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Legal Notice – GMG-art Galerie

Website Publisher

  • Company name: GMG (GMG-art Galerie)
  • Legal form: [to be specified: SAS, SARL, etc.]
  • Share capital: [to be specified]
  • Registered office: [full address]
  • RCS (Trade and Companies Register): [town] [RCS number] / SIREN: [number] / SIRET: [number]
  • APE/NAF code: [to be specified]
  • Intra-Community VAT number: [to be specified, if applicable]
  • Telephone: [number]
  • Email: [contact address]
  • Director of publication: [Name, position]
  • Editorial manager: [Name, if different]
  • Legal basis for the identification and disclosure obligations of a professional publisher: Code de commerce (French Commercial Code), art. R123-237 to R123-239; LCEN, art. 6 III-1 (Loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l’économie numérique – the French law on confidence in the digital economy)

Hosting Provider

  • OVHcloud – RCS Lille Métropole 424 761 419
  • Registered office: 2 rue Kellermann, 59100 Roubaix, France
  • Telephone: 1007 (France) / +33 9 72 10 10 07
  • Website: www.ovhcloud.com
  • Mandatory disclosure of the hosting provider: LCEN, art. 6 III-1
  • Design and webmaster
  • Percipi.fr
  • [Contact details: address, email, SIRET if established in France]
  • Processor within the meaning of the GDPR: Regulation (EU) 2016/679, art. 28; Code de la protection des données (Loi n° 78-17 modifiée – the French Data Protection Act, as amended), art. 28 et seq.

Intellectual Property

  • The website and all of its content (texts, logos, visual identities, design elements and databases, as well as the photographs of the artworks) are protected by copyright and related rights. Code de la propriété intellectuelle (CPI – the French Intellectual Property Code), art. L111-1 et seq., L112-2, L113-1 et seq.
  • Unless otherwise stated, the photographs of the artworks are protected works in which GMG holds the economic and/or exploitation rights, or for which authorisation has been obtained from the rights holders. CPI, art. L122-1 et seq. (economic rights), L121-1 et seq. (moral rights)
  • Any reproduction, performance, adaptation, translation, extraction, re-use, distribution or communication to the public, in whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, without the prior written authorisation of GMG, is prohibited. CPI, art. L122-4; offences and penalties: CPI, art. L335-2 et seq.
  • The databases are protected by the database producer’s sui generis right. CPI, art. L341-1 et seq.
  • The trade marks and logos cited are the property of their respective owners. CPI, art. L713-2 et seq.

Artworks and Artists’ Rights

  • The artworks presented may be protected under the CPI. Any request to use them (reproduction, screening, publication) requires the prior authorisation of GMG and, where applicable, of the rights holders (artists, their successors in title, collective management organisations). CPI, art. L122-4, L131-3 (assignments), L122-2 (performance), L122-3 (reproduction)
  • Credits and metadata must be retained. Respect for the rights of attribution and integrity: CPI, art. L121-1 to L121-5

Personal Data (GDPR)

  • Data controller: GMG. Regulation (EU) 2016/679, art. 4(7)
  • Purposes: handling enquiries submitted via forms, managing relationships with clients and prospective clients, sending information (newsletter, where applicable), site security, audience statistics. GDPR, art. 5(1)(b)
  • Legal bases: performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures (GDPR, art. 6(1)(b)), legitimate interest (communication, security, fraud prevention; GDPR, art. 6(1)(f); recitals 47, 49), consent for email marketing and certain cookies (GDPR, art. 6(1)(a); Directive 2002/58/EC, art. 5(3) – “ePrivacy”; transposed into French law by the Code des postes et des communications électroniques (French Postal and Electronic Communications Code), art. L34-5)
  • Data processed: identity, contact details, message content, browsing data and necessary/optional cookies. GDPR, art. 5(1)(c) (data minimisation)
  • Recipients: GMG’s internal departments and authorised technical service providers (OVH, Percipi.fr) acting as processors, under contractual confidentiality and security commitments. GDPR, art. 28-29
  • Transfers outside the EU: where applicable, safeguarded by standard contractual clauses or an adequacy decision. GDPR, Chapter V (art. 44 et seq.)
  • Retention periods: prospective clients, 3 years from the last contact (CNIL guidelines; GDPR, art. 5(1)(e)); clients, for the duration of the relationship and then 5 years (civil/commercial limitation periods); technical logs, 12 months (Code des postes et des communications électroniques; security); cookies, according to their purpose (see the Cookie Policy)
  • Data subjects’ rights: access (art. 15), rectification (art. 16), erasure (art. 17), restriction (art. 18), objection (art. 21), portability (art. 20), post-mortem directives (Loi Informatique et Libertés – the French Data Protection Act, art. 85). To exercise these rights, write to [GDPR email] or by post to [address], enclosing proof of identity where necessary. Complaints may be lodged with the CNIL: www.cnil.fr (GDPR, art. 77)

Cookies and Trackers

  • The site uses cookies that are necessary for its operation and, with your consent, audience-measurement and/or third-party cookies. Prior consent is required, subject to limited exceptions. ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC, art. 5(3); Code des postes et des communications électroniques, art. 82
  • You can manage your preferences via the cookie management tool. Information and proof of consent: GDPR, art. 7; CNIL recommendations (2020 deliberations and guidelines)
  • For further information, please see the Cookie Policy [link].

Hyperlinks

  • Links to third-party websites are provided for information only. GMG has no control over those sites and accepts no liability for their content. The liability of third-party hosts/publishers is governed by the LCEN.
  • Linking to this site is permitted provided that no confusion arises as to the source and that GMG’s rights are respected. Framing is prohibited without prior agreement. LCEN, art. 6 I-7 (liability)

Liability

  • GMG endeavours to keep the information on the site accurate and up to date, but gives no guarantee that it is exhaustive. Use of the site is entirely at the user’s own risk.
  • Manifestly unlawful content may be reported to the host/publisher in accordance with LCEN, art. 6 I-5 (notification procedure)
  • GMG cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damage arising from access to or use of the site, from inability to access it, or from viruses/attacks. Proportionate security obligation: GDPR, art. 32 (in respect of data)

Site Access and Availability

  • The service is in principle accessible 24/7; interruptions may occur without notice for maintenance, updates or force majeure. Force majeure and contractual liability are governed by the Code civil (French Civil Code), art. 1218.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

  • French law applies. Territorial jurisdiction lies with the courts of the place where GMG has its registered office, subject to mandatory provisions (consumer law, etc.). Brussels I bis Regulation (EU No 1215/2012) where applicable; Code de la consommation (French Consumer Code) for disputes with consumers.

Contact

  • For any questions regarding the site, its content or rights: [email] / [telephone] / [address].