Terms of use
CLOZETO – A BRAND OF HOSTAY
4 Quai Koch – 67000 Strasbourg – France
SIRET 95361625700010
gatien.sancho[at]qwenty.fr
1. Presentation of the site. In accordance with Article 6 of Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004, on confidence in the digital economy, it is specified to users of the HOSTAY site the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and monitoring: Owner: HOSTAY Publication Manager: Gatien Sancho Development: Qwenty Hosting: HOSTAY – 4 Quai Koch 67000 Strasbourg – France
2. General conditions of use of the site and the services offered. The use of the HOSTAY site implies full and complete acceptance of the general conditions of use described below. These conditions of use may be modified or supplemented at any time, so users of the HOSTAY site are invited to consult them regularly. This site is normally accessible to users at any time. An interruption for technical maintenance may, however, be decided by HOSTAY, which will then endeavor to communicate to users in advance the dates and times of the intervention. The HOSTAY site is updated regularly by HOSTAY. Similarly, the legal notices may be modified at any time: they are nevertheless binding on the user who is invited to refer to them as often as possible to read them.
3. Description of the services provided. The purpose of the HOSTAY site is to provide information concerning all the activities of the company. HOSTAY strives to provide the HOSTAY site with as accurate information as possible. However, it cannot be held responsible for omissions, inaccuracies, and deficiencies in the update, whether they are its own fault or that of the third-party partners who provide this information. All the information indicated on the HOSTAY site is given for information purposes only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information on the HOSTAY site is not exhaustive. They are given subject to modifications having been made since they were put online.
4. Contractual limitations on technical data. The site uses JavaScript technology. The website cannot be held responsible for material damage related to the use of the site. In addition, the user of the site undertakes to access the site using recent equipment, free of viruses, and with an updated latest-generation browser.
5. Intellectual property and counterfeits. HOSTAY owns the intellectual property rights or holds the usage rights on all the elements accessible on the site, including texts, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, and software. Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, adaptation of all or part of the elements of the site, regardless of the means or process used, is prohibited without prior written permission from HOSTAY. Any unauthorized exploitation of the site or any of the elements it contains will be considered as constituting an infringement and pursued in accordance with the provisions of articles L.335-2 and following of the Intellectual Property Code.
6. Limitation of liability. HOSTAY cannot be held responsible for direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the site, 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. HOSTAY can also not be held responsible for indirect damages (such as loss of market or loss of opportunity) resulting from the use of the HOSTAY site. Interactive spaces (possibility to ask questions in the contact area) are available to users. HOSTAY reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in this space that would contravene the applicable law in France, in particular the provisions relating to data protection. If applicable, HOSTAY also reserves the possibility of questioning the civil and/or criminal liability of the user, particularly in the case of a racist, insulting, defamatory, or pornographic message, whatever the medium used (text, photograph, etc.).
7. Management of personal data. In France, personal data is notably protected by law n° 78-87 of January 6, 1978, law n° 2004-801 of August 6, 2004, article L. 226-13 of the Penal Code, and the European Directive of October 24, 1995. During the use of the HOSTAY site, the following may be collected: the URL of the links through which the user accessed the HOSTAY site, the user’s access provider, the user’s Internet Protocol (IP) address. In any case, HOSTAY only collects personal information about the user for the need of certain services offered by the HOSTAY site. The user provides this information with full knowledge of the facts, especially when he/she proceeds by entering them. It is then specified to the user of the HOSTAY site the obligation or not to provide this information. In accordance with the provisions of articles 38 and following of law 78-17 of January 6, 1978, relating to data processing, files, and freedoms, any user has a right of access, rectification, and opposition to personal data concerning him/her, by making a written and signed request, accompanied by a copy of the identity document with signature of the holder of the document, specifying the address to which the response must be sent. No personal information of the user of the HOSTAY site is published without the user’s knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned, or sold on any medium whatsoever to third parties. Only the hypothesis of the redemption of HOSTAY and its rights would allow the transmission of said information to the possible purchaser who would in turn be bound by the same obligation of conservation and modification of the data with respect to the user of the HOSTAY site. The databases are protected by the provisions of the law of July 1, 1998, transposing the directive 96/9 of March 11, 1996, relating to the legal protection of databases.
8. Hypertext links and cookies. The HOSTAY site contains a number of hypertext links to other sites, set up with the authorization of HOSTAY. However, HOSTAY does not have the possibility to verify the content of the sites thus visited and will therefore not assume any responsibility for this fact. Navigation on the HOSTAY site is likely to cause the installation of cookie(s) on the user’s computer. A cookie is a small file, which 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 measures of attendance. Refusal to install a cookie may result in the inability to access certain services. The user can, however, configure his/her computer as follows, to refuse the installation of cookies:
Under Internet Explorer: tool tab (cog icon at the top right) / internet options. Click Privacy and select Block all cookies. Confirm with Ok.
Under 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.
Under Safari: Click at the top right of the browser on the menu icon (symbolized by a cog). Select Settings. Click Show advanced settings. In the “Privacy” section, click Content settings. In the “Cookies” section, you can block cookies.
Under Chrome: Click at the top right of the browser on the menu icon (symbolized by three horizontal lines). Select Settings. Click Show advanced settings. In the “Privacy” section, click Preferences. In the “Privacy” tab, you can block cookies.
9. Applicable law and jurisdiction. Any dispute in connection with the use of the HOSTAY site is subject to French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of Strasbourg (France).
10. The main laws concerned. Law n° 78-87 of January 6, 1978, notably modified by law n° 2004-801 of August 6, 2004, relating to data processing, files, and freedoms. Law n° 2004-575 of June 21, 2004, on confidence in the digital economy.
11. Glossary. User: Internet user connecting, 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 n° 78-17 of January 6, 1978).