Legal information

1. Information about us

SOMFY Middle East Co Limited with registered office at Palais de Justice District, Achrafieh 5585 Bldg, Pierre Gemayel Avenue, 7th & 8th floor, Beirut, Lebanon is the owner of this website. SOMFY Middle East Co Limited belongs to SOMFY ACTIVITES SA, headquartered in Cluses, France.

2. Service availability and language

This site is only intended for use by people residing in the following Central African countries Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leon and Togo. This site is in English only. Every communication with you will be in English only.

3. Intellectual property rights

3.1.COPYRIGHTS

3.1.1. Copyrights protection:

3.1.1.a. This website as well as information contained (including pictures, drawings …) is protected by copyright. Copyright SOMFY ACTIVITES SA, 50 avenue du Nouveau Monde, 74300 Cluses, France. All rights are therefore reserved.

3.1.1.b. This website is the result of the collaboration of SOMFY ACTIVITES SA, 50 avenue du Nouveau Monde, 74300 Cluses, Wide - Groupe Micropole Univers,45B, route des Acacias,1227 Carouge Geneva, Switzerland.

3.1.2. Conditions of use of our website:

3.1.2.a. All information provided on our website which is not contained in a “download file” (a file provided specifically for download) is not supposed to be printed or reproduced, in whole or in part, in any way.

3.1.2.b. Information contained in download files can be printed or downloaded for internal, informational, non-commercial purposes. It is neither to be given or shown to any third party, nor to be disseminated. Any copy of such information must include all our copyright and proprietary notices and our status as authors must always be acknowledged. You are not authorized to modify such information whether in paper or digital form, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

3.1.2.c. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REVOKE SUCH AUTHORISATION AT ANY TIME UPON NOTICE, SENT INDIVIDUALLY OR GIVEN ON THIS WEBSITE. ANY USE SHALL THEN BE INTERRUPTED IMMEDIATELY

3.2. TRADEMARKS

3.2.1. Our trademarks:

3.2.1.a. Partial listing of our frequently used trademarks: SOMFY, Logo Somfy (old) small, Somfy logo copy, ACTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM, ANIMEO, ALTUS,AXORN ,AXOVIA, CENTRALIS, CHRONIS, CLIC&UP, EOLIS, INTEO, INIS, IPSO, KEASY, KEYTIS, MEMORIS, METEOLIS, OREA, ORIENTA, OXIMO, PASSEO, Powered by Somfy , RADIO TECHNOLOGY SOMFY, ROLLMASTER, SOLIRIS, SOMFY DRIVE CONTROL, SOMFY HIPRO, TELIS, TELIS SILK, TELIS PATIO, WINDOROLL.

3.2.1.b. The use of any of our trademarks is forbidden unless expressly authorized by us in writing.

3.2.2. Third party trademarks:

3.2.2.a. All information provided on our website which is not contained in a “download file” (a file provided specifically for download) is not supposed to be printed or reproduced, in whole or in part, in any way.

3.2.2.b. Information contained in download files can be printed or downloaded for internal, informational, non-commercial purposes. It is neither to be given or shown to any third party, nor to be disseminated. Any copy of such information must include all our copyright and proprietary notices and our status as authors must always be acknowledged. You are not authorized to modify such information whether in paper or digital form, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

3.3. HYPERTEXT LINKS

3.3.1. Links made by us: we provide hypertext links to various other websites for your convenience. However, we do not represent or control any such websites and we are not liable for their content.

3.3.2. Making a link to our website requires our written prior authorization. Even when given, we reserve the right to demand that a link be removed immediately in the event that we judge our interests to be at risk.

3.4. OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

3.4.1. Any product, process or technology described in this website may be the subject of other Intellectual Property Rights reserved by us or third parties.

3.4.2. No rights to use Intellectual Property Rights are hereby granted

4. Targeted use and users

This website is aimed exclusively at private individuals residing in the following Central African countries Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leon and Togo.

5. General liability

5.1. We make every effort to provide you with accurate, complete and current information. However, we offer no guarantee on information contained in this website.

5.2. We reserve the right to make updates or changes of any information contained in this website without prior notice. Notably, products shown may be changed or suppressed at any time.

5.3. We cannot assure that the information in this website conforms to the local laws of your country. You access this website on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all laws of public order of your country.

5.4. We invite you to check all information contained in the website with SOMFY Middle East Co Limited with registered office at Palais de Justice District, Achrafieh 5585 Bldg, Pierre Gemayel Avenue, 7th & 8th floor, Beirut, Lebanon.

5.5. Access to and use of this website and its content is at your own risk. It is notably your responsibility to protect yourself against any viruses or other items of a destructive or damaging nature.

6. Written communications

Applicable laws require that some of the information or communications we send to you should be in writing. When using our site, you accept that communication with us will be mainly electronic. We will contact you by e-mail or provide you with information by posting notices on our website. For contractual purposes, you agree to this electronic means of communication and you acknowledge that all contracts, notices, information and other communications that we provide to you electronically comply with any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. This condition does not affect your statutory rights.

7. Notices

All notices given by you to us must be given to SOMFY Middle East Co Limited with registered office at Palais de Justice District, Achrafieh 5585 Bldg, Pierre Gemayel Avenue, 7th & 8th floor, Beirut, Lebanon. We may give notice to you at either the e-mail or postal address you provide to us when placing an order, or in any of the ways specified in clause 6 above. Notice will be deemed received and properly served immediately when posted on our website, 24 hours after an e-mail is sent, or three days after the date of posting of any letter. In proving the service of any notice, it will be sufficient to prove, in the case of a letter, that such letter was properly addressed, stamped and placed in the post and, in the case of an e-mail, that such e-mail was sent to the specified e-mail address of the addressee.

8. Waiver

8.1.1. If we fail, at any time during the term of a Contract, to insist upon strict performance of any of your obligations under the Contract or any of these terms and conditions, or if we fail to exercise any of the rights or remedies to which we are entitled under the Contract, this shall not constitute a waiver of such rights or remedies and shall not relieve you from compliance with such obligations.

8.1.2. A waiver by us of any default shall not constitute a waiver of any subsequent default.

8.1.3. No waiver by us of any of these terms and conditions shall be effective unless it is expressly stated to be a waiver and is communicated to you in writing in accordance with clause 6.

9. Severability

If any of these terms and Conditions or any provisions of a Contract are determined by any competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, such term, condition or provision will to that extent be severed from the remaining terms, conditions and provisions which will continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.

10. Our rights to vary these terms and conditions

We have the right to revise and amend these terms and conditions from time to time.

11. Laws and jurisdictions

The laws of French govern this website and you submit to the exclusive court jurisdiction of the courts of France in case of any dispute arising out of your access or your use of this website.