nominativement

English translation: data is processed on an anonymous basis

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French term or phrase:les données ne sont pas exploitées nominativement
English translation:data is processed on an anonymous basis
Entered by: Conor McAuley

20:07 Dec 22, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Internet, e-Commerce / Terms of use of a website
French term or phrase: nominativement
"Les données...des visiteurs ne sont pas exploitées nominativement."

I know that this has been asked before here and have carefully reviewed the answers.

I know exactly what it means but cannot turn the phrase nicely.

Thanks!
Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 08:09
are used anonymously
Explanation:
Turn it into a positive statement.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 08:09
Grading comment
I went with "is processed on an anonymous basis", which was your gist. I'm not getting involved in the data singular/plural discussion on a deep level, but in practice "data is", as Phil notes, is commonly used, whether correct or not, and this sounds most natural to me.

Many thanks to all.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1are used anonymously
B D Finch
4 +1remains anonymous
jasonwkingsley
3 +1data of visitors ... is protected
Lara Barnett


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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
are used anonymously


Explanation:
Turn it into a positive statement.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 08:09
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
I went with "is processed on an anonymous basis", which was your gist. I'm not getting involved in the data singular/plural discussion on a deep level, but in practice "data is", as Phil notes, is commonly used, whether correct or not, and this sounds most natural to me.

Many thanks to all.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks BD. I asked my significant other (who's French) the question and that's the very first thing she said! Grrr. Mind you the question was asked before here and no-one came up with that. Anyway...thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: First among equals - but "is" in common parlance, not "are".
23 hrs
  -> Thanks Phil. I'll continue the rearguard action against the treating of data as singular. Though "datum" is not commonly used as the singular form, "data item" is.

neutral  rkillings: used anonymously = you don't who is using them? Better, the data are anonymised before use.
3 days 22 hrs
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
remains anonymous


Explanation:
Tout simplement. Just remove exploiter..

Information concerning guests (or visitors) remains anonymous.

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Note added at 40 mins (2011-12-22 20:47:24 GMT)
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or 'about guests'

jasonwkingsley
United States
Local time: 08:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
49 mins
  -> Thanks Alistair :)
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
data of visitors ... is protected


Explanation:
Or "site visitors names/data is protected"

Or "we protect all data/names of visitors to this site"

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Note added at 17 mins (2011-12-22 20:24:55 GMT)
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Or even, as per the example sentence here:

"We do not disclose site visitors names (or data)."

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Note added at 19 mins (2011-12-22 20:26:46 GMT)
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Or maybe there is something in this paragraph from the webpage of this example sentence:

"Visitors should be assured that we control all data strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. And as such, we hold data accurately, securely and only for as long as necessary, and those who submit data have a legal right to a copy of all the information held by..."
http://www.stevensgroupltd.com/index.php?option=com_content&...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-12-22 22:20:55 GMT)
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"Data are protected" is grammatically correct.

Example sentence(s):
  • "We are committed to protecting visitors whilst visiting http://www.stevensgroupltd.com and it is possible to use this website without disclosing any personal data. "

    Reference: http://www.stevensgroupltd.com/index.php?option=com_content&...
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data The word data is the plural of datum, neuter past participle of the Latin dare, "to give".//Exactly! Data are protected.
1 hr
  -> ""Les données...des visiteurs " = plural///OK thanks.

agree  Just Opera: Guardian style guide agrees on "data is" not "data are": http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/jul/16/data-plu... IMO here the meaning is 'in name' i.e. as someone's property
16 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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