These Terms and Conditions of Use set forth the rules governing access to the assomption.org website (hereinafter “the Site”). By browsing this Site, you acknowledge, as a user, that you are familiar with these terms, accept them without reservation, and agree to comply with them.
1 – Personal Information
For more information, please visit our Privacy Policy page.
2 – License to Use
Access to the Site grants you a private, non-collective, and non-exclusive right to use the content of the Site. Any networking or redistribution, in any form, is prohibited.
The right to reproduce applies only for the purpose of display on a single computer screen and is strictly reserved for your private use. If you wish to make commercial use of the information on this site, you must obtain our express consent. To do so, you may contact us at the following address: contact-internet@assomption.org.
All materials published on the Site, including but not limited to text, photographs, infographics, and icons (hereinafter “the Materials”), constitute works within the meaning of the provisions of Article L112-1 of the Intellectual Property Code. Consequently, any representation or reproduction, in whole or in part, made without the consent of their authors or their successors in title is unlawful. You may not therefore modify, copy, transmit by email or in any other manner, transfer, download, display, or, in general, exploit this Materials.
You hereby agree to:
– Download the Materials to your computer only for personal, temporary use;
– Print downloaded Materials on paper only if such copies are strictly limited to personal use;
– Do not reproduce the digital version of the Materials for press review purposes;
– not to alter, modify, move, remove, or replace the editorial content (text and/or reproductions) of the Materials and/or the name assomption.org and/or the authors of the Materials or their successors in title and/or any other information relating to the rights of the Augustinians of the Assumption and/or the authors of the Materials or their successors in title.
Please be advised that any infringement of the copyright held by the publisher or the authors of this Site constitutes an act of copyright infringement punishable in France under Article L335-2 of the Intellectual Property Code and is punishable by up to three years’ imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros.
The Augustinians of the Assumption reserve the right, at their sole discretion and without prior notice, to modify, delete, or add provisions to the Site’s “Terms of Use,” at any time, in particular to take into account any legal, jurisprudential, editorial, and/or technical developments. The version that prevails is the one accessible online. You are therefore advised to regularly refer to the latest version of the aforementioned General Terms of Use.
The Augustinians of the Assumption also reserve the right to modify the features or content of the Site. They may also restrict access to certain sections of the Site without prior notice.
The Augustinians of the Assumption may, at their sole discretion, suspend, interrupt, or terminate access to all or part of the Site for any reason, including, but not limited to, failure to comply with the Site’s “Terms and Conditions of Use.” It does not guarantee that the Site is error-free or that all defects will be corrected.
3 – Limitation of Liability
You are solely liable for any damages or losses, whether direct or indirect, tangible or intangible, arising from, based on, or resulting from your use of the Site or the use of the Site by any person authorized by you to use it. “Use” shall be understood to mean any use of the Site whatsoever, whether fraudulent or non-fraudulent.
Accordingly, you waive any claim or legal action relating to such damages and losses, whether based on the contractual liability of the Augustins de l’Assomption in their capacity as publisher of this Site or on any other basis.
Hyperlinks may direct you to websites other than this Site. By clicking on these links, you leave the Site and are directed to sites over which the Augustinians of the Assumption have no control. Consequently, the Augustinians of the Assumption disclaim all liability in the event that the content of these sites violates applicable laws and regulations.
Furthermore, please note that no hyperlink may link to the Site without the prior and express authorization of the Site’s publisher. In the absence of such authorization, such a link is considered to constitute the offense of copyright infringement, for which the penalties have already been outlined above.
The Augustinians of the Assumption are committed to using their best efforts to ensure secure access to, viewing of, and use of the Materials in accordance with standard Internet practices. The Site is accessible twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, except in cases of force majeure or events beyond the control of the Augustinians of the Assumption, and subject to any outages or maintenance required for the proper functioning of the Site and the Materials, which may be performed without prior notice to you.
Consequently, the Augustinians of the Assumption cannot be held liable in the following cases:
- Brief interruptions lasting a few minutes while certain files are being updated;
- Operational difficulties or temporary interruptions in these services beyond the control of the Augustinians of the Assumption, particularly in the event of power or telecommunications outages;
- Temporary service interruptions required for upgrades or maintenance;
- Failures or malfunctions of the Internet network in the transmission of messages or documents;
You agree to accept the characteristics and limitations of the Internet, and in particular acknowledge that:
- that you are aware of the nature of the Internet, particularly its technical capabilities and response times for viewing, retrieving, or transferring information or data;
- that you are solely responsible for disclosing any access codes you may have—specifically your username and password—or, more generally, any information deemed confidential;
- that it is your responsibility to take all necessary steps to ensure that your computer’s technical specifications allow you to access the Site;
- that it is your responsibility to take all appropriate measures to protect your own data and/or software from infection by any viruses circulating on the Site;
- Please note that downloading the Materials constitutes unconditional acceptance of said Materials and these Terms and Conditions of Use.
4– Application of French law
Since the Internet is, by its very nature, a global network, but this Site is intended for a French audience, the rules governing all content and data transmissions on and related to the Site are governed by French law. In the event of a dispute, the French courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction.