Terms of use

1. SITE PRESENTATION.

Pursuant to Article 6 of Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004, on confidence in the digital economy, users of the site www.ciram-lab.com are informed of the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and monitoring:

Owner: SAS CIRAM located 9 Allée Jacques LATRILLE, 33650 Martillac, France – SIREN 480 825 652 R.C.S. Bordeaux – VAT FR56480825652

Webmaster: Fourmizz

Publisher: Richard CHERET – contact[at]ciram-lab.com

The person responsible for publication is an individual or a legal entity.

Host: OVH – 2 rue Kellermann – 59100 ROUBAIX – France

 

2. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF USE OF THE SITE AND THE SERVICES OFFERED.

The use of the site www.ciram-lab.com implies full and entire acceptance of the general terms and conditions of use described below. These terms of use may be modified or supplemented at any time, so users of the site www.ciram-lab.com are invited to consult them regularly.

This site is normally accessible to users at all times. CIRAM may, however, decide to interrupt the site for technical maintenance purposes, in which case it will endeavor to inform users of the dates and times of the intervention in advance.

In the same way, the legal notices may be modified at any time: they are nevertheless binding on the user, who is invited to refer to them as often as possible in order to take cognizance of them.

 

3. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES PROVIDED.

The website www.ciram-lab.com aims to provide information concerning all of the company's activities.

CIRAM strives to provide information on the site www.ciram-lab.com that is as accurate as possible. However, it cannot be held responsible for omissions, inaccuracies, and deficiencies in updates, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners who provide this information.

All information provided on the site www.ciram-lab.com is for informational purposes only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information on the site www.ciram-lab.com is not exhaustive. It is provided subject to modifications made since it was posted online.

 

4. CONTRACTUAL LIMITATIONS ON TECHNICAL DATA.

The site uses JavaScript technology.

The website cannot be held responsible for any material damage linked to the use of the site. In addition, the user of the site undertakes to access the site using recent, virus-free equipment and with an up-to-date browser.

 

5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COUNTERFEITING.

Photo credits: CIRAM, Fotolia, Shutterstock, iStock.

CIRAM is the owner of the intellectual property rights or holds the rights of use on all the elements accessible on the site, in particular the texts, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds and software.

Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, adaptation of all or part of the elements of the site, whatever the means or the process used, is prohibited, except prior written authorization of : CIRAM.

Any unauthorized use of the site or of any of the elements it contains will be considered as counterfeiting and will be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.

 

6. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY.

CIRAM shall not be held liable for direct and indirect damages caused to the user's equipment, during access to the site www.ciram-lab.com, resulting either from the use of equipment not meeting the specifications indicated in point 4, or from the appearance of a bug or incompatibility.

CIRAM shall not be held liable for indirect damages (such as, for example, loss of market or loss of opportunity) resulting from the use of the site www.ciram-lab.com.

Interactive areas (possibility of asking questions in the contact area) are available to users. CIRAM reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in this area that contravenes the legislation applicable in France, in particular provisions relating to data protection. Where applicable, CIRAM also reserves the right to hold the user civilly and/or criminally liable, particularly in the event of messages of a racist, insulting, defamatory or pornographic nature, whatever the medium used (text, photographs, etc.).

 

7. PERSONAL DATA MANAGEMENT.

In France, personal data is protected by law no. 78-87 of January 6, 1978, law no. 2004-801 of August 6, 2004, article L. 226-13 of the Criminal Code and the European Directive of October 24, 1995.

When using the site www.ciram-lab.com, the following may be collected: the URL of the links through which the user accessed the site www.ciram-lab.com, the user's access provider, the user's Internet Protocol (IP) address.

In any event, CIRAM only collects personal information relating to the user for the needs of certain services offered by the site www.ciram-lab.com. The user provides this information knowingly, particularly when they enter it themselves. It is then specified to the user of the site www.ciram-lab.com whether or not they are obliged to provide this information.

In accordance with the provisions of Articles 38 et seq. of the French Data Protection Act 78-17 of January 6, 1978, all users have the right to access, rectify and object to any personal data concerning them, by sending a written and signed request, accompanied by a copy of the identity document bearing the signature of the holder of the document, and specifying the address to which the reply is to be sent.

No personal information about the user of the site www.ciram-lab.com is published without the user's knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned, or sold on any medium to third parties.

Only the hypothesis of the acquisition of CIRAM and its rights would allow the transmission of said information to the potential buyer who would in turn be bound by the same obligation of conservation and modification of data with respect to the site user www.ciram-lab.com.

Databases are protected by the provisions of the law of July 1, 1998, transposing directive 96/9 of March 11, 1996, on the legal protection of databases.

 

8. HYPERTEXT LINKS AND COOKIES.

The site www.ciram-lab.com contains a number of hypertext links to other sites, set up with the permission of CIRAM. However, CIRAM does not have the ability to verify the content of the sites thus visited, and will consequently assume no responsibility for this fact.

Browsing the site www.ciram-lab.com may result in the installation of cookie(s) on the user's computer. A cookie is a small file that does not identify the user but records information about a computer's navigation on a site. The data obtained is intended to facilitate future navigation on the site and also to enable various audience measurements.

Refusal to install a cookie may make it impossible to access certain services. Users may, however, configure their computers as follows to refuse the installation of cookies:

In Internet Explorer: Tools tab (cog-shaped icon at top right) / Internet options. Click on Confidentiality and choose Block all cookies. Confirm with Ok.

Firefox: at the top of the browser window, click on the Firefox button, then go to the Options tab. Click on the Privacy tab.
Set the Retention Rules to: use custom settings for history. Finally, uncheck it to disable cookies.

Safari: Click on the menu icon (symbolized by a cog) in the top right-hand corner of the browser. Select Settings. Click on Show advanced settings. In the "Privacy" section, click on "Content settings". In the "Cookies" section, you can block cookies.

Under Chrome: Click on the menu icon (symbolized by three horizontal lines) in the top right-hand corner of the browser. Select Settings. Click on Show advanced settings. In the "Privacy" section, click on Preferences. In the "Privacy" tab, you can block cookies.

 

9. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION.

Any dispute relating to the use of the site www.ciram-lab.com shall be subject to French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the competent courts.

 

10. THE MAIN LAWS INVOLVED.

Act no. 78-17 of January 6, 1978, as amended by Act no. 2004-801 of August 6, 2004 on data processing, data files and individual liberties.

Law no. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on confidence in the digital economy.

 

11. LEXICON.

User: Internet user connecting to and using the above-mentioned site.

Personal information: “information that, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, allows for the identification of the natural persons to whom it relates” (Article 4 of Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978).

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