Legal notice

1 – Website Presentation

Pursuant to Article 6 of French Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004, on Confidence in the Digital Economy, users of the website www.snakecircle.com are informed of the identity of the various parties involved in the creation and maintenance of the website:

Website published and operated by its owner: SNAKE CIRCLE
Registered Office: 6, rue du Hameau, 45290 NOGENT-SUR-VERNISSON, France
SIREN: 833 483 290
SIRET (Head Office): 83348329000015
Managing Director, Publication Director and Webmaster: Lia VINOVA
Email: contact@snakecircle.com
Website: www.snakecircle.com
Design / Development: Timothée Falcucci
Hosting Provider: O2Switch – 222 Boulevard Gustave Flaubert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France

2 – General Terms and Conditions of Use

Use of the website www.snakecircle.com implies full and unconditional acceptance of the terms and conditions of use described below. These terms of use may be modified or supplemented at any time; users of the website www.snakecircle.com are therefore invited to consult them regularly.

This website is normally accessible to users at all times. However, SNAKE CIRCLE may decide to temporarily interrupt access for technical maintenance purposes and will endeavor to inform users in advance of the dates and times of such maintenance operations.

The website www.snakecircle.com is regularly updated. Likewise, these legal notices may be modified at any time. They nevertheless remain binding on users, who are encouraged to refer to them as frequently as possible in order to stay informed of any changes.

3 – Description of Services Provided

The purpose of the website www.snakecircle.com is to provide information regarding all of the company’s activities.

SNAKE CIRCLE strives to provide information on the website www.snakecircle.com that is as accurate as possible. However, it cannot be held liable for any omissions, inaccuracies, or failures to update information, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners providing such information.

All information provided on the website www.snakecircle.com is given for informational purposes only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information available on the website www.snakecircle.com is not exhaustive and is provided subject to modifications that may have been made since it was first published online.

4 – Technical Limitations

This website uses JavaScript technology.

The website cannot be held liable for any material damage resulting from the use of the site. Furthermore, users agree to access the website using up-to-date equipment that is free of viruses and with a current-generation browser that has been properly updated.

5 – Intellectual Property

SNAKE CIRCLE owns the intellectual property rights or holds the rights of use for all elements accessible on the website, including but not limited to text, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, and software.

All photographs displayed on this website were taken during SNAKE CIRCLE events and are protected by copyright.

Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, adaptation, or use of all or part of the website’s content, by any means or process whatsoever, is prohibited without the prior written authorization of SNAKE CIRCLE.

Any unauthorized use of the website or any of its contents shall be considered an infringement and may result in legal action in accordance with applicable intellectual property laws.

6 – Limitation of Liability

SNAKE CIRCLE shall not be held liable for any direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the website www.snakecircle.com, resulting either from the use of equipment that does not meet the specifications outlined in Section 4, or from the occurrence of a bug or incompatibility.

SNAKE CIRCLE shall also not be held liable for any indirect damages (such as loss of business opportunities or loss of potential profits) resulting from the use of the website www.snakecircle.com.

Interactive areas (including the ability to submit questions through the contact section) are available to users. SNAKE CIRCLE reserves the right to remove, without prior notice, any content posted in these areas that violates applicable French legislation, particularly provisions relating to data protection. Where appropriate, SNAKE CIRCLE also reserves the right to hold users civilly and/or criminally liable, particularly in cases involving racist, abusive, defamatory, or pornographic content, regardless of the medium used (text, photographs, etc.).

SNAKE CIRCLE is the sole owner and editorial publisher of the website www.snakecircle.com.

7 – Personal Data Management

In France, personal data is notably protected by Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978, Law No. 2004-801 of August 6, 2004, Article L. 226-13 of the French Penal Code, and the European Directive of October 24, 1995.

When using the website www.snakecircle.com, the following information may be collected: the URL of links through which the user accessed the website www.snakecircle.com, the user’s Internet service provider, and the user’s Internet Protocol (IP) address.

