Legal notice
And privacy policy

LEGAL INFORMATION

This website (hereinafter the “Website”), accessible at the URL www.vggassocies.com, is published by the law firm VGG & Associés, practising in Paris in the form of an association of lawyers with individual professional liability (AARPI), whose registered office is located at 15 avenue d’Eylau, 75116 Paris – France, telephone: +33 1 56 89 40 00, fax: +33 1 56 89 40 10, SIRET number 789 775 467 00010 (hereinafter the “Firm”).

The Director of publication of the Website is Frédéric Grillier.

The Website is hosted by OVH, 2 rue Kellermann – 59100 Roubaix – France. Tel: 0820 698 765.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

By sending an email to the Firm via a “mailto” link available on the Website, or by accessing or using the Website, any person (hereinafter the “User”) declares and warrants that they have previously read the terms of use of the Website, namely the legal information, the privacy policy and these terms and conditions of use, and that they accept their terms without reservation, modification or restriction. The User must therefore regularly consult the Website in order to remain informed of any changes or updates to the Website’s terms and conditions of use.

LIABILITY

The information contained and accessible on the Website is provided by the Firm for indicative and informational purposes only and does not in any way constitute an offer of services. 

The Website is intended for the private use of each User. The Website and the data, information and documents it provides are intended solely to give general, non-exhaustive information about the Firm and may not, under any circumstances, be regarded as constituting legal advice, solicitation, canvassing and/or an offer of services of any kind.

Each User is solely responsible for the use they make of the information provided on the Website, and the Firm shall in no event be liable for any direct or indirect damage arising from the consultation and/or use of such information by the User. The Firm does not guarantee continuous access to the Website, nor the updating of the information it contains, nor the permanence of its proper functioning or its complete IT security.

The Firm shall not be liable for any damage resulting from fraudulent intrusion by a third party leading to a modification of the information disseminated on this Website.

The Firm ensures that the Website does not contain any hyperlink allowing direct or indirect access to websites or web pages whose content would be contrary to the fundamental principles of the legal profession, and undertakes to take all necessary measures to remove any such links should a website prove to be inconsistent with those fundamental principles. However, the Firm cannot incur liability beyond this ethical obligation.

Users are not authorized to create a hyperlink to the Website and/or to any page of the Website and/or to any file available on it without the Firm’s prior and express consent. Under no circumstances shall the Firm be held liable for the consequences of any access made through such a link if that link has been created without its consent.

The Website is governed by French law and subject to the jurisdiction of the French courts.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The Website is the exclusive intellectual property of the Firm. The Website and its content are protected by French law and international conventions relating to copyright.

Users are authorized only to display the Website on the screen of their personal computer and to temporarily reproduce the files composing it in the cache memory of that computer solely for the purpose of facilitating consultation of the Website.

In particular, and subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, Users are not authorized to reproduce, represent, modify, translate and/or adapt, in whole or in part, for consideration or free of charge, the Website and each of its components, nor to reproduce or represent such translations, adaptations or modifications, in whole or in part, for consideration or free of charge, without the prior written consent of the Firm. By way of exception, the Firm authorizes Users to download onto the hard drive of their personal computer the newsletters or other documents owned by the Firm which are made available to Users in electronic file format specifically for downloading purposes. Such files may only be downloaded via the hypertext links provided for this purpose. In this case, and unless expressly stated otherwise on each of the documents concerned, Users are authorized only to hold one copy of such documents and to print them for strictly private use. In particular, Users are prohibited from distributing these documents to third parties, including by email, by printing and distribution on a tangible medium, or by making them available on a server installed on a public or private network.

PRIVACY POLICY AND PERSONAL DATA

In accordance with Article 22 of French Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Information Technology, Data Files and Civil Liberties (the “Data Protection Act”), as amended, it is specified that the email address and any other personal data voluntarily included by a user to identify themselves in an email sent to the Firm, as well as IP (Internet Protocol) addresses relating to their Internet connection, are the only personal data likely to be collected via the Website and processed by the Firm (hereinafter the “Personal Data”). By using the Website, each User accepts the collection and use of their Personal Data as described in this privacy policy.

The Firm is the data controller for the processing of Personal Data. The email address and any other personal data included by the User in their email for identification purposes are collected via the Website through a “mailto” link, which enables Users of the Website to send emails to the Firm or its members. Such data is retained and used solely for the purpose of responding to emails sent to the Firm and its members.

In accordance with the Data Protection Act, each User has the right to access their personal data, to request its rectification or erasure, to object to the processing of their Personal Data, and to benefit from a right to data portability. Accordingly, any User providing proof of identity may (i) request confirmation from the Firm as to whether or not Personal Data relating to them are being processed by the Firm or on its behalf, as well as the communication, in an accessible form, of such Personal Data and any available information regarding their source, and (ii) require, as applicable, that Personal Data relating to them which are inaccurate, incomplete, ambiguous, outdated, or whose use or retention would be unlawful, be rectified, supplemented, updated, or erased. The rights of each User referred to in this paragraph may be exercised by writing to the following address: VGG & Associés, 15, avenue d’Eylau, 75116 Paris.

Personal Data relating to the members of the Firm that are made accessible on the Website may not be collected or processed without the prior written consent of the person concerned.

DATA COLLECTED

Personal Data may be collected when the User:

• browses the Website;
• sends a question via the contact form;
• submits an application for a position or an internship.

PURPOSES

Personal Data is collected and processed in order to:

• provide the services or information requested by the User;
• respond to the User’s questions and requests;
• process applications received.

These processing operations are based on the Firm’s legitimate interest.

The Firm retains Personal Data only for the period necessary for the processing operations implemented and may retain such data for a longer period to comply with its legal obligations.

DESIGN

AGENCE CREATIVO

04 67 49 03 40

contact@agencecreativo.com

7, Avenue Pierre Verdier 34500 Béziers

www.agencecreativo.com