Legal Notice

These General Terms and Conditions of Use (hereinafter, the “Terms”) set forth the terms and conditions under which the Hôtel Mont-Blanc provides the user (hereinafter, “the user”) with a service for viewing and creating customized stays at its establishment (hereinafter, the “Service”). Access to this Service is subject to compliance with this legal notice. Any Internet user wishing to access the Service must first have read these General Terms of Use and agrees to comply with them without reservation.

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Legal Notice

Owner: SE Hotel Mont-Blanc

Share capital: €158,000

Intra-Community VAT Number: FR52479344590

Commercial Registry (RCS): Bonneville 479 344 590

Design: Influence Society

Editor-in-Chief: Marie Sibuet

Webmaster: Influence Society

Web hosting: Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Photo credits: S. Molesti - D. André - F. Ducout - T. Shu - M.P. Morel - L. Di Orio - L. Brandajs - G. de Laubier - S. Garnier - Megève Tourist Office

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ARTICLE 1 – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The presentation and each of the elements—including trademarks, logos, and domain names—appearing on the website www.hotelmontblanc.com are protected by applicable intellectual property laws and are owned by the business or used with authorization. No element of the www.hotelmontblanc.com website may be copied, reproduced, modified, republished, uploaded, distorted, transmitted, or distributed in any form or on any medium, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorization of the establishment, except for strictly journalistic purposes and in compliance with intellectual property rights and any other property rights mentioned. Any total or partial reproduction of the website by any means without the establishment’s express authorization is prohibited and would constitute an infringement punishable under Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code. The establishment reserves the right to take legal action against any infringement of its intellectual property rights. Copies are permitted only for private use, for personal, private, and non-commercial purposes. Any authorized copy of all or part of the Site’s content must include the following notice: “COPYRIGHT Hôtel Mont-Blanc ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.” Any authorized use of the elements comprising or appearing on the Site must be made without distortion, modification, or alteration of any kind.

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ARTICLE 2 – GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICE

Through its website www.hotelmontblanc.com, the Hôtel Mont-Blanc allows anyone who wishes to do so to browse the site and subscribe to the newsletter. Users of this site acknowledge that they have the necessary skills and resources—including technical resources—to access it, and that they have verified that their computer system is free of viruses and functions properly. Users agree that they have verified that their equipment settings will not interfere with the service provided by the Hôtel Mont-Blanc.

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ARTICLE 3 – VISITOR OBLIGATIONS

The visitor agrees to access the website www.hotelmontblanc.com and all pages hosted on it only using a browser that supports JavaScript and accepts cookies. The visitor agrees not to take any action against the Hôtel Mont-Blanc arising from a failure to comply with this browsing requirement. Visitors to the website www.hotelmontblanc.com or to any page using this site’s services acknowledge that they possess the necessary skills and resources to access the various sites accessible through it. Visitors shall have verified that the computer configuration of their Internet connection is free of viruses and functions properly. Hôtel Mont-Blanc shall in no event be held liable for any malfunction thereof. Any person who leaves comments or publishes content as an author must comply with these general terms of use. Visitors are reminded that they are solely responsible for the content they publish on the Internet; under no circumstances may Hôtel Mont-Blanc be held liable for content published by a visitor. By using the service, visitors agree not to engage in any acts that violate French law or, where applicable, the laws of the country from which they are connecting, nor to acts that undermine French public order or the rights of third parties.

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ARTICLE 4 – VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF USE

Users are asked to report any violation of these General Terms of Use to the Hôtel Mont-Blanc using the contact form, which is accessible from all pages by clicking on the envelope icon in the persistent bar.

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ARTICLE 5 – LIABILITY OF THE MONT-BLANC HOTEL

The Hôtel Mont-Blanc is subject to an obligation of means under these General Terms and Conditions of Use and shall in no event be held liable for any losses, damages, or consequential damages of any kind arising from the management, use, or operation of the service, or from any interruption or malfunction thereof.

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ARTICLE 6 – FORCE MAJEURE

The Hôtel Mont-Blanc shall not be held liable, nor shall it be deemed to have breached these terms and conditions, for any delay or failure to perform resulting from a force majeure event as defined by the case law of the French courts, including the interruption, suspension, reduction, or disruption of the electricity supply or other utilities, or any interruption of telecommunications networks. However, the user acknowledges that the providers of the telecommunications equipment, software, and infrastructure used in these areas do not in any way offer an absolute guarantee of the service’s proper functioning. As a user of technologies or infrastructure developed and provided by third parties, the Hôtel Mont-Blanc cannot guarantee that its service will be completely uninterrupted and free of delays, particularly in the event of “bugs” or product updates. Furthermore, the Hôtel Mont-Blanc reserves the right to modify the content of the www.hotelmontblanc.com website at its sole discretion, at any time and without prior notice. The Hôtel Mont-Blanc reserves the right to temporarily make the Website or services unavailable for maintenance or updates.

