Legal mentions
Definitions
Customer: any professional or capable individual within the meaning of articles 1145 and following of the Civil Code, or legal entity, who visits the Website that is the subject of these general conditions.
Services: provision of the Website to Clients: https://www.geocean.com
Contents: All the elements constituting the information on the Website, in particular texts – images – videos – photos.
Customer information: Hereinafter referred to as “Information (s)” which corresponds to all personal data that may be held by https://www.geocean.com for the purposes of analysis and statistics for the management of your account, customer relationship management.
User: Internet user connecting, using the aforementioned Website.
Personal information: “Information that allows, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, the identification of the natural persons to which it applies” (Article 4 of Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978).The terms “personal data” (or Personal Data), “person concerned”, “subcontractor” and “sensitive data” have the meaning defined by the General Data Protection Regulations (RGPD: n° 2016-679).
Website :https://www.geocean.com
1. Presentation of the Website
By virtue of article 6 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, Users of the Website https://www.geocean.com are informed of the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and monitoring:
Owner: VINCI Construction Grands Projets SAS, a French public limited company. The company is registered at the Nanterre Commercial and Companies Registry under the number 343 088 134, and its head office is at:– 1973 Boulevard de la Défense – 92000 Nanterre Cedex- France with share capital of 100,000,005.00 euros as at 2024/09/03.
Publication manager: Geocean – Marie Riondel – communication@geocean.com
The publication manager may be a natural person or a legal entity.
Webmaster: communication@www.geocean.com
Hosting: VINCI Construction – 1973 Bd de la Défense, 92000 Nanterre; France
Conception & Developments: the Web agency G comme une idée
Data Protection Officer: dpo.vcgp@vinci-construction.com
2. General conditions of use of the Website and Services offered
The Website constitutes a work of the mind protected by the provisions of the Intellectual Property Code and the applicable International Regulations. The Customer may not in any way reuse, transfer or exploit for his own account all or part of the elements or works on the Website.
The use of the Website https://www.geocean.com implies full and complete acceptance of the general conditions of use described below. These conditions of use may be modified or supplemented at any time, Users of the https://www.geocean.com Websiteare therefore invited to consult them on a regular basis.
This Website is normally accessible to Users at all times. However, an interruption for technical maintenance may be decided by https://www.geocean.com.The Website https://www.geocean.com is regularly updated by the contributors appointed within Owner. 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 in order to read them.
3. Description of the Services provided.
The purpose of the Website https://www.geocean.com is to provide information concerning all of the company’s activities. Owner strives to provide information on the https://www.geocean.com Website that is as accurate as possible. However, it cannot be held responsible for omissions, inaccuracies and shortcomings in updating, whether caused by itself or by the third party partners who provide it with this information.
All the information indicated on the Website https://www.geocean.com is given as an indication, and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information on the https://www.geocean.com Website is not exhaustive. It is given subject to correction, completion or updating having been made since it was put online.
4. Contractual limitations on technical data
The Website uses JavaScript technology. The Website may not be held liable for any material damage related to the use of the Website. In addition, the user of the Websiteundertakes to access the Website using recent, virus-free equipment and with a latest-generation browser that has been updated. The Website https://www.geocean.com is hosted by a service provider on the territory of the European Union in accordance with the provisions of the General Regulation on Data Protection (RGPD: n° 2016-679).
The objective is to provide Services that ensure the best rate of accessibility. The host ensures the continuity of its service 24 hours a day, every day of the year. It nevertheless reserves the right to interrupt the hosting service for the shortest possible time, in particular for maintenance, improvement of its infrastructure, infrastructure failure or if the Services generate traffic deemed abnormal.
Owner and the host cannot be held liable in the event of malfunctioning of the Internet network, telephone lines or computer and telephony equipment related in particular to network congestion preventing access to the server.
5. Intellectual property and counterfeits
Owner is the owner of the intellectual property rights and holds the usage rights to all elements accessible on the Website, in particular texts, images, graphics, logos, videos, icons and sounds. Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, adaptation of all or part of the elements of the Website, regardless of the means or process used, is prohibited without prior written authorisation from Owner.
Any unauthorised use of the Website or any of the elements it contains will be considered as constituting an infringement and will be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of articles L.335-2 and following of the Intellectual Property Code.
6. Limitations of liability
Owneracts as the publisher of the Website. It is responsible for the quality and truthfulness of the Contents that it publishes.
