Legal information
1. Presentation of the site.
Pursuant to Article 6 of French Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, users of the www.sofila.fr website are informed that this site is the property of Sofila – SAS registered with the RCS under number 379 333 172 00037 and with a share capital of € 541 536, whose registered office is located at 65 rue Hénon 69004 LYON.
2. General terms and conditions of use of the site and the services offered.
Use of the www.sofila.fr website implies full acceptance of the general conditions of use described below. These conditions of use may be modified or supplemented at any time, and users of the www.sofila.fr site are therefore advised to consult them regularly.
This site is normally accessible to users at all times. However, Sofila may decide to interrupt the site for technical maintenance purposes, in which case it will endeavor to inform users of the dates and times of the intervention in advance.
The www.sofila.fr 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 take cognizance of them.
3. Description of services provided.
The purpose of the www.sofila.fr website is to provide information concerning all of the company’s activities.
Sofila endeavors to provide information on the www.sofila.fr site that is as accurate as possible. However, Sofila cannot be held responsible for any omissions, inaccuracies or failure to update information, whether caused by Sofila or by third-party partners supplying such information.
All information provided on the www.sofila.fr website is given for guidance only, and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information provided on the www.sofila.fr website is not exhaustive. It is subject to modifications having been made since it was put online.
4. Contractual limitations on technical data.
The website cannot be held responsible for any material damage arising from 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, latest-generation browser.
5. Intellectual property and counterfeiting.
Sofila is the owner of the intellectual property rights or holds the rights of use on all elements accessible on the site, notably texts, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds and 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 : Sofila.
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. Limitation of liability.
Sofila may not be held liable for direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the www.sofila.fr 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.
Sofila cannot be held responsible for indirect damages (such as loss of market or loss of opportunity) resulting from use of the www.sofila.fr website.
Interactive areas (possibility of asking questions in the contact area) are available to users. Sofila reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in this area that contravenes the legislation applicable in France, in particular provisions relating to data protection. Where applicable, Sofila 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. Management of personal data.
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 French Criminal Code and the European Directive of October 24, 1995.
When using the www.sofila.fr site, the following information may be collected: the URL of the links through which the user has accessed the www.sofila.fr site, the user’s access provider, the user’s Internet protocol (IP) address.
In any case, Sofila only collects personal information relating to the user for the purpose of certain services offered by the www.sofila.fr 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.sofila.fr 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 sending 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.sofila.fr website is published without the user’s knowledge, nor is it exchanged, transferred, ceded or sold on any medium whatsoever to third parties. Only in the event of the purchase of Sofila and its rights would the said information be transmitted to the eventual purchaser, who would in turn be bound by the same obligation to conserve and modify the data with respect to the user of the www.sofila.fr 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. Hypertext links and cookies.
The www.sofila.fr site contains a number of hypertext links to other sites, set up with the authorization of Sofila. However, Sofila is not in a position to check the content of sites visited in this way, and consequently accepts no liability in this respect.
Browsing the www.sofila.fr 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 custom 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.sofila.fr 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, as amended by law no. 2004-801 of August 6, 2004 on data processing, data files and individual liberties.
Law no. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on confidence in the digital economy.
11. Glossary.
User: Internet user connecting to and using the above-mentioned site.
Personal information: “information which enables, 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).
