Privacy policy
Preamble and scope
This privacy policy governs the user data processing executed by LINAGORA, a simplified stock company (SAS) with a capital of 1 552 980 euros and a registered office located 37 rue Pierre Poli - CS 60238, 92441 Issy-les-Moulineaux CEDEX, registered with the Registry of Trade and Companies of Nanterre (France) under SIRET number 431 473 669 00130, and/or any subsidiary of this company, hereinafter referred to as "LINAGORA".

This policy applies to all data collected and processed through the LinShare Platform, a secure file-sharing solution provided by LINAGORA. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency in how we handle your data.

Acceptance
By accessing and using the LinShare Platform, you acknowledge and agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy. This policy is applicable to all functionalities of the Service and may be amended at LINAGORA's discretion without prior notice.

Definition
The following expressions in the Privacy policy have the meaning indicated in this section:

- Content : Content is defined as any data, regardless of nature (whether information, image, video, audio, file, sign, text, signal, program, software, code, or any other element) which is available (displayed and/or downloadable) through the LinShare platform.
- Personal data : Personal Data refers to any information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject). An identifiable natural person is someone who can be identified, directly or indirectly, particularly by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
- Services: LinShare is an open source secure file sharing platform and service, provided by LINAGORA.
- User: A User is any individual who uses LinShare, either on their own behalf or representing an organization (such as a company, association, or any other entity) which requires access to or use of the Services in a professional context. When using the Service features or purchasing a subscription on behalf of an organization, the organization itself is also regarded as a User and is fully bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy.
- User Content: User Content encompasses any data that is emitted, designed, and/or created directly or indirectly by a User and then uploaded to or broadcast through the LinShare platform. This includes, but is not limited to, text posts, comments, digital files, images, and videos that users share within the platform.

Data Collection and Use
Types of Data Collected:
We collect various types of information to provide and improve the LinShare platform, including:
  1. Personal Identification Information: Names, email addresses, and other contact details.
  2. Technical and Usage Data: When you access our Services, we automatically collect certain information from your device. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, and usage data such as your navigation within the platform, the features you use, and the timing and frequency of your interactions.
  3. Content Interaction Data: This includes information on how you interact with the content within LinShare, such as the files you upload, the tasks you manage, and communications within users.
  4. When using the LinShare mobile app, certain permissions may be requested to enhance the file-sharing experience. However, all these permissions are optional, and users can still use the app without granting them:
  • Access to Photos and Media Files (Audio, Images, Videos), Document files: If permitted, LinShare can access these files to uploading or facilitate file sharing within the platform.
  • Recording Audio & Video: LinShare may request permission to record audio or video for upload and share audios/videos within the platform
  • Contacts: LinShare can identify email addresses from your device’s address book to streamline the file-sharing process, making it easier to find and share files with your contacts. This is done using a service designed to protect the privacy of your contacts.


Purpose of Data Collection
- Service Delivery: Your information helps us operate, maintain, and provide all the features of LnShare including customer support and personalized features.
- Improvement and Development: We analyze usage patterns and preferences to improve and optimize our Services, develop new features, and enhance the functionality of the platform
- Communication: We use your contact information to communicate with you, provide updates about the service, respond to your inquiries, and send information including technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages.
- Security Measures: The technical data collected serves to ensure the integrity and security of our Services, helping to identify unauthorized use and other violations of our policies and terms.

Consent and Control: At the point of collection, you will be informed of the specific data being collected and the purpose thereof. Where required by law, we will seek your explicit consent. Users are always entitled to request the update or deletion of their personal information or ask any questions about this Privacy policy by sending an e-mail to Contact Information section of this policy

Cookies and Tracking Technologies
To enhance and personalize your experience, LinShare uses cookies and similar tracking technologies. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us improve our Services, enhance your interaction with our platform, and maintain security. The types of cookies used are:
- Necessary Cookies: These are required for the operation of our Services. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our platform when they are using it. This helps us improve the way LinShare works, by ensuring that users are finding what they need easily.
- Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our platform. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences.
- Targeting Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our platform, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our platform and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings at any time. For more information on how to manage and delete cookies, visit internetcookies.org.

Data Sharing and Disclosure
LinShare respects your privacy, and we limit the disclosure of your Personal Data to third parties. Data sharing will occur under the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We engage certain trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services to our company, including hosting and maintenance, error monitoring, debugging, performance monitoring, billing, customer relationships, database storage and management, and direct marketing campaigns. We will share your Personal Data with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform these functions and provide such services.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend the rights or property of LINAGORA, act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Services or the public, or protect against legal liability.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or other sale of all or a portion of our assets, any user information owned or controlled by us may be one of the transferred assets. We will notify users of these transfers in accordance with the notification procedures set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Data Security and Retention
The security of your data is paramount to us. LinShare implements robust security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information that we collect and store. These measures include internal reviews of our data collection, storage, processing practices, and security measures, including appropriate encryption and physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data.
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to provide the Services or for other essential purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our policies. Our retention periods are based on criteria that include legally mandated retention periods, pending or potential litigation, our intellectual property or ownership rights, contract requirements, operational directives or needs, and historical archiving.

User Rights
As a user of LinShare, you have certain rights regarding your personal data, consistent with local data protection laws. These rights include:
- Access: You have the right to access the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccuracies in the personal data we hold.
- Deletion: You may request the deletion of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for us to retain it.
- Restriction: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
- Portability: You can ask for a copy of your personal data in a machine-readable format and the right to transmit those data to another controller.
- Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, including processing for direct marketing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the details provided in the Contact Information section of this policy. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable laws.

International Data Transfers
LinShare may transfer your personal data to countries other than the one in which you live. We deploy appropriate safeguards, including standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, to ensure that your personal data remains protected according to the standards described in this policy. These transfers are necessary for the performance of our Services and to provide you with the full functionality of LinShare.

Third-Party Services
LinShare utilizes various third-party services to enhance its functionality and improve user experience. The list of services:
Octopush: We use Octopush for sending automated SMS notifications to facilitate effective communication and provide timely updates or account notifications. This service processes user phone numbers and message content.
Tilda Forms: Tilda Forms is employed to create interactive forms for user feedback and data collection at various interaction points within the application. It captures and stores data entered by users, such as feedback, user preferences, and responses, to improve user experience and service personalization.
Matomo: Matomo serves as our primary analytics platform, offering insights into user behavior and application usage. Data collected includes but is not limited to user interaction data, time spent on the application, pages visited, and user navigation paths. This information is crucial for enhancing application performance and user interface design.

Changes to This Policy
LinShare may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our data practices. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on our website or through other communication channels, such as email. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.

Contact
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our handling of your personal data, please contact our Data Protection Officer at: Email: info@linagora.com Address: LINAGORA, 37 rue Pierre Poli - CS 60238, 92441 Issy-les-Moulineaux CEDEX, France
We are committed to working with you to obtain a fair resolution of any complaint or concern about privacy.