How do we protect your personal data?
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Our commitment to your privacy
How do we protect your data on our website?
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Who are we?
We are the company known as Labrador and we operate the website www.plainly.fr
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Website Publisher |
Publication Manager |
Website Host |
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Labrador |
Laurent Rouyrès, President |
Cyllene |
This website is a professional linguistic tool that provides you with:
- a tool that analyzes the clarity of texts, and produces statistics;
- a tool that assists with drafting and improving texts: identification of passages in texts that could be improved and suggestions of how to do so, using generative artificial intelligence.
What personal data do we collect and for what purposes?
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Situations in which we process your data |
Your identification data |
How we use your data |
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Account creation and management of personal spaces Enabling the user to create and manage their personal space and use the Plainly tool |
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This allows Labrador to:
- Send communications - Answer your questions and interact with you - Carry out audience analysis and produce statistics - Enhance your user profile |
Consent
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Use of the Plainly tool Uploading texts on the platform in order to analyze their clarity and help edit and improve the texts. |
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This allows Labrador to:
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Consent
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Browsing the Website Data collected by cookies* when you browse the Plainly website (hereinafter Cookies). For information on specific Cookies placed through a given website, please consult the cookies table on the website in question. * Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet or mobile phone) when you browse the Internet, including the Plainly website |
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This allows Labrador to:
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Validation of the cookies banner on the Website allows the User’s consent to be obtained. See section “Management of Cookies”. |
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Managing User rights |
Proof of identity in case of reasonable doubt as to the identity of the person concerned. |
This allows Labrador to respond to requests to exercise Users’ rights. |
By exercising their rights as defined in Point 5, the User consents to the collection and processing of the Data indicated. |
Briefly, why is your data collected?
We collect and process your data via our website to enhance your user experience and communicate more effectively with you:
- access to the website and the related plain language features (uploading of documents, etc.);
- study of website use in order to analyze and optimize our platform;
- improvements to the Plainly service and development of its features;
- sending communications and targeted commercial campaigns.
Your data is sent to Labrador’s departments and authorized personnel.
Where necessary, it may be sent to contractual and commercial service providers and partners that Labrador may use as part of the processing of such data.
Your data may also be passed on to any legally authorized authority, in particular in the event of requisition by legal, police or administrative authorities.
These recipients receive only the data required for the purpose necessitating such communication.
How long do we keep your personal data?
The data about you collected and processed by Labrador is kept for a period of three years from:
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your last contact with us;
or - the end of our contractual or commercial relationship.
Connection, browsing and traffic data is kept for a maximum period of one year.
For Data collected following a request to exercise rights (see Point 5): the data is kept for one (1) year from receipt of the request in the event of exercise of the right of access or rectification, and three (3) years from receipt of the request in the event of exercise of the right of objection.
This data may be kept longer:
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after obtaining your agreement.
Your agreement may be withdrawn at any time. In this event, the withdrawal of your consent does not call into question the lawfulness of any processing prior to this withdrawal.
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in the form of archives, in order to meet legal and regulatory obligations
or - during applicable statutory limitation or objection periods.
What are your rights over your personal data?
