Legal Notice

1. About our website.

In accordance with Article 6 of the French Confidence in the Digital Economy Act No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004, users of the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website are provided with the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and monitoring:

Owner: Rail Europe Solutions – Company registration number (SIRET): 84538988100010 – 36 RUE DE LA CAMPAGNE 08320 VIREUX WALLERAND

Design and production: Graphik Impact advertising agency
Website: www.graphik-impact.com
E-mail: contact@graphik-impact.com

Head of publishing: Mr. Michaël Blanchard – m.blanchard@groupe-res.com

Web host: OVH – 2 RUE KELLERMANN BP 99985 59100 ROUBAIX FRANCE

2. General Conditions governing Use of the Website and the Services Offered.

The use of the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website implies full acceptance of the general conditions of use described below. These conditions of use may be modified or supplemented at any time. Users of the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website are therefore invited to consult them regularly.

This website is normally accessible to users at all times. However, Rail Europe Solutions may decide to interrupt the website for technical maintenance purposes, and will make every effort to inform users of the dates and times of such interruptions before they occur.

The www.rail-europe-solutions.com website is regularly updated by Rail Europe Solutions. Similarly, the legal notices may be modified at any time, but they are nevertheless binding on the users, who are asked to consult them as often as possible in order to take note of any such changes.

3. Description of the services provided.

The purpose of the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website is to provide information about all the company’s activities.

Rail Europe Solutions strives to provide the most accurate information possible on the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website. However, the company cannot be held responsible for any omissions, inaccuracies or deficiencies in the updating of information, whether these are the result of the company’s own actions or those of third-party partners who provide the information.

All of the information on the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website is provided for information purposes only and is subject to change. The information on the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website is not exhaustive and may be modified since it was first published online.

4. Contractual limitations on technical data.

This website uses JavaScript technology.

The website cannot be held responsible for material damage related to its use. Furthermore, the user of the site agrees to access the site using up-to-date, virus-free equipment with an up-to-date browser

5. Intellectual property and infringement.

Rail Europe Solutions is the owner of the intellectual property rights and holds the rights to use all of the elements contained within this website, including text, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds and software.

No part of the website may be reproduced, represented, modified, published or adapted in any way whatsoever, without prior written permission from: Rail Europe Solutions.

Any unauthorised use of this website or of any of its content will be considered as an infringement of copyright and will be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.

6. Limitations of liability.

Rail Europe Solutions cannot be held responsible for any direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website, resulting either from the use of equipment that does not meet the specifications indicated in point 4, or from any bug or incompatibility.

Rail Europe Solutions cannot be held responsible for indirect damage (such as loss of business or loss of opportunities) resulting from the use of the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website.

Interactive pages (i.e. asking questions in the contact area) are available to all users. Rail Europe Solutions reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content included on these pages that contravenes any legislation applicable in France, in particular the provisions relating to data protection. Where applicable, Rail Europe Solutions also reserves the right to hold the user civilly and/or criminally liable, particularly in the event of racist, insulting, defamatory or pornographic messages, in any form whatsoever (text, photographs, etc.).

7. Personal data management.

In France, personal data is protected by the French law n° 78-87 of 6 January 1978, the French law No. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004, the article L. 226-13 of the French Penal Code and the European Directive of 24 October 1995.

The following information may be collected while using the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website: the URL of the links through which the user accessed the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website, the user’s access provider and the user’s Internet protocol (IP) address.

Rail Europe Solutions only collects personal information about the user for the requirements of certain services offered by the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website. The user provides this information with full knowledge of the facts, particularly when they enter this information themselves. It will then be made clear to the user of the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website whether or not they are required to provide this information.

In accordance with the provisions of articles 38 et seq. of the French law 78-17 of January 6, 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms, all users have the right to access, rectify and object to their personal data by sending a written and signed request, accompanied by a copy of the identity document with the signature of the holder of the document, specifying the address to which the reply should be sent.

None of the user’s personal information submitted to www.rail-europe-solutions.com will be published, exchanged, transferred or sold to third parties without the user’s knowledge. Should Rail Europe Solutions and its rights be taken over, the information will be transmitted to a potential buyer who will be bound by the same obligation to preserve and modify the data of the user of the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website.

This website is not registered with the National Commission for Data Protection and Liberties (CNIL) as it does not collect any personal information.

Our databases are protected by the provisions of the French law of 1 July 1998 transposing Directive 96/9 of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases.

8. Hypertext links and cookies.

The www.rail-europe-solutions.com website contains a number of hyperlinks to other sites, which have been set up with the permission of Rail Europe Solutions. However, Rail Europe Solutions has no control over the content of these websites, and therefore assumes no responsibility for their content.

Browsing the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website may result in cookies being installed on the user’s computer. A cookie is a small file which does not allow the user to be identified, but which records information relating to how the user navigates the website. This data is used to make it easier to navigate the website in future, and is also used to measure the number of visitors to the website.

Refusing to install a cookie may make it impossible to access certain services. However, users can configure their computer to disable cookies as follows:

In Internet Explorer: Tools tab (cog-shaped icon in the top right-hand corner) / Internet options. Click on Privacy and choose Block all cookies. Confirm by clicking Ok.

In Firefox: click on the Firefox button at the top of the browser window, then go to the Options tab. Click on the Privacy tab.
Set the Privacy Rules to: use custom settings for history. Then deselect the box to disable cookies.

In Safari: Click on the menu icon (cog symbol) at the top right-hand corner of your browser. Select Settings and click on Show advanced settings. In the “Privacy” section, click on “Content Settings”. You can disable cookies in the “Cookies” section.

In Chrome: Click on the menu icon (marked by three horizontal lines) in the top right-hand corner of your browser. Select Settings and click on Show advanced settings. In the “Privacy” section, click on preferences and go to the “Privacy” tab to disable cookies.

9. Applicable law and jurisdiction.

Any dispute relating to the use of the www.rail-europe-solutions.com website is subject to French law. The competent courts of Paris have exclusive jurisdiction.

10. Relevant legislation.

French law No. 78-87 of 6 January 1978, as amended by law No. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004 on information technology, files and freedoms.

French law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 regarding Confidence in the Digital Economy.

11. Glossary.

User: a person who accesses and uses the above-mentioned website.

Personal information: “any information that allows, in any form, directly or indirectly, the identification of the natural persons to whom it applies” (article 4 of the French law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978).