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Terms and conditions

Terms and conditions of Use

* Our web site, www.frencheese.co.uk, is the online service brought to you by Sopexa (UK) Limited. Our details can be found at the foot of these terms of use. Please read the following carefully as any use of our website is subject to the following terms and conditions.

* The web site publishers are:

CNIEL (French National Inter-professional Centre for Dairy Economics)
Head Office:
42 rue du Châteaudun – 75314 Paris Cedex 09
FRANCE
Tel:(+33) 1 49 70 71 00
French Business Registration Number: 300 817 954 000 62
NAF Code: 913E

OFFICE DE L’ELEVAGE
Head Office: 12, rue Henri Rol-Tanguy - TSA 30003- 93555 Montreuil S/Bois Cedex
FRANCE
Tel:(+33) 1 73 30 30 00

Website Manager: Benoît Mangenot, Director of the CNIEL
Content Management: Sopexa

WEBSITE HOST
LINKBYNET
Parc du Colombier - 14 rue Jules Saulnier - 93200 Saint-Denis
Tel : 33 1 48 13 00 00 - Fax : 33 1 48 13 31 22
FRANCE

* In the rest of this policy Sopexa (UK) Limited is referred to as the circumstances require as “we/us/our”.

Our responsibility

* We will not be responsible for any losses resulting from your use or the inability to use our website or resulting from unauthorised access to, or alteration of your transmissions or data in circumstances which are beyond our control.

* We will not be responsible for your loss of profits, wasted expenditure, corruption or destruction of data or any other loss which does not directly result from something we have done wrong.

* You will be responsible if you use this website in breach of these terms of use and using this web site you agree to reimburse us for any loss that you cause us as a result of any such misuse.

* We make no promise that our website will be uninterrupted or entirely error free. We are not responsible to you if we are unable to provide our Internet services for any reason beyond our control.

Disclaimer

* To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all representations and warranties, express or implied, with respect to such information, services, products, and materials, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, freedom from computer virus, and implied warranties arising from course of dealing or course of performance. In addition, we do not represent or warrant that the information accessible via this site is accurate, complete or current.

Copyright, Trademarks & Data Protection

* All rights in the designs and information on our website are owned by us. They are protected by copyright, trademarks and other intellectual property rights.

* You may view, copy and print portions of our website for the purpose of placing an order with us or for educational purposes. The materials on our website may not be used for any other purpose.

* We will use the information which you provide and the records of items you buy to constantly monitor and improve our service and for marketing purposes in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Submissions by you

* Should you send us information including feedback data, such as questions, comments, suggestions, or the like regarding the site, or the content of any item, such information shall be deemed to be non-confidential and we shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such information. In addition, we shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, display, exhibit, transmit, perform, create derivative works, and distribute the information to others without limitation, and to authorize others to do the same.

* Further, we shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such information for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products and other items incorporating such information. This paragraph is not intended to apply to any personal information about you (such as name and e-mail address), the use of which will be governed by our Privacy Policy.

* You are solely responsible for the content of any comments you make. You agree that no comments submitted by you to this web site will: (i) violate any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary rights; (ii) be or contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive, or obscene material or constitute the misappropriation of the trade secrets of any third party; and (iii) disparage the products or services of any third party.

Limitation of Liability

* In no event shall we be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, exemplary or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever, even if we have been previously advised of the possibility of such damages, whether in an action under contract, negligence, or any other theory, arising out of or in connection with the use, inability to use, or performance of the information, services, products, and materials available from this site.

Links to other websites and services

* Our website contains links to other websites which are not under the control of and are not maintained by us. These links are provided for your convenience only and we are not responsible for the content of those sites.

Termination

* These terms of use are effective unless and until terminated by either you or us. You may terminate these terms at any time. We may terminate these terms at any time and without notice, and accordingly deny you access to this web site, in our sole discretion for any reason, including your failure to comply with any of these terms. Upon any termination of these terms, you must promptly destroy all materials downloaded or otherwise obtained from this web site, as well as all copies of such materials, whether made under these terms or otherwise.

General

* We may change or withdraw any part of our website, or may refuse you access to the website at any time if we consider it necessary.

* These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Company Details:

Sopexa (UK) Limited
Kingsbourne House
229-231 High Holborn
London
WC1 7DE
Tel: 020 7312 3636
Fax: 020 7312 3663
Email: finefood@sopexa.co.uk

Privacy and data protection policy for www.frencheese.co.uk

Data Protection Law[B1]

* This web site is registered with the CNIL (the French National Commission for Information Technology and Freedom) under reference number: 1147788

* This web site (www.frencheese.co.uk) is an online service brought to your by Sopexa (UK) Limited (in the rest of this policy Sopexa (UK) Limited is referred to as the circumstances require as “we/us/our”).

* Since this website is principally aimed at the UK market we cannot guarantee that it accords with local laws of other countries (though we will try to make sure that it does).

* We make a commitment to protect your privacy and promise only to use information collected about you in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the European Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications (2002/58/EC) and other laws and regulations that may come into force from time to time.

* You may be asked to supply us with information regarding French Cheese to be posted on our web site. By sending this information you agree for you name to be used and displayed in this way. We will never publish you contact details on our site or elsewhere.

* We will never collect sensitive personal information about you without your explicit consent. An example of sensitive information would be details regarding your religion or a medical condition.

Marketing Communications

* During your visit you will be invited to Contact Us and provide us with questions. During this process you will provide us with your email address and possibly other personal information. By supplying your personal information you agree that we may contact you about French cheese or related information that you may find useful. We will not bombard you with emails

* We do not sell, trade or rent your personal information to other companies.

* We will not send you any marketing emails or pass your information on to third parties unless you give us your consent, unless we have it already.

* During your visit to the site you may be asked to check a box in order to proceed. Where requested please therefore check the relevant box marked:

Cookies

* In order to improve our service and our website we may use a device known as a ‘cookie’. Cookies are a means by which information relating to your Internet activity (such as whether you have visited the our website before) is recorded on your computer and used by us to improve our website and the products and services available to you.

* If you do not wish for us to use cookies when you use the French cheese website please adjust your Internet browser settings to disable cookies. Your computer’s help file should tell you how to do this. For example,
Internet Explorer version 4.0 and up
Pull Down Tools Menu and click on Internet Options...
Click on Privacy tab
Choose between the range of "Accept All cookies" to "Block All Cookies".
Medium Privacy is the default in that range.

Netscape version 4.0 and up
Pull down Edit menu and click on Preferences...
Click on Advanced category
Under Cookies section click on the "Disable cookies" radio button
You may also choose to be less restrictive, but then check the "Warn me before accepting a cookie" check box.
Click on the OK button

Alternatively, information on how to disable cookies is available from www.dma.org.uk

Your Privacy

* If you have any questions or comments about privacy or the www.frencheese.co.uk privacy policy, or if you already have submitted information that you do not wish us to have or if you think that www.frencheese.co.uk has cookies or data about you that you do not want us to use or that is incorrect please contact us at the address below, by telephone on 020 7312 3636 during UK office hours or email finefood@sopexa.co.uk and the information will be corrected as soon as possible or removed from our database as you request.

* We hope that your visit to this website is a pleasant and enjoyable one. If you have any comments that you would like to make then in the first instance please contact Cheese Account Manager on 020 7312 3636 or by email at finefood@sopexa.co.uk, who will endeavour to assist you.

Company Details:

Sopexa (UK) Limited
Kingsbourne House
229-231 High Holborn
London
WC1 7DE

© 2004 Sopexa (UK) Limited.