Legal Notice
Legal Notice
Welcome to the www.pierreguerin.com website (hereinafter "the Site"). In accordance with the law, we invite you to read these terms of use (hereinafter the "Terms"), as well as any specific terms appearing on the pages of the Site, governing your use of the www.pierreguerin.com
This Site is the property of Pierre Guerin SAS, an entity of the Equans France group, a simplified joint stock company with share capital of €3,035,200.00, whose registered office is located at 179 Grand'Rue, 79210 Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon, registered with the Niort Trade and Companies Register under number 025 980 186.
Director of publication: Philippe PIERRE
Editorial manager: Marketing & Communication Department
Produced and hosted:
CROSS SYSTEMS SA
45 B ROUTE DES ACACIAS
LES ACACIAS
1227 GENEVA
Switzerland
Tel: 41 76 25 117 79
1. These terms cover your legal rights and responsibilities when using this Site.
This Site is made available to you free of charge (excluding the cost of connecting to the Site) for your personal use, subject to compliance with the Conditions defined below.
By accessing, visiting and/or using this Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms, and that you undertake to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not accept these Terms, please do not use this Website.
You agree to access the information on this Website solely for personal, non-commercial use.
You may only use the Site for legitimate purposes; no use or diversion is authorised, in particular for purposes contrary to Public Order and Morality.
The content of this notice may change from time to time, so please consult it regularly.
2. Limitation of liability and exclusion of warranty
As a user of this Site, you acknowledge that you have the necessary skills and means to access and use this Site.
Pierre Guerin and its contributors make every effort to ensure that the information posted on this Site is accurate and up-to-date, reserving the right to modify the content at any time without notice. Nevertheless, they cannot guarantee that this information is complete, nor that it will not be modified by a third party (hacking, virus). Pierre Guerin and its contributors also disclaim all liability (direct or indirect) for any delay, error or omission in the content and use of these pages, as well as for any interruption or unavailability of the service.
You acknowledge that you have been informed that the Site is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except in cases of force majeure, computer difficulties, difficulties related to the structure of telecommunications networks or other technical difficulties. Pierre Guerin may interrupt its Site for maintenance purposes. Pierre Guerin will endeavour to inform users in advance. Pierre Guerin is not responsible for delays, difficulties in use, or incompatibility between this Site and files, your browser or any other program used to access the Site.
In no event will Pierre Guerin be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from a third party distributing a virus through our Site that may infect your computer system as a result of your access to, use of, or browsing in this Site. Pierre Guerin shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages (including, without limitation, technical failure, disclosure of confidential information, loss of data) or any indirect damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use of this Site.
Pierre Guerin makes every effort to ensure, to the best of its ability, that the information published on the Site is accurate and up-to-date, and reserves the right to correct the content of the Site at any time without notice. However, Pierre Guerin and its contributors give no guarantee and assume no responsibility whatsoever as to the suitability, sequence, accuracy, absence of errors, truthfulness, topicality, fairness, commercial nature, quality, validity and availability of the information contained on this Site. Each Internet user fully assumes the risks associated with any reliance placed on such information. Erroneous information or omissions may be found, due in particular to typographical or page layout errors. If you notice any errors, please let us know so that we can make the appropriate corrections.
The materials on this Site are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. Pierre Guerin categorically rejects any interpretation that would seek to assimilate the content of the Site with offers of purchase or incitement to purchase shares or other securities, whether listed or unlisted, of Pierre Guerin, any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or affiliates.
Pierre Guerin reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change any of the content of the Site. As part of its policy to update and optimize the Site, Pierre Guerin may decide to modify these Terms and Conditions.
Any dated information published on the Site is valid only for the date specified.
It is also reminded that the secrecy of correspondence is not guaranteed on the network and that it is the responsibility of each Internet user to take all appropriate measures to protect their own data and/or software from contamination by any viruses circulating on the Internet.
The Site provides access to other Pierre Guerin Internet sites or those of companies in the Pierre Guerin group, which may have their own legal notices, which should be consulted and respected.
3. Managing access codes and passwords
Some services on the Site require an access code and a password.
These access codes and passwords are confidential, personal, non-transferable and non-transmissible. You are responsible for managing and storing them and for the consequences of their use. It is your responsibility to take the necessary measures to protect and preserve them. Pierre Guerin cannot be held responsible for any fraudulent use.
For security reasons, access to secure sections will be automatically invalidated after several incorrect access attempts. Pierre Guerin reserves the right to suspend access to the Site in the event of fraudulent use or attempted fraudulent use of a user's password or access code. Pierre Guerin will inform you if access is suspended.
The recordings made by the website's computer system during the user's connections will constitute proof of any act carried out by the user on the Site, as well as proof of the processing of these acts.
4. Intellectual Property
The Site is governed in its entirety by French law relating to copyright, trademark law and, in general, intellectual property.
