Legal Notice

1. Website Presentation

Pursuant to Article 6 of French Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, users of the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com are informed of the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and maintenance:

• Owner: COMPAGNIE DES GUIDES DE SAINT-GERVAIS / LES CONTAMINES – 30024598200024 – 43 RUE DU MONT BLANC 74170 SAINT GERVAIS LES BAINS
• Website creator: Waouh, a full-service communication agency: graphic design, website creation, copywriting, strategy.
  A brand of the Hey Ma! holding company, managing the following brands:
  • Le Poulailler: community management, newsletters, social media management, blog article writing, and social media training.
  • Drop : agence de production vidéo, création de film d’entreprise, Look Up 360, formations …
  • Oui Are : agence événementielle créative, organisation d’événements d’entreprise, location de matériel événementiel photobooth, sonorisation.
  • Oui Play: inter-company sports event.
  • Miam : Street Food festival.
  • Yeahti Invasion: a family treasure hunt game for ski resorts and tourist sites.
  • Fanny et Paul: pop-up pétanque, hot dogs, seminars, and a food truck for your events.
  • Prémices: a matchmaking platform connecting local business-tourism providers (MICE) with companies.
  • (equipment rental, accommodation, entertainment, catering, seminar rooms and venues)
  • Trucks et Bidules: food truck rental and sales.
  • Publication manager : Pascal Chapelland : contact@guides-mont-blanc.com – The publication manager may be a natural person or a legal entity.
  • Webmaster : Pascal Chapelland : contact@guides-mont-blanc.com
  • Hosting provider: Waouh – 132 Place Charles de Gaulle 74300 Cluses

  Association under the French Law of 1901, affiliated with APRIAM TOURISME IM 073.100023 ALPESPACE – Le Neptune, 50 voie Albert Einstein 73800 FRANCIN Professional liability insurance: MMA IARD – bd Oyon (72) LE MANS – Policy no. 103.056.234 Financial guarantee: COVEA CAUTION – bd Oyon (72) LE MANS – Contract no. 18386 SIRET: 440.287.076.00010 APE code: 8230Z Intra-Community VAT: FR 1844028707600010

  2. General terms and conditions of use of the website and the services offered.

  Use of the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com implies full and complete acceptance of the general terms and conditions of use set out below. These terms of use may be modified or supplemented at any time, and users of the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com are therefore invited to consult them regularly.

  This site is normally accessible to users at all times. However, an interruption for technical maintenance may be decided by https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com, which will then make every effort to inform users in advance of the dates and times of the intervention.

  The website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com is updated regularly by the Compagnie des Guides de Saint Gervais, Les Contamines. Likewise, the legal notice may be modified at any time; it is nevertheless binding on the user, who is invited to consult it as often as possible in order to remain informed.

  3. Description of the services provided.

  The website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com is intended to provide information about all of the company’s activities.

  The Compagnie des Guides de Saint Gervais, Les Contamines strives to provide information on the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com that is as accurate as possible. However, it cannot be held liable for any omissions, inaccuracies, or failures to update the information, whether due to its own fault or that of third-party partners who provide such information.

  All information provided on the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com is given for informational purposes only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information appearing on the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com is not exhaustive. It is provided subject to any modifications that may have been made since it was put online.

  4. Contractual limitations regarding technical data.

  The site uses JavaScript technology.

  The website cannot be held liable for any material damage resulting from use of the site. Furthermore, the user agrees to access the site using recent, virus-free equipment and an up-to-date, latest-generation browser.

  5. Intellectual property and counterfeiting.

  The Compagnie des Guides de Saint Gervais, Les Contamines owns the intellectual property rights or holds the usage rights for all elements accessible on the site, including texts, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, and software.

  Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, or adaptation of all or part of the elements on the site, regardless of the means or process used, is prohibited without the prior written authorization of the Compagnie des Guides de Saint Gervais, Les Contamines.

  Any unauthorized use of the site or of any of the elements it contains will be considered an infringement 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.

  The Compagnie des Guides de Saint Gervais, Les Contamines cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the Compagnie des Guides de Saint Gervais, Les Contamines website, resulting either from the use of equipment that does not meet the specifications indicated in section 4, or from the occurrence of a bug or an incompatibility.

  The Compagnie des Guides de Saint Gervais, Les Contamines shall also not be held liable for any indirect damages (such as loss of business or loss of opportunity) resulting from the use of the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com.

  Interactive spaces (such as the option to submit questions in the contact section) are available to users. The Compagnie des Guides de Saint Gervais, Les Contamines reserves the right to remove, without prior notice, any content posted in this space that contravenes applicable French legislation, particularly provisions relating to data protection. Where applicable, the Compagnie des Guides de Saint Gervais, Les Contamines also reserves the right to hold the user civilly and/or criminally liable, especially in the case of messages of a racist, insulting, defamatory, or pornographic nature, regardless of the medium used (text, photographs, etc.).

  7. Management of personal data.

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

  When using the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com, the following data may be collected: the URL of the links through which the user accessed the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com, the user’s Internet service provider, and the user’s Internet Protocol (IP) address.

  In any case, the Compagnie des Guides de Saint Gervais, Les Contamines only collects personal information about the user when required for certain services offered on the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com. The user provides this information knowingly, particularly when they enter it themselves. The user of the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com is then informed whether or not they are required to provide this information.

  In accordance with Articles 38 et seq. of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files, and civil liberties, every user has the right to access, rectify, and oppose the processing of personal data concerning them. To exercise this right, the user must submit a written and signed request, accompanied by a copy of an identity document bearing the holder’s signature, and specifying the address to which the response should be sent.

  No personal information of the user of the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com is published without the user’s knowledge, nor exchanged, transferred, assigned, or sold on any medium to third parties. Only in the event of the acquisition of the Compagnie des Guides de Saint Gervais, Les Contamines and its rights would the said information be transferred to the potential buyer, who would in turn be bound by the same obligation to retain and modify the data with respect to the user of the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com.

  The site is not declared to the CNIL because it does not collect personal information.

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

  8. Hyperlinks and cookies.

  The website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com contains a number of hyperlinks to other sites, set up with the authorization of the Compagnie des Guides de Saint Gervais, Les Contamines. However, the Compagnie des Guides de Saint Gervais, Les Contamines is not able to verify the content of the sites visited in this way and consequently assumes no responsibility for them.

  Browsing the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com may result in the installation of cookie(s) on the user’s computer. A cookie is a small file that does not allow the user to be identified but records information relating to a computer’s navigation on a website. The data collected in this way is intended to facilitate subsequent browsing on the site and also to enable various audience measurement metrics.

  Refusing the installation of a cookie may make it impossible to access certain services. However, the user may configure their computer as follows to refuse the installation of cookies:

  In Internet Explorer: go to the Tools tab / Internet Options. Click on Privacy and select “Block all cookies.” Confirm by clicking OK.

  In Netscape: go to the Edit tab / Preferences. Click on Advanced and select “Disable cookies.” Confirm by clicking OK.

  9. Applicable law and jurisdiction.

  Any dispute related to the use of the website https://www.guides-mont-blanc.com is governed by French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of Paris.

  10. Main applicable laws.

  Law No. 78-87 of 6 January 1978, notably amended by Law No. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004 on information technology, files, and civil liberties.

  Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy.

  11. Glossary.

  User: Any 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 No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978).

  This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.