In accordance with the aforementioned legal and regulatory provisions, you may:
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The right to be informed |
You have the right to obtain clear, transparent, understandable and easily accessible information about how we use your personal data and your rights. |
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The right of access |
You have the right to access the personal data we have about you (subject to certain restrictions). |
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The right of rectification |
You have the right to demand that your personal data be rectified if it is inaccurate or out of date, and/or completed if it is incomplete or updated. |
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The right to erasure/right to be forgotten |
In certain cases, you have the right to obtain erasure or deletion of your personal data. This is not an absolute right, as we may be required to retain your personal data for legal reasons. |
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The right to object to commercial prospecting, including profiling |
You can unsubscribe or object to receiving our commercial prospecting messages at any time. Simply click the “unsubscribe” link in any e-mail or communication we send you. During our telephone calls, you can inform your contact person of your objection to us contacting you by this means. If applicable, you can object to the recording of our telephone conversations by notifying your contact during our exchanges. |
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The right to withdraw consent at any time for data processing based on consent |
You can withdraw your consent to the processing of your data if this processing is based on consent. Withdrawal of this consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent given before its withdrawal. We invite you to consult the table inserted in the section “What personal data do we collect from you and how do we use it?” and in particular the column “On what legal basis is our processing of your personal data carried out?”, to know if our processing is based on consent. |
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The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority |
You have the right to file a complaint with your country’s data protection authority to challenge personal data protection and privacy practices. We invite you to contact us using the contact details below before submitting any complaints to the relevant data protection authority. |
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The right to data portability |
You have the right to move, copy or transmit data about you from our database to another. This only applies to data provided by you, where the processing is based on your consent or a contract and is carried out using automated processes. We invite you to consult the table inserted in the section “What personal data do we collect from you and how do we use it?” and in particular the column “On what legal basis is our processing of your personal data carried out?”, to know if our processing is based on a contract or on consent. |
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The right to restriction of processing |
You have the right to request restriction of the processing we carry out on data concerning you. This right means that our processing of data about you is limited, such that we may retain this data, but not use or process it. This right applies in specific circumstances, namely: |
- You should send your request by mail to:
Benoît Rondeau
Data Protection Officer
Labrador
8 rue Lantiez
75017 Paris, France
Telephone: +33 1 53 06 30 80
To exercise his or her rights, the User should provide Labrador with:
- The origin of the collection of their data (contact form, for example);
- Their identity and contact details. In the event of “reasonable doubt” about the identity of the requester (for example, in the event of a request made via an unknown e-mail address), and in order to prevent identity theft or the risk of confusion with another person, Labrador may validly request that proof of identity is provided.
Labrador has a period of one (1) month from receipt of the request to respond, subject to the merits of the request and it manifestly not being excessive in nature. The User may also refuse to have their Data used by Labrador at any time. To do this, the User is invited to click on the unsubscribe links provided in the e-mails sent by Labrador. The User is informed that they may, if they consider that their rights have not been respected, make a complaint to the national personal data protection authority.
Who are the recipients of the data collected?
The data collected on the Website is intended for Labrador. It is transmitted to service providers and subcontractors on whom Labrador may call as part of the management and to ensure the proper functioning of the Website and the services offered, hosting and maintenance services or technical support for our databases. In the interests of transparency, the User is informed that Labrador may use service providers or subcontractors in the following situations:
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Subcontractor category |
Legal basis for data transmission |
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CRM platform |
The information that you communicate to us when submitting a job offer on our Website or via the available forms is integrated into a software program dedicated to the digital management of such information, after obtaining your consent as expressed by the validation of this Confidentiality policy when said forms are sent or a job offer is submitted. |
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E-mail service provider |
Your contact details are used for our e-mail messaging services. |
We do not offer or sell your personal data.
Labrador undertakes not to communicate the data collected to a third party without obtaining the consent of the user, except in cases where a request comes from an authority or a state body as part of the execution of legal or regulatory obligations. In all cases, Labrador has ensured that its service providers or subcontractors have undertaken to comply with regulations.
What are Labrador’s obligations?
As controller of the data processing defined herein, Labrador undertakes to:
- Implement all appropriate technical and organizational measures to guarantee the confidentiality, integrity and security of the data, including protection against its loss, destruction or damage of accidental origin;
- Raise awareness and train internal staff on data processing, the regulations in force and their consequences;
- Restrict access to user data solely to persons duly authorized for this purpose;
- Guarantee all user rights under the conditions set out in Point 5;
- Notify the competent supervisory authority and users of any possible data violation presenting a high risk to the rights and civil liberties of users within seventy-two (72) hours following the discovery of the fraudulent intrusion, if regulations so require;
- Respect the data retention periods set out in Point 4.
What is our cookie policy?
We use cookies, i.e., tracking codes, which are small text files sent from a website and are saved in your browser or mobile application.
Our website uses three types of cookies:
- session cookies, which disappear when the user leaves the browser or our website (via Google Analytics, they have a lifetime of 12 months).
- permanent cookies, which remain in place until expiry of their lifetime or removal by the user.
- publicity cookies (Facebook Ads, Linkedin Ads, Adwords) for targeting and retargeting purposes; they have a lifetime of 12 months.
Last update: September 1, 2025
PLAINLY GENERAL CONDITIONS OF USE
Welcome to the www.plainly.fr website (hereinafter the “Website”) published by Labrador.
The Website offers a professional linguistic tool provided via its Plainly platform, which enables:
- Analysis of the clarity of texts, and production of statistics;
- Assistance with drafting and improving texts: identification of passages in texts that could be improved and suggestions of how to do so, using generative artificial intelligence.
