TERMS & CONDITIONS

This site is normally accessible to users at all times. However, Université de Bordeaux may 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.geronteproject.eu website is regularly updated by the publication manager. 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.

The purpose of the www.geronteproject.eu website is to provide information about the GERONTE project.
The Université de Bordeaux endeavors to provide information on the www.geronteproject.eu website that is as accurate as possible. However, it cannot be held responsible for any omissions, inaccuracies or failure to update information, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners supplying such information.
All information provided on the www.geronteproject.eu website is given for guidance only, and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information provided on the www.geronteproject.eu website is not exhaustive. It is subject to modifications having been made since it was put online.

The site uses JavaScript technology. The website cannot be held responsible for any material damage arising from use of the site. In addition, the user of the site undertakes to access the site using recent, virus-free equipment, and with an up-to-date browser.

Université de Bordeaux is the owner of the intellectual property rights or holds the rights of use on all the elements accessible on the site, notably 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 forbidden, except with the prior written authorization of the University of Bordeaux.
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.

Université de Bordeaux may not be held liable for any direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the www.geronteproject.eu 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.
Université de Bordeaux may not be held liable for indirect damages (such as loss of business or loss of opportunity) resulting from use of the www.geronteproject.eu website.
Users may ask questions in the contact area. Université de Bordeaux 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, Université de Bordeaux 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.).

See “privacy and cookie policy” page
When using the www.geronteproject.eu site, the following information may be collected: the URL of the links through which the user has accessed the www.geronteproject.eu site, the user’s access provider, the user’s Internet protocol (IP) address.
In any case, the Université de Bordeaux only collects personal information relating to the user for the purposes of certain services offered by the www.geronteproject.eu website. Users supply this information with full knowledge of the facts, particularly when they enter it themselves. Users of the www.geronteproject.eu site are informed whether or not they are required to supply this information.
No personal information concerning the user of the www.geronteproject.eu site is published without the user’s knowledge, nor is it exchanged, transferred, assigned or sold on any medium whatsoever to third parties. Only the assumption of the purchase of the University of Bordeaux and its rights would allow the transmission of the said information to the eventual purchaser who would in turn be bound by the same obligation of conservation and modification of the data with respect to the user of the www.geronteproject.eu site.

See “privacy and cookie policy” page

The www.geronteproject.eu site contains a number of hyperlinks to other sites, set up with the authorization of the University of Bordeaux.
Browsing the www.geronteproject.eu website may result in the installation of cookie(s) on the user’s computer. A cookie is a small file 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 computers as follows to refuse the installation of cookies:

– In Internet Explorer: Tools tab (cog-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 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 “Confidentiality” tab, you can block cookies.

Any dispute arising in connection with the use of www.geronteproject.eu is subject to French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of Bordeaux.

Law no. 78-17 of January 6, 1978, as amended by law 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.

Law n°2018-493 of June 20, 2018 on personal data protection

User: Internet user connecting to and using the above-mentioned 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).