In any event, SNAKE CIRCLE only collects personal information relating to users for the purpose of providing certain services offered by the website www.snakecircle.com. Users provide such information knowingly, particularly when entering it themselves. Users of the website www.snakecircle.com are informed whether providing such information is mandatory or optional.

In accordance with Articles 38 and following of French Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, all users have the right to access, rectify, and object to personal data concerning them by submitting a written and signed request, accompanied by a copy of an identity document bearing the holder’s signature, specifying the address to which the response should be sent.

No personal information concerning users of the website www.snakecircle.com is published without their knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned, or sold to third parties in any form whatsoever. Only the acquisition of SNAKE CIRCLE and its rights would allow the transmission of such information to a potential purchaser, who would in turn be bound by the same obligations regarding the preservation and modification of users’ personal data.

The databases are protected by the provisions of the French law of July 1, 1998 implementing Directive 96/9/EC of March 11, 1996 on the legal protection of databases.

8 – Hyperlinks and Cookies

The website www.snakecircle.com contains a number of hyperlinks to other websites, established with the authorization of SNAKE CIRCLE. However, SNAKE CIRCLE has no ability to verify the content of the websites visited through these links and therefore assumes no responsibility for their content.

Browsing the website www.snakecircle.com may result in the installation of one or more cookies on the user’s computer. A cookie is a small file that does not allow identification of the user but records information relating to a computer’s navigation on a website. The data obtained is intended to facilitate subsequent browsing on the website and is also used to measure website traffic.

Refusing the installation of cookies may result in the inability to access certain services. However, users may configure their computer as follows to refuse the installation of cookies:

For Internet Explorer: Click the Tools menu (gear icon in the upper-right corner), then Internet Options. Click Privacy and select Block All Cookies. Confirm by clicking OK.

For Firefox: At the top of the browser window, click the Firefox button, then select Options. Click the Privacy tab. Set History to “Use custom settings for history.” Finally, uncheck the cookie option to disable cookies.

For Safari: Click the menu icon (gear symbol) in the upper-right corner of the browser. Select Preferences. Click Show Advanced Settings. In the Privacy section, click Content Settings. In the Cookies section, you can block cookies.

For Chrome: Click the menu icon (three horizontal lines or dots) in the upper-right corner 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 relating to the use of the website www.snakecircle.com shall be governed by French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of Paris, France.

Main applicable laws:

French Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978, as amended by Law No. 2004-801 of August 6, 2004, relating to information technology, files, and civil liberties.

French Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004, on Confidence in the Digital Economy.

10 – Glossary

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

Personal Information: “Information which, in whatever form, directly or indirectly enables the identification of the natural persons to whom it applies” (Article 4 of French Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978).

Cookie: A cookie is a small text file stored on a user’s device. It enables website developers to retain user data in order to facilitate navigation and provide certain functionalities.

Hyperlinks: Hyperlinks (anchors or links) are elements of an HTML page (typically underlined when displayed as text) that allow users to navigate to a new address when clicked. Hyperlinks are what connect web pages together.

Webmaster: A webmaster (website administrator) is a person responsible for a website, particularly its maintenance.

Service Provider: A service provider is any natural or legal person, including a public body, that offers services to a business, it being understood that a service consists of “making technical or intellectual capacity available” (1) or “providing work directly useful to the user without transforming material” (2).

(1) Dictionary of Economics and Social Sciences, CD Echaudemaison, Nathan Paris, 1993
(2) Dictionary of Economics and Social Sciences, ibid.

Internet Protocol Address (IP): An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is an identification number permanently or temporarily assigned to each device connected to a computer network using the Internet Protocol. IP addresses form the basis of the Internet routing system.

Hosting Provider: A web hosting provider (or Internet hosting provider) is an entity whose purpose is to make websites designed and managed by third parties available online. It provides Internet users with access to content stored in accounts managed by webmasters. To do so, it maintains computers that are powered on and connected to the Internet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.