In this document (hereinafter the “Conditions of use”), Labrador sets out the terms of use of Plainly. The processing of the personal data that it collects is governed by its confidentiality policy, which can be accessed above.
In accepting these Conditions of use, you agree to comply with the following rules:
- To have read and understood these Conditions of use;
- To comply with the obligations therein;
- To use the service solely for purposes authorized by law, or that do not violate the rights of third parties;
- To only collect, process or store personal information about third parties in compliance with current legislation.
These Conditions of use may be modified by Labrador, in particular for the purpose of updates carried out in accordance with changes in regulations, and subject to the prior notification of its users. In case of doubt, the user is invited to consult the latest version on the Plainly Website.
Legal notices
Labrador, 8 rue Lantiez, 75017 Paris, France.
Website URL: https://www.plainly.fr/en/
Email: plainly@labrador-company.com
Telephone: +33 (0)1 53 06 30 80
Publication Manager: Laurent Rouyrès, President
Publisher: Labrador, a French SAS (simplified joint-stock company) with capital of €100,000, whose registered office is at 8 rue Lantiez, 75017 Paris, France, and which is registered in the Paris (France) Trade and Companies Register under number 384 362 182 000 30, acting in the name of and on behalf of its brand, Labrador Plainly (hereinafter “Plainly”).
- Definitions
The terms defined below, starting with a capital letter, whether in singular or plural form, will have the following meanings:
“Plainly”: refers to the platform offering the professional linguistic tool published by Labrador, available on the Website.
“Data”: refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, i.e., who can be identified, directly or indirectly, notably using an identifier, such as a name, identification number, localization data, online identifier, or one or more elements specific to his or her physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity.
“Profile”: refers to the personal account created by the User when registering on Plainly.
“User”: refers to any natural person who uses the services proposed by Labrador, consults, subscribes, provides their information via a form to create an Account, contacts Labrador’s teams and accepts these Conditions of use.
- Access to Plainly
In order to access Plainly, a User account must be created by completing a registration form.
Plainly can be tested free of charge by completing an online registration form and creating a User account.
Once the form has been completed, a confirmation e-mail will automatically be generated and sent to the address provided, together with these Conditions of use and the Website Confidentiality policy.To register on the platform, the User must:
- Be a natural person who is at least 18 years old and, more generally, who has the capacity to enter into a contract;
- Provide valid information about their identity (last name/first name), their company’s legal name, as well as their telephone number and e-mail address.
To request a “Plainly” Subscriber account, you should complete the appropriate form with the following information:
- Identity (last name, first name),
- Company name,
- Your contact information (e-mail address and business telephone number)
The conditions for subscribing to Plainly are governed by separate quotes and contracts, addressed to the User who requests them using the appropriate form.
Personal access codes are required to access a Plainly User account. It is your responsibility to take the necessary measures to ensure the confidentiality of these codes. You may of course modify them at any time.
You are asked to inform us of any fraudulent use of which you may become aware. In addition, in the event of failure to comply with the rules described in these Conditions of use, we reserve the right to suspend your access.
The User agrees to communicate, at the time of registration, accurate, complete and up-to-date Data, excluding any information that contravenes current legislation, public order or common decency, and which does not usurp the identity of a third-party or infringe the intellectual property rights of a third-party.
Furthermore, the User may validly refuse to communicate the requested Data, however the User is duly informed that they will not be able to benefit from Plainly’s features, as appropriate.
The User is informed that tracking technologies known as “cookies” are also placed on Users’ terminals when they browse the Platform. Data collected via these cookies, and the way it is managed, are described in more detail in the Website’s confidentiality policy above.
- User Content
Plainly provides Users with a space for their written documents (hereinafter the “User Content”).
The Website does not accept damaged Word files, namely files that are corrupted, contain viruses, cannot be opened, or which cannot be properly processed by our system. The User agrees not to submit such files. In the event that a damaged file is submitted, the Website reserves the right to reject the file or cancel the service in question.
Any User Content that you upload to this Website is a result of your own choice and you are exclusively responsible for it. Nevertheless, you are reminded that this User Content must not contravene any legislation in force, common decency and the principles set out herein.
You are also required to ensure that you have obtained the consent of each person to the processing of their Personal Data for this specific use.
The Website analyzes User Content during its processing.
- Intellectual Property
The intellectual property of the Website and each of the elements comprising it (such as trademarks, images, texts, videos, etc.) is protected. Any use, reproduction or representation of the Website (in full, or in part), on any medium whatsoever, for other purposes, in particular commercial, is forbidden.