Ownermay not be held liable for any direct or indirect damage resulting from accessing or using this Website and/or its content, including inaccessibility, loss of data, damage, destruction and viruses that could affect the User’s computer equipment and/or the presence of viruses on the WebsiteWebsiteOwner has used all reasonable care and skill to provide reliable content on this Website but gives no warranty that the content is free from inaccuracies or omissions. Accordingly, Owner cannot accept liability for any errors or omissions or for the unavailability of information or services. Owner reserves the right to improve and/or change the content of its Website at any time and without notice.
Accordingly, users acknowledge that they use such information at their own risk.
Owner cannot also be held liable for indirect damage (such as loss of business or loss of opportunity) resulting from the use of the https://www.geocean.com Website. Interactive areas (possibility to ask questions in the contact area) are available to Users. Owner reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in this space that contravenes the legislation applicable in France, in particular the provisions relating to data protection. Where applicable, Owner also reserves the right to hold the user liable under civil and/or criminal law, in particular in the event of a racist, insulting, defamatory or pornographic message, regardless of the medium used (text, photograph, etc.).
7. Management of personal data.
The Customer is informed of the regulations concerning marketing communication, the law of 21 June 2014 for confidence in the Digital Economy, the Data Protection Act of 6 August 2004 and the General Regulations on Data Protection (RGPD: No. 2016-679).
7.1 Persons responsible for the collection of personal data
For Personal Data collected in the context of the creation of the User’s personal account and his navigation on the Website, the person responsible for processing Personal Data is: dpo.vcgp@vinci-construction.com
As the person responsible for processing the data it collects, Owner undertakes to comply with the legal provisions in force. In particular, it is its responsibility to establish the purposes of its data processing, to provide its prospects and clients, on the basis of the collection of their consent, with full information on the processing of their personal data and to maintain a register of processing that is consistent with reality. Whenever Owner processes Personal Data, Owner shall take all reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy and relevance of the Personal Data in relation to the purposes for which it processes them.
7.2 Purpose of collected data
Owner may process all or part of the Personal Data:
- to enable browsing on the Website and the management and traceability of the Services ordered by the User: connection and Website use data, etc.
- to prevent and fight against computer fraud (spamming, hacking, etc.): computer equipment used for browsing, IP address, password (hash), etc.
- to improve navigation on the Website: connection and usage data
- to conduct optional satisfaction surveys on https://www.geocean.com: email address
- to carry out communication campaigns (sms, mail): telephone number, email address
https://www.geocean.com does not market personal data, which is therefore only used out of necessity or for statistical and analytical purposes.
7.3 Right of access, rectification and opposition
In accordance with the European regulations in force, Users of the https://www.geocean.com Website have the following rights:
- right of access (article 15 RGPD) and rectification (article 16 RGPD), updating, completeness of Users’ data right to block or erase Users’ personal data (article 17 RGPD), when they are inaccurate, incomplete, ambiguous, outdated, or whose collection, use, communication or storage is prohibited;
- right to withdraw consent at any time (article 13-2c GDMP);
- right to limit the processing of Users’ data (Article 18 GDMP);
- right to object to the processing of Users’ data (Article 21 DPMR);
- right to the portability of the data provided by Users, when these data are subject to automated processing based on their consent or on a contract (Article 20 GDMP);
- right to define the fate of Users’ data after their death and to choose to whom https://www.geocean.com should communicate (or not) their data to a Third Party that they have previously designated.
As soon as https://www.geocean.com becomes aware of the death of a User and in the absence of prior instructions from him, https://www.geocean.com undertakes to destroy his data, unless its conservation proves necessary to meet a legal obligation.
If the User wishes to find out how Owner uses his Personal Data, to ask for it to be rectified or to oppose its processing, the User may contact Owner in writing at the following address: dpo.vcgp@vinci-construction.com
https://www.geocean.com does not market personal data, which is therefore only used out of necessity or for statistical and analytical purposes
In this case, the User must indicate the Personal Data that he/she would like Owner to rectify, update, complete or delete, by identifying himself/herself precisely with a copy of an identity document (identity card or passport).
Requests for the deletion of Personal Data shall be subject to the obligations imposed on Owner by law, in particular with regard to the conservation or archiving of documents. Finally, Users of https://www.geocean.com may file a complaint with the control authorities, and in particular with the CNIL (https://www.cnil.fr/fr/plaintes).
