Legal Notice
Last update on 23 nov. 2023
Definition and Interpretation
Unless otherwise defined herein, for the purpose of interpreting and performing the Legal Notice, the capitalized terms and expressions hereunder have the meaning ascribed to them as follows:
- “Privacy Policy” means the personal data protection policy implemented by GAEL SYSTEMS;
- “Product(s)” refers to the products or services presented and promoted by GAEL SYSTEMS on the Website;
- “User(s)” means any natural person who is browsing one or more pages of the Website;
- “Website” means the website published and operated by GAEL SYSTEMS;
Publisher
This website is published by GAEL SYSTEMS, a simplified joint stock company with a capital of €400000, whose registered office is located at 25 Rue Alfred Nobel, 77420 Champs-sur-Marne, France, registered with the Companies Register of Meaux under number 452 272 032 (hereinafter referred to as “GAEL SYSTEMS”).
GAEL SYSTEMS develops software solutions for the space industry, to access and disseminate Earth observation data products and ensure their integrity, from simple desktop applications to cloud infrastructures.
The intra-community VAT identification number of GAEL SYSTEMS is FR90452272032.
The publication director is Mr. Christophe Demange.
Contact: info@gael-systems.com
Hosting: OVH Telecom SAS, SAS au capital de 10 069 020 €, RCS Lille Métropole 424 761 419 00045, Code APE 2620Z, N° TVA : FR 22 424 761 419
Headquarters: 2 rue Kellermann – 59100 Roubaix – France.
Obligations of Site Users
It is Your (Users’) responsibility to ensure that Your electronic devices are adequately protected against any damage that may result from the use of the Internet (computer viruses, Trojan horses or any other 'parasite').
You undertake not to divert the Website from its intended purpose, nor to use it for purposes that are illegal under French law or any other law with which You may be required to comply. Similarly, You are prohibited from allowing or facilitating any misappropriation or illegal use of the Website by a third party.
Terms and Conditions of website Use (TCU)
The TCU applicable to a User shall be those published online at the time when they access the website.
GAEL SYSTEMS reserves the right to amend these TCU at any time, and publish the updated version on the website. All amendments shall become effective as soon as they go live and shall apply to all Users as of that moment.
GAEL SYSTEMS shall make every possible effort to keep the content of its website up-to-date. All product offerings promoted by GAEL SYSTEMS on the website shall remain valid for as long as the products or services are presented on the website.
GAEL SYSTEMS cannot guarantee accurate or exhaustive information about the product or service presented on the website. It recommends that Users refer to the specific product or service characteristics listed in each product or service description. Users may email GAEL SYSTEMS directly at info@gael-systems.com if they have any further questions or require any additional information.
In the event of any obvious error in the characteristics of a product or a service and its representation, the User undertakes to report the error to GAEL SYSTEMS by email, at info@gael-systems.com.
Notwithstanding Acts of God and other events that fall outside GAEL SYSTEMS’s direct control, the website should be available 24/7. However, website availability may temporarily be reduced or interrupted, in whole or in part, without prior notice and without any compensation being due to Users, notably for maintenance operations or upgrades implemented to optimize ongoing website performance. GAEL SYSTEMS makes no undertaking as regards the performance of this website and may not be held liable for any shortcomings in this respect.
These TCU shall be subject to the Law of France.
Intellectual Property
GAEL SYSTEMS holds all intellectual property and/or royalty rights, including copyright protection for all content, brands, database content, and all other constituent parts of the website. The website, and all the software applications, database structures, text, information, analyses, images, photographs, charts, logos, sounds, brands, and all other data that constitute the website, shall remain the exclusive property of GAEL SYSTEMS or, if applicable, of their respective owners, with whom GAEL SYSTEMS has concluded a licensing agreement.
GAEL SYSTEMS accords Users a non-exclusive, personal and non-transferable right to use the website and all the original intellectual works and data contained therein. This right shall be accorded for private purposes only. No User may use the website in any other way, notably for commercial reasons, without explicit, written authorization from GAEL SYSTEMS; any unauthorized use shall be subject to legal sanctions. Requests for such written authorization may be submitted by email to the following address: info@gael-systems.com.
