MARC LOUWERS – WEBSITE

LEGAL INFORMATION

PUBLISHER & EDITOR:

The website https://marclouwers.eu/ is published and edited by and belongs to Marc LOUWERS, a private individual, based at 1332 Genval, Belgium, and available by email at: marc.louwers@yahoo.fr .

HOSTING:

Hostinger International Ltd., a company registered under number CY10301365E, with its registered office at 61 Lordou Vironos Street, 6023 Larnaca, Cyprus.

Office Address: Hostinger International Ltd., 61 Lordou Vironos Street, 6023 Larnaca, Cyprus

Email: compliance@hostinger.com

CONTACT

If you have any questions, please contact Marc LOUWERS by email at the following address: marc.louwers@yahoo.fr .

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The website https://marclouwers.eu/ (hereinafter the “Website”) describes Marc LOUWERS’ writing and bookbinding work, as well as all related exhibitions and news.

It is accessible free of charge to any user with internet access. All costs associated with accessing and using the Website, whether relating to hardware, software or internet access, are the sole responsibility of the user.

ACCEPTANCE AND AMENDMENT OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Access to and use of the Website are subject to the user’s acceptance of and compliance with these terms and conditions, regardless of the purpose of their visit. By visiting and/or using this Website, the user is deemed to have read these terms and conditions, to have fully understood them and to accept all their provisions in full, without restriction or reservation. If the user does not agree with these terms and conditions, they must cease using the Website.

Marc LOUWERS reserves the right to amend and update these terms and conditions at any time and without prior notice. To be informed of any changes, the user must refer, prior to any use of the Website, to the latest version of the terms and conditions, which is accessible at all times on the Website. Use of the Website shall be subject to the terms and conditions in force at the time of such use.

In the event that any provision of these terms and conditions is rendered void due to a change in legislation or regulations, or is declared as such by a final court ruling, this shall in no way affect the validity and enforceability of the other clauses of these terms and conditions, unless the said clause affects the overall balance of these terms and conditions.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Marc LOUWERS uses the necessary measures to ensure the accessibility, operation and/or availability of the Website or the elements contained on the Website. Marc LOUWERS reserves the right to interrupt, suspend or restrict access to all or part of the Website, in particular due to legal or technical constraints.

You expressly acknowledge that the aforementioned interruptions, suspensions or restrictions may occur at any time, without prior notice.

You are hereby informed that access to the Website implies that you are aware of and accept the characteristics and limitations of the internet, in particular with regard to technical performance, response times for viewing, retrieving or transferring information, the risk of disruption, and, more generally, the risks inherent in any internet connection and transmission, the lack of protection for certain data against potential misuse, and the risks of infection by any viruses circulating on the network, over which Marc LOUWERS has no control. It is therefore your responsibility to take all appropriate measures to protect your own data and/or software stored on your computer equipment, as well as the information you provide to Marc LOUWERS on the Website, against any infringement.

Marc LOUWERS grants no express or implied warranty as to the continuity, performance and/or durability of the Website and/or as to the suitability and/or compliance of any element of the Website with a particular purpose or the user’s needs. The Website is provided ‘as is’ and subject to availability.

HYPERLINKS

You may access, via hyperlinks on the Website, third-party websites that are not governed by these terms and conditions. Marc LOUWERS therefore recommands you to review the terms of use applicable to these websites. Marc LOUWERS does not control third-party websites accessible via the hyperlinks on the Website. These websites are published by independent third-party companies. Marc LOUWERS accepts no liability for the content of such websites, which is the sole responsibility of their publishers. Consequently, you acknowledge that you are solely responsible for accessing and using these third-party websites. You are not authorised to create hyperlinks to the Website.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The Website and/or all elements contained on the Website (including, in particular, text, images, signs, logos, photographs, etc.) are protected by intellectual property rights (including, in particular, all copyright, patent rights, trade marks, designs, databases, domain names and any other existing or future intellectual property rights, both Belgium and international) and belong to Marc LOUWERS or to third parties who have authorised Marc LOUWERS to use them. Use of the Website does not in any way confer upon you any right of ownership or intellectual property right over the Website and/or the elements contained on the Website, with the exception of a personal, free and non-exclusive right of access, limited exclusively to viewing the Website and/or the elements contained on the Website.

Any reproduction or representation, in whole or in part, of the Website or of all or part of the elements contained on the Website without the prior written consent of Marc LOUWERS constitutes an infringement of the intellectual property rights of Marc LOUWERS and/or third parties who have authorised Marc LOUWERS to use them and may result in civil and criminal proceedings.

