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AFNOR: French Standardization Association
11, rue Francis de Pressensé 93571 La Plaine Saint-Denis France
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AFNOR: French Standardization Association, SIRET: 775 724 818 00205
Bobigny Trade and Companies Register, NAF Code: 841 3Z
Headquarters: 11, rue Francis de Pressensé 93571 La Plaine Saint-Denis France

Publishing Director: Olivier Peyrat, Chief Executive Officer.

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AFNOR: French Standardization Association, SIRET: 775 724 818 00205

Bobigny Trade and Companies Register, NAF Code: 841 3Z

Headquarters: 11, rue Francis de Pressensé 93571 La Plaine Saint-Denis France.

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Intellectual property

All content, pages, scripts, and images on the https://www.les-normes-et-vous.afnor.org website are the exclusive property of AFNOR. Unless otherwise stated, the company names, logos, products, and trademarks mentioned on this website are the property of AFNOR. Their mention does not in any way grant a license or any right to use said trademarks, which may not be used without the prior written consent of AFNOR.

Users are expressly prohibited from modifying, enhancing, editing, translating, decompiling, disassembling, or creating one or more derivative works based on the site https://www.les-normes-et-vous.afnor.org  or, in particular, its content, without the prior written consent of AFNOR.

Any reproduction, display, or use of any kind and for any purpose whatsoever of all or part of the https://www.les-normes-et-vous.afnor.org website, including its structure and/or content, without the prior written consent of AFNOR.

All rights to reproduce or display this content are reserved in all countries. The information made available to you on the website https://www.les-normes-et-vous.afnor.org is protected by copyright and the sui generis right held by AFNOR or its successors in title with respect to the databases.

The following are therefore subject to prior written approval by AFNOR:

• extraction, by permanent or temporary transfer, of all or a qualitatively or quantitatively substantial part of the contents of the databases to another medium, by any means and in any form whatsoever;
• use by making available to the public all or a qualitatively or quantitatively substantial part of the contents of the databases, in any form whatsoever.

In general, any extraction or reuse of data for commercial purposes or for distribution to third parties is prohibited. The following are permitted: the extraction or reuse of a non-substantial part, assessed qualitatively or quantitatively, of the content of the databases; however, this provision shall not be interpreted as authorizing the repeated and systematic extraction or reuse of qualitatively or quantitatively non-substantial parts of the content of the databases.

In general, acts of exploitation of the database in accordance with the purpose of the databases are authorized. Any other use not expressly authorized or any total or partial representation of this site, by any means whatsoever, is strictly prohibited without the prior written authorization of AFNOR and would constitute an infringement punishable under Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the Intellectual Property Code.

Warning

AFNOR reserves the right to modify, suspend, restrict, or temporarily interrupt access to all or part of the https://www.les-normes-et-vous.afnor.org website—including, in particular, its content, features, or hours of availability—without prior notice. The services and data available on this website are provided for informational purposes only.

Although every effort has been made to ensure the reliability of the information contained on this website, AFNOR accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracy or imprecision in the information provided on this website, and the use of this information is at the user's own risk.

Hyperlinks

This website may contain links to other websites. Unless otherwise stated, the websites to which these hypertext links refer are independent of this website. These links do not constitute an endorsement or partnership between AFNOR and these websites. AFNOR therefore cannot be held responsible for their content, products, advertising, or any elements or services presented on these websites.

Any hypertext link, of any kind whatsoever, allowing access to this site or to any of its pages or elements, requires prior written authorization from AFNOR: https://www.les-normes-et-vous.afnor.org/nous-contacter/

This AFNOR website may also include features designed to allow users to interact with third-party websites or services, including third-party social networks. When using third-party websites, services, or social networks, AFNOR encourages users to review their privacy and personal data protection policies.

Calendar management: By registering for an event offered by AFNOR via the online calendar, users of the website consent to the personal data they provide being used either jointly by AFNOR and a Partner, or by AFNOR and/or the third party organizing an event, in accordance with this purpose. Your personal data will be communicated to the event organizer so that they can process your request. The processing of personal data is necessary for the examination of your registration.

Confidentiality of messages

Messages you send us via the Internet may be intercepted by third parties. Consequently, outside secure areas, the confidentiality of these messages cannot be guaranteed and their origin may be falsified.

Cookies

It is a text file stored in a dedicated area of your device's hard drive (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you view content or an advertisement. This cookie file can only be read by its issuer. It identifies your device on which it is stored for a limited period of time.

The AFNOR Group's websites use cookies to facilitate navigation on said websites, measure website traffic, and enable the sharing of website pages. Cookies are stored on the devices of the individuals concerned for a maximum period of 12 months from the date on which the individual concerned gave their consent. After this period, consent will be requested again.

