Terms of Use

  • PREAMBULE

We strongly recommend that you carefully read our entire Terms of Use before using the http://clugproject.eu/ website (the “Site”).

These Terms and Conditions of Use (the “Terms of Use”) apply to anyone who accesses or uses the online services offered through CLUG PROJECT’s website, http://clugproject.eu/.

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By accessing the Site, you agree to comply with the Terms of Use. Access to the Site is strictly reserved for users (“Users”), as defined in the Terms of Use.

CLUG-PROJECT reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add to, or update these Terms of Use at any time, including to comply with any legal, editorial, and/or technical changes and to conform to any changes in the Web Host’s general terms and conditions of service.

You should regularly review the most recent version of the Terms of Use, which is always available on the Site.

  • DEFINITION

In these Terms of Use, terms beginning with a capital letter have the following meanings:

“Contribution(s)” means all comments and/or content that Users are permitted to post on the Site.

“Publisher” means CLUG-PROJECT.

“Web Host” means OVH.

“Information” means all information and publications available on the Site.

“Site” means the website offered to the public by the Publisher at http://clugproject.eu/.

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“User(s)” means any person with access to the Site, no matter where that person is located and no matter what the connection method used.

  • PURPOSE OF THE SITE

The purpose of the Site is to provide Users with information and assistance regarding  CLUG-PROJECT, presentation, goal and objectives, news about the project, and publications.

Use of the Site requires compliance with the Terms of Use.

  • ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE

- Access to the Site

You may access the Site from any computer, tablet, or smartphone connected to a telecommunications network that uses Internet communication protocols.

CLUG-PROJECT grants Users the right to view, use, and access the Information on the Site.

- Cost of access

Access to the Site is free of charge and does not require a subscription.

You are personally responsible for the cost of all software and equipment needed to use the Site, as well for as Internet access and communications charges outside of your place of work.

You are fully responsible for your own login information.

Unless proven otherwise, you will be deemed responsible for any connection to the Site and any transmission of data using your login information.

- Period of access

You are granted access to the Site for an unlimited period, but either you or  CLUG-PROJECT may unilaterally terminate access at any time, without prior notice, without cause, and without indemnification.

You agree that if you violate any legal provisions or these Terms of Use, CLUG-PROJECT may block you from the Site and terminate your access, without prior notice and effective immediately.

- Use of the Site

The Site may be used only for personal purposes, except as noted in CLUG-PROJECT inserts.

Prohibited actions include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • using the Site for commercial purposes or, more generally, to offer products or services for payment, whether directly or indirectly;
  • “reselling” or providing the Site’s content, whether for compensation or free of charge, to any third parties and/or other Users;
  • using the Site to advertise or post unsolicited promotional materials;
  • and directing Internet users, directly or indirectly, including through the use of hyperlinks, to other websites that may not comply with French law or with the Terms of Use.

To ensure that the Site works properly, you must comply with certain technical constraints, which may be modified from time to time.

You must comply with the following technical instructions to access the Site and make optimal use of the services offered there. You may not take any action that could impede or disturb the Site’s operation or technical accessibility. The minimum configuration required to access the Site is as follows:

CLUG-PROJECT does not guarantee that the servers hosting the Site are free of viruses or other dangerous components. Therefore, you are responsible for taking all appropriate steps to protect your own data and/or software from contamination by any viruses that may circulate on the Internet.

You agree that CLUG-PROJECT will in no event be held liable for any direct or indirect, pecuniary or non-pecuniary, consequential or incidental damages that may result from your access to or use of the Site, including Site unavailability; data loss, damage, or destruction; viruses that may affect your computer or other devices; and/or the presence of viruses on the Site.

Furthermore, if you download and/or obtain any materials, in any manner whatsoever, while using the Site, you do so at your own peril and risk. CLUG-PROJECT is not liable for any damage to or loss of data from your computer.

The information provided by CLUG-PROJECT on the Site does not create a contract. It is provided for informational purposes only, free of charge, and with no obligation by  CLUG-PROJECT, which may modify it without prior notice.

CLUG-PROJECT endeavours to provide the most exact information possible on the Site. However, CLUG-PROJECT is not  liable for any omissions, inaccuracies, or gaps in its updates, whether caused by it or by third-party partners that provide it with information. You should verify any information posted on the Site with official sources.

  • SITE AVAILABILITY

The Site is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except in the event of force majeure or other events outside of CLUG-PROJECT’s control.

CLUG-PROJECT reserves the right, without prior notice, to suspend, interrupt, or limit access to all or part of the Site, including for the maintenance and updates necessary to ensure that the Site and other resources operate properly, or for any other reason, including technical reasons.

CLUG-PROJECT does not have an absolute obligation (obligation de résultat) to ensure the Site’s availability or technical accessibility. CLUG-PROJECT will in no event be liable for any interruptions or their consequences for Users, including where such interruptions are caused by the Web Host’s interruptions for maintenance or other reasons.

You are hereby informed that CLUG-PROJECT may terminate or modify the Site’s services at any time and without prior notice. You will have no recourse against CLUG-PROJECT if it does so.

  • WEB HOSTING

You are expressly informed that content posted on the Site is hosted and stored on OVH server.

  • INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

You undertake not to infringe the intellectual property rights (including copyright and related rights, sui generis database rights, trademarks, domain names, etc.) of CLUG-PROJECT, the Web Host, or any third parties.

CLUG-PROJECT holds all intellectual property rights to the structure and content of the Site, including text, logos, images, sounds, software, icons, page layout, and databases, or else has legally acquired the right to use the Site’s structure and content, without limitation.

