“Personal Data” means information by which You, as a natural person can be directly (for example, by reference to a first or last name) or indirectly (for example, through a phone or ID number) identified.
Personal Data “Processing” means an operation or set of operations performed on your Personal Data (such as collection, structuring, storage, alteration, disclosure).
The “Purpose” of the processing operation is the primary objective in using the Personal Data. Your Personal Data are collected for a specified, legitimate objective (as detailed in point 2. “For what Purpose do we collect and process your Personal Data?” below) and are not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with that initial objective.
The “Controller” is the natural or legal person who decides whether the Personal Data should be processed and how that processing operation will be performed, in particular by determining what Purposes the Personal Data will serve and the tools and means that will be used for their processing.
A “Recipient” is a natural or legal person to whom your Personal Data are disclosed or made accessible.
A “Processor” is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes your Personal Data on behalf of the Controller.
“Sonepar” or “We” means Sonepar, a French société par actions simplifiée, with registered office at 25, rue d’Astorg, 75008 Paris, France and registered with the Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés of Paris under registration number : 585 580 202.
“Sonepar Group” means any and all companies, corporations and other entities (“Affiliate(s)”) controlled directly or indirectly by Sonepar. For the purposes of this definition, the term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of at least fifty percent (50%) of the share capital or voting rights.

The Site publicizes the Sonepar Group by providing information concerning, without limitation, its business, its international footprint, its commitments and its career opportunities.

The Data Controller collects and processes certain of your Personal Data through this Site in order to:

• provide certain services through the Site (such as information about career opportunities and directing You to the relevant Sonepar Affiliate’s website);
• respond to your requests and queries through the available contact forms;
• measure the audience of the Site and personalize your User experience.

In addition, and when necessary, Sonepar and its Affiliates may always process your Personal Data in connection with litigation or pre litigation procedures in which Sonepar and/or its Affiliate(s) are involved, in order to exercise their rights and defend their interests.

The Personal Data Processing operations listed in point 2. “For what Purpose do we collect and process your Personal Data?” above are performed under the responsibility of:

Sonepar which acts as Data Controller

We collect and process your Personal Data based on one or several of the following bases:

• Upon your request, materialized by :
  • your decision to use the Site;
  • your message and/or request to be contacted by Us through the contact forms present on the Website;
  • your subscription to the newsletter;
• Our legitimate interests including, without limitation, to defend our legal rights in the event of a dispute or court action;
• To satisfy our legal or regulatory obligations (as the case may be).

If You do not want or no longer want to be contacted by Sonepar, please contact Us as described below in point 10. “What Are Your Rights?”.

The Personal Data collected and processed through this Site include:

• For all Users: Technical Personal Data relating to your use of the Site (such as IP address, technical data relating to the device and browser used, necessary cookies for the technical functioning of the Site, cookies that You have consented to, statistics relating to the use of the Site, its content and the services it offers);
• For Users who use the contact forms: name, phone, email, country, company, as well as Personal Data that may be contained in your message;
• For Users who register to the newsletter : email address.