1. Definitions
“Terms of Use” refers to the conditions governing your access to and use of the Website.
“Personal data” refers to personal data as defined in the EU regulations added to by our Privacy policy.
“Subsidiaries" refers to any entity (existing or yet to be set up) that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under the common control of GEODIS.
”We/Us” or “Our” refers to GEODIS.
”User(s)” or “You” and “Your” refers to any individual who accesses this Website, regardless of whether they log in.
”Website” refers to this website, which is accessible via the URL geodis.com
2. Preamble
GEODIS opted to publish this Website, manage it and put it online.
Access to the Website is subject to compliance with the Terms of Use.
Access to and use of the Website imply acceptance of the Terms of Use. The Terms of Use that apply are those that are in force when the User accesses the Website. GEODIS is free to modify all or some of the Terms of Use at any time, including the possibility of additions, amendments or deletions. These changes are deemed to have been brought to the attention of Users by virtue of nothing more than having been posted online. Nevertheless, in the event of any amendment to the Terms of Use deemed substantial by the publication controller, the latter will notify the User of said changes by e-mail. In any case, once online, the Terms of Use are deemed to have been accepted unreservedly by the User by virtue of their having accessed the Website. Consequently, it is advisable for the User to refer to the Terms of Use each time they access the site, so as to keep abreast of the latest version online.
3. Purpose of the Website
The main purpose of the Website is to provide Users with information about GEODIS and its subsidiaries and their respective lines of business.
4. Access to the Website
Anyone may access the Website.
Browsing the Website is optimised for the following environment:
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8 or later, or any other browser of the same generation.
Screen resolution: 1280 x 768
GEODIS reserves the right to modify, suspend, restrict or cut access to all or part of the Website, including access to its content, without prior notice.
Any equipment used by the User to access the Website must comply at all times with the laws and regulations that are in force when they do so. Should there be a Website outage caused by a User's hardware, the User must immediately unplug said hardware.
In addition, all Users of the Website are to access it using recent hardware with anti-virus software and an Internet browser of the latest generation. Furthermore, the User undertakes to refrain from using the Website to pass on or store malware (with the example of but not limited to viruses, Trojan horses, scripts or other programs designed with malicious intent) or to disrupt or interfere with the normal operation of the Website.
5. Intellectual property
The Website, as well as all of its constituent parts (including, but not limited to, know-how, trademarks, trade secrets, copy, presentations, tutorials, videos, photographs, downloadable documents, logos, etc.) and related material are protected by intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, sui generis rights of the producer of the database, domain names, trademarks, logos, etc.). These include, but are not limited to, copyright, sui generis rights of database producers, domain names, trademarks, logos, etc.), as well as the related rights of GEODIS and/or publishers that have granted GEODIS operating licences.
Except in the event of prior written authorisation having been granted by GEODIS, the User shall not exploit, modify, reproduce, share, edit, translate, adapt, download or publish the Website and/or any of its constituent parts, partially or totally, in any form whatsoever, using any media whatsoever and for any reason whatsoever (commercial, promotional or otherwise).
Any breach of these obligations may constitute an act of counterfeit and/or an act of unfair competition or parasitic activity which may result in civil or criminal proceedings against the User.
6. Confidentiality and protection of your personal data
GEODIS will take all necessary administrative, organisational and technical measures for the protection and security of your personal data, as required by legislation and best practice in the industry. Full details of how your data will be used are set out in the Privacy Policy.
GEODIS will not disclose your data unless required to do so by law or unless you have granted us written permission to do so. GEODIS will not pass on your data and undertakes not to disclose it to third parties, including its Group Subsidiaries and entities that directly or indirectly control, are controlled by or are under the common control of GEODIS.
