Terms of use
Last updated: 26 August 2025.
Use of the CognitiveSand.ai website implies acceptance of these terms of use.
Purpose and legal notice
The website presents the services of CognitiveSand SAS.
Publisher: CognitiveSand SAS, a société par actions simplifiée registered with the Toulouse Trade and Companies Register (RCS Toulouse).
SIREN: 990 679 433 — SIRET (registered office): 990 679 433 00013.
Share capital: €4,000.
Publication director: Jean-Michel Rogero.
Hosting provider: Infomaniak Network SA, Switzerland.
For website or personal-data requests, please use the contact form.
Intellectual property
The website content, including its structure, text, logo and graphic elements, belongs to CognitiveSand SAS unless otherwise stated. Any reproduction or representation, even partial, requires prior written authorization.
Some images may be subject to third-party licences, including Creative Commons licences. Where applicable, image credits and licence details are provided with the relevant image.
Liability
The information on the website is provided for general information only. CognitiveSand SAS cannot be held liable for direct or indirect damage resulting from use of that information.
The website may contain links to third-party websites. CognitiveSand SAS does not control those websites and accepts no responsibility for their content or practices.
Personal data
CognitiveSand SAS collects and processes personal data lawfully, fairly and transparently, in accordance with the GDPR and French data-protection law.
The data controller is CognitiveSand SAS, Toulouse, France.
Data collected
Only data necessary for the stated purposes is collected.
Through contact forms or questionnaires, data may include first name, last name, company name, email address and information voluntarily provided. This data is used to answer requests, qualify needs and follow up commercially. It is processed on the basis of consent and retained for three years after the last contact.
Technical navigation logs may include IP address, browser, internet service provider, visited pages and timestamp. They are used to secure the website, ensure proper operation and understand usage trends. They are processed on the basis of legitimate interest and retained for no longer than twelve months.
Cookies
This website does not use cookies. No cookie or identifier is stored on your device, so no cookie consent banner is required.
Audience measurement is handled by a self-hosted Matomo instance running in cookieless mode on our own Swiss hosting; no data is sent to any third party. IP addresses are anonymised before storage. This configuration matches the consent exemption defined by the French CNIL for audience measurement.
CognitiveSand does not use advertising, marketing or third-party tracking cookies, and does not voluntarily share information with advertising or social platforms for commercial purposes.
Recipients
Collected data is intended for CognitiveSand SAS. It is not sold, exchanged or rented.
Infomaniak SA acts as the website hosting provider. Switzerland is recognised by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection.
Rights
Under the GDPR, you have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection and withdrawal of consent.
To exercise these rights, contact CognitiveSand through the contact form.
If you believe your rights have not been respected, you may lodge a complaint with the CNIL.
Security
CognitiveSand implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss or destruction.
Changes to these terms
CognitiveSand may update these terms of use and the privacy policy at any time.
Applicable law
These terms are governed by French law. Any dispute relating to their interpretation or performance falls under the jurisdiction of the competent courts of Toulouse, France.