This website has been published by Professor Jeroen Rombouts

ESSEC Business School
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CS 50105 CERGY
95021 CERGY PONTOISE CEDEX – FRANCE
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Contact e-mail: rombouts@essec.edu

This website has been developed by Cristina Carletti / ARK Identity. Site Internet www.ark-identity.com. Email  contact@ark-identity.com

The hosting has been performed by OVH  – 2 rue Kellermann – 59100 Roubaix – France

1. Conditions of Use for the Website

Any person (hereinafter referred to as the “Internet User”) using/consulting the website accessible at the following URL address or any URL address redirecting to this address: www.jeroenvkrombouts.com (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”) acknowledges that he/she has read and understood the present legal notice.

Access to the Website is granted on the understanding that these conditions are accepted without reserve by the Internet User.

The Internet User accepts that all elements presented on the Website are protected by copyright and/or other forms of industrial property rights; the Internet User undertakes to fully respect the rights cited above.

Jeroen Rombouts does not warrant the Website to be fit for any specific Internet User requirement or particular purpose. All information contained in the Website is provided on an “as is” basis, without guarantee of any sort. Jeroen Rombouts does not offer any implicit guarantee as to the quality, topicality, ownership or absence of counterfeiting for any of the information presented on the Website.

Jeroen Rombouts can in no way be held responsible for errors or omissions regarding the Website’s content or resulting from use of the information contained in the Website, nor for access speeds and conditions, service non-availability or interruption, nor for any damage occasioned to the Internet User directly or indirectly consequent to using the Website or the information contained therein.

Internet Users who supply information (other than personal information) to Jeroen Rombouts hereby grant to Jeroen Rombouts all transferable rights relating to said information and authorize Jeroen Rombouts to use said information as best it sees fit. Internet Users warrant that the information provided does not infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties nor any other applicable legislation.

Jeroen Rombouts may terminate or modify the nature of the services and/or conditions governing the use of the Website at any time and without notice being required.

The Internet User declares that she or he is aware of the technical risks inherent in the Internet network and acknowledges that no site can be kept safe from intrusion by unauthorized third parties and may become harmed as a result; that information circulating on the Internet is susceptible to interception by third parties and that under these circumstances Jeroen Rombouts is unable to guarantee that Internet Users will not be victim of such actions.

If the Website contains hyperlinks to websites under the control of third parties: Jeroen Rombouts has no control over these sites and cannot accept any responsibility for their content (notably for their truthfulness, topicality, quality, operation, comprehensiveness and relevance) nor for the use to which they may be put. Insertion of said hyperlinks in no way implies that Jeroen Rombouts approves of the elements contained in these sites.

Use of the Website, and these terms and conditions of use, are governed by the laws of France. The Commercial Court at Paris shall be the only competent tribunal before which disputes may be heard where no amicable agreement between Jeroen Rombouts and the Internet User is possible.

2. Data Protection

Jeroen Rombouts may gather information about the Internet User, such as name, job title, professional contact details, email address, etc., in order to assist the Internet User with his or her request (such as registering for a seminar, setting up a meeting, request for documentation/information, etc.) and to help Jeroen Rombouts gain a better knowledge of the Internet User, contact the Internet User, or ensure that the Internet User is able to benefit from any special promotions or communications.

Whenever the Internet User completes a questionnaire/form on the Website, or whenever the Internet User sends an email to Jeroen Rombouts:

• the Internet User is informed whether his or her answers are voluntary or compulsory in nature;

• users are informed that the optional data they provide by completing forms on the site make it possible to answer their requests and are destined for the exclusive use of Jeroen Rombouts;

• Jeroen Rombouts warrants that all personal data submitted via the Website will be treated in accordance with European Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of April 27th 2016, and in compliance with the “Computing and Liberty” French Data Protection Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as later amended by the Law n° 2004-801 of 6 August 2004.

The Internet User can request a copy of its personal data that Jeroen Rombouts hold, or ask Jeroen Rombouts to remove or correct inaccurate data in accordance with Data Protection Laws. These rights may be exercised by sending an e-mail to the data controller Jeroen Rombouts: rombouts@essec.edu.

3. Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on the computer to help a website analyze how users use the site.

The Website use such cookies to identify and track the Internet User in order to analyze his/her use of the Website, to compile reports on Website activity, and to offer the Internet User personalized information and follow up.

Furthermore, the Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the Internet User use of the Website (including his/her IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating the Internet user use of the Website, compiling reports on website activity for Jeroen Rombouts and providing other services relating to Website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate the Internet User IP address with any other data held by Google.

By default, most web browsers (such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari or Opera) permit the use of cookies. The Internet User can set his/her web browser to manage cookies or to prevent the Website for placing cookies on his/her computer. However, if the Internet User chooses not to accept cookies, he/she may not be able to take full advantage of the Website.

3. Intellectual Property

The layout and content of the Website together constitute a work protected by intellectual property rights. Similarly, the design, structure, navigation and compilation of all or part of the elements comprising the Website are protected by the applicable French and international laws governing intellectual property.

Text, illustrations, graphics, images, appellations, logos, slogans and brand names, whether registered or not, depicted on the Website, are subject to industrial and/or intellectual property rights and are the exclusive property of Jeroen Rombouts (unless otherwise stated).

No reproduction, representation, disclosure, distribution, adaptation, translation or modification, whether partial or entire, nor transfer to another site, even for non-commercial purposes, and irrespective of the medium and/or process employed, may be made without prior written approval from Jeroen Rombouts.

The data, or elements of it, presented on the Website may not be used for commercial purposes of any nature whatsoever without prior written approval from Jeroen Rombouts.

Violation of any of the author’s copyright constitutes forgery and will open the perpetrator to civil and criminal proceedings.