1. Site presentation

In accordance with article 6 of French law no. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, users of the www.noirdebois.com website are informed of the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and follow-up:
Owner: NOIR DE BOIS – 81775491400015 SARL – Groupe Sylvagreg 137 Rue de l’égalité 59160 LOMME
Publication manager: Hubert Hamy – h.hamy@noirdebois.com
The person responsible for publication is an individual or a legal entity.
Webdesign : Agence La Confection – 21 AVENUE FOCH 59800 LILLE
Host : OVH – 2 rue Kellermann – 59100 Roubaix – France
Credits : The legal notice template is provided by Subdelirium.com Legal notice template

2. General conditions of use of the site and services offered.

Use of the www.noirdebois.com website implies full 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 www.noirdebois.com site are advised to consult them regularly.
This site is normally accessible to users at all times. However, NOIR DE BOIS may decide to interrupt the site for technical maintenance, in which case it will endeavor to inform users of the dates and times of the intervention in advance.
The www.noirdebois.com website is regularly updated by Hubert Hamy. 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 in order to take cognizance of them.

3. Description of services provided.

The purpose of the www.noirdebois.com website is to provide information concerning all of the company’s activities.
NOIR DE BOIS strives to provide information on the www.noirdebois.com site that is as accurate as possible. However, it cannot be held responsible for any omissions, inaccuracies or failures to update information, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners supplying such information.
All information provided on the www.noirdebois.com website is given for guidance only, and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information provided on the www.noirdebois.com website is not exhaustive. It is subject to modifications having been made since it was put online.

4. Contractual limitations on technical data.

The site uses JavaScript technology.
The website cannot be held responsible for any material damage linked to the use of the site. In addition, the user of the site undertakes to access the site using recent, virus-free equipment and with an up-to-date browser.

5. Intellectual property and counterfeiting

NOIR DE BOIS owns the intellectual property rights or holds the usage rights to all elements accessible on the site, including texts, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, software.
Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, adaptation of all or part of the elements of the site, whatever the means or process used, is forbidden, except with the prior written authorization of : NOIR DE BOIS.
Any unauthorized use of the site or of any of the elements it contains will be considered as constituting an infringement and will be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.

6. Limitations of liability.

NOIR DE BOIS may not be held liable for any direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the www.noirdebois.com site, and 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.
NOIR DE BOIS may not be held liable for indirect damages (such as loss of business or loss of opportunity) resulting from use of the www.noirdebois.com website.
Interactive areas (possibility of asking questions in the contact area) are available to users. NOIR DE BOIS reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in this area that contravenes French legislation, in particular provisions relating to data protection. Where applicable, NOIR DE BOIS also reserves the right to hold the user civilly and/or criminally liable, particularly in the event of messages of a racist, insulting, defamatory or pornographic nature, whatever the medium used (text, photographs, 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 www.noirdebois.com site, the following information may be collected: the URL of the links via which the user accessed the www.noirdebois.com site, the user’s access provider, the user’s Internet protocol (IP) address.
In any case, NOIR DE BOIS only collects personal information relating to the user for the purpose of certain services offered by the www.noirdebois.com website. The user provides this information with full knowledge of the facts, in particular when he/she enters the information him/herself. Users of the www.noirdebois.com website are informed whether or not they are required to supply this information.
In accordance with the provisions of Articles 38 et seq. of the French Data Protection Act 78-17 of January 6, 1978, all users have the right to access, rectify and object to any personal data concerning them, by making a written and signed request, accompanied by a copy of the identity document bearing the signature of the holder of the document, and specifying the address to which the reply is to be sent.
No personal information concerning the user of the www.noirdebois.com website is published without the user’s knowledge, nor is it exchanged, transferred, ceded or sold on any medium whatsoever to third parties. Only the assumption of the repurchase of NOIR DE BOIS and its rights would allow the transmission of the aforementioned information to the possible purchaser who would be in turn held of the same obligation of conservation and modification of the data with respect to the user of the www.noirdebois.com site.
The site has not been declared to the CNIL, as it does not collect personal information.
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. Hyperlinks and cookies

The www.noirdebois.com website contains a number of hypertext links to other sites, set up with the authorization of NOIR DE BOIS. However, NOIR DE BOIS is not in a position to check the content of sites visited in this way, and consequently assumes no responsibility in this respect.
Browsing the www.noirdebois.com website may result in the installation of cookie(s) on the user’s computer. A cookie is a small file which does not allow the user to be identified, but which records information relating to the browsing of a computer on a site. The data thus obtained is intended to facilitate subsequent browsing of the site, and is also used to measure visitor numbers.
Refusal to install a cookie may make it impossible to access certain services. However, users can configure their computers as follows to refuse the installation of cookies:
Internet Explorer: Tools tab (wheel-shaped icon at top right) / Internet options. Click on Confidentiality and select Block all cookies. Confirm with Ok.
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 personalized settings for history. Finally, uncheck it to disable cookies.
On Safari: Click on the menu icon (symbolized by a cog) in the top right-hand corner 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.
Under Chrome: Click on the menu icon (symbolized by three horizontal lines) in the top right-hand corner 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 relating to the use of the www.noirdebois.com website is subject to French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of Paris.

10. The 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 n° 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 for confidence in the digital economy.

11. Glossary

User: Internet user connecting to, using the above-mentioned site.
Personal information: “information which allows, in any form whatsoever, directly or not, the identification of the natural persons to whom it applies” (article 4 of law no. 78-17 of January 6, 1978).