General Terms and Conditions of Use for Gattefossé Foundation platform

1. Purpose

These General Terms and Conditions of Use (“General Terms and Conditions of Use” or “GTCU”) apply to the browsing of the website https://platform.fondation-gattefosse.org/ (the “Web Platform”) and the use of its features.

 

By accessing the Web Platform, the user (the “User”) acknowledges having read and accepted without reservation all the GTCU herein and undertakes to comply with them.

 

These General Terms and Conditions of Use may be revised by Gattefossé Foundation at any time without any formality other than the online publication of a new amended version, the latter prevailing over any previous version.

 

2. Access to the Web Platform

The Web Platform is accessible free of charge in any place to any User with internet access.

 

Any costs involved in accessing the Website (computer hardware, software, internet connection, etc.) are borne by the User.

 

In the event of maintenance work, an event beyond the control of Gattefossé Foundation or the Web Platform’s hosting company, an outage or in the event of force majeure, access to the Web Platform may be interrupted or suspended without notice or justification and without Gattefossé Foundation being held liable.

 

In addition, Gattefossé Foundation reserves the right to interrupt or definitively cease publication of the Web Platform, at any time, without notice or justification and without being held liable.

 

3. Application Section

Any User who wishes to access the Application Section of the Web Platform (the “Application Section”) must register by filling in the form. 

 

When registering in the Application Section, the User undertakes to provide accurate information concerning their contact details (email address), the employer name, and the position details, and to make sure this information remains up-to-date throughout the duration of use of the Application Section.

 

This information may be modified by the User at any time by sending a request by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Registration is subject to validation by Gattefossé Foundation, who is free to refuse a User’s registration, without justification and without being held liable.

 

Access to the Application Section is controlled by entering the email address provided upon registration and the password selected by the User.

 

These login details are strictly personal and must not be disclosed to third parties. In all events, the User remains responsible for the use made of them. 

 

Without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, Gattefossé Foundation reserves the right to suspend or delete, without notice, the account of any User who does not comply with these General Terms and Conditions of Use.

 

The User may request that their account be deleted by sending an email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. specifying their first and last names, email address and the reason for their request. Account deletion will be effective within a reasonable timeframe.

 

Any deletion of an account, for any reason whatsoever, shall result in the definitive deletion of all the User’s personal data.  

 

4. Intellectual Property

The registered or unregistered trademarks, logos and signs represented on the Web Platform as well as all its content (texts, icons, photographs, illustrations, layouts, etc.), are protected by the French Intellectual Property Code and more specifically by copyright.

 

Any reproduction, representation, publication, redistribution or copying of all or part of these elements is subject to the express prior authorisation of Gattefossé Foundation and/or the copyright owners.

 

Non-compliance with this obligation may constitute an act of infringement punishable under Articles L335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.

 

Access to the Web Platform shall not be interpreted as conferring on the User any licence or intellectual property right whatsoever over the Web Platform and/or its content other than that of viewing and browsing the Web Platform.

 

All Users are also prohibited from using a robot or any other automatic process that would enable them to access, vacuum or extract the data contained or presented on the Web Platform.

 

Without prejudice to the above, any User duly registered in the Application Section may download the media made available in this Section. These media may only be used for personal and informational purposes, to the exclusion of any commercial and/or advertising use. The User shall also refrain from (i) deleting or modifying the copyright notices and any other proprietary notices affixed or contained in these media (ii) modifying or altering these media and their content (iii) publishing and distributing, in any manner whatsoever, for consideration or free of charge, these media and their content. More generally, the User shall refrain from directly, indirectly or through third parties, in any way whatsoever, infringing the rights of Gattefossé Foundation and/or the rights of third parties on these media.

 

5. Personal data

Gattefossé Foundation may collect and process personal data that Users provide during their browsing of the Web Platform.

 

Gattefossé Foundation undertakes to collect and process this data in accordance with applicable law and the provisions of its Data Protection Policy.

 

6. Cookies

When browsing the Web Platform, cookies may be placed on the User’s device (computer, tablet, smartphone). A cookie is a small computer file deposited on the User's device through their internet browser that allows certain data to be stored in order to facilitate browsing on a website and enable certain functionalities.

 

Gattefossé Foundation’s use of these cookies is governed by the provisions of its Data Protection Policy.

 

7. Liability

Gattefossé Foundation does not provide any warranty, whether express or implied, concerning the Web Platform and/or all or part of its content.

 

Gattefossé Foundation will make every effort to ensure that the information presented on the Web Platform is accurate, up-to-date and reliable, but will not be held responsible for any error or omission in this respect.

 

The information presented on the Web Platform is provided for information purposes only.

 

Consequently, Gattefossé Foundation may not be held liable for any damage, direct or indirect, of any kind whatsoever, resulting from the use by the User of the information presented on the Web Platform.

 

Gattefossé Foundation declines all responsibility for any viruses that may infect the User’s computer hardware due to access to, or use of, the Web Platform.

 

Gattefossé Foundation cannot be held liable for any difficulties in accessing the Web Platform and/or disruptions to Internet connections. Similarly, the liability of Gattefossé Foundation is excluded in the event of force majeure.

 

In general, Gattefossé Foundation declines all liability in the event of direct or indirect damage, regardless of the causes, origins, nature or consequences that would result from access to and/or use of the Web Platform and/or its content, the User taking sole responsibility for the resulting risks.

 

8. Links to other websites

The Web Platform may have hypertext links directing the User to other websites. Gattefossé Foundation declines all responsibility regarding access to and use of these websites and/or their content, the User alone assuming full responsibility and the resulting risks.

 

9. Applicable law, competent courts

These General Terms and Conditions of Use are governed by French law without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. In the event of a dispute, the courts of Lyon shall have sole jurisdiction, including in the event of summary proceedings, third-party claims or multiple defendants.