Essal is involved in ongoing compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations. With this regulation, Essal has strengthened its privacy policy so that the data of our users is collected and used transparently, confidentially and securely.
Essal pays continuous attention to the data of our Users. We may amend, add to or update the Privacy Policy periodically. We may also modify this policy in order to comply with changes of applicable laws and regulations. To the greatest extent possible we will notify you of any major changes to this policy. We encourage you, however, to regularly consult the most recent version accessible on our Site.
We collect the personal data that you send and the data that we receive. In the context of processing personal data, we may collect and process the following data:
Some processing carried out by Essal is necessary for the execution of a contract to which the User is a party or for the execution of pre-contractual measures taken at the user’s request, notably for the processing for the following purposes:
Some processing implemented by Essal is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which Essal is subject:
Some processing carried out by Essal once the Users concerned have consented to the processing of personal data:
With regard to promotional emails, you may at any time withdraw your consent by (i) ticking the box relating to your account, (ii) clicking the deregistration link given in each of our communications, or (iii) contacting us.
Some of the processing carried out by Essal is necessary for the purposes of Essal’s legitimate interests:
We use cookies on our Site for the requirements of your navigation, and for optimising and personalising our services on our Site by memorising your preferences
You can deactivate the cookies at any time.
Definition of cookies and their uses. A cookie is a text file deposited on your computer at the time you visit our Site. The cookies are managed on your computer by your Internet navigator.
We use cookies on our Site for the requirements of your navigation, optimising and personalising our services on our Site by memorising your preferences. The cookies also allow us to see how our Site is used. We automatically collect your IP address and information relating to the use of our Site. Our Site remembers your identity when a connection is established between the server and the web navigator. The information supplied previously in a web form may be kept.
Different types of cookies are used on our Site, as follows:
Some cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of our Site (mandatory cookies). They allow you to use the main functions of our Site (for example, access to your account). Without these cookies, you would not be able to use our Site normally.
Functional cookies, among which are analytical cookies: In order to improve our services, we use audience-measurement cookies such as the number of pages viewed, the number of visits, the activity of Users and their return frequency, in particular by using the services of Google Analytics. These cookies only allow the establishment of statistical studies on the User traffic on our Site, which results are completely anonymous to allow us to obtain knowledge about the use and performance of our Site and to improve its functions. Acceptance of these cookies allows you to have an optimal user experience on our Site. If you refuse them, we cannot guarantee you normal use on our Site.
It also includes cookies that allow us to personalise your experience on our Site by memorising your preferences (such as social media site sharing cookies). These cookies may be placed by a third party on our behalf, but it is not authorised to use them for purposes other than those described.
Target cookies (advertisement cookies): These cookies relate to services provided by third parties, such as the “Like” or “Share” buttons. These cookies are placed by third parties.
Types of cookies used. The following types of cookies are used on this Site:
Temporary cookies: This type of cookie is active on your navigator until you leave our Site and expires if you do not access the Site for a given period.
Permanent or Tracer cookies: This type of cookie stays in your navigator’s cookie file for a longer period, which depends upon the parameters of your web navigator. Permanent cookies are also called Tracer cookies.
We may use third-party partners such as Google Analytics, to track the progress of visitors to our Site or to identify your centres of interest on our Site and personalise the offer sent to you on our Site or outside our Site. The information collected by third-party advertisers may include geo-location data or contact information, such as email addresses. The confidentiality policies of these third-party advertisers provide further information on the way in which the cookies are used.
We ensure that the partner companies agree to process the information collected on our Site exclusively for our requirements and in accordance with our instructions, in compliance with European regulations. We ensure that they agree to implement appropriate security and protection measures for keeping the data confidential.
Cookies management module and deactivation of cookies. Upon your first connexion on our website, you are given the opportunity of choosing your cookies settings and change them whenever you want by clicking here.
You may deactivate the cookies at any time by selecting the appropriate parameters on your navigator (the navigator aid heading used indicates the steps to be taken). If you disable cookies, an opt-out cookie will be placed on your computer so that Essal can record the information that you have objected to the use of cookies. Similarly, when you accept the use of cookies, a consent cookie is placed on your computer.
We draw your attention to the fact that deactivation of the cookies may reduce or hinder access to all or certain functions.
You can configure your browser software so that cookies are stored on your terminal or rejected, either systematically or according to their sender.
You can also regularly delete cookies from your terminal via your browser.
However, do not forget to set the parameters of all the browsers on your various terminals.
