Article 1: Purpose

These Terms and Conditions of Use (hereinafter “TCU”) govern the legal framework for the use of the services provided on the website www.chateaudevaugelay.com (hereinafter “the Site”).

Accessing and browsing the Site constitutes full and unconditional acceptance of these terms. These Terms of Use may be modified at any time without prior notice. Users are therefore invited to consult them regularly.

Article 2: Access to the Site

The website www.chateaudevaugelay.com is accessible free of charge from anywhere to any user with an Internet connection. All costs related to accessing the services (computer equipment, internet connection, etc.) are the responsibility of the User.

For maintenance or other reasons, access to the Site may be suspended or interrupted by the publisher without prior notice or justification.

Article 3: Intellectual Property

The structure of the Site, as well as all texts, graphics, images, photographs, sounds, videos, and software applications comprising it, are the property of the publisher and are protected as such by intellectual property laws in force.

Any representation, reproduction, adaptation, or exploitation, whether partial or total, of the content, trademarks, or services offered by the Site, by any means whatsoever, without the prior express written authorization of the publisher, is strictly prohibited and may constitute an infringement within the meaning of Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code. This excludes only the elements expressly designated as royalty-free on the Site.

Access to the Site does not constitute the recognition of any right and, in general, grants no intellectual property rights over any element of the Site, which remain the exclusive property of the publisher.

Users are prohibited from introducing data onto the Site that could alter or potentially alter its content or appearance.

Article 4: Liability

The publisher is only responsible for the content he has personally published. The publisher shall not be held liable:

• In the event of technical, computer, or compatibility issues with the Site, regardless of the equipment or software used;

• For direct or indirect, material or immaterial, foreseeable or unforeseeable damages resulting from the use or inability to use the Site or its services;

• For the inherent characteristics of the Internet, particularly regarding the unreliability and lack of security in the transmission of information;

• For unlawful content or activities carried out through the Site, of which he had no prior knowledge within the meaning of Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 (LCEN) and Law No. 2004-801 of August 6, 2004 relating to personal data protection.

Furthermore, the Site cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information published on it.

The User is responsible for:

• Protecting their equipment and data;

• The use they make of the Site or its services;

• Respecting both the letter and spirit of these TCU.

Article 5: Hyperlinks

The Site may contain hyperlinks to other websites over which www.chateaudevaugelay.com has no control. Despite prior and regular checks carried out by the publisher, the latter declines all responsibility for the content that may be found on those sites.

The publisher authorizes the creation of hyperlinks to any page or document of the Site. Prior notification of the publisher is required before implementing such links. Websites containing illicit, violent, controversial, pornographic, xenophobic, or otherwise sensitive content are excluded from this authorization.

The Site reserves the right to request the removal of any hyperlink pointing to its pages at any time if deemed inconsistent with its editorial policy.

Article 6: Confidentiality

1. Data Collected and Processed, and Methods of Collection

In accordance with Article 5 of EU Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR), the collection and processing of users’ data comply with the following principles:

• Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: data may only be collected and processed with the user’s consent. Whenever personal data is collected, the user is informed of the reason and purpose of such collection;

• Purpose limitation: data is collected and processed solely to achieve one or more objectives stated in these Terms of Use;

• Data minimization: only data strictly necessary for the proper performance of the Site’s objectives are collected;

• Storage limitation: data is kept for a limited duration, of which the user is informed;

• Integrity and confidentiality: the data controller undertakes to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of the collected data.

According to Article 6 of the GDPR, the collection and processing of personal data are lawful only if at least one of the following conditions is met:

• The user has expressly consented to the processing;

• The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract;

• The processing is required by law;

• The processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another individual;

• The processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or under official authority;

• The processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or a third party.

The personal data collected on www.chateaudevaugelay.com are as follows:

• First and last name

• Phone number

• Email address

These data are collected when the user fills out the contact form.

Users may request the deletion of their information from our database by writing to: contact@chateaudevaugelay.com

Data collection and processing serve the following purposes:

• Responding to user inquiries;

• Commercial outreach related to the activities of Château de Vaugelay.