1. Legal notice

2 - Cookie policy

• compile statistics and      measure the traffic volume and use of the various sections of our Event      Website (headings and content visited, click-streams). This helps us to      improve the user-friendliness and value of our services;
• customise the presentation      of our Event Website to the display settings of your Device (language,      screen resolution, operating system, etc.) when you visit our Event      Website, based on your device's hardware, display software and video      software;
• store information      concerning a form that you have filled out on our Event Website      (registration or account access) or concerning products, services or      information you have chosen on our Event Website (service ordered, etc.)      and enable you to access restricted or private areas on our Event Website,      such as your account, based on the logins and data that you have provided      previously;
• implement security      measures; for example, when you are asked to log in to a service or      content again after a certain period of time.

• Accepting Cookies. The      storage of Cookies on a Device essentially depends on the user's choice.      Users can express or modify their choice of settings at any moment and      free of charge using the settings provided by the browser software. If you      configure your browser software to accept cookies on your Device, the      Cookies incorporated in the pages and content that you have consulted can      be temporarily stored in a dedicated space on your Device. They can only      be read by the issuer.
• Refusing Cookies. If you      refuse to store a Cookie on your Device, or if you delete the ones that      are installed, a number of functions that are necessary for browsing      certain areas of our website will no longer be available, for example      access to services or content that require your login. This is also the      case if, for technical accounting purposes, we - or our service providers      - cannot recognise the type of browser used by your Device, its language      and display settings or the country from which your Device connects to the      internet. In this case, we decline any responsibility for any potential      deterioration in the operation of our services due to the fact that we      were unable to store or consult the Cookies required for their proper      operation since you refused or deleted them.
• How to choose your      settings, according to the browser you use. Each browser has a different      configuration for managing Cookies and settings. This is described in the      Help menu of your browser. It explains how you can change your Cookie      settings.
      For SafariTM: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/3.0/fr/9277.html 
      For ChromeTM:      http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=fr&hlrm=en&answer=95647 
      For FirefoxTM:      http://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/Activer%20et%20d%C3%A9sactiver%20les%20cookies 
      For OperaTM:      http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/fr/cookies.html

• the IP (Internet Protocol)      address of the Device connected to the internet;
• the date and time of a      Device's connection to an electronic communication service;
• the internet address (URL)      of the referrer web-page of the Device accessing an electronic      communication service;
• the type of operating      system used by the Device (Windows, MacOs, Linux, Unix, BeOS. etc.);
• the type and version of      the browser software used by the Device (Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Opera,      etc.);
• the user language of the      browser software used by the Device, the login and the content of a Cookie      file stored by us on the Device.

3 - Privacy policy

• We have established a      contractual or pre-contractual relationship with you (e.g. you have      registered on our Event Website as a Visitor, Exhibitor or Top Buyer,      etc.);
• You ask to be contacted by      one of our departments;
• You subscribe to our      newsletter(s);
• You request one of our      catalogues;
• You take part in one of      our surveys;
• You fill in a form in      order to download a document.

• Data relating to your      identification (last name, first name, civil status, date of birth,      address, profile photo)
• Contact Data (postal      address, email address, telephone number, etc.)
• Data relating to your      personal/professional life (job title, company and number of staff,      sectors of activity, areas of interests in the context of the Event, links      to your social network accounts or those of your organisation, languages      spoken, photos of your products or services in which you or other people      appear)
• Economic and financial      data (means of payment, bank details, contact details of your departments)

• Data relating to your      identification (last name, first name, civil status, date of birth, etc.)
• Contact Data (postal      address, email address, telephone number, etc.)
• Data relating to your      personal/professional life (interests, preferences, position, company,      sector of activity, etc.)

• Negotiations
• Processing registration      requests
• Processing orders
• Fulfilling contracts, and      notably for the purposes of organising appointments with other      professionals present at the Event using the Event Website's      "matchmaking" algorithm
• Invoicing
• Managing unpaid bills and      disputes

• Sending newsletters
• Sales prospecting
• Processing your requests      to exercise your rights
• Managing contact requests
• Organising business      appointments

• Producing statistics
• Conducting satisfaction      surveys
• Managing subscriptions to      newsletters / e-newsletters

1. The processing is required      for the fulfilment of a contract or the execution of contractual measures      taken at your request. This is notably the case when the purpose of the      Data processing operation is to manage the order(s) you have placed with      us (e.g.: sending a name-specific badge, creating a profile on the Event      Website and using the "matchmaking" tool).
2. The processing is required      to comply with a legal obligation.
3. The processing constitutes      a legitimate interest for us.

