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 www.metalblanc.fr are informed of the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and monitoring:

Owner: Métal Blanc
Creator: BGF Communication
Publication Manager: Métal Blanc
The publication manager may be a natural person or a legal entity.
Webmaster: Adrien Thomas and Loïc Minet
Hosting Provider: OVH – 2 Rue Kellermann, 59100 Roubaix, France

Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website and Services

Use of the website www.metalblanc.fr implies full and complete acceptance of the terms and conditions of use described below. These terms of use may be modified or supplemented at any time; users of the website www.metalblanc.fr are therefore invited to consult them regularly.

This website is normally accessible to users at all times. However, Métal Blanc may decide to interrupt access for technical maintenance purposes and will endeavour to inform users in advance of the dates and times of such interventions.

The website www.metalblanc.fr is updated regularly by Métal Blanc. Likewise, the legal notices may be modified at any time; they are binding on the user, who is invited to refer to them as often as possible in order to be aware of any changes.

Description of the Services Provided

The purpose of the website www.metalblanc.fr is to provide information about all of the company’s activities.

Métal Blanc strives to provide the most accurate information possible on the website www.metalblanc.fr. However, it cannot be held liable for omissions, inaccuracies, or failures to update information, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners who provide such information.

All information provided on the website www.metalblanc.fr is given for indicative purposes only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information on the website www.metalblanc.fr is not exhaustive and is given subject to modifications made since it was published online.

Technical Limitations

The website uses JavaScript technology.

The website cannot be held liable for material damage resulting from its use. In addition, users agree to access the website using recent equipment free of viruses and with an up-to-date, latest-generation browser.

Intellectual Property and Infringement

Métal Blanc owns the intellectual property rights or holds the rights of use to all elements accessible on the website, including texts, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, and software.

Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, or adaptation of all or part of the elements of the website, regardless of the means or process used, is prohibited without prior written authorization from Métal Blanc.

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

Limitation of Liability

Métal Blanc cannot be held liable for direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the website www.metalblanc.fr, resulting either from the use of equipment that does not meet the specifications indicated above or from the occurrence of a bug or incompatibility.

Métal Blanc cannot be held liable for indirect damage (such as loss of market or loss of opportunity) resulting from the use of the website www.metalblanc.fr.

Interactive areas (such as the possibility to ask questions via the contact section) are available to users. Métal Blanc reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in these areas that violates applicable French legislation, particularly provisions relating to data protection. Where applicable, Métal Blanc also reserves the right to hold the user civilly and/or criminally liable, particularly in the event of racist, abusive, defamatory, or pornographic messages, regardless of the medium used (text, photograph, etc.).

Management of Personal Data

In France, personal data is protected in particular by Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, Law No. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004, Article L.226-13 of the French Penal Code, and the European Directive of 24 October 1995.

When using the website www.metalblanc.fr, the following data may be collected: the URL of links through which the user accessed the website www.metalblanc.fr, the user’s Internet service provider, and the user’s IP address.

In any event, Métal Blanc only collects personal information relating to the user for the purpose of certain services offered by the website www.metalblanc.fr. The user provides this information knowingly, particularly when entering it personally. Users are informed whether providing such information is mandatory or optional.

In accordance with Articles 38 et seq. of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, files, and freedoms, any user has the right to access, rectify, and object to personal data concerning them by submitting a written and signed request, accompanied by a copy of an identity document with the holder’s signature, specifying the address to which the response should be sent.

No personal information concerning users of the website www.metalblanc.fr is published without their knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned, or sold to third parties in any form. Only in the event of the acquisition of Métal Blanc and its rights would such information be transferred to the potential purchaser, who would in turn be bound by the same obligations regarding the retention and modification of data vis-à-vis users of the website www.metalblanc.fr.

Databases are protected by the provisions of the Law of 1 July 1998 transposing Directive 96/9 of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases.

Hyperlinks and Cookies

The website www.metalblanc.fr contains a number of hyperlinks to other websites, set up with the authorization of Métal Blanc. However, Métal Blanc has no means of verifying the content of such websites and therefore assumes no responsibility for them.

Browsing the website www.metalblanc.fr may result in the installation of cookie(s) on the user’s computer. A cookie is a small file that does not allow the identification of the user but records information relating to the navigation of a computer on a website. The data obtained is intended to facilitate subsequent navigation on the website and also to enable various audience measurement tools.

Refusing the installation of cookies may result in the inability to access certain services. Users can, however, configure their computers to refuse the installation of cookies as follows:

(Following instructions for different browsers, unchanged)

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Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

Any dispute relating to the use of the website www.metalblanc.fr is subject to French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of Paris.

Main Laws Concerned

Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended in particular by Law No. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004 on data processing, files, and freedoms.

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

Glossary

User: Internet user connecting to and using the aforementioned website.
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).