1. Presentation of the site.
Pursuant to article 6 law n° 2004-575 of June 21st 2004 to build confidence in the digital economy,users of site http://rh-europe.com/ are hereby informed of the identity of the different actors involved in its creation and monitoring :
Owner: Raccords Hydrauliques
Created by : Atmosphère communication
Publication managed by : Raccords Hydrauliques – contact@rh-europe.com
Publication is managed by a natural person or a legal entity.
Webmaster : Atmosphère communication – contact@atmospherecommunication.fr
Host : OVH – 2 rue Kellermann – 59100 Roubaix – France
2. General terms and conditions of use of the site and the services offered.
Using the http://rh-europe.com/ site implies full and complete acceptance of the general terms and conditions of use stated hereinafter. These terms and conditions of use can be changed or added to at any moment,users of the http://rh-europe.com/ site are therefore requested to consult them at regular intervals .
As a general rule this site is accessible to users at any moment. An interruption for maintenance reasons can however be decided on by http://rh-europe.com/, who agrees to inform the users beforehand of the dates and times of the work involved.
The http://rh-europe.com/ site is regularly updated by Raccords Hydrauliques. In the same way, the terms and conditions can be changed at any moment : they nevertheless bind the user who is requested to refer to them as often as possible so as to be fully aware.
3. Description of services provided.
The http://rh-europe.com/ site is designed to provide information regarding all the spheres of activity of the company.
Raccords Hydrauliques agrees to provide the http://rh-europe.com/ site with information which is as precise as possible. However, it cannot be held liable for any oversights, inaccuracies or failings in the update, caused by them or by a third party partner providing them with this information.
All of the information included on the http://rh-europe.com/ site is given for reference only and is subject to change. Moreover, the information given on http://rh-europe.com/ is not exhaustive. It is subject to changes made since it was last put on line .
4. Contractual limitations regarding technical data.
The site uses JavaScript.
The Internet site cannot be held liable for any material damages connected with the use of this site. What is more, the site user agrees to access the site by means of recent equipment, free of any virus and with an up-dated last generation browser.
5. Intellectual property and fraudulent copying.
Raccords Hydrauliques is owner of the intellectual property rights or holds the right to use all the accessible elements of the site, notably the texts, pictures, graphics, logo, icons, sound, software.
Any copying, representation, modification, publication, adaptation of all or part of the elements of the site, whatever the means or process used, is forbidden, unless Raccords Hydrauliques has given its prior written agreement.
Any unauthorized use of the site or of any one of the elements included in it will be deemed as fraudulent copying and proceedings instituted in accordance with the provisions of articles L.335-2 and subsequent of the Intellectual Property Code.
6. Liability limitations.
Raccords Hydrauliques cannot be held liable for any direct and indirect damages to user equipment when accessing the Raccords Hydrauliques site and resulting either from the use of equipment not respecting the requirements stated in point 4, or the appearance of a bug or incompatibility.
Raccords Hydrauliques cannot be held liable either for any indirect damages (such as, for example, loss of a market or a prospect) resulting from the use of the http://rh-europe.com/ site.
The interactive areas ( questions in the contact area) are available to users. Raccords Hydrauliques reserves the rights to delete, without prior official notification, any content in this space which contravenes French national legislation , in particular provisions regarding data protection. If need be, Raccords Hydrauliques also reserves the possibility of implicating the user’s civil and/or criminal liability, notably in the case of a racist, abusive, slanderous or pornographic message, whatever the support used (text, photograph…).
7. Personal data management.
In France, personal data is protected notably by law n° 78-87 of January 6th 1978, n° 2004-801 of August 6th 2004, article L. 226-13 Criminal Code and the European Directive of October 24th 1995.
When using the http://rh-europe.com/site the following could be collected: URL of the links by which the user connected to the http://rh-europe.com/site, the user’s provider, the user’s IP address.
Whatever the circumstances, Raccords Hydrauliques only collects user personal data needed for certain services offered by http://rh-europe.com/. The user provides this information in full knowledge of the facts, notably when they key it in themselves. It is therefore specified to the http://rh-europe.com/ site users the obligation to provide or not this information.
In accordance with the provisions of articles 38 and subsequent of law 78-17 of January 6th 1978 concerning information technology and data protection, all users have a right of access, modification and objection to their personal data, by sending a written signed request, together with proof of identity and the signature of the holder, stating the address to which the answer should be sent.
No personal data of http://rh-europe.com/ users is published, exchanged, transferred, surrendered or sold on whatever type of support to any third party without the user’s knowledge. Only the sale of Raccords Hydrauliques and its rights would enable the transfer of the said information to a possible buyer who would be bound by the same obligation to keep and change the data of http://rh-europe.com/ users.
The site is not registered with the CNIL as it does not collect personal information.
The database is protected by the provisions of law of July 1st 1998 adapting directive 96/9 of March 11th 1996 regarding the legal protection of database.
8. Hypertext links and cookies.
The http://rh-europe.com/ site contains a certain number of hypertext links to other sites, set-up with Raccords Hydrauliques authorization. However, Raccords Hydrauliques is not in a position to check the content of these sites thus visited, and as a result does not accept any liability.
Browsing the http://rh-europe.com/ site is liable to result in the installation of cookies on the user’s computer. A cookie is a small file, which cannot identify the user, but which records the browsing habits of the computer. The data collected facilitates subsequent browsing on the site and is also used to measure frequency of visits.
Refusing a cookie could mean that certain services cannot be accessed. However, the user can configure their computer in the following manner to refuse cookies :
With Internet Explorer : tab tools/ options internet. Click on Confidentiality and choose Block all cookies. Click on Ok to validate.
With Netscape : tab edition / preferences. Click on Advanced and choose Deactivate cookies. Click on Ok to validate.
9. Enforceable law and power of jurisdiction .
Any litigation regarding the use of the http://rh-europe.com/ site is subject to French law. Power of jurisdiction is given exclusively to the courts in Paris.
10. Main laws applicable.
Law n° 78-87 of January 6th 1978, notably amended by law n° 2004-801 of August 6th 2004 concerning information technology and data protection.
Law n° 2004-575 of June 21st 2004 to build confidence in the digital economy.
11. Glossary.
User : Internet user connecting to, using the aforementioned site.
Personal information : “personal information which makes it possible, in whatever form, directly or not,to identify the natural person to which it applies” (article 4 law n° 78-17 of January 6th 1978).