Legal Notice
Definitions
Customer: any professional or natural person capable within the meaning of Articles 1123 et seq. of the Civil Code, or legal entity, who visits the Website covered by these general terms and conditions.
Services: https://biotopwines.com/ provides Customers with:
Content: All elements constituting the information present on the Website, in particular text, images and videos.
Customer information: Hereinafter referred to as “Information”, which corresponds to all personal data that may be held by https://biotopwines.com/ for the management of your account, customer relationship management and for analysis and statistical purposes.
User: Internet user connecting to and using the aforementioned website.
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 6 January 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. Presentation of the website
Pursuant to Article 6 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, users of the website https://biotopwines.com/ are hereby informed of the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and monitoring:Owner: Ms Isabelle Jomain – Rue des Sources 84110 VILLEDIEU
Publication manager: Isabelle Jomain – hello@biotopwines.fr
The publication manager is a natural person or a legal entity.
Webmaster: Claire Deville – claire@le-studio-culotte.com
Host: OVH – 2 rue Kellermann – 59100 Roubaix – France | RCS Lille Métropole 424 761 419 00045
Data protection officer: Isabelle Jomain – hello@biotopwines.fr
2. Terms and conditions of use of the website and the services offered
The Website constitutes an intellectual work protected by the provisions of the French Intellectual Property Code and applicable international regulations. The Customer may not in any way reuse, transfer or exploit for their own account all or part of the elements or works on the Website.
Use of the https://biotopwines.com/ website implies full and complete acceptance of the general terms and conditions of use described below. These terms and conditions of use may be modified or supplemented at any time, so users of the https://biotopwines.com/ website are invited to consult them regularly.
This website is normally accessible to users at all times. However, https:/biotopwines.com/ may decide to interrupt access for technical maintenance purposes, in which case it will endeavour to inform users in advance of the dates and times of the intervention. The https://biotopwines.com/ website is regularly updated by https://biotopwines.com/. Similarly, the legal notices may be modified at any time: they are nevertheless binding on the user, who is invited to refer to them as often as possible in order to remain informed.
3. Description of services provided
The purpose of the https://biotopwines.com/ website is to provide information about all of the company’s activities. https://biotopwines.com/ endeavours to provide information that is as accurate as possible on the https://biotopwines.com/ website. However, it cannot be held responsible for omissions, inaccuracies and deficiencies in updates, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners who provide it with this information.
All information provided on the https://biotopwines.com/ website is given for information purposes only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information on the https://biotopwines.com/ website is not exhaustive. It is provided subject to any changes that may have been made since it was posted online.
4. Contractual limitations on technical data
The website uses JavaScript technology. The website cannot be held liable for any material damage related to the use of the website. Furthermore, users of the website undertake to access the website using recent, virus-free equipment and an up-to-date, latest-generation browser. The website https://biotopwines.com/ is hosted by a service provider within the European Union in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR: No. 2016-679).
The aim is to provide a service that ensures the best possible accessibility rate. The host ensures the continuity of its service 24 hours a day, every day of the year. However, it reserves the right to interrupt the hosting service for the shortest possible periods, in particular for maintenance purposes, to improve its infrastructure, in the event of infrastructure failure or if the Services generate traffic that is deemed abnormal.
https://biotopwines.com/ and the host cannot be held liable in the event of malfunction of the Internet network, telephone lines or computer and telephone equipment, particularly due to network congestion preventing access to the server.
5. Intellectual property and counterfeiting
https://biotopwines.com/ is the owner of the intellectual property rights and holds the rights of use 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 elements of the site, regardless of the means or process used, is prohibited without the prior written authorisation of: https://biotopwines.com/.
Any unauthorised use of the website or any of the elements it contains will be considered an infringement and will be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.
