General Conditions of Use of the Vidya Village Website
ARTICLE 1. PRESENTATION OF THE PUBLISHER
VIDYA VILLAGE (hereinafter referred to as "the Publisher") is a xxxxx company with capital of xxx €, whose registered office is located at xxxxxx, registered with the RCS of xxxxx under number xxx xxx xxx.
Via the website www.vidyavillage.com (hereinafter referred to as "the Site"), the company's main activity is as a multi-seller sales platform that enables third-party sellers ("Sellers") to sell products and/or services ("Products") to buyers ("Buyers"), notably with the aim of promoting trips, retreats, stays, seminars, workshops, "turnkey" teacher training courses, based around the general themes of yoga, relaxation, nutrition, well-being, massage, physiology, etc.
The Publisher provides all users of the Site with all the legal notices required by the regulations in force and relating to the publication of a commercial Internet site in the "Legal Notices" section, which can be consulted on the Site.
ARTICLE 2. CONTACT
For any question or request for information concerning the Site, or any report of illicit content or activities, the user may contact the Publisher at the following e-mail address: contact@vidyavillage.com or send a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Publisher's registered office mentioned in article 1.
ARTICLE 3. ACCEPTANCE OF THE GENERAL CONDITIONS OF USE
Any person browsing the Site is considered a User, whether or not they are identified, whether or not they register, and whether or not they place a definitive order.
The Site is an e-commerce website which is accessible to the public free of charge and which allows the User :
- consult the offers and services provided by the Publisher,
- register on the Site and/or subscribe to the Newsletter,
- and place orders online.
Any access to or use of the Site is subject to acceptance of and compliance with these Terms and Conditions of Use (hereinafter "the TOU").
The Publisher reserves the right to modify, at any time and without prior notice, the Site, the Publisher's offers and services, as well as the GCU, in particular to adapt to changes in the Site by making new functionalities available, by deleting or modifying existing functionalities or by bringing the GCU into line with new standards and regulations in force.
All users are therefore advised to refer to the latest version of the Terms and Conditions and Legal Notice, which can be accessed at any time on the Site.
In the event of disagreement with the GCU, no use of the Site may be made by the user.
ARTICLE 4. ACCESS AND NAVIGATION
The Publisher uses all technical means and solutions at its disposal to enable all users to access the Site and, if necessary, to place orders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The Publisher shall not be held liable to any User for the unavailability or interruption of the Site, in particular in the event of force majeure, failure of its Internet service provider or host, intrusion by a third party, a computer virus or spyware.
He may, however, at any time :
- suspend, limit or interrupt access to the Site or certain pages thereof,
- restrict access to the Site, or to certain parts of the Site, to a specific category of users,
- delete any information that could disrupt the smooth running of the site or contravene national or international laws or ethical rules,
- suspend access to the Site in order to update, modify or optimize its content, or to take any other action deemed necessary for its proper operation.
Connecting to and browsing the Site implies unreserved acceptance of these GCU, whatever the technical means of access and the terminals used.
These GCU apply, as necessary, to any variation or extension of the site on existing or future social and/or community networks.
ARTICLE 5. SERVICES RESERVED FOR REGISTERED USERS
1. Registration
Access to certain services is subject to the User's prior registration on the Site.
Registration and access to the Site's services are reserved exclusively for individuals with legal capacity who have completed and validated the registration form available online on the Site and who have expressly accepted these GTU.
When registering, the User undertakes to provide accurate, truthful and up-to-date information about himself/herself and his/her marital status. The User must also regularly check and update his or her personal data in order to maintain its accuracy, and will be solely responsible for any consequences of failing to update this information.
The User must therefore provide a valid e-mail address, to which the Publisher will send confirmation of registration. An e-mail address may not be used more than once to register on the Site. The Publisher may, in particular, send messages to any User registered on the Site on a regular basis, informing them of news concerning its activity, if the User has specifically registered for the Newsletter.
All communications sent by the Publisher, the Site and its partners are therefore deemed to have been received and read by the User. The User therefore undertakes to regularly check messages received at this e-mail address and to reply within a reasonable time if necessary.
Only one registration on the Site is allowed per individual.
The User is given a login enabling him/her to access an area reserved for him/her (hereinafter referred to as the "Personal Area"), in addition to entering his/her password.
The login and password can be changed online by the User in his personal space. The password is personal and confidential, and the User undertakes not to communicate it to third parties. The User alone shall bear the consequences of the use of his account, even without his knowledge, by a third party using his login and password.
In any event, the Publisher reserves the right to refuse a request for registration on the Site in the event of non-compliance by the user with the provisions of these GCU.
2. Unsubscribe
Regularly registered Users may unsubscribe at any time by visiting the dedicated page in their personal space. Any unsubscription from the Site will be effective immediately after the User has filled in the appropriate form.
