Bignon Lebray processes personal data concerning you as a data controller in connection with your use of its website, accessible at the following address: https://www.bignonlebray.com, and in connection with its communication activities. Bignon Lebray respects privacy and protects the personal data of users of the services it provides.
1. Purpose
The purpose of this policy is, in particular, to inform users of how their personal data are collected, processed and used, and of their rights in relation to the protection of personal data under the applicable provisions, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on personal data protection, hereinafter the “GDPR”, and French Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, data files and civil liberties, known as the “Informatique et Libertés” law.
2. When do we process data?
Personal data concerning you may be collected or processed, in whole or in part, in particular in connection with:
- subscription to a newsletter;
- registration for a firm event;
- submission of an application for an internship, associate position or employment opportunity;
- submission of an online enquiry;
- monitoring of external communication activities;
- browsing our website.
3. What categories of data do we collect and process?
In connection with the use of our website, several categories of personal data may be collected. These mainly include the following categories:
- identification data, including surname, first name, email address and telephone number;
- connection data, including date, time, IP address, browser protocol, pages viewed and similar information.
Mandatory data in collection forms are identified by an asterisk. If such data are not provided, the service linked to the relevant collection may not be provided.
4. For what purposes are data collected?
Depending on the circumstances, Bignon Lebray processes your data, in whole or in part, for the following main purposes:
- business-to-business marketing;
- management of applications submitted online;
- management and monitoring of client relationships generally;
- management and monitoring of registrations for newsletters and events;
- measurement of client quality and satisfaction;
- segmentation and personalisation of communications.
5. To whom are the collected data disclosed?
Depending on the circumstances, the processed data are intended for the following persons or departments:
- our communication and marketing department;
- our human resources department;
- our accounting department;
- our various departments for the processing of client requests.
Data may also be disclosed to any authority legally entitled to receive them, in particular in the event of a judicial request from judicial, police or administrative authorities.
6. How long are data retained?
Information concerning you is retained for a period limited to the fulfilment of the purpose for which it was collected and for as long as you do not exercise your rights as defined below. However, we may retain some of your personal data for a longer period solely in order to comply with any legal obligation, or to respond to any questions or complaints addressed to us after the relevant purpose has been fulfilled.
7. What are your rights?
In accordance with the GDPR and the French Law of 6 January 1978, you have the right to access, portability, rectification and erasure of data concerning you.
You also have the right to object, on legitimate grounds, to the processing of personal data concerning you, and the right to object to the use of your data for marketing purposes, including commercial marketing.
This means that you may request that your data be rectified, completed, updated or erased where they are inaccurate, incomplete, ambiguous, outdated, or where their collection, use, disclosure or retention is prohibited.
In any event, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the CNIL or any other data protection authority if you consider that the processing of your data is not carried out in accordance with the applicable provisions.
You may exercise your rights by contacting the Communication Department, Cabinet Bignon Lebray, 75 rue de Tocqueville, 75017 Paris, France, or by email at communication@bignonlebray.com.
For reasons of confidentiality and personal data protection, Bignon Lebray must verify the identity of the user before responding to the request. Any request to exercise these rights must therefore be accompanied by the information necessary to identify you: surname, first name, email address and, where applicable, postal address, as well as a copy of a signed identity document.
8. Cookies and other trackers
Bignon Lebray uses cookies and other trackers on its website. Where required, your consent is collected through the cookie consent management platform available on the website.
Cookies are data used by a server to send status information to a user’s browser, and by that browser to return status information to the original server. Such status information may include, for example, a session identifier, language, expiry date, response domain and similar information.
Cookies make it possible to retain status information for the validity period of the relevant cookie when a browser accesses the various pages of a website or when that browser subsequently returns to that website.
Only the issuer of a cookie may read or modify the information contained in it.
There are different types of cookies:
- session cookies, which disappear when you leave the relevant website;
- persistent cookies, which remain on your device until they expire or until you delete them using your browser functions.
Some cookies have the sole purpose of enabling or facilitating electronic communication.
Others are strictly necessary for the provision of an online communication service at your express request.
Others are used to improve browsing by analysing users’ navigation.
The main purposes of the cookies used are:
- to count visitors and identify how they use the website;
- to count and distinguish visits;
- to adapt the display according to your preferences and the characteristics of your device;
- to identify the website or search engine through which you arrived on our website;
- to manage and monitor your cookie choices;
- to manage user sessions and your browser functionalities;
- to produce traffic, usage, browsing and audience statistics and analyses for the website and its various areas, in particular with a view to improving them.
Where required, cookies are subject to your prior consent, which may be managed through the cookie consent management platform available on the website.
If you wish to refuse cookies, you have several means available, as described below.
Users may configure their browser to accept or refuse cookies on a case-by-case basis before they are installed. Users may also regularly delete cookies from their device through their browser.
For cookie management and user choices, the configuration of each browser is different. It is described in the help menu of the browser used, which explains how to modify cookie preferences. Users may consult their browser’s help section to find out how their browser allows them to choose which cookies are accepted or refused.
It follows from the above that the storage of a cookie on your device is subject to your choice, which you may express and modify at any time and free of charge through the options made available by your browser and, where applicable, through the cookie consent management platform available on the website.
If your browser is configured to accept cookies on your device, the cookies embedded in the pages and content you have viewed may be stored temporarily in a dedicated area of your device. They will be readable only by their issuer.
Conversely, if your browser is configured to refuse cookies, please note that certain functionalities, pages or areas of the website may not be accessible, for which Bignon Lebray may not be held liable.
Users are also reminded that, where they object to the installation or use of a cookie, a refusal cookie may be installed on their device. If this refusal cookie is deleted, it will no longer be possible to identify the user as having refused the use of cookies.
Please remember to configure all browsers on your various devices, including tablets, smartphones and computers.
9. What security measures are implemented?
With a view to ensuring the security of your data, Bignon Lebray takes all appropriate precautions, whether physical, logical, administrative or organisational, having regard to the nature of the data it processes and the risks presented by the various processing operations, in order to preserve data security and prevent data from being distorted, damaged or accessed by unauthorised third parties.
10. Update of the personal data protection policy
This Privacy Policy may be amended periodically.
In the event of any amendment, we will inform you by publishing the revised Privacy Policy on the website. These amendments will take effect as soon as they are published on the website, the date of publication being indicated as the “last modified” date in the revised Privacy Policy.
The use of the information we collect is subject to the Privacy Policy in force at the time such information is collected. By continuing to browse the website, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy.
Last modified: 23 June 2026