6. Limitations of liability
https://biotopwines.com/ acts as the publisher of the site. https://biotopwines.com/ is responsible for the quality and accuracy of the Content it publishes.
https://biotopwines.com/ cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damage caused to the user’s equipment when accessing the https://biotopwines.com/ website, resulting either from the use of equipment that does not meet the specifications indicated in point 4, or from the appearance of a bug or incompatibility.
https://biotopwines.com/ cannot be held liable for indirect damage (such as loss of market share or loss of opportunity) resulting from the use of the https://biotopwines.com/ website. Interactive areas (where questions can be asked in the contact area) are available to users. https://biotopwines.com/ reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in this area that contravenes applicable legislation in France, in particular provisions relating to data protection. Where applicable, https://biotopwines.com/ also reserves the right to hold the user liable in civil and/or criminal proceedings, in particular in the event of racist, abusive, defamatory or pornographic messages, regardless of the medium used (text, photography, etc.).
7. Management of personal data
The Customer is informed of the regulations concerning marketing communications, the Law of 21 June 2014 on confidence in the digital economy, the Data Protection Act of 6 August 2004 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR: No. 2016-679).
7.1 Parties responsible for collecting personal data
For Personal Data collected in connection with the creation of the User’s personal account and their browsing on the Website, the data controller is: Biotop. https://biotopwines.com/ is represented by Isabelle Jomain, its legal representative.
As the entity responsible for processing the data it collects, https://biotopwines.com/ undertakes to comply with the framework of the legal provisions in force. In particular, it is the Customer’s responsibility to establish the purposes of its data processing, to provide its prospects and customers, based on the collection of their consent, with complete information on the processing of their personal data, and to maintain a register of processing operations that reflects reality. Whenever https://biotopwines.com/ processes Personal Data, https://biotopwines.com/ takes all reasonable measures to ensure the accuracy and relevance of the Personal Data in relation to the purposes for which https://biotopwines.com/ processes it.
7.2 Purpose of the data collected
https://biotopwines.com/ may process all or part of the data:to enable navigation on the Website and the management and traceability of the services ordered by the user: connection and Website usage data, invoicing, order history, etc.
to prevent and combat computer fraud (spamming, hacking, etc.): computer equipment used for browsing, IP address, password (hashed)
to improve browsing on the Website: connection and usage data
to conduct optional satisfaction surveys on https://biotopwines.com/: email address
to conduct communication campaigns (SMS, email): telephone number, email address
https://biotopwines.com/ does not sell your personal data, which is therefore only used when necessary or for statistical and analytical purposes.
7.3 Right of access, rectification and opposition
In accordance with current European regulations, Users of https://biotopwines.com/ have the following rights:right of access (Article 15 GDPR) and rectification (Article 16 GDPR), updating and completion of User data right to block or erase personal User data (Article 17 GDPR) when it is inaccurate, incomplete, ambiguous, outdated, or whose collection, use, communication or storage is prohibited
the right to withdraw consent at any time (Article 13-2c GDPR)
the right to restrict the processing of User data (Article 18 of the GDPR)
the right to object to the processing of User data (Article 21 of the GDPR)
the right to the portability of data provided by Users, when such data is subject to automated processing based on their consent or on a contract (Article 20 GDPR)
the right to determine the fate of Users’ data after their death and to choose to whom https://biotopwines.com/ shall communicate (or not) their data to a third party they have previously designated
As soon as https://biotopwines.com/ becomes aware of the death of a User and in the absence of instructions from them, https://biotopwines.com/ undertakes to destroy their data, unless its storage is necessary for probative purposes or to meet a legal obligation.
If the User wishes to know how https://biotopwines.com/ uses their Personal Data, request to rectify it or object to its processing, the User may contact https://biotopwines.com/ in writing at the following address:
Ms Isabelle Jomain
Rue des Sources 84110 VILLEDIEU.
In this case, the User must indicate the Personal Data that they would like https://biotopwines.com/ to correct, update or delete, identifying themselves precisely with a copy of an identity document (identity card or passport).
Requests for the deletion of Personal Data will be subject to the obligations imposed on https://biotopwines.com/ by law, particularly with regard to the storage or archiving of documents. Finally, Users of https://biotopwines.com/ may lodge a complaint with the supervisory authorities, in particular the CNIL (https://www.cnil.fr/fr/plaintes).