In this regard, and without this list being considered exhaustive, the user undertakes:

- not to copy, reproduce, summarise, incorporate, assemble, decompile, alter, modify, adapt, correct, extract, move, remove, replace, reuse, sell, rent, lend, broadcast, rebroadcast, distribute or transfer, without the prior written consent of Marc LOUWERS, the Website and/or one or more of the elements found on the Website, create derivative works based on these works, authorise a third party to commit such acts or permit them to do so;

- not to use or attempt to use the Website and/or one or more of the elements contained on the Website for purposes other than those for which it is intended,

- not to damage, or attempt to damage, directly or indirectly, the reputation or image of Marc LOUWERS, the Website and, more generally, all rights held by Marc LOUWERS, in any way whatsoever,

- not to employ or make use of technical measures that could impair the proper functioning of the Website,

- not to attempt to block or block, attempt to disrupt or disrupt, or interrupt the operation of the Website,

- to inform Marc LOUWERS as soon as he becomes aware of any content that appears to him to be unlawful, illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, offensive, violent or inciting any form of violence (physical, verbal or psychological), political, racist, sexist, homophobic or xenophobic, and more generally contrary to the laws in force, of which they become aware, by email at: marc.louwers@yahoo.fr,

- not to harm or cause harm to a third party, directly or indirectly, in any way whatsoever, by using the Website,

- not to deliberately or inadvertently breach any local, regional, national or international legislation or regulations whilst using the Website,

- not to transmit, upload, display, disseminate or publish via the Website, in any manner whatsoever and by any technological means whatsoever, any content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, offensive, violent or inciting any form of violence (physical, verbal or psychological), political, racist, sexist, homophobic or xenophobic content, or more generally content that contravenes the laws in force on the Website,

- not to transmit, upload or display, in any manner whatsoever and by any technological means whatsoever, any material containing computer viruses or other codes, files or computer programmes designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any software, computer hardware or telecommunications equipment involved in the operation of the Website.

More generally, the user shall refrain in any way whatsoever from being or attempting to be the perpetrator and/or an accomplice to any act or omission likely to cause or causing harm of any kind whatsoever to the Website and/or to Marc LOUWERS and/or to any third party.

The user acknowledges that any breach by them of this article causes Marc LOUWERS and/or the third party concerned considerable harm, particularly in terms of image and reputation, for which they shall be liable and shall bear the consequences.

PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

Marc LOUWERS undertakes to protect your personal data in accordance with the applicable regulations. In this context, Marc LOUWERS has implemented a privacy policy, which we invite you to consult.

GOVERNING LAW

These general terms and conditions of use are governed exclusively by Belgian law.

PRIVACY POLICY

In the course of his business, Marc LOUWERS, a private individual, based at 1332 Genval, Belgium, and available by email at: marc.louwers@yahoo.fr , may process the personal data of users of the website https://marclouwers.eu/ (hereinafter the “Website”).

The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform you of the commitments and practical measures taken to ensure the respect and protection of personal data.

This policy may be amended in line with changes in legislation and regulations.

If you have any questions, please contact Marc LOUWERS by email at: marc.louwers@yahoo.fr .

1. PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED

The term ‘personal data’ refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to their physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity (hereinafter “Personal Data”).

Marc LOUWERS may process the Personal Data of users of the Website in the course of his strictly personal activities.

Marc LOUWERS may process the following types of Personal Data:

- The identity and contact details of Website users who contact Marc LOUWERS via the Website’s contact form, such as: first names, surnames, email address, telephone number, IP address, date of data collection and your message.

- This Personal Data is necessary to process your enquiry. Each contact form limits the collection of Personal Data to what is necessary and indicates whether responses are optional or mandatory by means of an asterisk.

- Technical connection data relating to website users, such as: date of data collection and IP addresses.

- By principle, the Website does not collect cookies.

2. PURPOSES OF PROCESSING

The legal basis for the processing of Personal Data is:

- the consent of the data subject, in respect of processing for the purposes of enquiries and making contact, marketing activities, and sending information, except where authorised by applicable regulations;

- the legitimate interest pursued by Marc LOUWERS, with regard to processing for the purposes of compiling statistics and gathering feedback on the Website’s activities or content;

- compliance with legal obligations applicable to Marc LOUWERS, in respect of processing for the purposes of administrative declarations or the management of the data subjects’ rights mentioned below.

Marc LOUWERS undertakes to collect Personal Data only for the specific, explicit and legitimate purposes set out above and not to subsequently process such data in a manner incompatible with those purposes.

3. RECIPIENTS OF PERSONAL DATA

As part of a strict confidentiality policy regarding the Personal Data we collect, only recipients duly authorised and designated by Marc LOUWERS may access the information you may have provided to us.

Access to Personal Data is restricted to Marc LOUWERS and its data processors.

Personal Data will under no circumstances be disclosed to third parties for advertising or promotional purposes without your prior consent.

4. TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL DATA

The Personal Data we collect is not transferred outside the European Union to countries considered not to offer an adequate level of protection.

5. RETENTION PERIOD

Marc LOUWERS retains your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with applicable regulations.

In this regard, the Personal Data of individuals who contact us is retained for a period of three (3) years from the date of collection or the last contact made by the data subject.

6. SECURITY MEASURES

Marc LOUWERS is committed to protecting and securing the Personal Data you have chosen to provide and has implemented the necessary physical, electronic and organisational safeguards to prevent any loss, misuse, damage, destruction or disclosure of the Personal Data collected.

7. COOKIES

By principle, the Website does not collect cookies.

8. YOUR RIGHTS

Under the conditions set out in the applicable regulations on personal data, including in particular the European General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to access, rectify, restrict, object to, erase and transfer your Personal Data.

You may also contact the relevant data protection supervisory authority for any information or to make a complaint. We invite you to contact us first.

You may exercise your rights at any time by sending an email at: marc.louwers@yahoo.fr , enclosing a copy of a signed identity document.