Legal Notices

2. General terms and conditions of use of the website and services offered

Use of the www.o-techno.com website implies full and complete acceptance of the general terms and conditions of use described below. These terms and conditions of use may be modified or supplemented at any time, so users of the www.o-techno.com website are invited to consult them regularly.

This site is normally accessible to users at all times. However, O-TECHNO may decide to interrupt access for technical maintenance purposes, in which case it will endeavor to notify users in advance of the dates and times of the intervention.

The www.o-techno.com website is updated regularly. 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 remain informed.

3. Description of services provided

The purpose of the website www.o-techno.com is to provide information about all of the company’s activities.

O-TECHNO strives to provide information that is as accurate as possible on the www.o-techno.com website. However, it cannot be held responsible for omissions, inaccuracies, and deficiencies in updates, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners who provide this information. All information provided on the www.o-techno.com website is given for informational purposes only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information on the www.o-techno.com website is not exhaustive. It is provided subject to changes that may have been made since it was posted online.

4. Contractual limitations on technical data

The site uses JavaScript technology.

The website cannot be held liable for any material damage related to the use of the website. Furthermore, users of the website agree to access the website using recent, virus-free equipment and an up-to-date, latest-generation browser.

5. Intellectual property and counterfeiting

O-TECHNO owns the intellectual property rights or holds the rights to use all elements accessible on the site, 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, regardless of the means or process used, is prohibited without the prior written consent of: O-TECHNO.

Any unauthorized use of the site or any of the elements it contains will be considered an infringement and will be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the Intellectual Property Code.

6. Limitations of Liability

O-TECHNO cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the www.o-techno.com website, 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.

O-TECHNO shall also not be held liable for any indirect damages (such as loss of business or loss of opportunity) resulting from the use of the www.o-techno.com website.

Interactive spaces (where questions can be asked in the contact area) are available to users. O-TECHNO reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in this space that contravenes applicable legislation in France, in particular provisions relating to data protection. Where applicable, O-TECHNO also reserves the right to hold the user liable in civil and/or criminal proceedings, in particular in the event of racist, abusive, defamatory, or pornographic messages, regardless of the medium used (text, photography, etc.).

7. Personal data management

In France, personal data is 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.o-techno.com website, the following may be collected: the URL of the links through which the user accessed the www.o-techno.com website, the user’s internet service provider, and the user’s internet protocol (IP) address.

In any event, O-TECHNO only collects personal information about the user for the purposes of certain services offered by the www.o-techno.com website. The user provides this information in full knowledge of the facts, particularly when entering it themselves. The user of the www.o-techno.com website is then informed of 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 data processing, files, and freedoms, all users have the right to access, rectify, and oppose personal data concerning them by submitting a written and signed request, accompanied by a copy of the identity document with the signature of the holder, specifying the address to which the response should be sent.

No personal information about users of the www.o-techno.com website is published without the user’s knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned, or sold on any medium whatsoever to third parties. Only in the event of the acquisition of O-TECHNO and its rights would it be possible for such information to be transferred to the potential purchaser, who would in turn be bound by the same obligation to store and modify data with regard to users of the www.o-techno.com website.

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.o-techno.com contains a number of hypertext links to other websites, set up with the permission of O-TECHNO. However, O-TECHNO is unable to verify the content of the websites visited in this way, and therefore accepts no responsibility for them.

Browsing the www.o-techno.com website may result in cookies being installed on the user’s computer. A cookie is a small file that does not allow the user to be identified, but which records information relating to a computer’s browsing activity on a website. The data obtained in this way is intended to facilitate subsequent browsing on the website and is also used to measure website traffic.

Refusing 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:

In Internet Explorer: Tools tab (gear icon in the top right corner) / Internet Options. Click on Privacy and select Block all cookies. Confirm by clicking OK.

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 Storage Rules to: use custom settings for history. Finally, uncheck it to disable cookies.

In Safari: Click on the menu icon (symbolized by a cog) in the top right 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.

In Chrome: Click on the menu icon (symbolized by three horizontal lines) in the top right 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.o-techno.com website is subject to French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is attributed to the competent courts.

10. The main laws involved

Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978, as amended by Law No. 2004-801 of August 6, 2004, relating to information technology, files, and civil liberties.

Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on confidence in the digital economy.

11. Glossary

Utilisateur : Internaute se connectant, utilisant le site susnommé.

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).