3. Deletion of personal space at the Site Editor's initiative
The User is hereby informed that the Publisher reserves the right to delete the personal space of any User who contravenes these GCU, particularly in the following cases:
- If the User makes unlawful use of the Site ;
- If the User, when creating his/her personal space, voluntarily transmits erroneous information ;
- If the User has not been active on his/her personal space for at least one year.
Should the Publisher decide to delete the User's personal space for one of these reasons, this shall not constitute damage to the User whose account has been deleted and/or engage the Publisher's liability in any way whatsoever.
Such deletion shall not constitute a waiver of any legal action that the Publisher may take against any user who contravenes these rules.
4. Product Sales
Sellers are solely responsible for the sale of Products or Services.
Sellers warrant that the Products they sell do not infringe any intellectual property right or any other right of any third party.
The Sellers guarantee that the Products they sell comply with current regulations.
Right of withdrawal - Purchasers may request a refund within 14 days of receipt of the Product, in accordance with current regulations.
Payment for Products or Services :
Buyers pay for Products directly to Sellers.
Sellers are solely responsible for managing payments related to the sale of their Products.
The Publisher is not responsible for any payment problems between Sellers and Buyers.
ARTICLE 6. LIABILITIES
The Publisher is only responsible for the content that it has itself edited and placed online on the Site.
The Publisher is not responsible for :
- In the event of technical or IT problems or failures, or the Site's compatibility with any hardware or software;
- Direct or indirect, material or immaterial, foreseeable or unforeseeable damage resulting from the use or difficulties in using the Site or its services;
- The intrinsic characteristics of the Internet, particularly those relating to the unreliability and lack of security of information circulating on it;
- Illegal content or activities using its Site, without its due knowledge within the meaning of Law no. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on confidence in the digital economy and Law no. 2004-801 of August 6, 2004 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data.
- Products or services sold by Sellers.
- Payment problems between Sellers and Buyers.
Furthermore, the Site cannot guarantee the accuracy, relevance, completeness or timeliness of the information published on it. For each product or service posted on the Site, the Sellers are responsible for the content published.
All photographs made available online to Users are for information purposes only and do not engage the responsibility of the Publisher.
Sellers are liable for damages caused to Buyers as a result of the sale of defective Products or Products that do not comply with applicable regulations.
Sellers and Buyers are responsible for complying with the laws and regulations in force in their jurisdiction.
The User is responsible for :
- Protecting your equipment and data;
- Your use of the Site or its services;
- If it does not respect either the letter or the spirit of these GCU.
ARTICLE 7. HYPERTEXT LINKS
The Site may contain hypertext links to other websites over which the Editor has no control. In spite of the regular checks carried out by the Editor, the latter declines all responsibility for the content that may be found on these sites.
The Publisher authorizes the creation of hypertext links to any page or document on its Site, provided that the creation of such links by third-party publishers complies with the legal and/or regulatory provisions in force and does not harm the honor or reputation of the Publisher.
In addition, the third-party publisher of the site in question must inform the Editor before setting up a hypertext link.
Excluded ab initio from this authorization are sites broadcasting information of an illicit, violent, polemical, pornographic or xenophobic nature, or which may offend the sensibilities of a large number of people.
Lastly, the Publisher reserves the right to remove or have removed at any time any hypertext link pointing to its Site if it deems it to be in breach of its editorial policy.
ARTICLE 8. CONFIDENTIALITY
All provisions relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal data are set out in the privacy policy.
ARTICLE 9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Site itself, its structure, as well as the texts, graphics, images, photographs, sounds, videos, plans, names, logos, trademarks, databases, computer applications, or any other creations and various protectable works that make it up and that are distributed on it, are the exclusive property of the Publisher and are protected as such by the laws in force concerning intellectual property, with the exception of elements created by external contributors who have not transferred their patrimonial copyright.
Any representation, reproduction, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, by any means whatsoever, of any content of any kind offered and distributed by the Site without the prior, express and written authorization of the Publisher, is strictly prohibited and may constitute an infringement within the meaning of articles L. 335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code, or a violation of image and personal rights, with the exception of elements expressly designated as free of rights on the Site.
Access to the Site does not constitute recognition of any right and, in general, does not confer any intellectual property right relating to any content of any kind offered and distributed by the Site.
The user is prohibited from introducing data to the Site that would modify or be likely to modify its content or appearance.
Such acts may therefore engage the user's civil and/or criminal liability. In this respect, the Publisher reserves the right to take legal action against users who fail to comply with the prohibitions contained in the present article.
ARTICLE 10. DISPUTES
Any dispute between Sellers and Buyers must be resolved between them.
The Publisher shall not be involved in the resolution of any dispute between Sellers and Buyers.
ARTICLE 11. APPLICABLE LAW AND COMPETENT JURISDICTION
These GCU are governed by French law. In the event of a dispute, and failing amicable agreement, the dispute will be brought before the French courts in accordance with the rules of jurisdiction in force.
By accepting these GCU, Sellers and Buyers acknowledge that they have read all the terms and conditions stipulated herein and agree to abide by them in their entirety.