Pierre Guerin trademarks and logos (semi-figurative trademarks) appearing on the Site are registered trademarks. Any reproduction or representation, in whole or in part, alone or as part of other elements, without the express prior written consent of Pierre Guerin is strictly prohibited.
The general structure, software, texts, images, videos, sounds, know-how, animations, and more generally all information and content appearing on the Site, are the property of Pierre Guerin or are subject to a right of use or exploitation. These elements are subject to legislation protecting copyright.
Any representation, modification, reproduction or distortion, in whole or in part, of all or part of the Site or its content, by any process whatsoever, and on any medium whatsoever, shall constitute an infringement punishable by articles L 335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.
These Terms do not grant you any license to use any Pierre Guerin trademarks, logos or photographs.
The databases appearing on the Site, if any, are protected by provisions relating to the legal protection of databases. As such, Pierre Guerin expressly prohibits any reuse, reproduction or extraction of elements from these databases. Any unauthorized reuse, reproduction, or extraction is the responsibility of the user.
Pierre Guerin reserves the right to delete without delay, and without prior notice, any content: message, text, image, graphic, which contravenes the laws and regulations in force and in particular the regulations specified above.
In the event that you wish to use any of the content of the Site (text, image, etc.), you must obtain the express prior written authorization of Pierre Guerin, by writing to the address indicated in the § "legal information" or by sending an e-mail to the webmaster.
5. Respect for Privacy
As a user of the Site, you are obliged to comply with the applicable legislation, and in particular with the provisions of the law relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, the violation of which is punishable by criminal penalties.
In particular, you must refrain from collecting or misusing any personal information to which you have access and, in general, from any act likely to infringe the privacy, honour, sensitivity, brand image or reputation of any individual or legal entity, and in particular Pierre Guerin, by avoiding any defamatory, provocative, malicious, disparaging or threatening comments, messages or texts on any medium whatsoever.
6. Personal data
In order to respond to your needs and while you are browsing the Site, Pierre Guerin may collect personal information about you that is processed by computer (certain information, which is marked with an asterisk, is mandatory).
It is your responsibility to verify that the information you provide through this Site is accurate and complete. To ensure that your requests are properly followed up, please inform us immediately of any changes to the information provided.
The information collected is intended exclusively for Pierre Guerin, which is hereby authorised, unless you object for legitimate reasons, to store and use it in order to inform you about its products and services.
You may object, free of charge, to the use of your data for canvassing purposes.
To exercise your rights of access, rectification and opposition, please contact us.
The Site is not intended to receive confidential information from you. As a result, and with the exception of the personal data referred to above, any information, in whatever form - document, data, graphic, question, suggestion, concept, remark or other - that you communicate to us on the Site will under no circumstances be considered confidential. Consequently, the mere fact that you send us such information gives us the right to use, reproduce, distribute, modify or transmit it in order to process your request.
7. Cookies
During your visits, you are informed that a cookie may be automatically installed on your browser. This is a block of data which is not used for identification purposes but which is used to record information relating to your browsing on the Site. It is used to analyse the number of visitors to the Site, measure the audience, etc. in order to improve the quality of the Site.
By configuring your browser software, you can be informed of the presence of cookies and, if necessary, refuse them in the following way:
- with the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x and 6.x browser: click on the «Tools» menu bar then on «Internet Options», choose the «Privacy» tab then move the cursor to the desired security level or click on the «Advanced» button then «Ignore the automatic management of cookies» and check the «refuse» or «request» option for each column;
- with the Netscape Navigator 6.2 browser: click on the «Edition» menu bar then on «Preferences», select «Privacy and security» then choose the «cookies» item and check «deactivate» or «ask me»;
- with the Mozilla Firefox version 1.x and 1.5 browser: click on the «Tools» menu bar then on «Options», choose the «Privacy» tabs then «Cookies» and uncheck the «allow» box;
- with the Apple Safari browser: go to the «Safari > Safari Preferences» menu and click on the «Security» tab and click on «From Visited Sites only».
If you refuse cookies, certain services will no longer be accessible.
You have the right to access, rectify or delete your personal data communicated via the "cookie" under the conditions indicated in "Personal data".
8. Hyperlinks
Pierre Guerin cannot be held responsible for hypertext links to other sites, particularly with regard to the content of such sites.
Pierre Guerin is not responsible for hypertext links to this Site and prohibits anyone from creating such a link without Pierre Guerin's prior written consent.
9. Warning on Predictive Information
The Site may contain certain non-historical data that constitute forward-looking statements, in particular forward-looking statements concerning future events, trends, plans or objectives. These statements are based on management's current views and assumptions and are subject to important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements (or from past results). Additional information about these risks and uncertainties can be found in Pierre Guerin's filings with the relevant authorities. The forward-looking statements are made as of a certain date and Pierre Guerin undertakes no obligation to update or revise them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
10. General Clauses
Any assignment or other transfer of the rights conferred by these Terms is strictly prohibited.