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ARTICLE 7 – INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY

In accordance with the French “Data Protection Act” of January 6, 1978, the automated processing of personal data carried out through the website www.hotelmontblanc.com has been reported to the French data protection authority (CNIL). In accordance with Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978, users may at any time access their personal information held by the Hôtel Mont-Blanc and request that it be amended or deleted. Pursuant to Articles 36, 39, and 40 of the “Informatique et Libertés” Act, users may request that information concerning them be corrected, supplemented, clarified, updated, or deleted if it is inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or out of date, or if its collection, use, disclosure, or retention is prohibited. Upon account closure, and for evidentiary purposes, data relating to the user may be retained and archived confidentially by Hôtel Mont-Blanc, in accordance with applicable laws.

In order to improve the quality of its service and better meet the expectations of its users, the Hôtel Mont-Blanc may collect personal data about users, in particular through the use of cookies. By continuing to browse the www.hotelmontblanc.com website, users give their consent. Users may also choose to reject cookies. As required by law, this consent is valid for a maximum of 13 months.

As of May 25, 2018, the Hôtel Mont-Blanc is no longer required to register the website www.hotelmontblanc.com with the CNIL. However, personal data is collected through the website www.hotelmontblanc.com for the purpose of creating a database containing such data. In accordance with the law, our databases are therefore registered with the CNIL.

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ARTICLE 8 – COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC AUTHORITIES

The Hôtel Mont-Blanc is legally required to cooperate with authorities seeking to verify the content or identity of users of the service, and complies with this obligation. Users of the service acknowledge that the Hôtel Mont-Blanc may be released from its duty of professional confidentiality under the conditions set forth in Article 6 of the Law of June 21, 2004, and give their consent. The Hôtel Mont-Blanc is not subject to a general obligation to monitor the information it stores, nor to seek out facts or circumstances indicating illegal activities. However, the Hôtel Mont-Blanc is obligated to report to the competent public authorities any manifestly illegal activity or information of which it becomes aware in the course of its business. The Hôtel Mont-Blanc is required to maintain and retain data that allows for the identification of any person who has contributed to the creation of content on its services.

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ARTICLE 9 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND JURISDICTION

Any complaint regarding the Hotel Mont-Blanc’s website or services must be submitted by certified letter with return receipt requested to the following address: Maisons et Hôtels Sibuet – 144 chemin du Petit Darbon – 74120 Megève, France. The name of the hotel in question must be specified.

If no response is received within 60 days of the complaint, or in the event of a negative response that prevents an amicable resolution of the dispute, the customer may contact the Tourism and Travel Ombudsman, whose contact information is as follows:

By mail: MCP Médiation, 12 Square Desnouettes, 75015 PARIS, France

By email: contact@mcpmediation.org

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ARTICLE 10 – AMENDMENTS AND JURISDICTION

These General Terms of Use are governed by French law and the French language; in the event of any discrepancy, the French version shall prevail. Users of the www.hotelmontblanc.com website agree that any dispute or claim relating to the operation of this service shall be resolved before a court within the jurisdiction of the Hôtel Mont-Blanc. These General Terms of Use may be modified by the Hôtel Mont-Blanc at any time, particularly in the event of technical, legal, or jurisprudential developments, or with the introduction of new services. Users must periodically review these General Terms of Use and agree to immediately cease using the service if they do not approve of them, as they are required to accept them without reservation. Use of the service implies the user’s acceptance of all provisions of these General Terms of Use and of any modifications that Hôtel Mont-Blanc may introduce. In the event of disputes or claims by the user, the Hôtel Mont-Blanc, or a third party regarding the use of the service, only the version of these General Terms of Use accessible on the website www.hotelmontblanc.com shall be binding between the parties, regardless of the date of the disputed events. In the absence of an amicable resolution, any dispute that may arise between the parties regarding the formation, performance, interpretation, or termination of the Contract shall fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tribunal de Grande Instance in whose jurisdiction the registered office of Hôtel Mont-Blanc is located, including in cases of summary proceedings, claims, or multiple defendants.