7.4 Non-disclosure of personal data
https://biotopwines.com/ undertakes not to process, host or transfer the Information collected on its Customers to a country outside the European Union or recognised as “unsuitable” by the European Commission without first informing the customer. However, https://biotopwines.com/ remains free to choose its technical and commercial subcontractors, provided that they offer sufficient guarantees with regard to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR: No. 2016-679).
https://biotopwines.com/ undertakes to take all necessary precautions to preserve the security of the Information and, in particular, to ensure that it is not disclosed to unauthorised persons. However, if an incident affecting the integrity or confidentiality of Customer Information is brought to the attention of https://biotopwines.com/, the latter shall inform the Customer as soon as possible and communicate the corrective measures taken. Furthermore, https://biotopwines.com/ does not collect any “sensitive data”.
The User’s Personal Data may be processed by subsidiaries of https://biotopwines.com/ and subcontractors (service providers), exclusively for the purposes of this policy.
Within the limits of their respective responsibilities and for the purposes outlined above, the main persons likely to have access to the data of Users of https://biotopwines.com/ 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. We cannot therefore guarantee absolute security. If we become aware of a security breach, we will notify the users concerned so that they can take appropriate measures. Our incident notification procedures take into account our legal obligations, whether at national or European level. We are committed to keeping our customers fully informed of all matters relating to the security of their accounts and to providing them with all the information they need to help them comply with their own regulatory reporting obligations.
No personal information about users of the https://biotopwines.com/ website is published without the user’s knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned or sold on any medium whatsoever to third parties. Only in the event of the acquisition of https://biotopwines.com/ and its rights would it be possible for such information to be transferred to the potential purchaser, who would in turn be bound by the same obligation to store and modify data with regard to users of the https://biotopwines.com/ website.
Security
To ensure the security and confidentiality of Personal Data and Personal Health Data, https://biotopwines.com/ uses networks protected by standard devices such as firewalls, pseudonymisation, encryption and passwords.
When processing Personal Data, https://biotopwines.com/ takes all reasonable measures to protect it against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
9. Hypertext links, cookies and internet tags
The https://biotopwines.com/ website contains a number of hypertext links to other websites, set up with the authorisation of https://biotopwines.com/. However, https://biotopwines.com/ is unable to verify the content of the websites visited in this way, and therefore accepts no responsibility for them.
Unless you decide to disable cookies, you agree that the website may use them. You can disable these cookies at any time, free of charge, using the disabling options available to you and listed below, bearing in mind that this may reduce or prevent access to all or part of the Services offered by the website.
9.1. « COOKIES »
A “cookie” is a small information file sent to the User’s browser and stored on the User’s device (e.g. computer, smartphone) (hereinafter “Cookies”). This file contains information such as the User’s domain name, the User’s Internet service provider, the User’s operating system, and the date and time of access. Cookies do not in any way damage the User’s device.
https://biotopwines.com/ may process information about the User’s visit to the Website, such as the pages viewed and searches performed. This information enables https://biotopwines.com/ to improve the content of the Website and the User’s browsing experience.
Cookies facilitate navigation and/or the provision of services offered by the Website. Users can configure their browsers to allow them to decide whether or not to accept cookies so that they are stored on their devices or, conversely, rejected either systematically or according to their issuer. Users may also configure their browser software so that they are asked to accept or reject cookies on a case-by-case basis, before a cookie is likely to be stored on their device. https://biotopwines.com/ informs Users that, in this case, not all of their browser software’s features may be available.
If the User refuses to accept Cookies on their device or browser, or if the User deletes those that are stored there, the User is informed that their browsing and experience on the Website may be limited. This may also be the case when https://biotopwines.com/ or one of its service providers cannot recognise, for technical compatibility purposes, the type of browser used by the device, the language and display settings, or the country from which the device appears to be connected to the Internet.
