Legal notice

1. General Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website and Services Offered.

The use of the website chateaupaloumey.com implies the full and complete acceptance of the following General Terms and Conditions of Use. These terms of use may be modified or supplemented at any time; therefore, users of the chateaupaloumey.com website are encouraged to regularly review them.

This site is normally accessible at all times to users. An interruption for technical maintenance reasons may, however, be decided by Château Paloumey, who will make every effort to communicate the dates and times of the intervention to users in advance.

The chateaupaloumey.com website is regularly updated by Mr. Pierre Cazeneuve. Likewise, the legal notice may be modified or supplemented at any time. However, users of the chateaupaloumey.com website are advised to consult them regularly to stay informed.

2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES PROVIDED.

The purpose of the chateaupaloumey.com website is to provide information about all activities of the company.

Château Paloumey strives to provide as accurate information as possible on the chateaupaloumey.com website. However, it shall not be held responsible for any omissions, inaccuracies, or deficiencies in the update, whether due to its own actions or those of third-party partners providing the information.

All information on the chateaupaloumey.com website is provided for indicative purposes and may be subject to change. Furthermore, the information on the chateaupaloumey.com website is not exhaustive. There are subject to modifications that may have been made since its online publication.

3. CONTRACTUAL LIMITATIONS ON TECHNICAL DATA.

The website uses JavaScript technology.

The website shall not be held liable for any material damages related to the use of the site. Additionally, the website user commits to accessing the site using recent hardware, free from viruses, and with an up-to-date modern browser.

4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COUNTERFEITING.

Château Paloumey owns the intellectual property rights or holds the rights to use all elements accessible on the site, including texts, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, and software.

Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, adaptation of all or part of the elements of the site, regardless of the means or process used, is prohibited, unless prior written authorization is obtained from Château Paloumey.

Any unauthorized exploitation of the site or any of its elements may be considered as counterfeiting and subject to legal action in accordance with the provisions of articles L.335-2 and following of the Intellectual Property Code.

5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

Château Paloumey shall not be held liable for direct or indirect damages caused to the user’s equipment while accessing the chateaupaloumey.com website, resulting either from the use of equipment that does not meet the specifications indicated in point 4, or from the occurrence of a bug or incompatibility.

Château Paloumey shall also not be liable for indirect damages, such as loss of market or loss of opportunity, resulting from the use of the chateaupaloumey.com website.

Interactive spaces (opportunity to ask questions in the contact area) are available to users. Château Paloumey reserves the right to remove, without prior notice, any content posted in these spaces that would contravene applicable laws in France, particularly with regard to data protection. If necessary, Château Paloumey also reserves the right to engage the user’s civil and/or criminal liability, especially in case of racist, offensive, defamatory, or pornographic messages, regardless of the medium used (text, photograph, etc.).

6. MANAGEMENT OF PERSONAL DATA.

In France, personal data is notably protected by law n° 78-87 of January 6, 1978, law n° 2004-801 of August 6, 2004, article L. 226-13 of the Criminal Code, and the European Directive of October 24, 1995.

When using the chateaupaloumey.com website, the following data may be collected: the URL of the links through which the user accessed the chateaupaloumey.com website, the user’s internet service provider, and the user’s Internet Protocol (IP) address.

In any case, Château Paloumey only collects personal information related to the user for the purpose of certain services offered by the chateaupaloumey.com website. The user provides this information with full knowledge, particularly when entering it themselves. The user of the chateaupaloumey.com website is then informed whether the provision of this information is mandatory or not.

In accordance with the provisions of articles 38 and following of law 78-17 of January 6, 1978, known as the Data Protection Act, any user has the right to access, rectify, and oppose personal data concerning them, by making a written and signed request, accompanied by a copy of their identity document with the signature of the document holder, and specifying the address to which the response should be sent.

No personal information of the user of the chateaupaloumey.com website is published without the user’s knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned, or sold on any medium to third parties. The only exception would be in the event of the sale of Château Paloumey and its rights, in which case the transmission of such information to the potential buyer would be subject to the same obligation to retain and modify data with respect to the user of the chateaupaloumey.com website.

The databases are protected by the provisions of the law of July 1, 1998, transposing directive 96/9 of March 11, 1996, on the legal protection of databases.

7. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION..

Any dispute related to the use of the chateaupaloumey.com website shall be governed by French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of Bordeaux.

8. MAIN LAWS CONCERNED.

Law n° 78-17 of January 6, 1978, notably amended by law n° 2004-801 of August 6, 2004, relating to data processing, files, and freedoms.

Law n° 2004-575 of June 21, 2004, relating to trust in the digital economy.

9. PHOTO CREDITS.

• Château Paloumey

10. GLOSSARY.

User: Internet user connecting to and using the aforementioned site.

Personal information: “information that allows, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, the identification of the natural persons to whom it applies” (article 4 of law n° 78-17 of January 6, 1978).