Legal notices
1. Website presentation.
Pursuant to Article 6 of Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, users of the website www.synoxis-algae.com are informed of the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and monitoring:
Owner : SYNOXIS ALGAE – 84247558400012 – ZI LES RELANDIERES NORD 44850 LE CELLIER FRANCE
Creator : Sandy Guerchais
Publication manager : Hugo Vuillemin – algae@synoxis.com
The publication manager is a natural person or a legal entity.
Host : COPILHOST – 98239786100013 – 61 RUE DE LYON 75012 PARIS FRANCE
Credits : Created by Sandy Guerchais and Clara Bennouna, maintained by Joris Bruneau, hosted by COPILHOST
2. General terms and conditions of use of the website and the services offered.
Use of the website www.synoxis-algae.com implies full and unreserved acceptance of the general terms and conditions of use described below. These terms of use may be amended or supplemented at any time; users of the website www.synoxis-algae.com are therefore invited to consult them regularly.
This website is normally accessible to users at all times. However, an interruption for technical maintenance may be decided by Synoxis Algae, which will then endeavour to inform users in advance of the dates and times of the intervention.
The website www.synoxis-algae.com is regularly updated by Hugo Vuillemin. Similarly, the legal notice may be amended at any time: it remains binding on the user, who is invited to refer to it as often as possible to review it.
3. Description of services provided.
The purpose of the website www.synoxis-algae.com is to provide information concerning all of the company’s activities.
Synoxis Algae strives to provide information on the website www.synoxis-algae.com that is as accurate as possible. However, it cannot be held responsible for omissions, inaccuracies, or deficiencies in updates, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners providing this information.
All information listed on the website www.synoxis-algae.com is provided for informational purposes only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information on the website www.synoxis-algae.com is not exhaustive. It is provided subject to modifications that may have been made since it was placed online.
4. Contractual limitations on technical data.
The website cannot be held responsible for material damage related to the use of the site. Moreover, the website user agrees to access the site using recent equipment, free of viruses, and with an updated, latest-generation browser.
5. Intellectual property and counterfeiting.
Synoxis Algae owns the intellectual property rights or holds the usage rights for all elements accessible on the website, including text, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, and software.
Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, or adaptation of all or part of the elements of the site, by any means or process whatsoever, is prohibited without the prior written authorization of: Synoxis Algae.
Any unauthorized exploitation of the site or any of the elements it contains will be considered as constituting an infringement and prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the Intellectual Property Code.
6. Limitations of liability.
Synoxis Algae cannot be held responsible for direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the website www.synoxis-algae.com, 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.
Synoxis Algae cannot also be held responsible for indirect damages (such as, for example, a loss of market share or loss of an opportunity) resulting from the use of the website www.synoxis-algae.com.
Interactive spaces (the opportunity to ask questions in the contact area) are available to users. Synoxis Algae reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in this space that violates applicable French legislation, in particular provisions relating to data protection. If necessary, Synoxis Algae also reserves the right to hold the user civilly and/or criminally liable, particularly in the event of messages of a racist, abusive, defamatory, or pornographic nature, regardless of the medium used (text, photography, etc.).
7. Personal data management.
In France, personal data is notably protected by Law No. 78-87 of January 6, 1978, Law No. 2004-801 of August 6, 2004, Article L. 226-13 of the Penal Code, and the European Directive of October 24, 1995.
When using the website www.synoxis-algae.com, the following may be collected: the URL of the links through which the user accessed the website www.synoxis-algae.com, the user’s internet service provider, and the user’s Internet Protocol (IP) address.
In any case, Synoxis Algae only collects personal information relating to the user for the purpose of certain services offered by the website www.synoxis-algae.com. The user provides this information with full knowledge of the facts, particularly when entering it themselves. At that time, the user of the website www.synoxis-algae.com is 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 freedoms, every user has a right of access, rectification, and opposition to personal data concerning them, by making a written and signed request, accompanied by a copy of the identity document with the signature of the holder of the document, specifying the address to which the reply must be sent.
No personal information of the user of the website www.synoxis-algae.com is published without the user’s knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned, or sold on any medium whatsoever to third parties. Only the assumption of the buyout of Synoxis Algae and its rights would allow the transmission of said information to the eventual purchaser, who would in turn be bound by the same obligation to retain and modify the data with respect to the user of the website www.synoxis-algae.com.
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.
8. Hypertext links and cookies.
The website www.synoxis-algae.com contains a number of hypertext links to other sites, set up with the authorization of Synoxis Algae. However, Synoxis Algae does not have the ability to verify the content of the sites thus visited, and will consequently assume no responsibility for this fact.
Browsing the website www.synoxis-algae.com is likely to cause the installation of cookie(s) on the user’s computer. A cookie is a small file that does not allow the identification of the user, but which records information relating to the navigation of a computer on a site. The data thus obtained is intended to facilitate subsequent navigation on the site, and is also intended to allow various traffic measurements.
Refusal to install a cookie may result in the inability to access certain services. The user can, however, configure their computer as follows to refuse the installation of cookies:
In Internet Explorer: tools tab (gear icon at the top right) / internet options. Click on Privacy and choose Block all cookies. Click OK to confirm.
In Firefox: at the top of the browser window, click on 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 (represented by a gear) at the top right of the browser. Select Settings. Click on Show advanced settings. In the “Privacy” section, click on Content settings. In the “Cookies” section, you can block cookies.
In Chrome: Click on the menu icon (represented by three horizontal lines) at the top right of the browser. Select Settings. Click on Show advanced settings. In the “Privacy” section, click on preferences. In the “Privacy” tab, you can block cookies.
9. Applicable law and jurisdiction.
Any dispute related to the use of the website www.synoxis-algae.com is subject to French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of Paris.
10. Main laws concerned.
Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978, notably amended by Law No. 2004-801 of August 6, 2004 relating to information technology, files, and freedoms.
Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on confidence in the digital economy.
11. Glossary.
User: Internet user connecting to and using the aforementioned site.
Personal information: “information that allows, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, the identification of the natural persons to whom it applies” (Article 4 of Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978).
Newsletter management
1. Purpose of processing.
The purpose of the processing is to send information by e-mail regarding the news, innovations, products, and services of Synoxis Algae.
2. Legal basis.
The legal basis for this processing relies on consent (Article 6-1-a of the GDPR), actively collected via the checkbox provided on the registration forms.
3. Data recipients.
The e-mail address is strictly reserved for the internal use of Synoxis Algae. It is securely transmitted to a technical subcontractor in charge of e-mail routing (www.brevo.com), which complies with the security requirements of the GDPR. Under no circumstances are the data sold or transferred to third parties for commercial purposes.
4. Retention period.
Data is retained as long as no request to unsubscribe is received, and for a maximum period of 3 years from the last interaction with Synoxis Algae.
5. Rights.
Withdrawal of consent and unsubscription are possible at any time. Each e-mail sent contains a mandatory unsubscribe link accessible in one click. Each contact has a right of access, rectification, portability, and erasure of their data, which can be exercised by contacting the publication manager at the following address: algae@synoxis.com.
