Legal notice
Definitions
Client: Any professional or legally capable natural person as defined by Articles 1123 and following of the French Civil Code, or any legal entity, visiting the Website subject to these general conditions.
Services: https://macanstory.com provides Clients with the following:
Content: All elements constituting the information available on the Website, including texts, images, and videos.
Client Information: Hereinafter referred to as "Information(s)," which corresponds to all personal data that may be held by https://macanstory.com for managing your account, customer relations, and for analysis and statistical purposes.
User: Any internet user connecting to and using the aforementioned site.
Personal Information: "Information that allows, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, the identification of the natural persons to whom it applies" (Article 4 of Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978).
The terms "personal data," "data subject," "processor," and "sensitive data" have the meanings defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR: No. 2016-679).
1. Website Presentation
Pursuant to Article 6 of Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004, on confidence in the digital economy, users of the website https://macanstory.com are informed of the identity of the various stakeholders involved in its creation and maintenance:
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Owner: Macan Story
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Hosting Provider: Shopify – 126 York St. Ottawa ON K1N 5T5 Ontario 1-888-746-7439
2. General Terms of Use of the Site and Services Provided
The Website constitutes an intellectual work protected under the provisions of the Intellectual Property Code and applicable International Regulations. The Client may not in any way reuse, transfer, or exploit all or part of the Website’s elements or works for personal gain.
Use of the website https://macanstory.com implies full acceptance of the general terms of use described below. These terms of use may be modified or supplemented at any time, so users of https://macanstory.com are encouraged to review them regularly.
The website is normally accessible to users at all times. However, an interruption for technical maintenance may be decided by https://macanstory.com, which will endeavor to communicate the dates and times of the intervention in advance. The website https://macanstory.com is updated regularly by https://macanstory.com. Likewise, legal notices may be modified at any time; they are binding on the user, who is invited to refer to them as often as possible to stay informed.
3. Description of Services Provided
The website https://macanstory.com aims to provide information about the company’s activities.
https://macanstory.com strives to provide the most accurate information possible on the website. However, it cannot be held responsible for omissions, inaccuracies, or deficiencies in updates, whether due to its own actions or those of third-party partners providing this information.
All information on the website is indicative and subject to change. Additionally, the details on the site are not exhaustive and are provided subject to modifications made since their online publication.
4. Technical Data Limitations
The site uses JavaScript technology. The website cannot be held responsible for material damage related to its use. Furthermore, users agree to access the site using recent equipment, free of viruses, and with an up-to-date browser.
The website is hosted within the European Union in accordance with GDPR (No. 2016-679) regulations. The goal is to provide a service that ensures the best accessibility rate. The hosting provider guarantees continuous service 24/7 but may suspend hosting services for maintenance, infrastructure improvement, or abnormal traffic generation.
https://macanstory.com and the hosting provider cannot be held responsible for internet network malfunctions, phone line issues, or hardware and software problems preventing access to the website.
5. Intellectual Property and Counterfeiting
https://macanstory.com owns the intellectual property rights and usage rights for all elements accessible on the website, including text, images, graphics, logos, videos, icons, and sounds. Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, or adaptation of all or part of the site's elements, regardless of the means or process used, is prohibited without prior written permission from https://macanstory.com.
Any unauthorized use of the site or any of its elements will be considered as counterfeiting and will be pursued in accordance with the provisions of Articles L.335-2 and following of the Intellectual Property Code.
6. Liability Limitations
https://macanstory.com acts as the site publisher and is responsible for the quality and accuracy of the content it publishes. However, it cannot be held liable for direct and indirect damage caused to the user's hardware while accessing the site, whether due to incompatibility issues or software bugs.
Furthermore, https://macanstory.com cannot be held liable for indirect damages such as loss of market opportunities due to the use of the site.
Interactive areas (such as contact forms) are available to users. https://macanstory.com reserves the right to delete any content that violates French laws, particularly those regarding data protection, and may hold the user accountable for any offensive, defamatory, racist, or pornographic content.
7. Personal Data Management
The Client is informed about regulations concerning marketing communication, the Law of June 21, 2014, on Confidence in the Digital Economy, the Law on Information Technology and Liberties of August 6, 2004, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR: No. 2016-679).
7.1 Data Collection Responsibilities
For personal data collected when creating a user account and navigating the site, the data controller is Macan Story.
As the data controller, https://macanstory.com undertakes to comply with legal provisions. It ensures that client data is used for predefined purposes, provides clear information on data processing, and maintains an accurate data processing record.
Whenever https://macanstory.com processes personal data, it takes reasonable steps to ensure its accuracy and relevance to the purposes for which it is processed.
7.2 Purpose of Collected Data
https://macanstory.com collects data for customer account management, order processing, and statistical analysis. Clients are informed that their data may be processed to improve services and customer relations.
7.3 Data Retention
Personal data is kept for the duration necessary for the purposes defined above. Users have the right to access, modify, and delete their data by contacting https://macanstory.com.
For further details on our privacy policies and GDPR compliance, please contact us directly at support@macanstory.com.
