Legal notice

1. Website Publisher

The website Le chocolat des Français is published by Les Gourmandises des Français, a simplified joint-stock company (société par actions simplifiée) with a share capital of €50,067.30, whose registered office is located at: 39 avenue de l’Opéra, 75002 Paris, France.

The company is registered with the Paris Trade and Companies Register (Registre du commerce et des sociétés de Paris) under number 804 654 069.

Company name: Les Gourmandises des Français

Legal form: Simplified joint-stock company (Société par actions simplifiée – SAS)

Share capital: €50,067.30

SIREN number: 804 654 069

SIRET number of the registered office: 804 654 069 00025

Intra-community VAT number: FR43 804 654 069

Contact: via the contact form

Le chocolat des Français is a brand operated by the company Les Gourmandises des Français.

2. Publication Director

The publication director is Matthieu Escande, in his capacity as President of the company Les Gourmandises des Français.

3. Hosting and Technical Platform

The website is operated using the Shopify e-commerce platform.

For merchants established in Europe, Shopify services are contractually provided by:

Shopify International Limited
Private limited company incorporated under Irish law
Registered in Ireland under number 560279
VAT number: IE 3347697KH

Registered office:
The Sidings, 4th Floor
Grand Canal Quay
Dublin D02 E7K8
Ireland

Website: https://www.shopify.com

Shopify may use various service providers and technical infrastructures to provide its hosting, storage and data processing services.

4. Intellectual Property

The website, its overall structure and all the elements that make it up are protected by the French, European and international provisions applicable to intellectual property.

These elements include, but are not limited to:

  • texts;
  • photographs;
  • illustrations;
  • drawings;
  • graphic creations;
  • logos;
  • trademarks;
  • trade names;
  • videos;
  • animations;
  • sound elements;
  • databases;
  • software;
  • functionalities;
  • the structure, organization and presentation of the website.

These elements are the property of the company Les Gourmandises des Français or are used with the authorization of their respective owners.

The illustrations reproduced on the products, packaging, communication materials and the website may in particular be protected by copyright and belong to their respective artists or rights holders. They are used by Les Gourmandises des Français under the authorizations and exploitation rights granted to it.

Any reproduction, representation, distribution, modification, adaptation, publication, extraction, reuse or exploitation, in whole or in part, of the website or any of its elements, by any means and on any medium whatsoever, is prohibited without the prior written authorization of the company Les Gourmandises des Français or of the relevant rights holder.

Any unauthorized use of the website or any of its elements may constitute an act of infringement and may give rise to civil and criminal liability on the part of the person responsible.

Browsing the website does not confer on the user any intellectual property rights over the elements accessed.

The trademarks, logos, company names, trade names, signs and domain names reproduced on the website may not be used without the prior written authorization of their respective owners.

5. Personal Data

The company Les Gourmandises des Français processes the personal data of website users in accordance with the applicable regulations, in particular:

  • European Regulation 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, known as the "General Data Protection Regulation" or "GDPR";
  • French Act No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, data files and civil liberties, as amended.

The terms of collection and processing of personal data, the purposes pursued, the legal bases used, the recipients of the data, their retention periods and the rights available to users are detailed in the website’s Privacy Policy.

6. Availability and Operation of the Website

The company Les Gourmandises des Français uses reasonable means to ensure the access, security and proper functioning of the website.

However, it does not guarantee that the website will be accessible without interruption, error or slowdown.

Access to the website may in particular be temporarily interrupted due to:

  • a maintenance operation;
  • an update;
  • a technical incident;
  • an outage affecting a service provider;
  • a case of force majeure;
  • an operation necessary for the security of the website.

The company Les Gourmandises des Français cannot be held liable for the consequences resulting from a temporary unavailability of the website beyond its control.

7. Liability

The company Les Gourmandises des Français endeavors to provide accurate, complete and regularly updated information on the website.

However, it cannot guarantee the total absence of errors, omissions or information that has become outdated.

Users are invited to verify important information with customer service before making a decision based solely on the content of the website.

The company Les Gourmandises des Français cannot be held liable for damages resulting from:

  • misuse of the website;
  • the use of incompatible equipment or browser;
  • an interruption or malfunction of the internet network;
  • fraudulent access to the website by a third party;
  • the presence of malicious software not resulting from a failure attributable to the company;
  • the use of a third-party website or service accessible via a hyperlink.

The user is responsible for the security of their computer equipment, their internet connection and their login credentials.

8. Governing Law

These legal notices are governed by French law. Subject to mandatory rules protecting consumers, any dispute relating to access to the website, its operation or the interpretation of these legal notices falls under the jurisdiction of the competent courts in accordance with the applicable rules of procedure.