The User is and remains the owner of, or at least bears responsibility for, all Data and content that they make available, transmit via the Website and under these Conditions of use (personal information, etc.).
You are reminded that you must obtain/have transferred to you all necessary authorizations and rights from the various rights holders concerned by any content that you may wish to upload to the Website, including all intellectual property rights and/or literary, artistic and/or industrial property rights, as well as personality rights (and in particular image rights), so that you may validly use said content.
In publishing User Content on the Website, you grant us, through these Conditions of use, a free, irrevocable, non-exclusive, global license, for the full duration of the intellectual, literary and artistic and/or industrial property rights, and in particular, copyright, as defined by French and foreign legislation and international conventions (including all supplementary regulations or subsequent modifications), to reproduce, represent, use, copy, modify, adapt, translate, create derived works, integrate into other works, or distribute this User Content (in full or in part).
- Information on the Website
You are reminded that inaccuracies or omissions may appear in the information available on this Website. We are committed to removing inaccuracies or completing this information on the Website as soon as possible.
Information on products and services
The products and services presented on this Website do not constitute an offer to sell, but rather a general presentation of the range of products and services that we distribute in the country in which this Website is available.
Plain Language
Assessments and recommendations provided on the Website, and/or tools to assess the clarity of your texts, are simple simulations designed to provide advice on the clarity of texts.
The guidance that they can offer is provided purely for informational purposes.
Consequently, we are unable to guarantee complete satisfaction with the advice resulting from the use of these tools, and we do not assume any liability for any use you may make thereof.
For further information, or in the event of doubt, you are asked to contact the Labrador team.
- User Obligations
The User agrees to use Plainly in good faith. If the User violates one of their obligations as set out herein, Labrador reserves the right to suspend or terminate the User Profile under the terms of Article 7 of these Conditions of use.
The User undertakes in particular to use the features of Plainly in accordance with their proper purpose and not to jeopardize the results by inappropriate use.
Furthermore, the User expressly undertakes not to:
- transmit an IT virus, worm, Trojan horse, logic bomb, or any other malicious or harmful file, program or form of code, designed to damage, interrupt, suspend, destroy, and/or limit the function of any IT or telecommunications equipment,
- usurp the identity of another person, a User, or an employee or representative of Labrador,
- use data mining tools, robots, or any other similar tool for collecting and extracting Data relating to Plainly,
- impede Plainly’s ability to operate, its servers or network connections,
- breach the requirements, procedures, policies or regulations relating to connected networks,
- modify, adapt, sub-license, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble all or part of Plainly,
- attempt to access Plainly without authorization,
- and/or use the Services to send or transmit any content that could harm or malign Plainly in any manner whatsoever,
- and violate in any other manner the rights of third parties or the laws and regulations in force.
- Duration of registration and cancellation
Registration with Plainly continues for an indefinite period.
The User may cancel the subscription to Plainly at any time by sending an e-mail to the Plainly team at the following address: plainly@labrador-company.com.
If the User has deleted their Profile, they will still be able to subscribe to Plainly again and use its features, but they will not be able to recover Data previously uploaded via Plainly.
If the User fails to comply with any of their obligations under the Conditions of use, Labrador will give formal notification to the User by e-mail, requiring that they remedy such breach. If there is no response to this notification for a period of eight (8) calendar days, or if the User commits a new breach during this period, Labrador reserves the right to suspend access to Plainly or to immediately and automatically cancel their Profile, with notification sent by e-mail, without prejudice to any other rights or claims.
In the event of cancellation, by the User or Labrador, in accordance with this article, the User may no longer access Plainly’s features or their Profile, which will be deleted.
All limitations of warranty and liability provided for in these Conditions of use will remain in force after cancellation of any subscription.
- Applicable law and resolution of disputes
If one of the provisions of the Conditions of use were to be invalid, unenforceable, contrary to legislation, or inapplicable for any reason, it is agreed that the litigious clause shall not alter the remaining clauses, which shall retain their full effect.
Any difficulty relating to the execution, interpretation or validity of the Conditions of use shall be subject to French law and the competent courts under the conditions of ordinary law and the French Code of civil procedure. In the event of any complaints relating to the management of their Data, the User should contact the CNIL.
The User is of course invited to first contact Labrador to seek an amicable solution.
Any questions will always be welcome!
Last update: September 1, 2025