Google Analytics (GA4) _ga smslink.pro Allows storage of collected information for statistical purposes. 13 months

Security

SMSlink Pacific has taken all necessary precautions to preserve the security of personal data and, in particular, to prevent it from being distorted, damaged, or accessed by unauthorized third parties.

Furthermore, access to processing via SMSlink Pacific Services requires authentication of persons accessing the data using an individual access code and password, sufficiently robust and regularly updated.

Any questions regarding the security of SMSlink Pacific’s website may be addressed to support@smslink.pro

Changes to the Privacy Policy

SMSlink Pacific reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy to comply with changes in applicable laws and regulations.

Contact

Any questions regarding SMSlink Pacific’s Privacy Policy may be addressed by email to dpo@smslink.pro or by post to:

SMSlink Pacific – Privacy Policy

11 rue des Frères Maestrati, 98 800 Nouméa, New Caledonia