SPECIALITES PET FOOD
APPET!ZER Blog General Terms and Conditions of Use
This blog is the property of Spécialités Pet Food SAS, with a capital of 2,198,730.00 EUROS whose registered office is Z.A du Gohelis 56250 Elven – France registered at Vannes RCS under number 560 500 498. Intracommunity VTA number FR07 560 500 498
Tel: +33 (2) 97 93 80 80 – communication@diana-petfood.com
Publication Director: Mr Bertrand de Launay
The blog has been designed and developed by Polux – Agence UX UI design – Rennes (France)
I) Terms and Conditions of Use
Definitions
“Company”: means the member companies of the Spécialité Pet Food namely:
Spécialités Pet Food SAS, whose registered office is Z.A du Gohelis 56250 Elven – France , and their Affiliates.
“Affiliates”: mean an individual, trust, business trust, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association or any other entity which (directly or indirectly) is controlled by, controls, or is under common control with a Party. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the term “controlled by” and “under common control with”), shall mean the possession (directly or indirectly) of power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the applicable Party.
Access
By using this blog you agree to the terms and conditions expressed here under. These apply exclusively to your access to, and use of, this blog and do not alter in any way the terms and conditions of any other agreement you may have with the Company.
Internet host
The Internet hosting entity which is responsible for the direct and full-time hosting the portal is: COGNIX SYSTEMS – 50 rue Paul Langevin 35200 Rennes – Tel. : 02 30 96 48 66 – via l’agence web rennes artwaï
Contacts
Address technical questions, comments as well as general questions about this blog to Diana Pet Food Corporate Communication (communication@diana-petfood.com) and other requests as indicated in the followings paragraphs.
Submissions
Except as otherwise provided in a separate written agreement between you and the Company, you agree that any materials, including but not limited to questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, discoveries, plans, notes, drawings, original or creative materials, or other information, provided by you in the form of email or electronic submissions to the Company, or postings at this blog, are non confidential and shall become the sole property of the Company to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The Company shall own exclusive rights and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use of these materials for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgement or additional compensation to you. In the event applicable law operates to prevent the Company from becoming the sole owner of any such property, then this provision shall be effective as granting to the Company (with unfettered rights of assignment) a perpetual, worldwide, paid-in-full, nonexclusive right (including any moral rights) and license to make, use, sell, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, communicate to the public, perform and display the content (in whole or in part) worldwide and to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, for the full term of any rights that may exist in any such material.
Copyright, trademarks and permissions
You acknowledge that the Company or third party granting rights to the Company, hold title to all materials on this site, which are the copyrighted works of the Company or such other third party, with all rights reserved. Such materials include but are not limited to design, text, graphics, files, photographs, video and audio clips, and the selection and arrangement thereof. The Company authorizes you to view and use the blog with the followings restrictions: i) use must be solely for your personal informational and noncommercial use; ii) downloading is limited to one electronic or hard copy of limited portions; iii) each page downloaded must include this copyright statement displayed in a prominent position; iv) materials cannot be modified, forwarded, displayed, distributed, performed, or published in any media without the prior written permission of the Company.
You may not frame or use framing techniques to enclose any portion of this site without the express written consent of the Company.
You may not use tags or any other hidden text using the Company name or trademarks and services marks without the express written consent of the Company. No commercial use of the information on or under this blog is licensed or permitted. The use of automated systems (robots, spiders, or any other data-mining or similar data-gathering and extraction tools) to access, acquire, or download information on this blog is expressly prohibited where such systems are employed in connection with commercial objectives, or in a fashion that directly or indirectly violates the privacy interests of any individual. The word “APPET!ZER” and its derivatives, the logos on this blog, the products and services described in this blog and the distinctive designation of such products and services are trademarks, trade names, or service marks of the Company and its licensors, or are the property of their respective owners. These marks may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the express prior written permission of the Company or their respective owners, and then with the proper acknowledgements. In addition, page headers, custom graphics, button icons, and scripts may be service marks, trademarks, or trade dress of the Company, and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of the Company.
