1. Presentation of the site.

In accordance with Article 6 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, users of the site are informed of the identity of the various parties involved in the creation and monitoring of the site:

Owner: Chamonix Film Festival Organisation
Association Loi 1901
53 chemin du Cristal des glaces 74400 Chamonix
SIRET: 889 547 998 00019

Publication manager: Christophe and Morgane Raylat.
The publication manager is a natural person or a legal entity.
Webmaster : Thomas Mallevays / Ctoutcom Studio – Les Houches
Hosting: OVH – Roubaix
Credits: the legal notices were generated and offered by Ctoutcom Studio, site developer in Les Houches.

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

Use of the site implies full and complete acceptance of the general conditions of use described below. These conditions of use may be modified or supplemented at any time, users of the site are therefore invited to consult them on a regular basis.

This site is normally accessible to users at all times. However, Thomas Mallevays may decide to interrupt it for technical maintenance, in which case Thomas Mallevays will endeavour to inform users in advance of the dates and times of the intervention.

The site is regularly updated by Thomas Mallevays. In the same way, 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 read them.

3. Description of the services provided.

The purpose of the site is to provide information concerning all of the company’s activities.

Chamonix Film Festival Organisation endeavours to provide information on the site that is as accurate as possible. However, it may not be held responsible for omissions, inaccuracies or shortcomings in the updating, whether caused by itself or by the third party partners who provide it with this information.

All the information on the site is given for information purposes only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information on the site is not exhaustive. It is subject to changes that have 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 related 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 latest-generation, up-to-date browser.

5. Intellectual property and counterfeiting.

Chamonix Film Festival Organisation is the owner of the intellectual property rights or holds the rights to use all the elements accessible on the site, in particular the texts, images, graphics, logo, 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 authorisation of : Chamonix Film Festival Organisation.

Any unauthorised use of the site or of any of the elements it contains will be considered as an infringement and will be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of articles L.335-2 and following of the Intellectual Property Code.

6. Limitations of liability.

Chamonix Film Festival Organisation cannot be held responsible for direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the site, 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.

Chamonix Film Festival Organisation cannot also be held responsible for indirect damage (such as loss of business or loss of opportunity) resulting from the use of the site.

Interactive spaces (possibility to ask questions in the contact area) are available to users. Chamonix Film Festival Organisation reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content deposited in this space that contravenes the legislation applicable in France, in particular the provisions relating to data protection. If necessary, Chamonix Film Festival Organisation also reserves the right to hold the user liable under civil and/or criminal law, in particular in the event of a racist, insulting, defamatory or pornographic message, whatever the medium used (text, photograph, etc.).

7. Management of personal data.

In France, personal data is notably protected by law n° 78-87 of 6 January 1978, law n° 2004-801 of 6 August 2004, article L. 226-13 of the Penal Code and the European Directive of 24 October 1995.

When using the site, the following may be collected: the URL of the links through which the user accessed the site, the user’s access provider, the user’s Internet Protocol (IP) address.

In any case, Chamonix Film Festival Organisation only collects personal information relating to the user for the purpose of certain services offered by the site. The user provides this information with full knowledge of the facts, in particular when he or she enters it himself or herself. It is then specified to the user of the site whether or not they are obliged 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 liberties, all users have the right to access, rectify and oppose personal data concerning them, by making a written and signed request, accompanied by a copy of the identity document with the signature of the holder of the document, specifying the address to which the reply should be sent.

No personal information of the user of the 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 acquisition of Chamonix Film Festival Organisation and its rights would the said information be transmitted to the potential purchaser who would in turn be bound by the same obligation to keep and modify the data with regard to the user of the site.

The site is not declared to the CNIL as it does not use personal data as indicated on this page.

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.

8. Hypertext links and cookies.

The site contains a certain number of hypertext links to other sites, set up with the authorisation of Chamonix Film Festival Organisation. However, Chamonix Film Festival Organisation is not in a position to verify the content of the sites thus visited, and consequently will not assume any responsibility for this fact.

Browsing on the site is likely to cause the installation of cookie(s) on the user’s computer. A cookie is a small file which does not allow the identification of the user, 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 intended to enable various measures of frequentation to be taken.

Refusal to install a cookie may make it impossible to access certain services. However, the user can configure his computer in the following way to refuse the installation of cookies:

Under Internet Explorer: tool tab (cog icon in the top right-hand corner) / internet options. Click on Confidentiality and choose Block all cookies. Validate on Ok.

Under 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 custom settings for history. Finally uncheck it to disable cookies.

Under Safari: Click on the menu pictogram (symbolised by a cog) at the top right 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 (symbolised 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 in connection with the use of the site is subject to French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is given to the competent courts of Paris.

10. The main laws concerned.

Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, notably modified by law no. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

Law n° 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy.

11. Lexicon.

User: Internet user logging on, using the aforementioned site.

Personal information: “information that allows, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, the identification of the natural persons to which it applies” (article 4 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978).