Users undertake not to, inter alia, reproduce and/or represent (other than for private use), download, sell, distribute, diffuse, translate, adapt, use, publish, or communicate any or all of the original intellectual works or data published on this website, for any commercial or non-commercial purpose, in any form whatsoever.
Confidential and Personal Information
The Website is not intended to enable You (the User) to communicate confidential information to us. Consequently, and with the exception of Your Personal Data (defined below), no information in any form whatsoever (document, data, graph, question, suggestion, concept, comment, or other) that You communicate to us via the Website will be considered by the Company to be confidential. Consequently, the fact of communicating this information to us confers on us the right to use, reproduce, publish, and modify it.
During Your browsing on the Website, some of Your Personal Data may be collected automatically, by means of "cookies". In this case, it is processed in accordance with the Cookie Policy (defined below).
Personal Data
GAEL SYSTEMS makes it a priority to protect all personal data collected, and wishes to ensure all website Users that their private life shall be protected. The following paragraphs are intended to inform Users as to how their personal data, i.e. all data that may be used to identify them, whether directly or indirectly, are processed; Users are also informed of their rights as regards these processing operations.
GAEL SYSTEMS may be required to collect and process personal data, the use of which is subject to the provisions set forth in France’s Law No.78-17 dated 6 January 1978 pertaining to data protection rights and amended by Law No. 2004-801 dated 6 August 2004.
With a view to enhancing User satisfaction, GAEL SYSTEMS may share certain information with the service providers referred to as Sub-Contractors in the aforementioned Law (e.g. those delivering IT or customer services). In no other circumstances may personal data be shared with any third party without prior authorization from the Users concerned.
Users are hereby informed that they have the right to access and correct all data pertaining to themselves. If they have a legitimate reason to do so, they are also entitled to oppose any processing of their data. Users may exercise this right by writing to the following address: info@gael-systems.com.
Cookies
GAEL SYSTEMS may use cookies to optimize website browsing and offer Users customized content.
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on the User’s hard disk. It enables GAEL SYSTEMS’s system to remember individual Users’ computers when they connect to the website. The cookies used by GAEL SYSTEMS do not contain any personal data; they contain an anonymous identification number and information relating to the computer’s browsing history on the website (pages visited, visit date and time, etc.), which GAEL SYSTEMS may then read during subsequent visits.
GAEL SYSTEMS may use cookies to optimize the User experience of the website and any associated services. In particular, GAEL SYSTEMS may use cookies for the following specific purposes:
- To customize website content for individual Users, by memorizing their preferences;
- To track the traffic volumes and use of the various features of the website;
- To enhance the website using information provided by audience measurement services; the cookies used for this purpose enable an overall, anonymous analysis of User behavior; all information relating to website use by individual Users is rendered anonymous (abbreviated IP address) before it is made available to these services.
User behavior data are collected in order to compile statistical reports on website activity, which are then used to orient GAEL SYSTEMS’s decision-making when enhancing the website. As such, the website does not associate a User IP address with any information that may be used to identify a User.
Users are hereby informed that they may, at any time, withdraw their decision to accept the cookies generated by the website or any third-party websites; this decision may concern all cookies, or only those that serve certain purposes.
Users may block cookies in the following ways:
Users may also use the aforementioned links to deactivate cookies on the websites of the company that generates them.
Furthermore, Users may read the CNIL’s advice by clicking on the following link (text in French): CNIL Advice
Once a User has accepted GAEL SYSTEMS’s use of cookies, this consent shall remain valid for a period of 13 months from the date on which the cookies were deposited. After 13 months, GAEL SYSTEMS shall renew its request for User consent.
Hypertext Links
The website may include hypertext links to third party websites and web-based resources. When inserting these links, GAEL SYSTEMS made every possible effort to ensure that the websites and resources concerned did not contain any information that contravened French Law. As a result, GAEL SYSTEMS may only be deemed liable for publishing links to these websites and resources if the page or resources concerned contained content that contravened French Law when the link was first published.
Prior written authorization must be obtained from GAEL SYSTEMS before publishing any type of hypertext link to this website. All such requests must be emailed to the following address: info@gael-systems.com.
Legal Provisions
The Website and its content are governed by French law, and any dispute relating thereto is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Meaux (France).