Forums, interactive areas, postings and feed back
You agree not to upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish through this blog any content that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable, or that would constitute or encourage criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or otherwise create liability or violate any law. On this site you cannot, without the express written approval of the Company, distribute or publish promotions, advertising or solicitations for funds, goods, or services. You shall remain solely liable for the content of any messages or other information posted by you on this blog, and the Company takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for the content of posted or uploaded materials. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove or edit any material posted by you that is determined to be harmful, offensive, or otherwise inappropriate.
Copyright infringement by postings
By posting software or other content to this site, you warrant the Company (and we rely on this warranty) that such items are known to you to be free shareware or otherwise in the public domain, and you agree to indemnify us against all claims, damages, or losses arising from an action alleging infringement of copyright or other proprietary rights in such work. We undertake no duty to determine the validity of any claim of copyright. Upon receiving written notice to Diana corporate communications that any items posted on this site is believed to infringe a copyright or other proprietary right, we will remove said work and will not permit its reposting. We make no warranty as to the currency, operability, or fitness for any particular purpose of any shareware software posted to this site, and we will assume no liability for any losses or damages alleged to arise from use of or reliance on such software. We undertake no duty to determine the currency, operability, or fitness for any particular purpose of any shareware software posted on this site.
The Company software
Any software of the Company, including any files, images incorporated in or generated by the software, and data accompanying the software (collectively “Software”), that may be made available on this blog is licensed to you by the Company for your personal, noncommercial use, and no ownership rights pass to you. You shall not copy, distribute, sell, modify, transfer, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or create derivative works from any Software.
Hyperlinks
The Company makes no claim or representation regarding, and accepts no responsibility for the quality, content, nature, or reliability of web sites accessible by hyperlinks from this blog, or web sites linking to this blog.
Financial-material disclosure
This blog together with any documents issued by the Company and available through this blog may contain statements that constitute forward-looking statements. Those statements may appear in a number of places in this blog (together with any document issued by the Company and available through this blog) and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believe”, “expect”, “plan”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “anticipate” or similar statements or the negative thereof or other variations thereof. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements made as to the future operations, costs, capital expenditures, cash flow, improvements in infrastructure, distribution, and replenishment systems and operating efficiencies, sales and earnings estimates or trends, and expansion plans and projections. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and by their nature involve known and unknown internal and external risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied.
Disclaimer
This blog and the materials under this blog are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. The Company disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. The Company does not represent or warrant that material in this blog are accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free. The Company does not represent or warrant that this blog or its server(s) are free of viruses or other harmful components.
The Company reserves the right to change any and all content contained on this blog at any time without notice. References to any products, services, processes, or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation thereof by the Company.
Limitation of liability
In no event shall the Company be liable for any direct, special, indirect, or consequential damages, or any other damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, loss of use, loss of profits, or loss of data, whether in an action in contract, tort (including but not limited to negligence), or otherwise, arising out of or in any way connected with the use of this blog or the materials contained in, or accessed through, this blog.
Applicable law
The laws of France shall govern the construction and interpretation of these Terms and Conditions and the rights of the parties hereunder. By accessing or placing orders under this blog, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and by all applicable law and regulations. Visitors who do not agree with these Terms and Conditions should not access or place orders through this blog. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to your use of this blog or any services provided hereunder shall be settled by binding courts to be held in the French language in Rennes, France.
Termination
Notwithstanding any of these Terms and Conditions, the Company reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your license to use this blog and to block or prevent future access to and use of this blog.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Language
It is at the express consent of the parties that the present Terms and Conditions are written in English.
Changes of the Terms
The Company reserves the right to change, modify, or update these Terms and Conditions of use, at any time, without notice. The date of the latest update is presented below.