• You are one of our      customers and we would like to send you information and marketing      campaigns about products or services that are similar to the one(s) you      have already purchased from us.
      Legitimate interest: exploitation and development of our sales database.
• You are one of our      customers or prospects (for example, you are subscribed to one of our      newsletters) and we wish to carry out internal analyses.
      Legitimate interest: exploitation and development of our sales database.
• You ask us to contact you;
      Legitimate interest: managing requests from our customers/prospects.

• You are one of our      customers or prospects and we would like to send you information and      marketing campaigns about products or services and/or we wish to carry out      internal analyses.
      Legitimate interest: exploitation and development of our sales database.
• You ask us to contact you.
      Legitimate interest: managing requests from our customers/prospects.

• You are one of our      customers and we would like to send you information and marketing      campaigns about products and services that are not similar to the one(s)      you have already purchased from us.
• You are one of our      prospects and we would like to send you information and marketing      campaigns about our products and services.
• You are one of our      customers or prospects and we would like to send you news and information      about our partners.
• We wish to transfer your      Data to partners or trusted third parties.

• For the time needed to      perform the operations for which they were collected, in accordance with      the legislation and regulations in force;
• In the case of sales      prospecting, for a maximum of five years from the last effective contact      with the prospect, unless exceptions are justified by a particular      context;
• For the time required to      fulfil our legal obligations. For example:

1. Contracts or agreements      concluded as part of a business relationship are kept for the duration of      that business relationship and for a period of 5 years following the end of      the business relationship;
2. Contracts concluded by      electronic means are kept for a period of 10 years as of the delivery or      fulfilment of the service;
3. Bank documents are kept      throughout the business relationship and for a period of 5 years following      the end of the business relationship;
4. Etc.

4 - General terms and Conditions of Use (GTCU)

• Administrator: person, department or      company responsible for the administration and operation of the Event Website,      as well as for the implementation of the resources required for its      operation, acting on the instructions of Metz Evénements.
• Content: all information, elements      and/or media, in any format whatsoever, that are intended to be published      on the Event Website.
• Operation: maintaining the Event      Website in operational condition.
• Incident: an unplanned      interruption or deterioration in the quality of an IT service provided      online on the Event Website.
• Parties: refers to both the Users      of the Event Website and Metz Evénements.
• Event: refers to the "The      MIX" event organised by Metz Evénements.
• Services: all the online services      provided to Users by Metz Evénements via the Event Website.
• Event Website: a set of structured documents, called "web      pages", composed of content of various types and formats (text,      image, sound, video, etc.), managed by software and stored on a server      connected to the Internet network. The Event Website constitutes the      technical platform of the URL address https://www.themix-metz.com.
• User: any natural person who      legitimately consults the Event Website; this may be a Visitor, an      Exhibitor or a Top Buyer.

• Means of proof
      With regard to their relations, the Parties shall correspond by electronic      mail (email), except in special cases that require the sending of a      registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Any email transmission      between the Parties shall constitute an acceptable means of proof for      establishing all facts, acts and actions of each Party.
• Limitation of liability
      No limitation of liability or guarantee is granted to Users for any breach      of their obligations in relation to these General Terms and Conditions of      Use.
  
      Consequently, Users shall be liable for any direct, indirect,      consequential, special, incidental, physical and/or moral, material and/or      immaterial damage that they may cause to the other Parties or third      parties by accessing the Event Website or through the use of the Event      Website’s Services.
  
      Metz Evénements shall do its utmost to ensure the accuracy of the      information published on the Event Website. However, it is up to the Users      to verify the information published, Metz Evénements makes no guarantees      in this respect. Metz Evénements cannot be held liable for any inaccurate      or incomplete information contained on the Event Website.
• Non-waiver clause
      The fact that Metz Evénements does not demand the application of a clause      contained in these GTCU, or tacitly accepts the fact that a clause has not      been adhered to, whether on a permanent or temporary basis, cannot be      interpreted as meaning Metz Evénements waives its rights in relation to      that clause or cannot demand its application at a later date.
• Non-compliance with these      GTCU
      Any use of the Event Website and its features that is contrary to their intended      purpose is strictly forbidden and constitutes a breach of these GTCU. Any      failure to comply with these GTCU may result in the User’s account being      suspended on a temporary or permanent basis, at the discretion of Metz      Evénements.

• Consultation of various      types of content and information;
• Use of forms for the      purposes of registration and entering into contact with Metz Evénements;
• Use of transactional      functionalities: ordering badges for the Event; in the case of Exhibitors:      purchasing products and services for the purposes of the Event. The use of      these functionalities involves the application of specific terms and      conditions that the Users must accept in order to validate their requests;
• "Matchmaking"      service: suggestions of contacts/meetings between Users made by the Event      Website (via an algorithm) based on matching interests.