| 1 |
Application
and Termination |
| |
1.1 |
By accessing
this Site you agree to be bound by these terms and
conditions and all other applicable laws. If you
do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions
then please do not use this Site. |
| |
1.2 |
These terms and
conditions: |
| |
|
| 1.2.1 |
Apply to
you upon your accessing this Site. |
| 1.2.2 |
May be
changed or terminated by informationfrance
without notice, for any reason and at any
time. You agree that informationfrance has
no obligation to inform you of these changes
and that it is your responsibility to establish
whether the terms and conditions have been
so changed. If you disagree with any changes
then you must stop using this Site immediately. |
|
| |
1.3 |
The provisions
in these terms and conditions relating to disclaimer,
copyright, trademark, limitation of liability, indemnity,
hypertext links, severance and law and jurisdiction
shall survive any termination. |
| |
| 2 |
Disclaimer |
| |
2.1 |
This Site and
the materials, products and services in this Site
are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. |
| |
2.2 |
To the full extent
permitted at law informationfrance makes no (and
expressly disclaims all) representations or warranties,
express or implied in respect of this Site or its
contents or the contents, advice and opinions of
any Hypertext Link or third party contributor to
this Site, including, but not limited to, implied
warranties as to quality, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness,
timeliness, reliability, merchantability and fitness
for a particular purpose and non infringement of
the contents of this Site or any goods or services
purchased or obtained or any transactions entered
into by you through this Site. |
| |
2.3 |
informationfrance
does not represent or warrant that the material
or any of the functions contained in this Site or
the contents of any hypertext link or any comments,
advice or opinions by any third party contributor
to this Site will be uninterrupted, accurate, complete
or that current defects will be corrected, or that
this Site or the server that makes the Site available
are free of viruses or other harmful components. |
| |
| 3 |
Copyright |
| |
3.1 |
You agree that
all copyright, trademarks and other intellectual
property rights in the material or content of this
Site shall remain at all times vested in informationfrance
or its licensors. |
| |
3.2 |
You agree that
the content of this Site is made available for you
in your personal capacity and for your personal
use only, and not for any commercial use. You agree
that you may only download the content of this Site
onto one computer hard drive, but not for commercial
use, and that any other use of the content of the
Site is strictly prohibited. |
| |
3.3 |
You agree that
you will neither solely or jointly with or on behalf
of any other third party directly or indirectly
copy, reproduce, transmit, distribute, publish,
display, commercially exploit or create derivative
works of the content of this Site. |
| |
3.4 |
You agree that
you will not change in any way any proprietary notices
from material down loaded from this Site by you
for your non commercial personal use. |
| |
3.5 |
You agree that
by the act of posting materials onto this Site you
grant informationfrance and any licensors an irrevocable,
perpetual, royalty free worldwide licence to use
the said materials in any manner which informationfrance
sees fit. The licence will include broadcasting,
editing, copying, distributing and otherwise transmitting
the material. |
| |
| 4 |
Trademarks |
| |
The trade marks
and logos and service marks used and displayed on
this Site are, unless otherwise specified, the trademarks
of informationfrance and its suppliers. No rights
are granted to use any of them without the written
permission of informationfrance. |
| |
| 5 |
Limitation
of Liability |
| |
5.1 |
With the exception
of death or personal injury resulting from the negligence
of informationfrance and to the fullest extent permitted
by law you agree that informationfrance shall not
be liable in negligence, contract, tort, statutory
duty or in any other way for any of the following: |
| |
|
| 5.1.1 |
Any loss or
damage caused of whatever nature arising directly
or indirectly from or in any way related with
the Site, or |
| 5.1.2 |
Your reliance
or use of any information or material obtained
either directly or indirectly from the use
of this Site, or |
| 5.1.3 |
Any purchases
or orders that you make for goods and/or services
either indirectly or directly through this
Site, including any damage for loss of profits
or loss of business without limitation, or |
| 5.1.4 |
Any other
consequential or pecuniary loss in any way
related to the use of this Site. |
|
| |
5.2 |
Condition 5.1
shall apply even if informationfrance have been
advised of the possibility of such loss or damage. |
| |
5.3 |
You acknowledge
that any dealings, bookings or purchases of goods
or services made with a third party by you through
this Site shall be subject to the terms and conditions
of that third party and that informationfrance will
not be a party to or in any way responsible for
or liable to you in respect of any transactions
between you and that third party. |
| |
5.4 |
You agree that
it is your sole responsibility to evaluate any goods
or services offered by this Site or by any third
parties via this Site. |
| |
5.5 |
informationfrance
is unable and therefore does not make any representations
or warranties as to the security of information
that you pass to any third parties as a result of
using this Site either directly or indirectly. |
| |
5.6 |
You acknowledge
that informationfrance has no control over the information
which can be accessed by this Site or which can
