Website terms & conditions
General Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website
The purpose of the website “https://www.wavesofchange.earth/” (hereinafter the “Website”) is to supply up-to-date information about the Waves of Change Forum for businesses and individuals interested in finding out more about Waves of Change and its achievements.
By using this Website, the user agrees to comply with the general terms and conditions of access and use described in detail below (“General Terms and Conditions”) and the laws applicable in France to online communications. All users of this Website are subject to the following General Terms and Conditions of Use, which may be supplemented by special terms and conditions in the case of certain services.
Waves of Change reserves the right to change and update the terms and conditions of access to the website at any time as well as the General Terms and Conditions. To keep up with such modifications and updates, users are required to refer to this section on a regular basis to check the currently applicable General Terms and Conditions. Waves of Change reserves the right to change or delete all or part of the Website without prior notice and without informing internet users thereof in advance.
1. Intellectual property rights
1.1 Copyrights and/or intellectual rights concerning artistic works and documents reproduced on the Website: Intellectual property rights and/or copyright (the rights of reproduction, performance and adaptation regarding artistic work published on the Website) remains without restriction the ownership of the respective owners in France and abroad in accordance with the French Intellectual Property Code and international copyright conventions. All reproductions, whether hardcopies or softcopies, of the Website and of the works and models reproduced therein are allowed provided said reproductions are reserved for strictly personal use to the exclusion of any use for advertising and/or commercial purposes and/or that said reproductions comply with the provisions of Article L122-5 of the French Intellectual Property Code. Save as provided for by the foregoing paragraph, any reproduction, performance, utilisation or modification, by any process and on any data carrier, of all or part of the website and the various works and models contained therein without the prior consent of Waves of Change or of the corresponding owners or authors constitutes a copyright infringement strictly prohibited by law. The foregoing obligations do not apply to journalists or press publishers, for whom Waves of Change makes available iconographic documents and press releases that may be freely viewed, reproduced and displayed to illustrate their articles and press publications. Such materials are available in the “Newsroom” section of the website. 1.2 Rights related to registered trademarks All names, trade names and signs of any nature (such as logotypes or figurative marks), including the names of the goods and services mentioned or reproduced on this website by Waves of Change shall remain the property of Waves of Change or of the partners and sponsors of Waves of Change. Any utilisation, reproduction, performance or imitation thereof, even partial, by internet users is prohibited without prior authorisation from the owners of Waves of Change. Any reproduction, performance or imitation thereof, even partial, is therefore prohibited without prior written authorisation from Waves of Change. Any violation of the foregoing obligation constitutes a copyright infringement punishable by law.
2. Personal data
2.1 While navigating through certain pages of this Website, internet users may communicate personal information to Waves of Change. Such information or data is optional unless otherwise mentioned. Any personal data collected in that manner is intended exclusively for Waves of Change, its subsidiaries and partners or sponsors, for the purpose of the Waves of Change newsletter subscription (through the dedicated form). Except for the uses mentioned above, such information is considered confidential and treated as such. Such information will be retained on file for no more than the duration needed for the purpose of the services offered by Waves of Change. Pursuant to the French law entitled Informatique et Libertés [“Information Technology and Civil Liberties”] No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 and to the E.U Directive 95-46 CE as of October 24th, 1995, persons who communicate personal data are entitled to access, correct or delete such data free of charge by sending an e-mail to contact@wavesofchange.earth. Said requests must be sent with a copy of the official user’s identity card bearing the user’s signature. The request must specify the returning mailing address. Waves of Change shall have a period of 2 (two) months after receipt of the request to communicate, supplement or delete the information, as the case may be. Internet users who consent on forms to receive e-mails containing information and requests from Waves of Change may revoke said consent at any time, either by clicking on the hyperlink provided to that purpose at the bottom of the e-mails they receive or by sending an e-mail with “désabonnement” (Unsubscribe) on the subject line to: contact@wavesofchange.earth.
2.2 Users of the Website are informed their data may be transferred by Waves of Change as the data processor to its affiliates and partners or sponsors located outside of the European Union according to sections 68 and 69 of the afore mentioned French law related to data privacy. Within the framework of the said transfers, Waves of Change respects the privacy of its users and is compliant with any regulation and law related to data privacy especially.
2.3 Pursuant to Article 6 of the Act of 21 June 2004 entitled “pour la confiance en l’économie numérique” [law promoting confidence in e-commerce], the web hosting service retains the Website users’ connection data covered by professional secrecy and processed in compliance with the statutory provisions on personal data when such data makes it possible to identify the users of the Website.
3. Website content
Waves of Change, as well as the web hosting service and, more generally, every company contributing to the designing, implementation and online publishing of this Website make every effort to ensure the accuracy and regular updating of the information broadcast on this Website. Waves of Change and its specialised service providers reserve the right to correct and modify the content of the Website and shall under no circumstances be held liable on that account. Waves of Change and the service providers thereof shall not be held liable for any items beyond their control or any damage that may be suffered by internet users or their technical environment, particularly their computers, software, equipment, networks (modems, telephone, etc.) and any hardware used to access or use the Website.
4. Governing law
These General Terms and Conditions of Use shall be governed by French law. Any disputes arising out of the interpretation thereof shall be referred exclusively to the courts of France.
5. MENTIONS LEGALES
5.1. Editeur
Association Waves of Change
RNA: W641012387
Code APE: 94.99Z
SIRET : 89538295000015
Adresse: 2 rue Darrichon - 64200 Biarritz, France
Téléphone: +33 616 735 127
Email: team(at)wavesofchange.earth
5.2. Responsable de la Publication
Maxime Groff - Association Waves of Change
2 rue Darrichon - 64200 Biarritz, France
5.3. Hébergeur
Squarespace Ireland Ltd.
1st Floor, Le Pole House
Ship Street Great
Dublin 8, Dublin, D08 N12c, Ireland
Numéro d’immatriculation: IE527641
Numéro de TVA: IE 3041081MH
Téléphone: +35319058597