For the management of cookies and your choices, the configuration of each browser is different. It is described in the help menu of your browser, which will allow you to know how to modify your choices regarding cookies. For example:
We provide a legal framework for data transfers through contractual commitments with our sub-contractors to give you a higher level of security.
The personal data concerning you collected on our Site are intended for use by Essal and may be sent to sub-contractors used by Essal to provide its services.
Essal will not under any circumstances sell or lease your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes.
We also work in close collaboration with third-party companies that may have access to your personal data, as follows:
Additionally, Essal does not disclose your personal data to third parties except where (1) you (or your account administrator acting in your name) requests or authorises their disclosure; (2) disclosure is required in order to process transactions or provide services that you have requested; (3) Essal is forced to do so by a government authority or a regulatory authority, in the event of judicial requisition, a summons to appear before a court or any other similar governmental or judicial requirement, or to establish or defend a legal claim; or (4) the third party is acting as an agent or sub-contractor of Essal in the provision of services (for example, where Essal uses the services of a telecommunications company).
If Essal or all or part of its assets is purchased by a third party, the data in our possession will be transferred to the new owner.
We may combine data concerning you and that we receive or send to our commercial partners, including in particular all or part of your personal data and the information collected by cookies. This accumulated information will be used only for the purposes described above.
On request, we can give you a list of the countries where we keep your data and those where they are occasionally routed.
We transfer and keep your data in the European Union as well as send them outside the European Union to the United States. We have concluded special agreements with the American entities to which we transfer your data and signed the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses to provide a framework for ensuring the secure transfer of your data to those service providers. We can call upon the services of the American companies to which we sub-contract your data in order to respond to your requests, supply online payment tools, and to provide us with commercial and advertising services or emailing and SMS messaging services.
We take all the measures required to ensure your data are protected. We also ask you to keep your data confidential.
Essal applies generally recognised technological and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data collected are not lost, misappropriated, consulted, amended or disclosed by unauthorised third parties unless the communication of the data is compulsory under the regulations in force, in particular at the request of a judicial authority, the police, the judicial police, or any other authority authorised by law.
The security of personal data also depends on the Users. Users who are members of Essal agree to keep their user ID and password confidential. Members also agree not to share their account and to inform Essal of any unauthorised use of the account as soon as they become aware.
Your data are kept for a limited period to ensure optimum security.
The personal data communicated by Users of Essal are deleted at the end of a certain period of time and according to the data processed.
To allow members to recover their accounts if they forget their password after a prolonged period without connecting to the Site, your email is kept for reasons of security. However, it is possible to delete it by amending the information in their profile in the section “My Account” on the Site.
We keep your data only for the period necessary for the purposes described, in accordance with the law, and in particular:
We attach great importance to the safety of minors, which is why we do not collect the personal data of minors under 15 years of age.
As our aim is to make education accessible to everyone, minors may gain access to the Site to browse for information.
Our Site does not collect, register or store any information relating to any person under 15 years of age.
You must read the present Privacy Policy to guarantee that you understand it.
When you give your consent when you are a minor, the personal data concerning you is collected.
You may exercise your right to be forgotten if you no longer wish the data concerning you to be kept in our databases.
We are not liable for the use of data made by social networks. You can set parameters for data on their sites.
Where you use social networks and the services or applications of Essal relating to social networks, this involves the collection and exchange of data between the social networks and Essal.
We are not liable for the use made of your data by social networks on their own behalf. You have the possibility of fixing parameters and directly controlling access to social networks and the confidentiality of your data.
We provide our students with a Workplace platform provided by Facebook allowing our students to share information on seeking employment. The comments on Workplace are the property of Essal, and we have the possibility of amending, deleting or exporting them at any time.
In application of the European Regulations in force, we have implemented procedures and mechanisms allowing you to exercise your rights.
In accordance with the regulations in force, Users of our Site have the following rights:
The right to define specific directives relating to the conservation, deletion, and communication of Users’ data after their death to our services in accordance with the methods defined below.
These particular directives will only concern the processing carried out by us and will be limited to this perimeter.
If you wish to exercise your rights, you can send an email to the following address: [email protected] or send a letter to the following address: Essal, 135 Coop Ibn Sina, Oran 31000, Algeria.
Your requests will be processed within thirty (30) days. In the event that we have reasonable doubts concerning your identity, we may request the provision of additional information necessary to confirm your identity.
Contact details of the data protection officer.
If you have any questions or complaints or if you wish to make recommendations or submit comments to Essal aimed at improving our Privacy Policy, you can send an email to the following address: [email protected] or send a letter to the following address: Essal, 135 Coop Ibn Sina, Oran 31000, Algeria.