Legal Notices

1. Website Presentation

In accordance with Article 6 of Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, users of the PickMyNews.com website are informed of the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and monitoring:

2. General Terms of Use of the Website and Services

Use of the PickMyNews.com website implies full acceptance of the general terms of use described below. These terms of use may be modified or supplemented at any time; users of the website are therefore invited to consult them regularly.

The PickMyNews.com website is normally accessible to users at all times. However, an interruption for technical maintenance may be decided by PickMyNews, who will then endeavor to communicate the dates and times of the intervention to users in advance.

The website is regularly updated. Similarly, the legal notices may be modified at any time: they are nevertheless binding on the user, who is invited to refer to them as often as possible.

3. Description of Services Provided

The purpose of the PickMyNews.com website is to provide information about the automated monitoring, content aggregation, and newsletter generation services offered by PickMyNews.

PickMyNews strives to provide information that is as accurate as possible. However, it cannot be held responsible for omissions, inaccuracies, or deficiencies in updates, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners.

All information provided on the PickMyNews.com website is for informational purposes only and may change. Furthermore, the information on the website is not exhaustive and may have been modified since it was posted online.

4. Contractual Limitations on Technical Data

The website uses modern web technologies (JavaScript, frontend frameworks, APIs).

The website cannot be held responsible for material damage related to its use. Users agree to access the website using up-to-date equipment, free of viruses, and with an updated browser.

5. Intellectual Property and Counterfeiting

PickMyNews owns the intellectual property rights or holds the usage rights to all elements accessible on the website, including: texts, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, and software.

Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, or adaptation of all or part of the elements of the website, by any means or process whatsoever, is prohibited without prior written authorization from PickMyNews.

Any unauthorized use of the website or any of its elements will be considered as constituting counterfeiting and may be subject to legal proceedings in accordance with Articles L.335-2 and following of the Intellectual Property Code.

6. Limitations of Liability

PickMyNews cannot be held responsible for direct or indirect damage caused to the user's equipment when accessing the PickMyNews.com website, resulting from either:

• the use of equipment that does not meet the specifications indicated in section 4,
• the occurrence of a bug or incompatibility,
• non-compliant or abusive use of the service.

PickMyNews also cannot be held responsible for indirect damages (such as loss of market or loss of opportunity) resulting from the use of the website.

Interactive spaces may be made available to users (contact form). PickMyNews reserves the right to delete without notice any content that violates applicable legislation (racist, defamatory, insulting, pornographic, etc.). PickMyNews also reserves the right to hold the user civilly and/or criminally liable.

7. Personal Data Management

In France, personal data is protected by Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978 as amended, Law No. 2004-801 of August 6, 2004, Article L.226-13 of the Penal Code, and the GDPR.

When using the PickMyNews.com website, the following may be collected:

• the URL of links used to access the website,
• the access provider,
• the IP address,
• browsing data (pages viewed, connection time, etc.),
• data voluntarily provided via forms.

PickMyNews only collects personal information about the user for the purpose of certain services offered by the website. The user provides this information knowingly.

In accordance with the GDPR, all users have the right to access, rectify, delete, object to, and port their data. Requests must be made by email to: contact@pickmynews.com

No personal information of the website user is published, exchanged, transferred, or sold to third parties without the user's consent. In the event of PickMyNews being acquired, the data could be transferred to the acquirer who would be subject to the same obligations.

Databases are protected by the Law of July 1, 1998 transposing Directive 96/9 on the legal protection of databases.

8. Hypertext Links and Cookies

The PickMyNews.com website may contain hypertext links to other websites. PickMyNews has no means of verifying all the content of the websites thus visited and assumes no responsibility in this regard.

Browsing the website may result in cookies being installed on the user's computer. These cookies record information relating to browsing.

Refusing to install a cookie may make certain services unavailable.

Cookie blocking methods depend on the browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.). Users can consult their browser documentation to adjust settings.

9. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

Any dispute relating to the use of the PickMyNews.com website is subject to French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is attributed to the competent French courts.

10. Main Applicable Laws

• Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978 as amended, relating to data processing, files, and freedoms.
• Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on confidence in the digital economy.
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR - EU 2016/679).

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