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Legal Notice

PREFAFRANCE is now administered and managed by HTA Power Holding (945 202 604 R.C.S. Pontoise).

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Definitions

Client : any professional or natural person capable within the meaning of Articles 1123 et seq. of the Civil Code, or any legal entity, visiting the Site subject to these general conditions.

Services and Provisions : https://prefafrance.fr/ makes available to Clients.

Contenu : All elements constituting the information on the Client’s Site, including texts, images, videos.

Client information : Hereinafter referred to as “Information”, corresponding to all personal data that may be held by https://prefafrance.fr/ for account management, customer relationship management and for analytical and statistical purposes.

Utilisateur : Internet user connecting to and using the aforementioned site.

Personal information : “Information which, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, enables the identification of the natural persons to whom it applies” (Article 4 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978). The terms “personal data”, “data subject”, “processor” and “sensitive data” have the meaning defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR: No. 2016-679).

1. Website presentation

Pursuant to Article 6 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, users of the website are informed of
https://prefafrance.fr/ the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and monitoring:

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

The Site constitutes an intellectual work protected by the Intellectual Property Code and applicable international regulations. The Client may not in any way reuse, transfer or exploit for their own account all or part of the Site’s elements or works.

Use of the site https://prefafrance.fr/ implies full and unconditional acceptance of the general terms of use described below. These conditions may be modified or supplemented at any time; users of the site are therefore invited to consult them regularly.

The site is normally accessible at all times to users. An interruption for technical maintenance may however be decided by https://prefafrance.fr/, which will endeavour to communicate the dates and times of the intervention in advance. The site is updated regularly; in the same way, the legal notice may be modified at any time.

3. Description of services provided

The website https://prefafrance.fr/ aims to provide information about all the company’s activities. PREFAFRANCE strives to provide information that is as accurate as possible; however, it cannot be held responsible for omissions, inaccuracies and deficiencies in updates, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners.

All information provided on the site is given for guidance only and may change. It is provided subject to modifications made since it was posted online.

4. Contractual limitations on technical data

The site uses JavaScript technology. The website cannot be held responsible for material damage related to use of the site. The user undertakes to access the site using recent equipment, free from viruses and with an up-to-date latest-generation browser.

The site is hosted within the European Union, in accordance with the GDPR (No. 2016-679). The hosting provider ensures service continuity 24/7, while reserving the right to interrupt the service for the shortest possible periods (maintenance, improvement or infrastructure failure, abnormal traffic).

PREFAFRANCE and the hosting provider cannot be held responsible for any malfunction of the Internet network, telephone lines or computer and telephone equipment, in particular due to network congestion preventing access to the server.

5. Intellectual property and counterfeiting

PREFAFRANCE owns the intellectual property rights and/or holds the rights of use over all elements accessible on the website, including texts, images, graphics, logos, videos, icons and sounds. Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication or adaptation of all or part of the site elements, by any means or process, is prohibited without prior written authorisation.

Any unauthorised use of the site or any of its elements will be considered as an act of infringement and prosecuted in accordance with Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the Intellectual Property Code.

6. Limitations of liability

PREFAFRANCE acts as publisher of the site and is responsible for the quality and accuracy of the published content. PREFAFRANCE cannot be held responsible for direct and indirect damage to the user’s equipment when accessing the site, resulting in particular from the use of equipment not meeting the specifications of point 4, the occurrence of a bug or incompatibility.

PREFAFRANCE cannot further be held responsible for indirect damages (such as loss of market or loss of opportunity) resulting from use of the site. Interactive spaces (contact form) are available to users; PREFAFRANCE reserves the right to remove, without prior notice, any content that contravenes applicable legislation, particularly regarding personal data protection.

7. Management of personal data

The Client is informed of the regulations concerning marketing communications, the law of 21 June 2014 on confidence in the digital economy, the Data Protection Act of 6 August 2004 and the GDPR (No. 2016-679).

7.1. Controller of personal data collection

For Personal Data collected in the context of browsing the Site and forms, the data controller is PREFAFRANCE, represented by its legal representative.

7.2. Purpose of data collected

  • To enable navigation on the Site and management/traceability of services: connection and usage data, billing, request history, etc.
  • To prevent and combat computer fraud (spamming, hacking…): equipment used, IP address, password (hashed).
  • To improve navigation: connection and usage data.
  • To conduct optional satisfaction surveys : adresse e-mail.
  • To conduct communication campaigns (SMS, e-mail): phone number, e-mail address.

PREFAFRANCE does not sell your personal data; it is used where necessary or for statistical and analytical purposes.

7.3. Individual rights

In accordance with the GDPR, you have the rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, portability, as well as the right to define post-mortem directives. To exercise these rights, contact: PREFAFRANCE – DPO, by email to
contact@prefafrance.fr. Proof of identity may be required. You may also contact the CNIL: https://www.cnil.fr/fr/plaintes.

7.4. Non-disclosure of personal data

PREFAFRANCE undertakes not to process, host or transfer Information collected from its Clients to a country outside the European Union or not recognised as adequate by the European Commission without prior notification to the Client. PREFAFRANCE remains free to choose its technical and commercial subcontractors, subject to sufficient guarantees with regard to the GDPR.

PREFAFRANCE takes all necessary precautions to preserve the security of Information and prevent it from being disclosed to unauthorised persons. In the event of an incident affecting the integrity or confidentiality of Information, PREFAFRANCE will inform the Client as soon as possible and communicate the corrective measures.

8. Incident notification

Despite all efforts, no method of Internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. In the event of a security breach, affected users will be notified in accordance with national and European legal obligations.

9. Security

To ensure the security and confidentiality of Personal Data, PREFAFRANCE uses networks protected by standard security devices (firewalls, pseudonymisation, encryption, passwords). When processing data, all reasonable measures are taken to protect them against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.

10. Hyperlinks, cookies and Internet tags

The site https://prefafrance.fr/ may contain hyperlinks to other sites. PREFAFRANCE has no means of verifying the content of these sites and therefore accepts no responsibility in this regard.

10.1. Cookies

Unless disabled by you, browsing the site constitutes agreement to the placement of cookies. You can disable them at any time free of charge via your browser settings; however this may limit all or part of the Services offered by the site.

Browser configurations vary; refer to their help menu to modify your preferences. Social network icons (e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.) may place cookies if you activate them; you can withdraw your consent at any time.

10.2. Internet tags

PREFAFRANCE may occasionally use Internet tags (“tags”, 1×1 GIFs, etc.) via a web analytics partner that may be located abroad. These tags, present in online advertisements or on certain pages, are used to collect anonymous data about the behaviour of users on the site, and to evaluate visitor responses and the effectiveness of actions taken.

11. Applicable law and jurisdiction

Any dispute relating to the use of the site https://prefafrance.fr/ is subject to French law. Unless otherwise provided by law, exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of Paris.