Last update: May 2023

  1. LEGAL NOTICE
    1. The website accessible at the following address: https://baroalto.com/ (hereinafter the«  Website ») is published by Baro Alto, a Professional Limited Liability Company (PLLC) with a share capital of 1 000 €, registered in the Trade and Companies Register of Paris under the Number 808 755 409, VAT number : FR 01808755409 and whose head office is located at 8 place Vendôme in Paris (75001) (hereafter “BARO ALTO”).
    2. BARO ALTO is composed of attorneys registered with the Paris Bar Association.
    3. BARO ALTO may be contacted by e-mail at the following address: secretariat@baroalto.com or at the following telephone number: +33 (0)1 44 69 89 40.
    4. The Editorial Director is Mrs. Géraldine Brasier Porterie, in her capacity as Managing Director of BARO ALTO.
    5. The Website was designed by the Agency “Plein les Yeux” (28 rue D’Artois 75008, Paris, +33 (0)1 42 89 15 56).
    6. The Website is hosted by OVH company, a Simplified Joint Stock Company (SAS) with a share capital of 10 174 560 €, registered in the Trade and Companies Register of Lille under the number 424 761 419, and whose head office is located at 2 rue Kellermann in Roubaix (59100).
    7. OVH company can be contacted by e-mail at the following address: sales@ovh.net or at the following telephone number: 1007.
  2. ACCEPTANCE OF THE GENERAL TERMS OF USE
    1. The purpose of this document is to define the terms and conditions (hereinafter the «Terms of Use» or «TOU ») under which users (hereinafter the «Users ») can use the Website. 
    2. The use of the Website implies full and unreserved acceptance of the conditions included in these TOU.
  3. USE OF THE WEBSITE
    1. The Website is available in various web languages (HTML, HTML5, Javascript, CSS, etc.) for a better user experience and more pleasant design. It is recommended to use modern browsers such as Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, etc. for optimal performance.
    2. BARO ALTO uses all available means to ensure reliable information and frequent updates on the Website. However, errors or omissions may occur. Therefore, the user(s) (hereinafter referred to as the “User(s)”) must ensure the accuracy of the information and report any modifications to the Website that they deem useful.
    3. Prior to any use of the Website, the User must ensure that he has the technical and computer means to use the Website. He must also ensure that devices, used to access the Website, are up-to-date, does not contain any viruses and meet the technical configurations of the Website.
    4. BARO ALTO may modify, edit, delete, add or change, in whole or in part, any content (hereinafter the «Content(s) ») appearing on the Website or displayed on it.
    5. BARO ALTO may delete, change or modify the Website and/or the Content at any time.
  4. SERVICES
    1. The Website provides a comprehensive overview of BARO ALTO’s activities and information.
    2. While BARO ALTO ensures the accuracy of the information provided on the Website, BARO ALTO acknowledges that such information may not be exhaustive, and shall not be considered as contractual. Accordingly, all information provided on the Website for information purposes only and is subject to change or modification without prior notice.
  5. USER’S OBLIGATIONS
    1. By using the Website, Users agree:
      • not to use the Website in connection with illegal activities and/or any other activities that are contrary to the present TOU or the public decency;
      • not to use the Website for the publication of abusive, defamatory, harassing, inappropriate, obscene, pornographic or threatening content, and/or infringing on the privacy of others;
      • not to sell, copy, reproduce, display, modify, create derivative works, transmit, or sublicense or in any other way exploit any part of copyrighted material, information and Content, in part or in whole, provided on the Website and/or to allow any third party to use or have access to the Website for any purpose whatsoever or to decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify, display in a form readable by the User, attempt to discover any source code or use any Website activating or comprising any part of the Website;
      • to respect other Users;
      • not to collect and store personal data about other Users, for any purpose;
      • not to disseminate any content that advocates crimes or violence; incitement to discrimination, racial hatred, or which is contrary to the applicable laws and regulations, this TOU, morality and/or public order;
      • not to disseminate information of an ideological, religious, political or ethnic nature;
      • not to disseminate content that is likely to endanger minors, in particular the content with violent or pornographic nature;
      • not to attempt to mislead other Users by usurping the name or pseudonym of other persons;
      • not to post, broadcast, send through email or in any other way transmit any material that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, intellectual property right or other proprietary right belonging to others;
      • not to post, e-mail or in any other way transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or promotional material (including «spam» or any other form of solicitation);
      • not to use the Website for abusive purposes by voluntary introducing viruses or any other malicious program and not to attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website;
      • not to defame the Website and/or BARO ALTO and/or other Users on social networks or any other means of communication.
