Legal Notice

1. Site presentation.

Pursuant to article 6 of French Act no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, users of the www.whispeak.io website are informed of the identity of the parties involved in its creation and upkeep:

Owner: Whispeak – SAS – 177 Allée Clémentine Deman, 59000 Lille
883 563 728 R.C.S. Lille Métropole
Publication manager: Florent Van Calster – contact@whispeak.io
The publication manager may be a natural person or a legal entity.
Webmaster: Florent Van Calster – contact@whispeak.io
Hosting provider: OVH

2. Terms of use of the site and of the services offered.

Use of the www.whispeak.io website implies full and unreserved acceptance of the terms of use set out below.
These terms of use may be amended or supplemented at any time; users of the www.whispeak.io website are therefore invited to consult them regularly.

This site is normally accessible to users at all times. Whispeak may nevertheless decide to interrupt access for technical maintenance, and will then endeavour to inform users beforehand of the dates and times of the work.

The www.whispeak.io website is updated regularly. Likewise, this legal notice may be amended at any time: it is nonetheless binding on the user, who is invited to refer to it as often as possible in order to stay informed.

3. Description of the services provided.

The purpose of the www.whispeak.io website is to provide information about all of the company’s activities.

Whispeak endeavours to provide information on the www.whispeak.io website that is as accurate as possible. However, it may not be held liable for omissions, inaccuracies or shortcomings in updating, whether caused by Whispeak or by third-party partners supplying that information.

All information given on the www.whispeak.io website is provided for guidance only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information appearing on the www.whispeak.io website is not exhaustive. It is given subject to any changes made since it was published online.

4. Contractual limitations regarding technical data.

The site uses JavaScript technology.

The website may not be held liable for material damage arising from use of the site. In addition, users undertake to access the site using recent, virus-free equipment and an up-to-date, latest-generation browser.

5. Intellectual property and infringement.

Whispeak owns the intellectual property rights, or holds the usage rights, to all items accessible on the site, in particular the texts, images, graphics, logo, icons, sounds and software.

Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication or adaptation of all or part of the items on the site, by whatever means or process, is prohibited without the prior written authorisation of Whispeak.

Any unauthorised use of the site or of any of the items it contains will be deemed to constitute infringement and will be prosecuted in accordance with articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.

6. Limitations of liability.

Whispeak may not be held liable for direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the www.whispeak.io website, resulting either from the use of equipment that does not meet the specifications set out in section 4, or from the occurrence of a bug or an incompatibility.

Whispeak may likewise not be held liable for indirect damage (such as loss of business or loss of opportunity) arising from use of the www.whispeak.io website.

Interactive areas are available to users (the ability to ask questions in the contact area). Whispeak reserves the right to remove, without prior notice, any content posted in that area which breaches applicable French law, in particular the provisions on data protection. Where applicable, Whispeak also reserves the right to hold the user civilly and/or criminally liable, in particular in the case of a racist, insulting, defamatory or pornographic message, whatever the medium used (text, photograph, and so on).

7. Personal data management.

In France, personal data is protected in particular by Act no. 78-87 of 6 January 1978, Act no. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004, article L. 226-13 of the French Criminal Code and the European Directive of 24 October 1995.

While using the www.whispeak.io website, the following may be collected: the URL of the links through which the user accessed the www.whispeak.io website, the user’s internet service provider, and the user’s Internet Protocol (IP) address.

In any event, Whispeak only collects personal information about the user for the purposes of certain services offered by the www.whispeak.io website. The user provides this information knowingly, in particular when entering it themselves. Users of the www.whispeak.io website are then informed whether or not providing this information is mandatory.

In accordance with articles 38 et seq. of Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, data files and civil liberties, every user has the right to access, rectify and object to personal data concerning them, by submitting a written and signed request together with a copy of an identity document bearing the holder’s signature, and stating the address to which the reply should be sent.

No personal information about users of the www.whispeak.io website is published without their knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned or sold on any medium whatsoever to third parties. Only in the event of the acquisition of Whispeak and its rights would such information be passed on to the potential acquirer, who would in turn be bound by the same obligation to retain and amend data with regard to users of the www.whispeak.io website.

The site is not registered with the CNIL as it does not collect personal information.

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

8. Hyperlinks and cookies.

The www.whispeak.io website contains a number of hyperlinks to other sites, set up with the authorisation of Whispeak. However, Whispeak is not able to check the content of the sites thus visited and accordingly accepts no liability in this respect.

Browsing the www.whispeak.io website may cause cookies to be installed on the user’s computer. A cookie is a small file which does not allow the user to be identified, but which records information relating to a computer’s browsing on a site. The data thus obtained is intended to make subsequent browsing on the site easier, and is also used to measure visitor numbers.

Refusing to install a cookie may make it impossible to access certain services. Users may nevertheless configure their computer as follows in order to refuse the installation of cookies:

• In Internet Explorer: tools tab (cog-shaped icon at the top right) / internet options. Click on Privacy and choose Block all cookies. Confirm with Ok.
• In Firefox: at the top of the browser window, click on the Firefox button, then go to the Options tab. Click on the Privacy tab. Set the History rules to: use custom settings for history. Finally, untick the box to disable cookies.
• In Safari: click on the menu icon at the top right of the browser (shown as a cog). Select Settings. Click on Show advanced settings. In the “Privacy” section, click on Content settings. In the “Cookies” section, you can block cookies.
• In Chrome: click on the menu icon at the top right of the browser (shown as three horizontal lines). Select Settings. Click on Show advanced settings. In the “Privacy” section, click on preferences. In the “Privacy” tab, you can block cookies.

9. Governing law and jurisdiction.

Any dispute relating to use of the www.whispeak.io website is governed by French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of Paris.

10. Main applicable legislation.

Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended in particular by Act no. 2004-801 of 6 August 2004 on information technology, data files and civil liberties.

Act no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy.

11. Glossary.

• User: internet user connecting to and using the aforementioned site.
• Personal information: “information which allows, in any form whatsoever, directly or otherwise