CLUG-PROJECT grants you the right to use the Site for strictly personal purposes, excluding any use for lucrative purposes. For any business use, you must obtain  CLUG-PROJECT’s express prior written consent.

For example, you are prohibited from copying, reproducing, representing, modifying and/or using, or transferring, in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever, all or part of the Site’s structure or content without CLUG-PROJECT’s express prior written authorization.

The trademarks and logos published on the Site have been registered by the companies that own them. Any reproduction of names or logos by any means whatsoever without the prior authorization of their owners is prohibited.

Failure to comply with these prohibitions may constitute infringement, unfair competition, or parasitic practices for which you may be held civilly or criminally liable.

  • HYPERLINKS

You may create hyperlinks from external sites to the Site, with the exception of any sites containing illegal, political, religious, or pornographic information or content.

If you use such sites, you should refer to the Terms of Use of the site in question. However, in connection with this authorization, CLUG-PROJECT reserves the right to object and disclaims all liability for the information contained on any sites that may be linked to its own Site by hypertext or otherwise.

Conversely, hypertext links contained on the Site may link to other websites by any means.

Since CLUG-PROJECT has no control over these external sites and sources, it is not liable for them and bears no responsibility for their content, advertising, products, services, or other materials available on or from such external sites or sources.

Moreover, CLUG-PROJECT may not be held liable for any proven or alleged damages resulting from or relating to the use of or trust in the content, goods, or services available on such external sites or sources.

Finally, to the extent authorized by law, CLUG-PROJECT is not liable in the event that the content of such other sites violates any applicable laws or regulations.

  • WARRANTIES/LIABILITY

You undertake to use the Site without violating any applicable laws or regulations, accepted Internet practices or “netiquette,” or these Terms of Use.

CLUG-PROJECT disclaims all liability for use of its services in violation of the Terms of Use.

You are informed that any violation of the Terms of Use may result in legal action and penalties against you.

Subject to the same terms, you also undertake to comply with the rules and internal practices relating to the use of CLUG-PROJECT’s information systems and networks.

You undertake to act diligently to respond to any complaints.

You are liable to CLUG-PROJECT and/or to the relevant third parties for any pecuniary or non-pecuniary, direct and/or indirect damages of any kind whatsoever caused by you and/or your employees as a result of any violation of the Terms of Use.

You agree to warrant CLUG-PROJECT and all of its affiliates, representatives, employees, and partners, as well as the Web Host, against any demand, claim, complaint, and/or recourse of any kind resulting from any violation of these provisions.

You undertake to indemnify them at any time and on their first request for any damages and/or any demand, action, or complaint by a third party resulting from any violation of these provisions.

This warranty covers both the damages that may be paid, whatever their direct or indirect cause, and costs such as legal fees, expert witness fees, and court costs.

CLUG-PROJECT undertakes to use best efforts to take technical and organizational steps to protect the information contained on the Site.

Nevertheless, you acknowledge that you have been fully informed that the data are not protected against any form of intrusion, including by pirating.

You acknowledge that it is impossible to guarantee the complete security of transmitted data. Therefore, CLUG-PROJECT is not liable for any incidents that may result from such transmission.

It is your responsibility to take all necessary steps to preserve the confidentiality of the data you transmit.

As a User of the Site, you expressly undertake as follows:

  • not to use any software or processes intended for copying Information from the Site without CLUG-PROJECT’s express prior authorization;
  • to expressly agree not to use any software or devices that could disturb the Site’s operation or to take any action that could disproportionately burden CLUG-PROJECT’s infrastructure;
  • not to alter, modify, or create derivative works based on Information on the Site without CLUG-PROJECT’s express prior consent;
  • when quoting, discussing, or reproducing works in the press or for other uses expressly authorized by law, to do so only in accordance with the limits and conditions set forth in the law and to cite the names of the source and its authors;
  • not to extract or reuse any portion (whether small or large) of the content of Site’s databases and archives, including for private purposes, without CLUG-PROJECT’s prior written authorization;
  • not to collect information about third parties, including their email addresses, in order to use it for commercial solicitation or similar purposes, or to incorporate it into a referencing or similar service, whether paid or free of charge, or for purposes of competitive intelligence gathering;
  • not to set up any systems liable to or capable of pirating the Site, in full or in part, or liable to violate the Terms of Use;
  • to inform CLUG-PROJECT immediately if you become aware of any infringement whatsoever (including of CLUG-PROJECT’s intellectual property rights), and in particular of any illegal use (or any use in breach of contract) of the Information on the Site, whatever the method of distribution used.
  • If you post a Contribution on the Site, you acknowledge that you are personally liable both to third parties and to CLUG-PROJECT in the event of any violation of applicable laws or regulations, and, as a result, you warrant CLUG-PROJECT against any disturbance, claims, or evictions.

 

  • CONTACT US

For any questions about the Site’s operation or the Terms of Use, please contact us by post at the following address:

SNCF - INNOVATION & RECHERCHE
Service Communication
Immeuble Le Jade - 2ème étage
1, avenue François Mitterrand – 93210 Saint Denis

  • SEVERABILITY

If all or part of one or more provisions of the Terms of Use are invalidated, either due to a law or regulation or due to a final court decision, the other provisions of the Terms of Use (and the other parts of the invalided provision) remain valid.

  • GOVERNING LAWS - DISPUTE RESOLUTION

The Terms and Conditions are governed by French law.

In the event of a disagreement relating to the interpretation, validity, or performance of the Terms of Use, you and CLUG-PROJECT agree to use best efforts to settle the dispute amicably.

If the parties cannot reach an amicable settlement, any dispute relating to the interpretation or performance of the Terms of Use will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Paris courts.

 

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