Glossary

User: a surfer connecting to or using the website www.cilas.com.
Personal information: “Information making it possible, in any form whatsoever, directly or otherwise, to identify the individuals to which it applies” (Article 4 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978).

Owner and/or publisher of the website www.cilas.com

By virtue of Article 6 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for creating confidence in the digital economy, users of the website www.cilas.com are informed of the identity of the various parties involved in creating and monitoring the website:
This website is the property of Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS), a public limited company under French law with capital of €2,000,000, registered in the Orléans Trade and Companies Register under number B 669 802 167 – SIREN 669 802 167 00082 – PEA 2670 Z, and whose registered office is located at 8 avenue Buffon, ZI La Source, 45100 ORLEANS, FRANCE, telephone: +33 (0)2 38 64 15 55.

Publication Manager: Françoise SEGUES
Email of the Publication Manager: communication@cilas.com
Webmaster: Processx – 10 avenue Guillemin, 45000 ORLEANS, Orléans Trade and Companies Register 421 486 960, which can be contacted by email at the address:
The website www.cilas.com is hosted by OVH, 6B rue Riquet, 75019 PARIS, FRANCE.

Collection of personal information

The information obtained upon each use of the website www.cilas.com is as follows, in particular:
the URL Internet address of the links by which the user obtains access to the website www.cilas.com;
the supplier of the user’s access; and
the Internet protocol (IP) address of the user.

The user is informed in particular, pursuant to law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, law no. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004, and Article L. 226-13 of the French Penal Code, that the information that s/he provides, on the basis of an informed decision, particularly when s/he himself/herself enters it via the forms of the website www.cilas.com, is intended for Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS), which is responsible for the processing.
The user of the website www.cilas.com is then informed of the mandatory or optional nature of the information that s/he is led to supply.
The user is informed that the information collected on the website www.cilas.com is transmitted to Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS) and is not stored on the website www.cilas.com.

A user proving his/her identity has the right to request that Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS), at the electronic address communication@cilas.com, provide him/her with the following:
verification of the personal data concerning him/her that has been collected by Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS) or on its behalf;
the information relating to the purposes of the processing of this data;
the information relating to the identity and geographical location of the addresses of this data; and
communication of a copy of the data provided without charge, insofar as such a request is not improper, in particular because of its repetitive and disproportionate nature.

No personal information concerning the user of the website www.cilas.com is:
collected unknown to the user;
published unknown to the user;
exchanged, transferred, assigned or sold in any medium whatsoever to third parties. Only the repurchase of Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS) and its rights would allow the transmission of said information to the possible purchaser, which in turn would be bound by the same obligation to retain and modify the data vis-à-vis the user of the website www.cilas.com.

Moreover, Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS) is authorised is perform studies and statistical analyses on the use and typology of the users of the website www.cilas.com, subject to confirming the anonymity of those users.

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 34 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, the user holds a right to modify the personal data collected concerning him/her. To that end, the user is to send the following to Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS):
an email to the address communication@cilas.com,
a letter to the address 8 avenue Buffon, ZI La Source, 45100 ORLEANS, FRANCE,
indicating his/her name or its business name, the physical and/or electronic contact details, and, where appropriate, the reference that would be available to him/her as a user of the Extranet of the website www.cilas.com.

The modification shall be made within a reasonable time starting from receipt of the user’s request.

User's obligations

The user of the website www.cilas.com acknowledges having the skill and means required for accessing the website www.cilas.com, and having verified that the computer configuration used does not contain any viruses, and is in perfect operating condition.
Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS) disclaims any liability for any damage whatsoever, this including but not limited to direct and indirect damage that might result from access to the website www.cilas.com and from use in toto or in part of the elements or information contained therein.

The user must respect the provisions of law no. 78-17, relative to data processing, files and freedoms, violation of which is subject to criminal sanctions.

Copyrights

All of the elements of the website www.cilas.com, particularly the texts, presentations, illustrations, photographs, tree structures and formatting, are, except for public documents and additional details, the exclusive intellectual property of Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS) or its partners.
In this connection, the representation, reproduction, overlapping, distribution and redistribution thereof, whether in part or in full, are prohibited pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 122-4 of the French Intellectual Property Code. Any person making any such use without being able to prove the existence of prior explicit authorisation by the holder of these rights is subject to the penalties relative to the offence of infringement provided for in Articles L. 335-2 et seq of the French Intellectual Property Code.
Furthermore, representations, reproductions, overlaps, distributions and redistributions, whether in part or in toto, of the database or the downloadable documents contained in the website www.cilas.com are prohibited by virtue of the provisions of law no. 98-536 of 1 July 1998 relative to the legal protection of databases.
In any event, any authorised copy of all or part of the content of the website shall have to contain the indication “Copyright 2007 Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers CILAS tous droits réservés” (Copyright 2007 by Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers CILAS, all rights reserved).

Trademarks

The trademarks and logotypes contained in the website www.cilas.com are registered by Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS), or possibly by one of its partners. In this connection, any person engaging in the representation, reproduction, overlapping, distribution and redistribution thereof become subject to the sanctions provided for in Articles L. 713-2 et seq of the French Intellectual Property Code.

Additional details relative to the trademarks and copyrights appearing on the website www.cilas.com:
Designer of the graphic charter: Force Motrice
Multimedia and graphics designer: Processx – You may visit the website www.processx.net.

Hypertext links

The installation of hypertext links by third parties to pages or documents distributed on the website www.cilas.com must be the object of an advance request to communication@cilas.com. They must not infringe the interests of Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS) and guarantee the possibility of identifying the origin and author of the document for surfers.

General remarks

This website is also accessible under the following names: www.cilas.fr, www.cilas.eu, www.particle-size-analyzer.com, www.particle-size-analyser.com, www.particle-size-analyser.eu, www.ceramoptics.eu, www.cilas-marseille.com.

All of the information or any part of the same published on the website www.cilas.com is provided as general information only and may not be used as a basis for any transaction whatsoever.

Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS) does not offer any guarantee concerning the accuracy and complete nature of the elements and/or information published on the website of www.cilas.com.

Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS) does not in any way guarantee uninterrupted access to the website www.cilas.com or the security of the website and the absence of any virus or other malware of any nature whatsoever in the elements of the website and/or the information located there.

The website www.cilas.com may contain links to third parties’ websites. Those links do not in any way imply control of the elements of the websites to which the links offer access, or any endorsements or guarantee concerning these elements whatsoever. Access to these websites is the responsibility of the user alone.

Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS) may modify the elements and the information, in toto or in part, published on this website at any time and without advance notice.

In any event, Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers (CILAS) will inform the surfer, where appropriate, of the advertising nature of the content of the website www.cilas.com.

Date of the latest update

The latest update of the legal mentions is dated 1 October 2007.

Main laws concerned

Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relative to data processing, files and liberties, as modified in particular by law no. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004 relative to the protection of individuals in connection with processing of personal information.
Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 regarding confidence in the digital economy.