Where applicable, https://biotopwines.com/ declines all responsibility for the consequences of the degraded functioning of the Website and any services offered by https://biotopwines.com/, resulting from (i) the User’s refusal of Cookies (ii) the inability of https://biotopwines.com/ to record or consult the Cookies necessary for their operation due to the User’s choice. Each browser has a different configuration for managing Cookies and the User’s choices. This is described in the browser’s help menu, which will allow the User to find out how to change their Cookie preferences.
Users may choose to express and modify their preferences regarding cookies at any time. https://biotopwines.com/ may also use the services of external service providers to help it collect and process the information described in this section.
Finally, by clicking on the icons dedicated to the social networks Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Google Plus appearing on the https://biotopwines.com/ website or in its mobile application, and if the User has accepted the use of cookies by continuing to browse the https://biotopwines.com/ website or mobile application. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Google Plus may also place cookies on your devices (computer, tablet, mobile phone).
These types of cookies are only placed on your devices if you consent to them by continuing to browse the https://biotopwines.com/ website or mobile application. However, Users may withdraw their consent to https://biotopwines.com/ placing this type of cookie at any time.
Article 9.2. INTERNET TAGS
https://biotopwines.com/ may occasionally use Internet tags (also known as “tags” or action tags, single-pixel GIFs, transparent GIFs, invisible GIFs and one-by-one GIFs) and deploy them through a specialist web analytics partner who 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 Internet users to access the Site and on the various pages of the Site.
This technology enables https://biotopwines.com/ to evaluate visitors’ responses to the Site and the effectiveness of its actions (e.g. the number of times a page is opened and the information consulted), as well as the User’s use of the Site.
The external service provider may collect information about visitors to the Site and other websites using these tags, compile reports on Site activity for https://biotopwines.com/, and provide other services relating to the use of the Site and the Internet.
10. Applicable law and jurisdiction
Any dispute relating to the use of the https://biotopwines.com/ website is subject to French law. Except in cases where the law does not allow it, exclusive jurisdiction is attributed to the competent courts of Paris.
Copyright
Biotop is a registered trademark. No element of the website (article texts, images, logos, HTML code, etc.) may be copied, reproduced, modified, republished, uploaded, distorted, transmitted or distributed in any way, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of Biotop and subject to compliance with intellectual property rights and any other property rights mentioned.
Biotop reserves the right to take legal action against any infringement of its intellectual property rights. The following are authorised by default:
- Copying the title and the first 500 characters of articles onto a website or blog under the following conditions: The copy must be preceded by the word “Source” followed by a link to the URL of the article on the Biotop blog. The link must not include the attribute “rel=nofollow”.
- Partial copying of an article extract on a website or blog under the following conditions: Limited to 500 characters, followed by the words “Source:” followed by a link consisting of the URL of the article on the Biotop blog. The link must not include the attribute “rel=nofollow”.
- Partial copying of an article or article excerpts on paper (print media) under the following conditions: Limited to 1,000 characters, preceded or followed by the words “Source: https://biotopwines.com/”.
Reminder: The French Intellectual Property Code, under the terms of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article L.122-5, authorises only “copies or reproductions strictly reserved for the private use of the copier and not intended for collective use” and, subject to the name of the author and the source, “analyses and short quotations justified by their critical, controversial, educational, scientific or informational nature”, any representation or reproduction, in whole or in part, made without the consent of the author or his/her beneficiaries is unlawful (Art. L.122-4).
Any representation or reproduction, by any means whatsoever, in particular by downloading, printing, copying accessible on the web, shall therefore constitute an infringement punishable under Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code. Any violation of these provisions renders the offender, as well as all persons responsible, liable to the criminal and civil penalties provided for by law.
Copyright infringement constitutes an offence punishable by a fine of €152,449.00 and two years’ imprisonment (French Intellectual Property Code, Articles L. 335-1 et seq.). Additional penalties (closure of the establishment, confiscation, display of the court decision) may also be imposed.
Last revision: Thursday, 17 July 2025