Terms & Conditions
Terms and Conditions of Use (TCU) for the idc-coaching.com website
Preamble
These TCU are agreed between the website manager, hereinafter referred to as ‘the publisher’, and any person accessing the website and its services, hereinafter referred to as ‘the user’.
1. Principles
The purpose of these GTCU is to provide a legal framework for the use of the idc-coaching.com website and its services. The idc-coaching.com website is provided by IDC, Institut de coaching SA, located at Rue de Berne 3, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland, telephone: 022 / 731 14 40; its URL address is: https://www.idc-coaching.com; the contact email address is: info@idc-coaching.com.
The Terms and Conditions must be accepted by all users of the website, and access to the website constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions.
2. Changes and duration of the Terms and Conditions
These terms and conditions are concluded for an indefinite period and the contract takes effect from the start of use of the service. The idc-coaching.com website reserves the right to modify the clauses of these Terms and Conditions at any time and without justification.
3. Access to the website
Users can access the idc-coaching.com website free of charge from anywhere. The publisher is not responsible for the user’s access costs. The website or its services may be interrupted or suspended by the publisher, particularly for maintenance purposes, without prior notice or justification.
4. Responsibilities
The publisher cannot be held liable in the event of any failure or breakdown preventing access to the site or any of its features. The equipment used is the sole responsibility of the user, who must take all appropriate measures to protect it and their data from virus attacks.
The publisher cannot be held liable in the event of legal proceedings against the user as a result of the use of the website or any service accessible via the Internet, or the user’s failure to comply with these Terms of Use. The publisher is not liable for any damage caused to the user, third parties or any equipment as a result of the user’s connection to or use of the website, and the user waives any action against the publisher in this regard.
If the publisher becomes the subject of an amicable or legal proceeding due to the user’s use of the site, the publisher may take action against the user to obtain compensation for damages, sums, convictions and costs arising from this proceeding.
5. Intellectual property
All technical documents, products, photographs, texts, logos, drawings, videos, etc. are subject to copyright and protected by the Intellectual Property Code. They remain the exclusive property of IDC, Institut de coaching SA, the sole owner of the rights to these documents, which must be returned to it upon request.
The user undertakes not to make any use of these documents that could infringe the industrial or intellectual property rights of their suppliers and not to disclose them to any third party without the express prior authorisation of the publisher.
6. Hypertext links
The creation by the user of hypertext links to all or part of the website is strictly prohibited, unless prior written authorisation has been obtained from the publisher, requested by email at info@idc-coaching.com.
The publisher may refuse such authorisation without having to justify its decision in any way. In the event that the publisher grants authorisation, this is only temporary and may be withdrawn at any time, without the publisher being obliged to justify its decision.
In all cases, any link must be removed upon request by the publisher. Any information accessible via a link to other websites is not under the control of the publisher, who declines all responsibility for their content.
7. Protection of personal data
The following personal data is collected on the website:
connection: when the user connects to the website, the website records their connection, usage, location and any other technical data;
profile: the use of the services provided on the website allows users to create a profile, which may include their address, telephone number, email address, surname, first name, etc., for example when subscribing to a newsletter or other publications from the publisher;
Communication: when the website is used to communicate with other members or with the publisher, the user’s communications are temporarily stored, for example when contacting us or submitting a request via a form or when using the internal email function on the website.
Cookies: Cookies are used in the normal course of using the site. Users can disable these Cookies in their browser settings.
Use of personal data
The personal data collected enables the provision of the website’s services, their improvement and the maintenance of a secure environment. These uses are as follows:
access and use of the website by the user;
management of the operation and optimisation of the website;
organisation of the terms and conditions of use of the services;
verification, identification and authentication of data transmitted by the user;
offering the user the opportunity to communicate with other users of the website;
providing user support;
personalisation of services based on browsing history and preferences;
prevention and detection of fraud and malware (malicious software);
managing security incidents and any disputes with users;
sending information or publications, depending on the user’s preferences.
Sharing personal data with third parties
Personal data collected may be shared with third-party companies:
when the user publishes information accessible to the public in the free comment areas of the website or uses a third-party site to access their data;
when the site uses the services of third parties to assist users or to generate publications sent to them. These third parties have limited access to this data in order to perform their services. They are contractually obliged to use it in accordance with the provisions of the applicable regulations;
if required by law, the website may transmit data in order to respond to complaints made against the website and to comply with administrative and judicial procedures;
if the site is involved in a merger, acquisition, asset sale or receivership, it may be required to transfer or share all or part of its assets, including personal data. In this case, the user will be informed before their personal data is transferred to a third party.
Security and confidentiality
The website implements organisational, software and physical measures in terms of digital security to protect personal data against alteration, destruction and unauthorised access. However, as the Internet is not completely secure, the website cannot guarantee the security of the transmission or storage of information on this medium.
Exercising user rights
In accordance with the regulations applicable to personal data, users have the following rights, which they may exercise by sending an email request to info@idc-coaching.com:
Right of access: to be exercised in order to find out what personal data is held about them. Before exercising this right, the website may request proof of identity;
right of rectification: if the personal data held by the website is inaccurate, they may request that it be updated;
right to erasure: users may request the erasure of their personal data, in accordance with applicable data protection laws;
Right to restriction of processing: users may request this for their personal data, in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR.
Right to object to data processing: users may object to this, in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR.
Right to data portability: users may request that the website provide them with their personal data so that they can transfer it to a new website.
Changes to this clause
The website reserves the right to make changes to this personal data protection clause at any time. If a change is made to this clause, the website undertakes to publish the new version on the website. It will also inform users of the change by email, at least 15 days before the effective date. If the user does not agree with the terms of the new personal data protection clause, they have the option of deleting their access, subscriptions, requesting the deletion of their personal data and, if necessary, deleting their account.
8. Cookies
The idc-coaching.com website may automatically collect standard information. All information collected indirectly will only be used to track the volume, type and configuration of traffic using this website, to develop its design and layout, for other administrative and planning purposes, and more generally to improve the service offered
9. Applicable law
These general terms and conditions of use are subject to Swiss law.
If the parties are unable to resolve a dispute amicably, the dispute shall be submitted to the jurisdiction of the Swiss courts.
10. Remarks
We will update this Cookie Policy whenever the website or the rules governing it are modified. Please consult this page to view the latest version of our Cookie Policy.
If you have any questions and/or comments, please contact us by email at info@idc-coaching.com.
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