Legal terms - La Cateline (english version)

Use of the website www.lacateline.fr implies full acceptance of the general terms and conditions of use described below. These terms and conditions of use are subject to change or amendment at any time; users of the website www.lacateline.fr are therefore encouraged to consult them regularly.

This website is normally accessible to users at all times. However, La Cateline may decide to interrupt its operation for technical maintenance reasons, and will endeavor to inform users in advance of the dates and times of such maintenance.

The website www.lacateline.fr is regularly updated by its owner. Similarly, the legal notices may be modified at any time; they are nevertheless binding on the user, who is encouraged to refer to them as often as possible to familiarize themselves with them.

The purpose of the website www.lacateline.fr is to provide information regarding all of its services.

La Cateline strives to provide information on the website www.lacateline.fr that is as accurate as possible.

All information provided on the website www.lacateline.fr is provided for informational purposes only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information on the website www.lacateline.fr is not exhaustive. It is provided subject to changes that may have been made since it was first posted.

The website may use JavaScript technology. The website cannot be held responsible for any material damage related to the use of the website. In addition, the user of the website agrees to access the website using recent hardware, free of viruses, and with an up-to-date, latest-generation browser.

La Cateline owns the intellectual property rights or holds the usage rights to all elements accessible on the site, including text, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, and software.

Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, or adaptation of all or part of the site's elements, regardless of the means or process used, is prohibited without the prior written authorization of La Cateline and its creator.

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

La Cateline shall not be held liable for any direct or indirect damage caused to the user's equipment when accessing the website www.lacateline.fr, resulting either from the use of equipment that does not meet the specifications indicated in point 4, or from the appearance of a bug or incompatibility.

La Cateline shall also not be held liable for any indirect damage (such as, for example, loss of market or loss of opportunity) resulting from the use of the website www.lacateline.fr.

Interactive spaces (with the possibility of asking questions in the contact section) are available to users. La Cateline reserves the right to remove, without prior notice, any content posted in this space that violates applicable French legislation, particularly provisions relating to data protection. Where applicable, La Cateline also reserves the right to bring civil and/or criminal proceedings against the user, particularly in the event of messages of a racist, insulting, defamatory or pornographic nature, regardless of the medium used (text, photograph, etc.).

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 French Penal Code, and the European Directive of October 24, 1995.

When using the website www.lacateline.fr, the following information may be collected: the URL of the links through which the user accessed the website www.lacateline.fr, the user's access provider, and the user's Internet Protocol (IP) address.

In any event, La Cateline only collects personal information about the user for the purposes of certain services offered by the website www.lacateline.fr (newsletter subscription and online store). The user provides this information knowingly, particularly when they enter it themselves. The user of the website www.lacateline.fr is then informed whether or not they are required to provide this information.

In accordance with the provisions of Articles 38 et seq. of Law 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 their personal data by submitting a written and signed request, accompanied by a copy of their identity document with the signature of the holder of the document, and specifying the address to which the response should be sent.

No personal information of users of the website www.lacateline.fr is published without the user's knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned, or sold on any medium whatsoever to third parties. Only the acquisition of La Cateline and its rights would allow the transfer of said information to the potential purchaser, who would in turn be bound by the same obligation to retain and modify data as users of the website www.lacateline.fr.

The 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.

Browsing the website www.lacateline.fr may result in the installation of cookies on the user's computer. A cookie is a small file that does not allow user identification, but records information about a computer's browsing experience on a website. The data obtained is intended to facilitate subsequent browsing on the website and is also used to measure various traffic.

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

In Microsoft Edge: Tools tab (cogwheel icon in the top right corner) / Internet options.

Click on Privacy and choose Block all cookies. Confirm with OK.

In Firefox: At the top of the browser window, click 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.

In Safari: Click on the menu icon (symbolized by a cog) in the top right corner of the browser. Select Settings. Click Show Advanced Settings.

In the "Privacy" section, click Content Settings.

In the "Cookies" section, you can block cookies.

In Chrome: Click on the menu icon (symbolized by three horizontal lines) in the top 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.

Any dispute relating to the use of the website www.lacateline.fr is subject to French law.

Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of Paris.

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

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