Presentation of the site: 

In accordance with the provisions of Articles 6-III and 19 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for Confidence in the Digital Economy, we bring to the attention of users and visitors to the site: https://www.biofortis.fr, the following information: 

Legal status: SAS  
Company’s name: Biofortis  
Adress: 3 Route de la Chatterie 44800 Saint-Herblain, FRANCE  
Phone: +33(0)2 40 20 57 99  
With a capital of: 3 500 000 €  
SIRET:  440 558 062 00103  

Contact: biofortis-contact@biofortis.fr  

 

General conditions of use and the services offered:   

Use of the site https://www.biofortis.fr implies full acceptance of the general conditions of use described below. These terms of use may be modified or supplemented at any time, without prior notice, so users of the site https://www.biofortis.fr are invited to consult them regularly. The website https://www.biofortis.fr is in principle accessible to users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except in the event of interruption, whether scheduled or not, for the purposes of maintenance or in cases of force majeure. In the event that access to the service is not possible, Biofortis undertakes to do its utmost to restore access to the service and will endeavour to inform users in advance of the dates and times of the intervention. As Biofortis is only subject to have best endeavours obligation, it cannot be held responsible for any damage, of whatever nature, resulting from the unavailability of the service. The site https://www.biofortis.fr is updated regularly by Biofortis. Similarly, the legal notices may be modified at any time, without prior notice. By continuing to use the services of the https://www.biofortis.fr website, the user acknowledges that he/she accepts any changes to the legal notices that may occur.   

 

Description of the services provided:   

The purpose of the https://www.biofortis.fr website is to provide information on the clinical studies conducted by Biofortis. Biofortis endeavours to provide the most accurate information possible on the https://www.biofortis.fr website. However, it cannot be held responsible for any omissions, inaccuracies or shortcomings in the updating, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners who provide it with this information. All the information provided on the website https://www.biofortis.fr is given for information purposes only, is not exhaustive and is subject to change. They are given subject to any changes that have been made since they were put online.  

 

Limits of liability:  

The https://www.biofortis.fr website uses java script technology. Biofortis cannot be held responsible for typographical errors or inaccuracies appearing on the service. The user remains responsible for his or her own equipment and use, and shall bear any direct or indirect costs arising from his or her connection to the Internet. The user of the website https://www.biofortis.fr  undertakes to access it using recent, virus-free equipment with the latest updated browser. The user shall not hold Biofortis liable for any prejudice that he may suffer or cause to suffer, directly or indirectly, as a result of the services offered. The user is solely responsible for the use of the proposed service and expressly releases Biofortis from any responsibility towards third parties. Biofortis reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in this space that contravenes the legislation applicable in France, in particular the provisions relating to data protection.    

Where applicable, Biofortis 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.).   

Consequently, the user must be aware that in the event of an injunction from the judicial authorities he or she may be found and prosecuted.   

 

Intellectual property and counterfeiting:  

Biofortis is the owner of the intellectual property rights or holds the rights of use on all the elements accessible on the site, in particular the texts, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds and software. Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, total or partial adaptation of the elements of the site, whatever the means or the process used, is forbidden. Any unauthorised 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 Intellectual Property Code. 

 

Hyperlinks and cookies:  

The site https://www.biofortis.fr contains a number of hyperlinks to other sites (partners, information, etc.) set up with the authorisation of the site owner. However, the owner of the site does not have the possibility of checking the contents of the sites thus visited and thus declines any responsibility for the possible risks of illicit contents.  The user is informed that during his visits to the https://www.biofortis.fr website, one or more cookies may be automatically installed on his 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 navigation on the site and is also used for various traffic measurements.   

The browser settings allow you to be informed of the presence of cookies and, if necessary, to refuse cookies in the manner described at the following address: www.cnil.fr  

 

Applicable law and jurisdiction:   

Any dispute relating to the use of the https://www.biofortis.fr website is subject to French law. The user and Biofortis agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the French courts in the event of a dispute.   

 

Protection of individuals – management of personal data:   

User: Internet user connecting to and using the above-mentioned site: https://www.biofortis.fr 
In France, personal data is protected by Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, amended by Law No. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004, and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation). On the https://www.biofortis.fr website, Biofortis only collects personal information about the user for the purpose of certain services offered by the website https://www.biofortis.fr 

Each form available on the site is accompanied by information and requires the user’s consent to the processing of the data stated in the information. The user provides this information with full knowledge of the facts, in particular when he enters it. The user of the https://www.biofortis.fr website is then informed whether or not he/she is required to provide this information. 

 
In accordance with the provisions of articles 38 and following of law 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, all users have the right to access, rectify, delete and oppose any personal data concerning them.  

 

To exercise this right, the user must send a request by post to: 

Biofortis 

DPO 

3 route de la Chatterie 

44800 Saint-Herblain  

FRANCE 

Or by email to: biofortis-dpo@biofortis.fr, accompanied by a copy of the identity document with the signature of the document holder, specifying the address to which the reply should be sent.   

No personal information of the user of the site https://volontaires.biofortis.fr is published without the user’s knowledge, exchanged, transferred, ceded or sold on any medium to third parties. 
  

The 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.  

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