be accessed by any other web site which you access
as a result of using this Site. |
| |
5.7 |
You acknowledge
that informationfrance does not know or examine
the use to which you or other users put this Site
or the nature of the information you or other users
are sending or uploading. |
| |
5.8 |
informationfrance
therefore excludes all liability of whatever kind
and to the fullest extent permitted by law (this
includes libel, breach of confidence, invasion of
privacy, negligence and all intellectual property
infringements) for the transmission or reception
of information which can be accessed by this Site
of whatever nature by about or to you. |
| |
| 6 |
Notice |
| |
6.1 |
informationfrance
may serve notice upon you by any of the following
means: |
| |
|
| 6.1.1 |
Electronic
mail |
| 6.1.2 |
A general
notice on the Site |
| 6.1.3 |
Notice in
writing delivered by first class mail to the
address which you have provided for us. |
|
| |
| 7 |
Hypertext
Links |
| |
7.1 |
informationfrance
may provide a link from its own Site to other web
sites. Furthermore informationfrance may direct
electronic mails to persons chosen by you, however
you agree that informationfrance has no control
over these Electronic mails or Hypertext Links (or
any other third party link) and that you use these
links or forwarding mechanisms entirely at your
own risk. |
| |
7.2 |
You agree that
informationfrance has no responsibility or liability
for the content or any policies of any Hypertext
Links (or any other third party link) as mentioned
in 7.1 above. |
| |
| 8 |
Use
of the Site |
| |
If this Site contains
bulletin boards, chat rooms, or other message or
communication facilities (collectively "Forums"),
you agree to use the Forums only to send and receive
messages and material that are proper and related
to the particular Forum. By way of example, and
not as a limitation, you agree that when using a
Forum, you shall not do any of the following: |
| |
8.1 |
Defame, abuse,
harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the
legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity)
of others. |
| |
8.2 |
Publish, post,
distribute, or disseminate any defamatory, infringing,
obscene, indecent, or unlawful material or information. |
| |
8.3 |
Upload files
that contain software or other material protected
by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy
of publicity) unless you own or control the rights
there to or have received all necessary consents. |
| |
8.4 |
Upload files
that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other
similar software or programs that may damage the
operation of another's computer. |
| |
8.5 |
Delete any author
attributions, legal notices, or proprietary designations
or labels in any file that is uploaded. |
| |
8.6 |
Falsify the origin
or source of software or other material contained
in a file that is uploaded. |
| |
8.7 |
Advertise or
offer to sell any goods or services or conduct or
forward surveys, contests, or chain letters. |
| |
8.8 |
Download any
file posted by another user of a Forum that you
know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally
distributed in such manner. You acknowledge that
all Forums are public and not private communications.
Further, you acknowledge that chats, postings, conferences,
and other communications by other users are not
endorsed by informationfrance, and such communications
shall not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved
by informationfrance. informationfrance reserves
the right for any reason to remove without notice
any contents of the Forums received from users,
including without limitation bulletin board postings.
informationfrance reserves the right to deny in
its sole discretion any user access to this Site
or any portion thereof without notice. |
| |
| 9 |
Indemnity |
| |
You agree to keep
informationfrance indemnified against all actions,
claims, costs, expenses (including all legal costs)
and damages brought against or suffered by informationfrance
arising out of any breach of these terms and conditions
or any activity relating to your use of the Site
(including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you
or any other person accessing the Site using your
name or any other name with which you have registered
under this Site. |
| |
| 10 |
Persons
under the age of 18 |
| |
10.1 |
If you are under
18 years of age you agree that you have had your
parents permission to send any information to us
about yourself or anyone else over the internet. |
| |
10.2 |
informationfrance
make no representations or warranties to the effect
that the contents of this Site are suitable for
people under the age of 18. |
| |
| 11 |
Severance |
| |
If any of these
terms and conditions shall in whole or in part be
held to any extent to be illegal or unenforceable
under any enactment or rule of law such provision
shall to the extent required be severed from the
terms and conditions and rendered ineffective as
far as possible without modifying the remaining
provisions of this agreement and shall not in any
way affect any other circumstances or the validity
or enforcement of these terms and conditions. |
| |
| 12 |
Law
and Jurisdiction |
| |
These terms and
conditions shall be governed by and construed in
all respects in accordance with English law and
the parties irrevocably agree that the courts of
England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction
in respect of any dispute, suit, action, arbitration
or proceedings which may arise out of or in connection
with these terms and conditions provided that informationfrance
has the right at it's sole discretion to commence
and pursue proceedings in any other jurisdiction
or jurisdictions whether concurrently or not. |