Cookies are strictly necessary for the functioning of AFNOR Group websites. Deleting them may cause navigation difficulties. You can choose to disable all or some cookies at any time. Your browser can also be configured to notify you of cookies stored on your device and ask you whether to accept them (on a case-by-case basis or in full). However, we remind you that disabling all cookies will prevent you from using our sites in an optimal manner.

Types of cookies used

Four types of cookies, serving the purposes described below, may be stored on users' devices when they visit one of the AFNOR Group's websites.

• Technical cookies are necessary for browsing our websites and accessing various products and services. Technical cookies enable us to adapt the presentation of our websites to the display preferences of the user's device (language used, display resolution), to remember passwords and other information relating to forms filled in on our websites (registration or access to the members' area) and to implement security measures. These cookies cannot be disabled or configured, otherwise you will no longer be able to access the website and/or the services offered on the websites.
• Audience measurement cookies are issued by the AFNOR Group or its technical service providers for the purpose of measuring the audience for the various content and sections of the websites, in order to evaluate them and organize them better. These cookies also enable, where applicable, the detection of navigation problems and consequently the improvement of the ergonomics of the AFNOR Group's services. These cookies only produce anonymous statistics and traffic volumes, excluding any individual information.
• Advertising cookies are issued by our advertising partners in the advertising spaces on our websites. The use of these spaces contributes to the financing of the content and services that the AFNOR Group makes available to the public free of charge. These cookies are placed by our partners as part of advertising partnerships under which the advertising agencies may collect data about the content viewed on our site.
• Social media cookies enable users to share content from AFNOR Group websites with other people or to let other people know about their views or opinions regarding content on AFNOR Group websites. This is particularly the case with the "share" buttons on Twitter. The social network providing such an application button may identify the user through this button, even if the user has not used the button when viewing a website. The AFNOR Group invites you to consult the privacy policies of these social networks to learn about the purposes of use, particularly advertising, of the browsing information that they may collect through these application buttons.

Cookie management

Manage my cookie consents

Individuals have the option of accepting or refusing cookies on a case-by-case basis or refusing them once and for all by configuring their browser settings. If an individual chooses to refuse all cookies, their browsing experience on certain pages of the various AFNOR Group websites will be reduced.

You can choose to disable all or some cookies at any time. Your browser can also be configured to notify you of cookies stored on your device and ask you whether to accept them or not (on a case-by-case basis or in full). However, we remind you that disabling all cookies will prevent you from using our websites in an optimal manner.

By using the AFNOR Group websites, you consent to the use of the aforementioned cookies. However, you may choose at any time to disable all or some of these cookies, with the exception of technical cookies necessary for the functioning of the website as indicated above. Your browser can also be configured to notify you of cookies that are stored on your device and ask you whether or not to accept them.

• If you use Internet Explorer: click on the Tools button, then Internet Options. Under the General tab, Browsing History, click on Settings. Then click on View Files and select the cookie(s) you want to disable. Then close the window containing this list of cookies and click OK twice to return to the Internet.
• If you use the Firefox browser: click on the Firefox Menu icon, then on the Tools button, then on Options; in the window that appears, choose Privacy and click on Remove Specific Cookies. Select the cookies you want to disable and then delete them.
• If you use the Safari browser: click on the Settings button, then Preferences. In the window that appears, select Privacy/Security, and click on Show Cookies. Select the cookies you want to disable, then click on Delete or Delete All.
• If you use the Chrome browser: click on the Google Chrome menu icon, then Settings. At the bottom of the page, click Show advanced settings. In the Privacy section, click Content settings. To disable cookies: select Block all sites from storing data, click Cookies and site data, then hover over the site that created the cookie and click X in the right corner, or click Remove all.
  For support regarding different browsers, we recommend that you refer to the official documentation.

Collection of personal data

When you visit one of the websites published by AFNOR, you may provide us with certain personal data in order to take advantage of the services and/or products offered by the AFNOR group. The processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of the services requested. AFNOR undertakes, within the framework of its activities and in accordance with the legislation in force in France (Law No. 78-017 of January 6, 1978 on information technology, files and civil liberties (known as the Data Protection Act) and in Europe (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR)), to ensure the protection, confidentiality, and security of the personal data of Internet users browsing AFNOR websites.

Any personal data entrusted to AFNOR will be protected as described via AFNOR's charter on the protection of personal data and privacy.

AFNOR has appropriate physical, electronic, and administrative security measures in place to protect personal information obtained from data subjects, customers, and prospects in accordance with AFNOR's personal data and privacy protection policy.