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In accordance with the provisions of Articles 6-III and 19 of Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on Confidence in the Digital Economy, known as the L.C.E.N., we hereby provide the following information to users and visitors of the sti-france.com website:

  • Owner : SAS STI France
  • Address : ZI Le, Du Touya, 64260 Arudy
  • Phone : (+33) 5 59 56 57 58
  • Email : contact@sti-france.com
  • Capital : 40 000€
  • N° SIRET : 39301149900034
  • EU VAT Number: FR91393011499
  • Publication Manager: Jean-François AUGER
  • Conception : Cyberscope(opens in new tab)
  • Hosting : o2switch – Chem. des Pardiaux, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand

 

Terms and conditions of Use of the Website ans Services Provided

Use of the sti-france.com website implies full and unconditional acceptance of the general terms and conditions of use described below. These terms of use may be modified or supplemented at any time without prior notice; users of the sti-france.com website are therefore encouraged to consult them regularly. The sti-france.com website is, in principle, accessible to users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except in the event of scheduled or unscheduled interruptions for maintenance purposes or in cases of force majeure. In the event that access to the service is unavailable, sti-france.com undertakes to make every effort to restore access to the service and will endeavor to inform users in advance of the dates and times of the intervention. As it is subject only to an obligation of means, sti-france.com cannot be held liable for any damage, regardless of its nature, resulting from the unavailability of the service. The sti-france.com website is regularly updated by the site owner. Likewise, the legal notices may be modified at any time without prior notice and shall be binding on the user without reservation. The user is deemed to accept them without reservation and is expected to consult them regularly to stay informed of any changes.

The sti-france.com website also reserves the right to assign or transfer, without prior notice, the rights and/or obligations under these Terms of Use and Legal Notices. By continuing to use the Services of the sti-france.com website, the user acknowledges and accepts any amendments that may have been made to the general terms and conditions.

 

Description of the services provided

The purpose of the sti-france.com website is to provide information about all of the company’s activities. The website owner endeavors to provide information on sti-france.com that is as accurate as possible. However, the owner cannot be held liable for any omissions, inaccuracies or failures to update the information, whether attributable to the owner or to third-party partners who provide such information. All information provided on sti-france.com is for informational purposes only, is non-exhaustive, and may be subject to change. It is provided subject to any modifications made since it was published online.

 

Limitation of liability

The sti-france.com website uses JavaScript technology. The sti-france.com website cannot be held liable for any typographical errors or inaccuracies appearing on the service, or for any damage suffered as a result of its use. The user remains responsible for their equipment and its use, and bears sole responsibility for any direct or indirect costs resulting from their Internet connection. Users of the sti-france.com website undertake to access it using up-to-date equipment, free from viruses, and with the latest-generation, updated web browser. The user releases sti-france.com from any liability for any damage they may suffer or cause, directly or indirectly, as a result of the services provided. Only the user shall be held liable for their use of the service provided, and the user expressly releases the sti-france.com website from any liability towards third parties.

The website owner reserves the right to hold the user civilly and/or criminally liable, particularly in the event of racist, abusive, defamatory or pornographic messages, regardless of the medium used (text, photograph, etc.). It is hereby reminded that the developers of the sti-france.com website retain records of the user’s email address and IP address. Consequently, users should be aware that, in the event of a court order, they may be identified and subject to legal proceedings.

 

Intellectual property and counterfeiting

The website owner holds the intellectual property rights or the rights to use all elements accessible on the website, including texts, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, software, etc. Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication or adaptation, in whole or in part, of any of the website’s elements, regardless of the means or process used, is prohibited without prior written authorization sent to: contact@sti-france.com. Any unauthorized use of the website or any of its elements shall be considered an infringement and prosecuted in accordance with Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.

 

Hyperlinks and cookies

The sti-france.com website contains a number of hyperlinks to other websites (partners, information, etc.) established with the authorization of the website owner. However, the website owner is not able to verify the content of the websites visited through these links and therefore disclaims any liability in this regard for any potential risks associated with unlawful content. Users are informed that, when visiting the sti-france.com website, one or more cookies may be automatically installed on their computer. A cookie is a small file that does not identify the user but records information relating to a computer’s browsing activity on a website. The data obtained in this way is intended to facilitate subsequent browsing on the website and also to enable various traffic measurement activities.

The browser settings allow users to be notified of the presence of cookies and, where applicable, to refuse them, as described at the following address: www.cnil.fr

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

  • In Internet Explorer: Tools tab / Internet Options. Click on Privacy and select Block all cookies. Click OK to confirm.
  • In Netscape: Edit tab / Preferences. Click on Advanced and select Disable cookies. Click OK to confirm.
  • In Firefox: Tools tab / Options / Privacy. In the History section, select “Use custom settings for history” and then uncheck “Accept cookies”. Click OK to confirm.
  • In Chrome: Google Chrome menu / Settings / Show advanced settings at the bottom of the page / Click on “Content settings” / Check: “Block all third-party cookies without exception.” Click OK to confirm.

 

Applicable law and jurisdiction

Any dispute relating to the use of the sti-france.com website shall be governed by French law. In the event of a dispute, both the user and sti-france.com agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the French courts.

 

Protection of property and individuals – personal data management

User: Internet user connecting to and using the aforementioned website: sti-france.com

In France, personal data is protected in particular by Law No. 78-87 of January 6, 1978, Law No. 2004-801 of August 6, 2004, Article L. 226-13 of the French Criminal Code, and the European Directive of October 24, 1995.

On the sti-france.com website, the website owner collects personal information relating to users only as necessary for certain services offered by the sti-france.com website. Users provide this information knowingly, particularly when they enter it themselves. Users of the sti-france.com website are then informed whether or not providing this information is mandatory. In accordance with Articles 38 et seq. of French Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978 on Information Technology, Data Files and Civil Liberties, every user has the right to access, rectify, delete and object to the processing of their personal data. To exercise these rights, users may contact sti-france.com by email at contact@sti-france.com or submit 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 relating to users of the sti-france.com website is published without the user’s knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned or sold in any form whatsoever to third parties. The only exception would be the acquisition of the sti-france.com website and its rights from the website owner, in which case the aforementioned information could be transferred to the potential purchaser, who would in turn be bound by the same obligations regarding the retention and modification of the data with respect to users of the sti-france.com website.

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