    2. BARO ALTO may restrict the Users, either temporarily or permanently, from the access, navigation, download the content and/or use of the Website, as well as to take any legal action against them, if BARO ALTO considers that Users are in breach with the current TOU.
  6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
    1. By accessing the Website, Users expressly acknowledge that the Website and any Content displayed on it, including images, photographs, designs, graphics, drawings, templates, layouts, logos, trademarks, texts, etc., are the exclusive property of BARO ALTO and are protected by the French Intellectual Property Code as well as by applicable international treaties and agreements relating to the protection of intellectual property rights. As such, they shall not be reproduced without the prior written authorization from BARO ALTO, under penalty of civil and/or criminal prosecution.
    2. BARO ALTO is the sole owner of all rights, including intellectual property and trademark rights, for the Website and for any and all, including but not limiting to the copyrights, design rights, trademarks, trade names, Law firm names, domain names, technology, know-how, processes, formulas, source codes and executable codes, data and similar rights, including information relating to any application, registration or renewal thereof that may be protected by the intellectual property laws, regulations or rules of any country.
    3. BARO ALTO grants a non-exclusive license to Users to use the Website and its Contents strictly in accordance with these TOU.
    4. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation, exploitation, distribution, broadcasting, commercial use, translation, arrangement, transformation, creation of derivative or composite works of Content appearing on the Website, in whole or in part and by any means, currently available or that will be available in the future, is expressly prohibited. These acts constitute acts of counterfeiting, punishable under criminal and civil law, entailing the liability of their author.
    5. The systematic and repeated unlawful use of information and Contents appearing on the Website is strictly prohibited and sanctioned under the intellectual property law and the sui generis right of databases. Such actions may engage the civil and criminal responsibility of its author.
  7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
    1. BARO ALTO shall not be held liable for any damage, direct or indirect, resulting from fraudulent actions of a third party, beyond the control of BARO ALTO, resulting in the modification or alteration of the information/Content appearing on the Website or prejudice to any User of this Website; nor for any damage, regardless cause, origins, nature or consequences, resulting from anyone’s access to the Site or the impossibility of accessing to it outside BARO ALTO’s control.
    2. BARO ALTO shall not be held liable for any technical problems or failures related to phone networks, online computer systems, servers, Internet access providers, computer hardware and/or software of Users.
  8. LINKS
    1. The hypertext links established on the Website to other Internet sites or other Internet sources or content (hereinafter the «External Sources ») shall not incur BARO ALTO’s liability.
    2. Insofar as BARO ALTO cannot control these External Sources, the User acknowledges that BARO ALTO cannot be held responsible for the availability of these External Sources, and cannot bear any responsibility for the content, advertising, products, services or any other material available on or from these External Sources.
  9. INFORMATION RELATING TO TRADEMARKS
    1. «BARO ALTO» and all trademarks and logos belonging to BARO ALTO are protected by French intellectual property law (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Trademarks”).
    2. Unless expressly authorized in writing by BARO ALTO, the User is prohibited from using, registering, or disseminating the Trademarks in any manner and for any reason. This prohibition applies to all content reproducing BARO ALTO’s trademarks, such as, but not limited to: corporate names, trade names, signs, domain names, designs, etc.
  10. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
    1. Information relating to the protection of personal data are set out in the Privacy Policy available on the Website. 
  11. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
    1. The present TOU are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the French law, without prejudices to the regulations applicable in the event of conflicts of laws.
    2. In the event of a dispute that may arise during the interpretation and/or execution of these TOU or in connection with them, the competent courts will be those determined by the Code of Civil Procedure.
  12. COOKIES
    1. The provisions relating to the deposit of cookies are specified in the Cookie Policy, which is available on the Website.
  13. CONTACT
    1. BARO ALTO MAY be contacted at any time by e-mail at the following address: secretariat@baroalto.com.
    2. BARO ALTO may be contacted by mail at the following postal address: 8 place Vendôme,75001, Paris.
    3. BARO ALTO may also be contacted at the following number : +33 (0)1 44 69 89 40.