Privacy

Personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") is processed by us only as necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.

In accordance with Art. 4 no. 1. of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, i.e. the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to only as "GDPR"), "processing" shall mean any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, arrangement, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

With the following privacy policy, we inform you in particular about the nature, scope, purpose, duration and legal basis of the processing of personal data, insofar as we decide either alone or jointly with others on the purposes and means of processing. In addition, we inform you below about the third-party components used by us for optimization purposes as well as to increase the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data through this, again under their own responsibility.

Our data protection declaration is structured as follows:

I. Information about us as the responsible party

II. rights of users and data subjects

III. Information on data processing

I. Information about us as the responsible party

The responsible provider of this website in the sense of data protection law is:

Sphere Energy SAS
250 Bis Boulevard Saint Germain
Paris
France

E-Mail: info@sphere-energy.eu

II. Rights of users and data subjects

With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right to

  • To confirmation as to whether data concerning them is being processed, to information about the data processed, to further information about the data processing and to copies of the data (cf. also Art. 15 DSGVO);

  • to correction or completion of incorrect or incomplete data (cf. also Art. 16 DSGVO);

  • to the immediate erasure of the data concerning them (cf. also Art. 17 DSGVO), or, alternatively, insofar as further processing is necessary pursuant to Art. 17 (3) DSGVO, to the restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 DSGVO;

  • to receive the data concerning them and provided by them and to transfer this data to other providers/controllers (cf. also Art. 20 DSGVO);

  • to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if they are of the opinion that the data concerning them is being processed by the provider in breach of data protection provisions (cf. also Art. 77 GDPR).

Provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the Provider about any correction or deletion of data or restriction of processing that takes place on the basis of Articles 16, 17 (1), 18 DSGVO. However, this obligation does not exist insofar as this notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding the above, the user has a right to information about these recipients.

Likewise, according to Art. 21 DSGVO, users and data subjects have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them, insofar as the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. In particular, an objection to data processing for the purpose of direct advertising is permitted.

III. Information on data processing

Analytics

This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.

These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.

Visitor Data

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Web pages you view while on this website

  • Your IP address

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.

When you submit information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.

Fonts

This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, these third parties may receive personal information about you, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, or device

  • Information about this site and the page you’re viewing on it

  • Your IP address

YouTube

Our website uses a YouTube embed player to allow users to view video content directly on our website. By accessing our website and using the embed player, you acknowledge that you understand that it will load and play content directly from YouTube's servers. This means that YouTube will collect data about you, such as your IP address and information about your device, and may use this data for the purposes outlined in their privacy policy. We have no control over and are not responsible for the data collection practices of YouTube or any other third-party websites or services. By using the embed player, you agree to the collection and use of your data by YouTube in accordance with their privacy policy.

Google Maps

Our website uses an embedded Google Maps feature to provide our users with an interactive map and information about our location. When you use this feature, your browser will connect to Google's servers and load the map and related data directly from them. This means that Google will collect data about you, such as your IP address and information about your device, and may use this data for the purposes outlined in their privacy policy. We have no control over and are not responsible for the data collection practices of Google or any other third-party websites or services. By using the embedded Google Maps feature on our website, you agree to the collection and use of your data by Google in accordance with their privacy policy.

Tableau

Our website uses an embedded Tableau Graph feature to provide our users with interactive data visualizations. When you use this feature, your browser will connect to Tableau's servers and load the graph and related data directly from them. This means that Tableau will collect data about you, such as your IP address and information about your device, and may use this data for the purposes outlined in their privacy policy. We have no control over and are not responsible for the data collection practices of Tableau or any other third-party websites or services. By using the embedded Tableau Graph feature on our website, you agree to the collection and use of your data by Tableau in accordance with their privacy policy.