General conditions of use

1. General Terms of Use of the Website and Provided Services

The use of the website soval.fr implies full and complete acceptance of the general terms of use described below. These terms of use may be modified or supplemented at any time, so users of the website soval.fr are invited to consult them regularly.

This website is normally accessible to users at all times. However, an interruption for technical maintenance may be decided by SOVAL, who will make an effort to communicate the dates and times of the intervention to users in advance.

The website soval.fr is updated regularly by Damien Bunel. Likewise, the legal notices may be modified at any time: they are binding on the user, who is invited to refer to them as often as possible to stay informed.

2. Description of Provided Services

The website soval.fr aims to provide information on all activities of SOVAL.

SOVAL strives to provide the most accurate information possible on the website soval.fr. However, it cannot be held responsible for omissions, inaccuracies, and shortcomings in updates, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners providing this information.

All information provided on the website soval.fr is given for informational purposes and is subject to change. Furthermore, the details on the website soval.fr are not exhaustive. They are given subject to modifications made since they were published online.

3. Intellectual Property and Infringements

SOVAL owns the intellectual property rights or holds usage rights for all elements accessible on the website, including texts, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, and software.

Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, translation, exploitation, or adaptation of all or part of the website’s elements, regardless of the means or process used, is prohibited without prior written authorization from SOVAL.

Any unauthorized use of the website or any of its elements will be considered an infringement and prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of Articles L.335-2 and following of the French Intellectual Property Code.

4. Technical Data Limitations

SOVAL cannot be held responsible for any material damages resulting from the use of the website. Additionally, the user of the website soval.fr agrees to access it using recent equipment that is free of viruses and with an up-to-date, modern web browser.

5. Limitation of Liability

SOVAL cannot be held responsible for direct or indirect damages caused to the user's equipment when accessing the website soval.fr, resulting either from the use of equipment that does not meet the specifications outlined in Section 4 or from the occurrence of a bug or incompatibility.

SOVAL is also not liable for indirect damages (such as loss of market share or loss of opportunity) resulting from the use of the website soval.fr.

Interactive spaces are available for users. SOVAL reserves the right to remove, without prior notice, any content posted in these spaces that violates applicable French laws, particularly those concerning data protection. If necessary, SOVAL also reserves the right to hold the user civilly and/or criminally liable, especially in cases of racist, offensive, defamatory, or pornographic messages, regardless of the medium used (text, photography, etc.).

6. Personal Data Management

Preliminary Information

In the European Union, your personal data is specifically protected by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), under Regulation (EU-GDPR) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016.

A "personal data" refers to "any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person."

Collected Data

During the use of the website soval.fr, personal data of the user may be collected (this list is not exhaustive; for more details, refer to the annexes):

• URLs of the visited pages within the website soval.fr;
• Internet service provider;
• Internet Protocol (IP) address;
• Information entered in various forms (contact, order, comments, etc.);
• Comments submitted via our forms;
• Information required for processing an online order (delivery address, billing address, phone number, etc.).

Purpose of Collected Personal Data

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU-GDPR) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016, the personal data collected via the forms undergo processing solely intended to allow SOVAL, as the sole recipient, to respond to users in the most appropriate manner. These data will never be used for unintended purposes or shared with partners.

The user provides these details knowingly, especially when entering them themselves and validating fields referring to this legal notice. The website soval.fr specifies whether the user is required to provide this information. No other personal data beyond what is necessary is collected without the user’s consent.

Security of Personal Data

The user's personal data collected on the website soval.fr is not published, exchanged, transferred, assigned, or sold to third parties on any medium without the user's knowledge. Only a potential acquisition of SOVAL and its rights could lead to the transfer of said data to the acquiring entity, which would then be bound by the same data retention and modification obligations towards the user of the website soval.fr.

SOVAL will not process, store, or transfer collected information to any country outside the European Union or any country not recognized as "adequate" by the European Commission without first informing the user. SOVAL is free to choose its technical and commercial subcontractors, provided they offer sufficient guarantees regarding GDPR compliance.

SOVAL undertakes all necessary precautions to preserve the security of the collected information and prevent unauthorized access. However, if an incident affecting the integrity or confidentiality of user data occurs, SOVAL must notify the user as soon as possible and communicate the corrective measures taken.

The personal data of the user may be processed by SOVAL's subsidiaries and subcontractors (service providers) strictly for achieving the objectives of this privacy policy.

Personal data is stored and secured on the servers of o2Switch, physically located in FRANCE.

Your Rights Concerning Your Personal Data

Under Chapter III - "Rights of the Data Subject" of Regulation (EU-GDPR) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016, the user has:

• The right to access and obtain information about their personal data;
• The right to rectify personal data concerning them;
• The right to erasure (right to be forgotten);
• The right to object to the processing of their personal data.

The data processing officer is: Pascal Duport

The user may at any time exercise their rights using the form below.
Our technical services will respond to these requests as soon as possible.
Processing time may take up to 30 days.

Data Retention Period

From the date of data collection, personal data may be retained for up to 26 months.

Other types of data may have different retention periods. For more details, please refer to the annexes.

7. Hyperlinks

The inclusion of hyperlinks to the website soval.fr does not require prior authorization, but explicit mention of the website in the link title is recommended.

The website soval.fr contains a number of hyperlinks to external websites, set up with the permission of SOVAL. However, SOVAL does not have control over the content of these external websites and, therefore, assumes no responsibility in this regard.

8. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

Any disputes related to the use of the website soval.fr are subject to French law.
Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of BROUSSEVAL.