Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

Guide2Normandy is a community content site for France. The site includes classified listings, forums and event calendars in which the large majority of the content is provided by the users of Guide2Normandy.

 

These are the terms of use for Guide2Normandy. By using Guide2Normandy you are accepting these terms of use.

If you do not agree to these terms of use for Guide2Normandy your only option is to not use Guide2Normandy. Guide2Normandy will be herein referred to as “the Service”.

 

2. Content

Content refers to: postings, messages, text, files, images, photos or any other material found on the Service.

Content posted, transmitted through or linked to the Service is the responsibility of those from whom the information originated.  The Service is not responsible for posted content. The Service is not liable for any damages or losses incurred from content made available through the Service.  The Service reserves the right to refuse, move or delete any content posted on the Service.

 

3. Notification of Claims of Infringement

It is forbidden to post information on the Service that violates any international or national (United Kingdom) copyright, patent or intellectual property laws.  The Service is not responsible for any such infringements posted on the site.  If you are aware of any copyright infringements that have been posted on the Service please contact us at chris@Guide2Normandy. Please include in any such inquiry: the copyrighted material, the infringement, a statement contesting that the copyrighted was not posted by the holder of said copyright, contact details and signature.  The Service is not compelled to act on any such complaint but may do so out of good faith.  Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England and Wales.

 

4. Privacy and Information Disclosure

All personal electronic details will be kept private by the Service except for those that you wish to disclose.

It is unacceptable to disclose the contact information of others through the Service.  If you violate the laws of the United Kingdom and/or France and/or the terms of use of the Service you forfeit your privacy rights over your personal information.

 

This privacy policy sets out how Guide2Normandy.com uses and protects any information that you give   Guide2Normandy.com when you use this website.  Guide2Normandy is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

 

Guide2Normandy may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1/01/2010.

 

What we collect.   

We may collect the following information:

-   name and job title

-   contact information including email address

-   demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests

-   other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

 

What we do with the information we gather. 

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

-   Internal record keeping.

-   We may use the information to improve our products and services.

-   We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

-   From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.

-   Security

 

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

 

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.  We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.  Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

 

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

 

5. Conduct

You agree to not post, email, or make available through the Service the following content:

-   Unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, libellous, invasive or any information harmful to minors

-   material of a political nature and/or is critical of any government or municipal employee of the United Kingdom and/or France.

-   Pornography or any kind of nudity, sexually explicit or perverse content

-   Racist or discriminatory content towards any race, religion, creed, nationality, gender or any other grouping of individuals

-   Material that impersonates another person, which includes but is not limited to: Guide2Normandy employees, political figures or public figures or that includes identifying information about another person without permission

-   Information that is false or deceptive

-   Anything that infringes on any patent, copyright or intellectual property rights

-   Material that can be classified as: spam, junk mail, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any unsolicited commercial advertisement

-   Solicitation not in the designated area or emailed to a user of the Service who did not wish to be contacted

-   Includes links to other websites unless it is: (1) with expressed written permission of the Service (2) in the designated area for services

-   That advertises the sale of anything illegal under the laws of the United Kingdom or France

-   That contains software viruses

-   That disrupts the normal flow with an excessive number of messages

-   That uses misleading contact details to disguise the origin

 

You also agree not to:

-   Contact people who do not wish to be contacted

-   Stalk or harass other users of the Service

-   Collect personal information about users for commercial or unlawful purposes

-   Use automated means to download data about users unless with expressed written permission from the Service

-   Post non-local or irrelevant content

-   Post the same service in more than two categories

-   Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our server

 

6. The No Spam Policy

It is strictly prohibited to contact the Service with unsolicited email advertisements.  It is strictly prohibited to post spam.

It is strictly prohibited to contact users of the Service with spam.

 

7. Limitation on Service

The Service may establish limits within the site such as but not limited to: length of posting time, size of message, number of postings.  The Service can limit usage to the Service.  The Service can delete content and material at any time.  The Service can change the site at any time.  The Service is not responsible for any deletion or failure to share of content.

 

8. Access to Service

The Service grants a revocable right to use the Service.

 

You may not modify any part of the Service or content on the Service other than the content that has originated from you.   You may not duplicate or use automated means to download from the Service.  A limited exception is granted to search engines and non-commercial public archives.  This does not include any sight that participates in classified listing or any subset of classified listings.

 

You may create a hyperlink on your website to the Service, or to postings within the Service for non-commercial use.  You may have a link to our homepage so long as you do not portray the Service or employees of the Service in a misleading light.

 

Use of the service beyond said scope will result in the immediate revocation of the right to use the Service.

 

CNIL Statement

All information collected on this site is intended for use by Guide2Normandy.

In accordance with article 34 of the French data protection law "Informatique et Libertés", you are entitled to access, amend, correct and delete all data relating to you. To exercise this right please email: chris@guide2normandy.com

 

For more information on the CNIL please visit: www.cnil.fr.

 

Toute information recueillie sur ce site est destinée à etre utilisée par Guide2Normandy.

Conformément à l'article 34 de la loi de protection de l'information française « Informatique et Libertés », vous êtes autorisé à accéder à, modifier, corriger et effacer toutes données qui vous concernent. Pour exercer ce droit il faudrait nous contacter sur l'adresse électronique suivante: editor@guide2normandy.com

 

Vous obtiendrez de plus amples renseignements sur le CNIL en visitant le site suivant: www.cnil.fr.