You acknowledge that the Website is hosted by Acquia ("the Host"). We provide no guarantee that this hosting service will be continuous, totally secure or error-free. You accept the fact that we use an external host, and as such cannot control the actions of this host. By accepting these Terms of Use, You accept the host's terms of use, which can be found on the host's website. Notwithstanding the other provisions of the Terms of Use, and within the confines of applicable law, You acknowledge that we cannot be held responsible for the actions (or failure to act) of the host.
7. Hypertext links
The Website may contain hypertext links to third-party Websites not owned or controlled by GEODIS.
GEODIS in no way provides any guarantees over the content found on any Website which the User may have accessed from our Website. When the User accesses a third-party Website, they do so at their own risk and acknowledge that GEODIS is not responsible for the content, advertising, products or any other materials found on said third-party Websites. The User also acknowledges that GEODIS is in no way responsible for, and cannot be held liable for, any damage that may result from the use of a third-party Website. References to third-party companies and their websites are in no way recommendations, and are provided for information only.
This means that GEODIS shall not be held responsible for the conditions of access to the Websites to which the said hypertext links redirect, for the services offered on them, for the content and/or materials contained therein, for any updates made thereto, or for any other action taken on such Websites. If You decide to use a hypertext link to a third-party Website, You do so at Your own risk. When using a third-party Website, You will be required to comply with the Terms of Use of such Websites.
8. Liability
8.1 Liability of the User
It is the User's responsibility to take all appropriate measures to protect their own data, computer systems and/or software from contamination by any viruses. Users who log into the Website are responsible for all use of their account, including their login, password and e-mail address. It is the User's responsibility to keep their login and password secret, and to ensure that their User Account remains secure.
8.2 Reporting and account deactivation
The User agrees to immediately inform GEODIS of any suspected fraudulent use of their account, login or password by an unauthorised third party via the following e-mail address: [email protected]. Under no circumstances may GEODIS be held liable for any damage resulting from a breach by the User in this respect.
GEODIS reserves the right to deactivate the login or password, whether chosen by the User or allocated by GEODIS, at any time, if GEODIS legitimately believes that the User has not abided by the provisions of the Terms of Use.
8.3 Limitation of GEODIS' liability
8.3.1- Errors or inaccuracies
Despite every effort made by GEODIS to roll out and maintain the Website, there may still be errors, inaccuracies or omissions remaining. As a result, GEODIS provides no guarantees over the absence of errors on the Website, the absence of viruses on the platform, or the correction of errors and faults.
8.3.2- Accessibility of the Website
GEODIS will make every effort to ensure that the Website is accessible. However, the connection may be unstable or subject to outages, not least when maintenance is taking place. GEODIS may not, under any circumstances, be held liable for the unavailability of the Website, or for any consequences resulting therefrom, such as loss of profits, turnover, savings, opportunities or data, or for damage to reputation.
GEODIS provides no guarantees pertaining to disruption, risks, access anomalies, Website overload, hacking into the Website by third parties or the presence of viruses on the Website.
8.3.3- Use of the Website
GEODIS may not, under any circumstances, be held liable for the use made of the Website, or for any consequences resulting therefrom, such as loss of profits, turnover, savings, opportunities or data, or for damage to reputation.
9. Applicable Law
The Terms of Use are governed by French law. These Terms of Use constitute the totality of the agreement between GEODIS and the User. They shall override and supersede any prior or current agreement (whether written or verbal) on the same subject, and shall prevail in the event of any conflict with other conditions.
The Terms of Use are governed by French law. In the event of a conflict of interpretation, the French version shall prevail. In the event of a dispute concerning the validity, interpretation and/or application of the Terms of Use, GEODIS and the User agree to meet to seek amicable resolution of their dispute.
In the event that the parties are unable to reach an amicable agreement, any legal action concerning the interpretation, validity and/or application of the Terms of Use will be brought before the Paris courts. This includes cases where there are multiple petitioners and that of legal action by a third party in a bid to secure an emergency or protective ruling.
10. Credits
The Website was developed by:
PARKER & PARKER
60 quai Richelieu
33000 Bordeaux
France