Legal notice – INSTITUT MERIEUX

Legal information

In accordance with the provisions of Articles 6-III and 19 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on Confidence in the Digital Economy, we hereby inform you that:

this website, https://www.institut-merieux.com/, (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”) is published by: Institut Mérieux, a public limited company with a board of directors and share capital of €81,881,072.00, registered in the Lyon Trade and Companies Register under number 348 579 509, with its registered office at 17 rue Bourgelat, 69002 Lyon, France, and whose publication director is Mr Henri De Rohan-Chabot, Director of Public Affairs and Communication at Institut Mérieux.

Tel.: +33 (0) 4 78 87 70 70
Email: contact@institut-merieux.com

Intra-community VAT number: FR66348579509

Intellectual property

This entire Website is governed by French law, particularly regarding intellectual property and personal data, as well as international law.

The information, pictograms, iconograms, photographs, images, texts, video sequences, animated or not, with or without sound, and other elements present on the Website are protected by industrial and/or intellectual property rights owned by Institut Mérieux or for which Institut Mérieux is authorised to reproduce and represent them.

As such, any reproduction, representation, adaptation, translation and/or modification, in whole or in part, or transfer by any means whatsoever, is prohibited without the express prior written authorisation of Institut Mérieux. Such an act would constitute an infringement within the meaning of Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the Intellectual Property Code.

Any authorised use of elements comprising or displayed on the Website must not lead to any distortion, modification or alteration of said elements in any way whatsoever.

Reproduction of these various copyrighted items onto paper for private use is authorised in accordance with Article L122-5 of the Intellectual Property Code.

For any use or information on this subject, please contact us at: Institut Mérieux, 17, rue Bourgelat, 69002 Lyon

or via email: contact@institut-merieux.com

Institut Mérieux cannot be held responsible for Internet users’ access to other resources or websites via hypertext links on the Website.

The information accessible via these links, including that collected through contact or registration forms, is the sole responsibility of the sites to which they belong and not of Institut Mérieux. The same applies to the websites of Institut Mérieux subsidiaries: each of these sites is published under the sole responsibility of these subsidiaries, and the information, in particular that collected via forms, cannot engage the responsibility of Institut Mérieux or be considered as data collected by Institut Mérieux.

Limitation of liability

Institut Mérieux cannot be held liable for any material errors that may appear in the documents on the Website, despite the care taken in their publication.
The information provided on the Website is for informational purposes only and does not exempt the user from further personalised analysis.

Institut Mérieux cannot be held liable for the information, comments and opinions expressed on websites to which it provides hypertext links and over which it has no editorial control.

Websites choosing to link to www.institut-merieux.com (https://www.institut-merieux.com/) may be held liable if such links harm or damage the image of the Website.

Institut Mérieux cannot be held liable for any faulty transmission of data due to the various Internet networks or incompatibilities due to the Internet user’s browser.

The information provided on the Website does not constitute an invitation to purchase the products marketed by Institut Mérieux Group companies.

The information, particularly financial information, published on the Website should not be considered as an incitement to invest. Under no circumstances should it be interpreted as solicitation or a public offering, or as an offer to subscribe to, purchase or exchange shares or other securities of Institut Mérieux Group companies.

Any dispute relating to the use of the Website is subject to French law. The Internet user acknowledges the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal of Lyon.

Cookies

This Website uses technical cookies necessary for its operation and, subject to your consent, cookies for audience measurement and multimedia content distribution. You can configure your preferences for non-essential cookies at any time via your browser or the “Cookie Management” module. Cookies are stored for a maximum period of 24 months.

Personal data protection and privacy

Institut Mérieux has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (GDPR) and the amended French Data Protection Act.

If you have any questions about the processing of your personal data or wish to exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, portability), please contact our DPO: dpo@institut-merieux.com

Telephone number: +33 (0)4 78 87 70 70

Institut Mérieux – Data Protection Officer, 17 rue Bourgelat, 69002 Lyon, France

In the event of an unresolved issue, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL): www.cnil.fr.

Accessibility

Institut Mérieux strives to make its website accessible in accordance with the legal provisions in force. In the event of any access difficulties, please contact: contact@institut-merieux.com

Website access

Users of the Website declare that they are familiar with and understand the Internet and its limitations, including, in particular, its functional characteristics and technical performance: the risks of interruption, response times for consulting, querying or transferring information, and the risks, whatever they may be, inherent in any connection to the network.

Institut Mérieux will endeavour, as far as possible, to keep the Website accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but cannot be held to any obligation to do so.

Institut Mérieux reserves the right, for any reason and at its sole discretion, to terminate, modify, suspend or interrupt access to all or part of the Website, as well as its content and features, or to modify the hours of availability without prior notice.

Access to the Website may be interrupted, in particular for maintenance and upgrading purposes or for any other technical reason, without Institut Mérieux being held liable.

Languages and translation

This Website is available in French and English. Automatic or manual translations may be offered to facilitate understanding by international users. In the event of any discrepancy in interpretation or contradiction between the different versions, only the French version shall prevail.

Updates/changes to the legal notices

These legal notices may be modified and updated at any time without notice. We invite users to consult them regularly.

Credits and contributions

Suppliers and partners for this site:

Graphic design & web development: EKNO, 11 place Bellecour, 69002 Lyon. https://www.ekno.fr

Host: OVH, 2 rue Kellermann, 59100 Roubaix

Telephone number (France) : 1007