If, for any reason whatsoever, a court of competent jurisdiction considers any provision of these Terms and Conditions to be invalid, the invalidity of that provision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the Terms and Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
The failure of either party to exercise any right or take any action under these Terms shall not be deemed a waiver of such right or action.
The Site is governed by French law. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with French law.
11. Use of cookies
When you access this Site, a «user session (SessionID)» cookie can be installed automatically and stored temporarily on your hard drive, to facilitate your browsing. Once your session is closed, the cookie will be destroyed. A cookie is a small, randomly generated information file that a website can send to the hard drive of a personal computer to facilitate your browsing and streamline your registration procedures. By definition, a cookie does not allow us to identify you.
You have the option, if you wish, to object to the registration of these session cookies by setting your browser accordingly. This operation is likely to modify possibly, or even make difficult your navigation on the website.
Social plug-ins or share buttons on social networks may, subject to your consent, to be present on our site to allow you to access the functionality of sharing content with other people on the social networks from our site or to let these other people know your consultation or your opinion regarding our content site (social plug-ins “like”, “share”, …).
Simply because of their presence, these social plug-ins – whether or not you are a user of these social platforms – may place cookies on your hard drive to track your browsing and identify your interests.
We have no control over the process used by social networks to collect information about your browsing on our site. The issue and use of cookies by these third parties are subject to their own privacy policies. We invite you to read them in order to identify the purposes of use, particularly advertising, and the browsing information they can collect through the application plug-ins and thus set your choice. These protection policies must allow you to exercise your choices with these social networks, in particular by setting up your accounts to use each of these networks.
If necessary, you may refuse the insertion of these cookies by following the procedure indicated on your browser (see below the procedure to be followed), according to the terms proposed to you. You can change your choice at any time. Furthermore, to analyse your preferences and subject to your consent, web beacons may be placed by a third-party provider on some of our articles and messages to help us identify the pages visited, counting display frequencies as well as the number of visitors, analysing traffic patterns and compiling statistics for the most popular content.
Finally, audio and video recordings, podcasts, webcasts are at your disposal through third-party services. These third parties may place cookies on your hard drive when you access them and subject to your consent to help us identify the most popular content.
The procedure to refuse the insertion of these "third-party" cookies is as follows, according to the terms proposed to you best:
For Mozilla firefox:
1. Select the “Tool” and then “Options” menu
2. Click on the “Privacy” icon
3. Locate the "cookie" menu and select the options that are right for you
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-website-data-single-domain-android
For Microsoft Internet Explorer:
1. Select the “Tool” and then “Internet Options” menu
2. Click on the “Privacy” icon
3. Use the cursor to select the desired level
http://windows.microsoft.com/fr-FR/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
For Chrome:
1. Go to Chrome menu / Preferences
2. Click on “View Advanced Settings”
3. Click on “Content Settings…” in the Privacy section
4. Click on “Cookies and Site Data…” in the new window
5. Click “Delete All” and confirm by clicking “OK”
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&hlrm=en
For Safari:
Go to the Safari/ Preferences menu
Click on “Confidentiality”
In "Block cookies", check "Always"
http://www.apple.com/support/? path=Safari/3.0/en/9277.html
To find out about the options offered by any other browser software and how to delete cookies files stored on your device, the CNIL details on this link the steps to follow to limit your traces on the web and, more generally, informs you about the mechanisms for setting cookies https://www.cnil.fr/fr/cookies-et-autres-traceurs/comment-se-proteger/maitriser-votre-navigateur
If you continue browsing, you consent to the use of these "third-party" cookies on our site. You can change your choice at any time if necessary.
12. Informing potential users of the ethics alert system ethics@pierreguerin.com
- Entity responsible for the professional alert system: Pierre Guerin.
- Objectives pursued and areas concerned:
- financial, accounting, banking and anti-corruption
- anti-competitive practices
- fight against discrimination and harassment at work
- health, hygiene and safety at work
- environmental protection
- The ethical reporting system ethics@pierreguerin.com is open to all Pierre Guerin Group stakeholders: employees, regardless of their employment status, customers, suppliers, etc. Its use is strictly voluntary and cannot be made mandatory.
- Recipients of alerts: the persons specifically responsible for handling ethical alerts. It is not excluded that information gathered by this system may be communicated to another Group company to enable the processing of ethical alerts in accordance with legal provisions, in particular by taking all necessary measures to ensure that the confidentiality and security of the information thus transmitted are respected.
- Transfers outside the EU: where applicable, these transfers are governed by the Pierre Guerin Group's BCR..
- Persons identified under this scheme may exercise their right of access and rectification directly with : ethics@pierreguerin.com.
- There is no risk of prosecution for the bona fide user of this device.
- Any misuse of the device may be subject to prosecution.