You can also request the recovery or deletion of your personal data via the following form :
7.4 Non-communication of personal data
Owner shall refrain from processing, hosting or transferring Personal Data on its Customers to a country outside the European Union or recognised as “unsuitable” by the European Commission without prior notice to the Customer. However, Owner remains free to choose its technical and commercial subcontractors provided that they offer sufficient guarantees with regard to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD: n° 2016-679).
Owner undertakes to take all necessary precautions to preserve the security of Information and in particular that it is not communicated to unauthorised persons. However, if an incident affecting the integrity or confidentiality of the Customer’s Information is brought to the attention of Owner, the latter shall inform the Customer as soon as possible and inform him/her of the corrective measures taken. Furthermore, Owner does not collect any “sensitive data”.
The User’s Personal Data may be processed by Owner Subsidiaries and subcontractors (service providers), exclusively in order to achieve the purposes of this policy.
Within the limits of their respective attributions and for the purposes mentioned above, the main persons likely to have access to the data of Owner Users are mainly Owner’s sales representatives.
8. Incident notification
No matter how hard you try, no method of transmission over the Internet and no method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security. If we become aware of a security breach, we will notify the Users concerned so that they can take appropriate action. Our incident notification procedures take into account our legal obligations, whether at national or European level. We are committed to keeping our Customers fully informed of all matters relating to the security of their accounts and to providing them with all the information necessary to help them comply with their legal obligations.
No personal information of the User of the Website https://www.geocean.com is published without the User’s knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned or sold on any medium whatsoever to third parties. Only in the event of the transfer of Owner and its rights would it be possible to transmit the said information to the potential purchaser, who would in turn be bound by the same obligation to keep and modify the data with regard to the User of the https://www.geocean.com Website.
9. Security
To ensure the security and confidentiality of Personal Data and Personal Health Data, Owner uses networks protected by standard devices such as firewalls, pseudonymization, encryption and passwords.
When processing Personal Data, the Owner takes all reasonable steps to protect it from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
10. Hypertext links “cookies” and internet tags
10.1The Website
https://www.geocean.com contains a number of hyperlinks to other sites, set up with the authorisation of Owner. However, Owner is not in a position to verify the content of the sites visited in this way, declines all responsibility for this fact and assumes no consequences.
https://www.geocean.com may occasionally use Internet tags (also known as “tags”, or action tags, single-pixel GIFs, transparent GIFs, invisible GIFs, and one-to-one GIFs) and deploy them through a web analytics partner that may be located (and thus store the corresponding information, including the User’s IP address) in a foreign country.
These tags are placed both in online advertisements allowing Internet users to access the Website, and on the various pages of the Website.
This technology allows Geocean to evaluate visitors’ responses to the Website and the effectiveness of its actions (for example, the number of times a page is opened and the information consulted), as well as the User’s use of the Website.
The external service provider may collect information about visitors to the Website and other websites using these tags, compile reports on Website activity for https://www.geocean.com, and provide other services related to the use of the Website and the Internet.
10.2 Cookie Policy
A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a Website. It allows the Website to recognize your device on subsequent visits and provide a personalized experience.
Owner may use different types of cookies on our Website:Necessary cookies: These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the Website. They allow you to navigate the Website and use its features. Without these cookies, certain services cannot be provided.
Performance cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use the Website, such as the pages visited most often or error messages received. They help us improve the Website’s performance.
Functional cookies: These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
Targeting/Advertising cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They also help limit the number of times you see an ad and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
During your first visit to our Website, a banner informs you about the use of cookies and invites you to accept or configure them. You can modify your cookie preferences at any time through our [cookie management tool](link to cookie management tool).In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to access your data, rectify it, delete it, and object to its processing. To exercise these rights or if you have any questions about our cookie policy, you can contact us at: dpo.vcgp@vinci-construction.com
We reserve the right to modify this Cookie Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to regularly review this page to stay informed about any updates.
If you have any questions regarding our Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Email address: contact@www.geocean.com
Phone number: 04 42 18 02 18
11. Applicable law and jurisdiction
Any dispute relating to the use of the https://www.geocean.com Website is subject to French law. Except in cases where the law does not allow it, exclusive jurisdiction is given to the competent courts of Nanterre.