1. Presentation of the Site
Pursuant to Article 6 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on Confidence in the Digital Economy, users of avaeda.org are informed of the identity of the various stakeholders involved in its creation and monitoring:
Owner
Avaeda SAS, headquarters 60 rue François Ier, Paris, 75008, France. Registered at RCS Paris under number 983886730.
Creator
Publication Manager
Avaeda
Web Develompent
Hosting Provider
O2Switch. Address : Chem. des Pardiaux, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
2. General Terms of Use of the Site and the Services Offered
Using the site avaeda.org implies full and complete acceptance of the general terms of use set out below. These terms may be modified or supplemented at any time, so users of avaeda.org are invited to consult them regularly.
The site is normally accessible to users at all times. However, an interruption for technical maintenance may be decided by Avaeda, who will endeavour to inform users in advance of the dates and times of the intervention.
The site avaeda.org is updated regularly. Likewise, the legal notices may be modified at any time; they nevertheless bind the user, who is invited to refer to them as often as possible in order to acquaint themselves with them.
3. Description of the Services Provided
The purpose of avaeda.org is to provide information concerning all of the company’s activities.
Avaeda strives to supply information on avaeda.org that is as accurate as possible. However, he cannot be held liable for omissions, inaccuracies or shortcomings in updates, whether of his own doing or that of third-party partners who provide such information.
All information on avaeda.org is given for guidance only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information on avaeda.org is not exhaustive and is provided subject to modifications made since it was put online.
4. Contractual Limitations on Technical Data
The site uses JavaScript technology.
The website cannot be held liable for material damage linked to use of the site. In addition, users agree to access the site using recent hardware that is virus-free and with an up-to-date, latest-generation browser.
5. Intellectual Property and Counterfeiting
Avaeda owns the intellectual-property rights or holds the usage rights over all elements accessible on the site, notably the texts, images, graphics, logo, icons, sounds and software.
Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication or adaptation of all or part of the site’s elements, whatever the means or process used, is prohibited without prior written authorisation from Avaeda.
Any unauthorised use of the site or of any element it contains will be considered an infringement and prosecuted in accordance with Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.
6. Limitation of Liability
Avaeda cannot be held liable for direct or indirect damage to the user’s equipment when accessing avaeda.org, resulting either from the use of equipment that does not meet the specifications in Section 4 or from the appearance of a bug or incompatibility.
Avaeda also cannot be held liable for indirect damages (such as loss of market or loss of opportunity) arising from use of avaeda.org.
Interactive areas (the possibility to ask questions in the contact area) are available to users. Avaeda reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in this area that violates French law, in particular provisions relating to data protection. If necessary, Avaeda also reserves the right to invoke the civil and/or criminal liability of the user, especially in cases of racist, insulting, defamatory or pornographic messages, regardless of the medium used (text, photograph, etc.).
7. Management of Personal Data
In France, personal data is notably protected by Law No. 78-87 of 6 January 1978, Law No. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004, Article L.226-13 of the Penal Code and the European Directive of 24 October 1995.
When using avaeda.org, the following may be collected: the URL of links through which the user accessed avaeda.org, the user’s Internet access provider, and the user’s Internet Protocol (IP) address.
In any event, Avaeda only collects personal information relating to the user for the needs of certain services offered by avaeda.org. The user provides this information with full knowledge of the facts, especially when they enter it themselves. It is then specified to the user of avaeda.org whether providing this information is obligatory or not.
In accordance with Articles 38 et seq. of Law 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and civil liberties, every user has a right to access, rectify and oppose personal data concerning them, by submitting a written and signed request, accompanied by a copy of an identity document bearing the holder’s signature, and specifying the address to which the response should be sent.
No personal information of the user of avaeda.org is published without the user’s knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned or sold on any medium to third parties. Only the hypothetical purchase of Avaeda and his rights would allow the transmission of such information to the potential purchaser, who would in turn be bound by the same obligation to retain and modify data with respect to the user of avaeda.org.
The site is not declared to the CNIL because it does not collect personal information.
Databases are protected by the provisions of the Law of 1 July 1998 transposing Directive 96/9 of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases.
8. Hyperlinks and Cookies
The site avaeda.org contains a number of hyperlinks to other sites, set up with the authorisation of Avaeda. However, Avaeda does not have the possibility of verifying the content of the sites thus visited and will therefore assume no responsibility in this regard.
Browsing avaeda.org may cause one or more cookies to be installed on the user’s computer. A cookie is a small file that does not allow the user to be identified but records information about a computer’s browsing on a site. The data obtained aims to facilitate subsequent browsing on the site and also enables various measures of visit frequency.
Refusing to install a cookie may make it impossible to access certain services. The user may, however, configure their computer as follows to refuse cookie installation:
- Internet Explorer: click the gear-shaped Tools tab (top right) / Internet options. Click Privacy and choose Block all cookies. Confirm with OK.
- Firefox: at the top of the browser window, click the Firefox button, then go to Options. Click Privacy. Set History rules to Use custom settings for history. Finally, uncheck the box to disable cookies.
- Safari: click the menu icon (gear) at the top right of the browser. Select Settings. Click Show advanced settings. In the Privacy section, click Content settings. In the Cookies section, you can block cookies.
- Chrome: click the menu icon (three horizontal lines) at the top right of the browser. Select Settings. Click Show advanced settings. In the Privacy section, click Preferences. In the Privacy tab, you can block cookies.
9. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
Any dispute related to the use of avaeda.org is subject to French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is given to the competent courts of Paris.
10. Main Laws Concerned
- Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended by Law No. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004, relating to information technology, files and civil liberties.
- Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy.
11. Glossary
Personal information: “information which, in any form whatsoever, directly or otherwise, allows the identification of the individuals to whom it applies” (Article 4 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978).
User: Internet user connecting to and using the above-named site.