II) The Company privacy policy statement
The privacy principles and procedures set forth below are intended to tell you how the Company collect, use and distribute user information via our blog (www.appetizerblog.com). This statement also applies generally to all web sites operated by Spécialités Pet Food (and its Affiliates). This statement does not cover information collected from sources other than Spécialités Pet Food.
The Company’s Data Protection Officer’s details are the following:
Dr. Karsten Kinast,
Kinast Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH,
Hohenzollernring 54,
50672 Cologne,
Germany
1) Types and uses of personal information
If you use this blog, personally identifiable information about you may be collected and processed by the Company employees. In general, we only collect such information (such as your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, function, and type of business) when you knowingly provide it to us. In particular, your personal data are processed in order for us to answer your messages and communicate with you and is based on commercial legitimate interest of our Company. Your consent is required, so the company can send you its latest news and publication. When your personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract, failure to provide such personal may prevent performance of such contract.
Your personal data is kept during 3 years after your last contact with the Company.
Additionally, the Company may automatically collect or process personally identifiable data (such as your internet domain or IP address) as part of the operation of this blog or during the course of your activities on or use of this blog. In nearly all cases, this data may be collected or processed by, and transferred to, the Company facilities in France and in other countries where the Company does business; the data is then subjected to the legal systems of those countries. By using this blog (which resides in part on servers located in France), you unambiguously consent to any collection, processing, transfer or use of any personal data. If you do not consent to any collection, processing, transfer or use of such information, please discontinue use of this blog.
2) Sharing with Affiliates
We share so much of our data, including personally identifiable information about you, with our Affiliates throughout the world. To the extent that these entities have access to your information, they will follow privacy practices no less protective than our practices described in this document, to the extent allowed by applicable law, including if the entity is situated outside the EU, the Company has applied standard contractual clauses validated by the European Commission and a contract that warrants adequate protection level.
3) How personal information is shared with third party
Without the user’s consent, the Company will not sell trade or disclose the user’s personally identifiable information to third parties that want to market products to the user. However, the Company may disclose information to third parties assisting us to carrying out a transaction or providing a service to you (e.g. packaging, sending and delivering purchases and information to you, clearing credit card transactions, or performing statistical analyses of our services), or in connection with merger and acquisition discussions. Additionally, the Company may disclose information when required by subpoena, search warrant, or other legal process, or in response to activities that are unlawful or a violation of the Company rules for use of the blog, or to protect and defend the rights or property of the Company.
All entities being transmitted your personal data are bound – to the same degree as the Company – to protect your personal data.
4) Modifications to statements
The Company reserves the right to change, modify, or update this statement at any time without notice. We indicate the date of the current statement below, so you know when it was last updated.
5) Your rights
The Company wants to maintain only accurate information about users of the site. You can request individual information that has been gathered about you by contacting the Company. Upon receipt of appropriate identification information, the Company will provide you with access to the personally identifiable information that it maintains about your use of the Company and its Affiliates blog and web sites or which you have supplied to the Company via a Diana Web Sites. If you find actual inaccuracies, please notify the Company so that they may be corrected.
Additionally, you have the right to access to and to rectify or erasure of your personal data, it include the data transferred, and the right to data portability. You may also object to processing of your data for legitimate reasons, and to restrict such processing.
Such rights may be exercised by sending us a request at the following address: GDPR@diana-group.com.
You may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
6) Linked Web Sites
We provide links to third party Sites. Since we do not control these web sites, we encourage you to review the privacy statement posted on these (and all) third party sites. The Company is not responsible for the privacy statements or practices of sites and services controlled by other companies or organizations.
7) Use of cookies
8) Security and Confidentiality
The Company applies technical and organisational and security measures enabling strict confidentiality and security of your data, including when transferring your data to entities of the Company’s group and to third parties.
9) Contact information
Customers should direct comments or questions regarding this statement to the representatives of the Company, employees to their Personnel representative; all other inquiries should be directed to legal@diana-group.com.