Legal notice

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1. Presentation of the site.

Pursuant to Article 6 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, users of the Groupe Y – Foreign Desk website are informed of the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and monitoring: Owner: Société Groupe Y Management – 53 rue des Marais RCS 18421 – 79024 NIORT Cedex Creator: Groupe Y – Foreign Desk Publication manager: Groupe Y – Foreign Desk The publication manager is an individual or a legal entity. Webmaster: Ms Anastasiia Markina Host: GANDI SAS – 63-65 boulevard Massena – Paris (75013) FRANCE

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

Use of the Groupe Y – Foreign Desk 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 Groupe Y – Foreign Desk site are therefore invited to consult them regularly. This site is normally accessible to users at all times. However, Groupe Y Management may decide to interrupt the site for technical maintenance purposes, in which case it will endeavour to inform users of the dates and times of the intervention in advance.

3. Description of services provided.

The purpose of the Groupe Y – Foreign Desk website is to provide information concerning all of the Groupe Y’s  activities. Société Groupe Y Management endeavours to provide information on the Groupe Y – Foreign Desk website that is as accurate as possible. However, it may not be held responsible for omissions, inaccuracies or failures to update information, whether these are its fault or the fault of third-party partners who provide this information. All information provided on the Groupe Y – Foreign Desk website is given for information purposes only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information contained on the Groupe Y – Foreign Desk website is not exhaustive. It is given subject to modifications having been made since it was put online.

4. Contractual limitations on technical data.

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 with an up-to-date, latest-generation browser.

5. Intellectual property and counterfeiting.

Groupe Y Management 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, adaptation of all or part of the elements of the site, whatever the means or process used, is prohibited, except with the prior written authorisation of : Groupe Y Management. 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 French Intellectual Property Code.

6. Limitations of liability.

Groupe Y Management may not be held liable for direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the groupey-foreigndesk.fr website, 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. Groupe Y Management may also not be held liable for indirect damage (such as loss of market or loss of opportunity) resulting from the use of the Groupe Y – Foreign Desk website. Interactive areas (possibility to ask questions in the contact area) are available to users. Société Groupe Y Management reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in this area which contravenes the legislation applicable in France, in particular the provisions relating to data protection. Where applicable, Société Groupe Y Management 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. Hypertext links and cookies.

The Groupe Y – Foreign Desk website contains a number of hypertext links to other websites, set up with the authorisation of Société Groupe Y Management. However, Société Groupe Y Management 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 Groupe Y – Foreign Desk 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 browsing 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 computer as follows to refuse the installation of cookies: In Internet Explorer: Tools tab (wheel-shaped icon at top right) / Internet options. Click on Confidentiality and choose 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 personalised settings for history. Finally, uncheck it to deactivate cookies. On Safari: Click on the menu icon (symbolised by a cog) in the top right-hand corner of the browser. Select Settings. Click on Show advanced settings. In the “Confidentiality” section, click on “Content settings”. In the “Cookies” section, you can block cookies. In 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 “Confidentiality” section, click on preferences. In the “Confidentiality” tab, you can block cookies.

8. Applicable law and jurisdiction.

Any dispute relating to the use of the Groupe Y – Foreign Desk website is subject to French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of Paris.

9. The main laws concerned.

Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended by Law no. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004 on data processing, data files and individual liberties. Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy.

10. 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 6 January 1978).