Legal Notice

1. Presentation of the site.

By virtue of article 6 of law no. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, users of the www.flowstop.en website are informed of the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and follow-up:

Owner: FLOWSTOP INDUSTRIE – SAS – 6 COURS LAZARE ESCARGUEL, 66000 PERPIGNAN
Creator: SARL Garnements
Publication manager: Olivier Guillou / Bertrand Sylvestre Boncheval
The person responsible for publication is an individual or a legal entity.

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

Use of the www.flowstop.en website implies full acceptance of the general conditions of use described below. These conditions of use may be modified or supplemented at any time, and users of the www.flowstop.en site are therefore advised to consult them regularly.

This site is normally accessible to users at all times. FlowStop may, however, decide to interrupt the site for technical maintenance purposes, and will endeavor to inform users of the dates and times of such interventions in advance.

The www.flowstop.en website is regularly updated by Olivier Guillou. Similarly, the legal notices may be modified at any time: they are nevertheless binding on the user, who is invited to refer to them as often as possible in order to take cognizance of them.

3. Description of services provided.

The purpose of the www.flowstop.en website is to provide information concerning all of the company’s activities.

FlowStop endeavors to provide information on the www.flowstop.en website that is as accurate as possible. However, FlowStop cannot be held responsible for any omissions, inaccuracies or failures to update information, whether caused by FlowStop or by third-party partners supplying such information.

All information provided on the www.flowstop.en website is given for guidance only, and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information provided on the www.flowstop.en website is not exhaustive. It is subject to modifications having been made since it was put online.

4. Contractual limitations on technical data.

The site uses JavaScript technology.

The website cannot be held responsible for any material damage linked to the use of the site. In addition, the user of the site undertakes to access the site using recent, virus-free equipment and with a last-generation, up-to-date browser.

5. Intellectual property and counterfeiting.

FlowStop 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, software.

Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, adaptation of all or part of the elements of the site, whatever the means or process used, is forbidden, except with the prior written authorization of : FlowStop.

Any unauthorized 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 French Intellectual Property Code.

6. Limitation of liability.

FlowStop may not be held liable for direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the www.flowstop.en website, and resulting either from the use of equipment that does not meet the specifications indicated in point 4, or from the appearance of a bug or incompatibility.

FlowStop cannot be held responsible for indirect damage (such as loss of business or loss of opportunity) resulting from use of the www.flowstop.en website.

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

7. Management of personal data.

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.flowstop.en website, the following information may be collected: the URL of the links via which the user has accessed the www.flowstop.en website, the user’s access provider, the user’s Internet protocol (IP) address.

In any case, FlowStop only collects personal information relating to the user for the purpose of certain services offered by the www.flowstop.en website. Users supply this information with full knowledge of the facts, particularly when they enter it themselves. Users of the www.flowstop.en website are informed whether or not they are required to supply 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 concerning the user of the www.flowstop.en website is published without the user’s knowledge, nor is it exchanged, transferred, assigned or sold on any medium whatsoever to third parties. Only in the event of FlowStop and its rights being bought out would the said information be transmitted to a potential buyer, who would in turn be bound by the same obligation to preserve and modify data in respect of the user of the www.flowstop.en site.

The site has not been declared to the CNIL, as it does not collect personal information.

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.

8. Hypertext links and cookies.

The www.flowstop.en website contains a number of hypertext links to other sites, set up with FlowStop’s authorization. However, FlowStop is not in a position to check the content of sites visited in this way, and consequently accepts no liability in this respect.

Browsing the www.flowstop.en 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 make it impossible to access certain services. However, users can configure their computers as follows to refuse the installation of cookies:

Internet Explorer: Tools tab (wheel-shaped icon at top right) / Internet options. Click on Confidentiality and select Block all cookies. Confirm with Ok.

Firefox: at the top of the browser window, click on the Firefox button, then go to the Options tab. Click on the Privacy tab.
Set the Retention Rules to: use personalized settings for history. Finally, uncheck it to disable cookies.

On Safari: Click on the menu icon (symbolized by a cog) in the top right-hand corner of the browser. Select Settings. Click on Show advanced settings. In the “Privacy” section, click on “Content settings”. In the “Cookies” section, you can block cookies.

Under Chrome: Click on the menu icon (symbolized by three horizontal lines) in the top right-hand corner of the browser. Select Settings. Click on Show advanced settings. In the “Privacy” section, click on Preferences. In the “Privacy” tab, you can block cookies.

9. Applicable law and jurisdiction.

Any dispute relating to the use of the www.flowstop.en website is subject to French law. The competent courts of Paris shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

10. 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.

11. Glossary.

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