Legal Notice

The Mérieux Foundation informs you that much of this website:

• is protected under copyright law. This can be the case, in particular, for photographs, articles, drawings, animated sequences, etc.;
• and/or is protected under design rights legislation;
• is protected under trademark legislation.

The parts of the website that are protected under such legislation are the property of the Mérieux Foundation or third parties that have authorized the Mérieux Foundation to use them. This site uses visual elements from the Mérieux Foundation.

As such, any full or partial reproduction, representation, use, adaptation, modification, incorporation, translation, or commercialization, regardless of the technique used or the format chosen (paper, digital, etc.), is strictly prohibited without prior written authorization from the Mérieux Foundation, aside from the exceptions set forth in Article 122-5 of the Intellectual Property Code. Violations will constitute an act of copyright and/or design and/or trademark infringement, which is punishable by a two-year prison sentence and a €150,000 fine.

This website is considered as a copyrighted work, of which the Mérieux Foundation is the author, under the meaning of the term given in Articles L. 111-1 et seq. of the Intellectual Property Code. The Mérieux Foundation is responsible for the design and development of this site.

The photographs, texts, slogans, drawings, images, animated sequences with or without sound, as well as all other works that are part of the site, are the property of the Mérieux Foundation or third parties that have authorized the Mérieux Foundation to use them.

Reproduction of this site in paper or electronic form is authorized for personal use and/or use pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 122-5 of the Intellectual Property Code, so long as it is not used for any commercial and/or advertising and/or information purposes.

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The website dev.gabriel-network.org and these general terms and conditions are governed under French law, and the official binding version is the French one.

The courts of the judicial district of Lyon, France have exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes. The Mérieux Foundation reserves the right to modify these legal mentions at any moment. You agree to consult them on a regular basis.

With the exception of icons and images, this website's pages may be reproduced in paper form, subject to compliance with the three following conditions:

• distribution must be free of charge,
• the entire content of the documents being reproduced must be respected (no modification or alteration of any kind)
• the website dev.gabriel-network.org must be clearly cited as a source, and it must be mentioned that reproduction rights are reserved and strictly limited.

Reproduction of all or part of this website in electronic form is authorized so long as the source (dev.gabriel-network.org) is clearly and legibly cited and the words “All rights reserved” are included.

The information may be used only for personal or charitable purposes.

All commercial use is prohibited without prior written consent from the Mérieux Foundation.

The information and illustrations that appear on the pages of this Internet site are based on the technical characteristics prevailing at the time of on line launch or update of the various pages on the site.

In the context of its policy of ongoing improvement of its products and services, Fondation Mérieux may modify the characteristics of its offer at any time.

In any event, the information contained on this site is information of a general nature and is not contractually binding.

We take all necessary precautions to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of your data, as well as to prevent it from being disclosed to unauthorized third parties.

Linking to the website dev.gabriel-network.org does not require prior written authorization from the Mérieux Foundation. However, the Mérieux Foundation must be informed no later than 10 days after the link is created.

Under no circumstances may the Mérieux Foundation be held liable for the content or the products or services proposed on sites with which dev.gabriel-network.org is connected via a hyperlink or any other type of link.

You are fully and solely liable for your use of the website dev.gabriel-network.org. The Mérieux Foundation may in no way be held liable for direct or indirect damage, such as, in particular, material damage, loss of data or programs, or pecuniary loss resulting from the use of this site or sites that are related to it.

The Mérieux Foundation reserves the right to modify and update these legal notices and any part of the site it sees fit without prior notice.

Any modifications will be binding on users, who must consult these General Terms and Conditions each time they connect.

We use connection data to collect viewing statistics (browser used, number of visitors, sections visited, etc.) for site-optimization purposes in terms of site sections and navigation. However, this data is not transmitted to third parties.