GENERAL TERMS OF USE

ARTICLE 1: Purpose

These “general terms of use” are intended to provide the legal framework for the use of the horopedia.org website and its services.

This contract is entered into between:

The manager of the website, hereinafter referred to as the “Publisher”,

Any individual or legal entity wishing to access the site and its services, hereinafter referred to as the “User”.

The general terms of use must be accepted by every User, and access to the site constitutes acceptance of these terms.

ARTICLE 2: Legal notice

The website horopedia.org is published by the HOROPEDIA Foundation, whose registered office is located at 1, Rue de la Tertasse, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland.

ARTICLE 3: Access to services

Users of the horopedia.org website have access to the following services:
• Access to all available content
• Ability to subscribe to the Newsletter
• Ability to make donations

Any User with access to the internet can access the site free of charge from anywhere. Costs incurred by the User to access it (internet connection, computer equipment, etc.) are not borne by the Publisher.

The site and its various services may be interrupted or suspended by the Publisher, particularly for maintenance purposes, without any obligation of prior notice or justification.

ARTICLE 4: User Responsibility

The User is responsible for the risks associated with the use of their login credentials and password.

The User’s password must remain confidential. In the event of password disclosure, the Publisher disclaims all liability.

The User assumes full responsibility for their use of the information and content available on the [your site] website.

Any use of the service by the User that directly or indirectly results in damages must be compensated in favor of the site.

The site allows members to publish on the site:
• Comments on the Blog section

The member agrees to keep their comments respectful of others and the law, and accepts that these publications may be moderated or refused by the Publisher, without any obligation to justify the decision.

By publishing on the site, the User grants the publishing company a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to display, reproduce, adapt, modify, disseminate, and distribute their publication, either directly or through an authorized third party.

ARTICLE 5: Publisher’s Liability

Any malfunction of the server or network cannot make the Publisher liable.

Likewise, the site’s liability cannot be engaged in case of force majeure or an unforeseeable and insurmountable act by a third party.

The site horopedia.org undertakes to implement all necessary means to guarantee the security and confidentiality of the data. However, it does not provide a guarantee of total security.

The Publisher reserves the right not to guarantee the reliability of sources, although the information published on the site is deemed reliable.

ARTICLE 6: Intellectual Property

The content of the site horopedia.org (logos, texts, graphic elements, videos, etc.) is protected by copyright, under the French Intellectual Property Code.

The User must obtain authorization from the site publisher before any reproduction, copying, or publication of this various content.

This content may be used by users for private purposes only; any commercial use is prohibited.

The User is fully responsible for any content they publish and undertakes not to infringe upon any third party.

The Site Publisher reserves the right to freely moderate or remove, at any time, content published by users, without justification.

ARTICLE 7: Personal Data

The User must provide personal information in order to register on the site.

The user’s email address may in particular be used by the horopedia.org site for the communication of various information and account management.

The User has the right to access, rectify, delete, and object to their personal data. The User may exercise this right via:

• Their personal account on the site;
• A contact form;
• By email: info@horopedia.org;
• By mail: Fondation HOROPEDIA, 1, Rue de la Tertasse, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland.

ARTICLE 8: Hyperlinks

The domains to which the hyperlinks present on the site lead do not engage the responsibility of the Publisher, who has no control over these links.

It is possible for a third party to create a link to a page of the horopedia.org site without the express authorization of the publisher.

ARTICLE 9: Changes to the terms of use

The horopedia.org site reserves the right to modify the clauses of these terms of use at any time and without justification.

ARTICLE 10: Duration of the contract

The duration of this contract is indefinite. The contract takes effect with respect to the User from the start of the use of the service.

ARTICLE 11: Applicable law and competent jurisdiction

This contract is governed by Swiss law.
In the event of a dispute that cannot be resolved amicably between the User and the Publisher, the courts of Geneva, Switzerland have jurisdiction to settle the matter.