7.4 Non-communication of Personal Data
https://macanstory.com undertakes not to process, host, or transfer the collected information of its Clients to a country located outside the European Union or recognized as "non-adequate" by the European Commission without first informing the client. However, https://macanstory.com remains free to choose its technical and commercial subcontractors, provided they offer sufficient guarantees regarding the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR: No. 2016-679).
https://macanstory.com commits to taking all necessary precautions to preserve the security of the Information and, in particular, to ensure that it is not communicated to unauthorized persons. However, if an incident affecting the integrity or confidentiality of Client Information is brought to the attention of https://macanstory.com, it must promptly inform the Client and communicate the corrective measures taken. Furthermore, https://macanstory.com does not collect any "sensitive data."
The User's Personal Data may be processed by https://macanstory.com subsidiaries and subcontractors (service providers), exclusively to achieve the purposes of this policy.
Within the limits of their respective attributions and for the purposes stated above, the main individuals likely to have access to the data of https://macanstory.com Users are primarily our customer service agents.
8. Incident Notification
Regardless of the efforts made, no method of transmission over the Internet and no method of electronic storage is completely secure. Consequently, we cannot guarantee absolute security. If we become aware of a security breach, we will notify the affected users so they can take appropriate measures. Our incident notification procedures take into account our legal obligations, whether at the national or European level. We commit to fully informing our clients about all security issues concerning their accounts and providing them with all necessary information to help them comply with their own regulatory reporting obligations.
No personal information of the https://macanstory.com site user is published without the user's knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned, or sold to third parties on any medium. Only in the case of the purchase of https://macanstory.comand its rights would the transmission of said information to the potential buyer be allowed, who would in turn be bound by the same obligation to store and modify the data regarding the user of the https://macanstory.com site.
Security
To ensure the security and confidentiality of Personal Data and Health Data, https://macanstory.com uses networks protected by standard devices such as firewalls, pseudonymization, encryption, and passwords.
When processing Personal Data, https://macanstory.com takes all reasonable measures to protect it against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
9. Hyperlinks, Cookies, and Internet Tags
The https://macanstory.com site contains several hyperlinks to other sites, established with the authorization of https://macanstory.com. However, https://macanstory.com does not have the ability to verify the content of the sites visited and, therefore, assumes no responsibility in this regard.
Unless you choose to disable cookies, you agree that the site may use them. You can disable these cookies at any time free of charge using the deactivation options provided below, bearing in mind that this may reduce or prevent access to all or part of the services offered by the site.
9.1. "COOKIES"
A "cookie" is a small information file sent to the User's browser and stored on the User's terminal (e.g., computer, smartphone) (hereinafter "Cookies"). This file includes information such as the User's domain name, the User's Internet service provider, the User's operating system, as well as the date and time of access. Cookies do not damage the User's terminal in any way.
https://macanstory.com may process the User's information regarding their visit to the Site, such as the pages viewed and searches conducted. This information allows https://macanstory.com to improve the Site's content and the User's navigation.
Since cookies facilitate navigation and/or the provision of services offered by the Site, the User can configure their browser to allow them to decide whether or not to accept them so that Cookies are stored in the terminal or, on the contrary, rejected, either systematically or depending on their issuer. The User can also configure their browser software to be prompted to accept or refuse Cookies before a Cookie is likely to be stored in their terminal. https://macanstory.cominforms the User that, in this case, some features of their browser software may not be available.
If the User refuses the storage of Cookies on their terminal or browser, or if the User deletes those stored there, the User is informed that their browsing and experience on the Site may be limited. This could also be the case when https://macanstory.com or one of its providers cannot recognize, for compatibility purposes, the type of browser used by the terminal, language and display settings, or the country from which the terminal appears to be connected to the Internet.
If applicable, https://macanstory.com declines all responsibility for the consequences related to the degraded operation of the Site and any services offered by https://macanstory.com resulting from (i) the User's refusal of Cookies or (ii) the inability for https://macanstory.com to store or consult the necessary Cookies due to the User's choice. For the management of Cookies and the User's choices, each browser configuration is different. It is described in the browser's help menu, which allows the User to know how to modify their Cookie preferences.
At any time, the User can choose to express and modify their Cookie preferences. https://macanstory.com may also use the services of external providers to help collect and process the information described in this section.
Finally, by clicking on the social media icons (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Plus) appearing on the https://macanstory.com Site or its mobile application, and if the User has accepted the placement of cookies by continuing to browse the https://macanstory.com website or mobile application, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Plus may also place cookies on the User’s devices (computer, tablet, mobile phone).
These types of cookies are only placed on the User’s devices if they consent by continuing to browse the https://macanstory.com website or mobile application. At any time, the User can revoke their consent regarding the placement of such cookies.
9.2. INTERNET TAGS
https://macanstory.com may occasionally use Internet tags (also known as "tags," action tags, single-pixel GIFs, transparent GIFs, invisible GIFs, and one-by-one GIFs) and deploy them through a Web analytics specialist partner that may be located (and therefore store the corresponding information, including the User's IP address) in a foreign country.
These tags are placed both in online advertisements allowing users to access the Site and on its various pages. This technology enables https://macanstory.com to evaluate visitor responses to the Site and the effectiveness of its actions.
10. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
Any dispute related to the use of the website https://macanstory.com is subject to French law. Except where prohibited by law, exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts.