ErgoDesignForum

Legal notice

Thank you for visiting the www.ergodesignforum.com website. Below you will find our policy for handling personal data. We encourage you to read it, as by visiting this site you accept the practises we have set out and agree to the terms and conditions indicated below.

The www.ergodesignforum.com website has been optimized for use with Netscape 7 or above, Firefox 1.5 or above, Safari 1.3 or above, as well as with Explorer 6 or above, with 1,204 x 768 resolution in thousands of colors.

This www.ergodesignforum.com website is designed to provide personal information to its users.

General information

This site is the property of ARDI Rhône-Alpes - Centre du Design
Head office: ARDI Rhône-Alpes - Design Center
Tel. 04 72 75 94 94 - Fax 04 72 60 00 45
41, rue Garibaldi - 69006 Lyon - France 
Website publication director: Franck Bercegeay
Head of operations: Franck Bercegeay

This site was created by: ACTi, web agency based in Lyon
This site is maintained & hosted by: ACTi
Contact: [Email]

Copyright: Ergodesignforum 2008-2009
This site is registered with the CNIL and was granted authorization number: 1 360 304.

Intellectual property rights

Ergodesignforum hereby informs users of this website that many elements on this website:

• are protected by copyright law: this may notably be the case of photographs, articles, drawings, animated sequences, etc.;
• and/or are protected by industrial design rights;
• are protected by legislation concerning brands.

The elements thus protected are the property of Ergodesignforum or third parties having authorized Ergodesignforum to use them.

This site uses graphic elements from:

• In-house documents from Ergodesignforum or created by ACTi for Ergodesignforum.

Thus, any and all reproduction, representation, use, adaptation, modification, incorporation, translation, commercialization, whether partial or in full, whatever the process and whatever the medium (paper, digital, etc.), are hereby forbidden without prior written authorization from Ergodesignforum, excluding the exceptions laid down in article L 122.5 of the French Code of Intellectual Property; doing so will constitute an infringement of copyright and/or industrial design rights and/or legislation concerning brands, punishable by two years' imprisonment and €150,000 in fines.

Copyright and/or Industrial Design Rights

The website hereof constitutes an original work with ACTi as its author as indicated in articles L. 111.1 and the following in the French Code of Intellectual Property. Design and development of the said website were provided by ACTi.

• The photographs, texts, slogans, drawings, images, animated sequences, with or without sound, as well as all creations integrated into the site are the property of Ergodesignforum or third parties having authorized Ergodesignforum to use them.
• Reproductions, whether on paper or computerized media, of the said website are authorized as long as they are strictly reserved for personal use excluding any and all use for advertising and/or commercial and/or information purposes and/or as long as they comply with the provisions laid down in article L122-5 of the French Intellectual Property Code.

Product information

The information and illustrations found on the pages of this Internet site are based on the technical features commonly used at the time when the various pages of the site were posted on line or updated.

Within its policy to constantly improve its products and services, Ergodesignforum may modify the characteristics of its commercial offer at any time. The products and/or services presented on the website are those distributed in Metropolitan France. They may vary from one country to another or may not be available in all countries around the world.

In any case, the information contained on this website is general information and is not legally binding.

Protection of personal data:

The Ergodesignforum website may be viewed without your having to disclose your identity or any other information concerning your person. The Ergodesignforum company is committed to respecting your private life and protecting any information that you transmit to us. Notably, personal data gathered on the Ergodesignforum Internet site are for the use of the Ergodesignforum company and its subsidiaries. They are confidential and will be treated as such.

Concerning any nominative information you may transmit to us, you have the right to access and rectify such information in compliance with the French Computing and Liberties Act, No. 78-17 dated 6 January 1978. You can exercise this right by contacting Ergodesignforum (France).

This information is gathered as it is needed to meet your requests for commercial offers and, if necessary, to send you an electronic information letter. If you subscribe to information services by electronic mail ("newsletter"), you may ask to be removed from the mailing list.

We should point out that, in order to offer you products and services that are constantly adapted so as to better meet your needs, certain types of non-personal information concerning your activity on this site will be gathered automatically. This information is for Ergodesignforum and may also be used in the context of commercial or marketing operations or may be used as a basis for studies and analyses.

This information will under no circumstances be transmitted to third parties. Only the personnel at Ergodesignforum or at agencies assisting us in managing such operations have access to data. These agencies are required to respect the confidentiality of information and to use it only for the precise operation for which they are called upon.

Security

We take all useful precautions to preserve the integrity of data, their confidentiality and to avoid any and all transmission to unauthorized third parties.

Hypertext links

Setting up a hypertext link to the Ergodesignforum site does not require prior written authorization from Ergodesignforum. However, Ergodesignforum must be informed of such actions within no more than 10 days following the link's installation.

In any case, Ergodesignforum may in no way be held responsible for the content or the products and services offered on the websites to which the Ergodesignforum website is linked by hypertext links or any other type of link.

Applicable law

The Ergodesignforum Internet site and the present general conditions are subject to French law and are written in French.
All litigation shall come under the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in Lyon, France. Ergodesignforum reserves the right to modify the present notice at any time. The user agrees to consult it regularly.

Limitation of liability

Your use of the Ergodesignforum website is under your sole responsibility. Ergodesignforum may not be held responsible for direct or indirect damages, notably such as property damage, loss of data or programs or financial damage resulting from the use of this website or the websites linked to it.

Update

Ergodesignforum reserves the right to modify and update the present Legal Notice, without prior notification, as well as any elements or products found on the website. All of these modifications apply to all web users, who should read these General Conditions at each connection.

Monitoring statistical data

We use connection data for our browsing statistics (type of browser, number of visitors, pages visited, etc.) in order to optimize our site in terms of pages and browsing, but this information is not transmitted to third parties.

Reproduction on paper:

Except for iconography, the reproduction of the pages on this website on paper is authorized, as long as the following three conditions are met:

• distribution is free of charge.
• respect of the integrity of the documents reproduced (no modifications, nor alterations of any kind).
• explicit reference to the Ergodesignforum website as the source and stipulation that reproduction rights are reserved and strictly limited.

Reproduction on electronic media:

Reproduction of all or part of this site on electronic media is authorized as long as the source (Ergodesignforum) and the words "Rights Reserved" are added in a clear and legible manner. This information may only be used for personal or associative needs; any and all use for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden without prior written authorization from Ergodesignforum.

Contact ACTi, web and e-marketing agency based in Lyon.

Contact: Ergodesignforum