Avis sur la protection des données
Last Updated: 1 November 2025
1. Who We Are and The Purpose of This Notice
Thomson Broadcast (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your personal data. This Data Protection Notice explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal data when you interact with us via our website at https://thomson-broadcast.com/ or in the course of our business operations.
We process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK GDPR.
2. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for your personal data is:
Thomson Broadcast
54, avenue Jean Jaurès, WALK Building
Colombes, 92700
France
For all data protection matters, please contact us at: sales@thomson-broadcast.com (Please include “Data Protection” in the subject line).
3. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
The table below outlines the categories of data we process, the purposes for processing, and the legal basis we rely on.
| Category of Data | Purpose of Processing | Legal Basis (Under GDPR) |
|---|---|---|
| Contact & Business Data (Name, email, phone, company, title) | To respond to inquiries, manage our business relationship, perform contracts, and for business development. | Necessary for the performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) or our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) in conducting our business. |
| Contractual & Transactional Data | To fulfill our contractual obligations, deliver services, and manage payments. | Necessary for the performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) and to comply with legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c)) (e.g., tax laws). |
| Marketing Data (Communication preferences) | To send you marketing communications about our products and services. | Your explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a)). You can withdraw consent at any time. |
| Technical & Usage Data (IP address, browser type, pages visited) | To operate, secure, and analyze our website’s performance and usage. | Our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) in maintaining and improving our website. |
4. How We Share Your Personal Data
We restrict access to your data to authorized personnel on a need-to-know basis. We may share your data with:
Service Providers: Carefully selected partners who provide IT, hosting, and support services, under strict data processing agreements.
Professional Advisors: Such as lawyers or accountants, where necessary.
Public Authorities: Where required by law or to protect our legal rights.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
5. International Data Transfers
Your personal data is processed within the European Economic Area (EEA). If we were to transfer your data outside the EEA, we would ensure an adequate level of protection is in place using approved mechanisms like the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
6. How Long We Keep Your Data
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Business Contact Data: 3 years from our last meaningful interaction.
Contract Data: 5 years after the end of the contractual relationship (to account for legal limitation periods).
Marketing Data: 3 years from your last interaction or until you withdraw your consent.
Technical Data (Cookies): Up to 13 months.
After these periods, data is either deleted or anonymized for statistical analysis.
7. Your Data Protection Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
Right of Access: To request a copy of your personal data.
Right to Rectification: To correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure (‘Right to be Forgotten’): To request deletion of your data, in certain circumstances.
Right to Restriction of Processing: To request a temporary halt on processing your data.
Right to Data Portability: To receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to Object: To object to processing based on our legitimate interests.
Right to Withdraw Consent: To withdraw your marketing consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 2.
8. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience and allows us to improve our site. For comprehensive information on the cookies we use and their purposes, please see our Cookie Policy.
9. How to Lodge a Complaint
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can contact us, and we will do our best to resolve the issue.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your country of residence or place of work, or the location where the alleged infringement occurred. Our lead supervisory authority in France is:
Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL)
3 Place de Fontenoy
TSA 80715
75334 PARIS CEDEX 07
France
Website: https://www.cnil.fr
10. Changes to This Notice
We may update this Data Protection Notice from time to time. The latest version will always be posted on our website with the “Last Updated” date.