1. Site presentation

Article 6 of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy stipulates that the identity of those involved in the creation and monitoring of a website must be freely accessible. They are listed in full below:

Owner and creator: VEPLI – 5 RUE DE PLAISANCE 11100 NARBONNE

Siret N°: 80138733300041

VAT N° : FR36801387333

Email : contact@veplibikes.com

Phone: 04 68 44 15 12

Publication Director: Mr Yannick MASSE, Managing Director

Webmaster : contact@veplibikes.com

Host : o2switch

Siret N°: 510 909 807 00032
RCS Clermont Ferrand
SAS with capital of €100,000

  1. General terms and conditions of use (GTCU) of the site

Users of the www.veplibikes.com website fully accept the general conditions of use described in this legal notice. These GCU may be amended and/or supplemented at any time without notice.

VEPLI may occasionally carry out technical maintenance work, which may result in the site being inaccessible. Where possible, VEPLI will provide information on the dates and times when the site will be inaccessible.

The www.veplibikes.com website is regularly updated by VEPLI, as are the legal notices that apply to users of the site. Users are invited to consult them each time they visit the site.

  1. Information available

VEPLI makes every effort to provide the most accurate information possible on the www.veplibikes.com website. However, it cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies or omissions.

All information displayed on the www.veplibikes.com website is purely indicative, non-contractual and non-exhaustive, and may be updated without notice.

  1. Intellectual property

VEPLI is the sole owner of the intellectual property rights of the elements accessible on the site, or failing that holds the rights of use, including but not limited to texts, images, logos, icons, other graphic elements, audio, software, product sheets, instructions, and all documents that can be consulted and downloaded.

Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication or adaptation of all or part of the elements of the site, whatever the means or process used, is prohibited without the prior written authorization of : VEPLI.

Unauthorized use of the site or any of its elements will be considered as counterfeiting and will be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.

  1. Limitation of liability

VEPLI cannot be held liable for any material damage arising from browsing the www.veplibikes.com website. The user of the site undertakes to browse the site using suitable and up-to-date hardware/software.

VEPLI cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the www.veplibikes.com website, and resulting either from the use of equipment that does not meet the above specifications, or from the appearance of a bug or incompatibility.

VEPLI cannot be held responsible for indirect damage (such as loss of market share) resulting from the use of the www.veplibikes.com website.

Interactive areas (possibility to ask questions in the contact area) are available to users. VEPLI reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in this space that contravenes the legislation applicable in France, in particular provisions relating to data protection. Where applicable, VEPLI 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.).

  1. 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 Criminal Code and the European Directive of October 24, 1995.

When using the www.veplibikes.com website, the following information may be collected: the URL of the links through which the user has accessed the www.veplibikes.com website, the user’s access provider, the user’s Internet protocol (IP) address.

In any case, VEPLI only collects personal information relating to the user for the purpose of certain services offered by the www.veplibikes.com website. The user provides this information with full knowledge of the facts, in particular when he/she enters it him/herself. Users of the www.veplibikes.com website are informed whether or not they are required to provide 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 about the user of the www.veplibikes.com site is published without the user’s knowledge, exchanged, transferred, ceded or sold on any medium whatsoever to third parties. Only in the event of the purchase of VEPLI and its rights would the said information be transmitted to a potential purchaser, who would in turn be bound by the same obligation to preserve and modify data vis-à-vis the user of the www.veplibikes.com site.

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.

  1. Hyperlinks and cookies

The www.veplibikes.com website contains a number of hyperlinks to other sites, set up with VEPLI’s authorization. However, VEPLI is not in a position to check the content of sites visited in this way, and consequently assumes no liability in this respect.

Browsing the www.veplibikes.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 navigation of a computer on a site. The data obtained in this way is intended to facilitate subsequent browsing of the site, and is also used to measure visitor numbers.

Refusal to install a cookie may prevent you from accessing certain services. The user may, however, configure his or her computer to refuse the installation of cookies.

  1. Applicable law and jurisdiction

Any dispute relating to the use of the www.veplibikes.com website is subject to French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts.

  1. The main laws concerned

Act no. 78-17 of January 6, 1978, as amended by Act 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.

  1. Lexicon

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).