1. Ownership of the site

This website is the property of Smartcave, a registered trademark of PASSION DEGUSTATION

• Publisher : SARL PASSION DEGUSTATION
• Société à responsabilité limitée au capital de 10 000€
• Headquarter : 44, Allée de Tourny, 33000 Bordeaux
• Registred trading numbers RCS Bordeaux 494 130 453
• Contact Us : By phone at +33 (0)5 56 81 21 40 or by email at [email protected] or by mail at PASSION DEGUSTATION, 44, Allée de Tourny, 33000 Bordeaux France

Intellectual property protection

This site is protected by French and international law pertaining to copyrights. Any and all representation or reproduction of all or any part of this site or the information it contains, without the expressed written authorization of PASSION DEGUSTATION, is illegal and constitutes an act of counterfeit that may be punished under the provisions of copyright law.

Database protection

The databases that Smartcave has produced for this site are protected by provisions of the intellectual property code as covered by the French law no. 98-536 of July 1, 1998 related to the legal protection of databases. As a result, any extraction or re-use whatsoever of a substantial part, qualitatively or quantitatively, of the contents of any of the databases on this site is illegal, as is any repeated or systematic extraction of a non-substantial part, qualitatively or quantitatively, of the contents of the databases on this site.

Brand and logo protection

Any unauthorized use of one or more of the brands, logos and/or visual elements contained on this site constitutes an act of counterfeit that may be punished under provisions of intellectual property law.

2. Terms of Use

Users are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to access the Site and the content and services provided on the Site all in accordance with these Terms. Any use of the Site that is not in accordance with these Terms is expressly prohibited.

Conditions of use :

You certify to be over 18 years old, or that you have reached the legal age required in the country where you reside to be allowed to buy and consume alcohol. You must have a valid email. User agrees not to take any action that interferes with the proper working of or places an unreasonable load on our infrastructure, including but not limited to unsolicited communications, attempts to gain unauthorized access, or transmission or activation of computer viruses.

Access and Security

When User registers for the Services, User will create a username and password for his account. User shall provide accurate and complete registration information. Smartcave reserves the right to refuse registration or cancel the registration of User at any time for any reason. User shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of User's password for use of the Services.SmartCave is not responsible for unauthorized activities on your account and you may be liable for any charges that arise as a consequence of such activities.

Personnal Data

In accordance with the French data protection legislation of 6 January 1978 ("Informatique et Libertés", Art. 27) users have the right to access, amend, correct and delete personal data held about them. Users may exercise this right at any time by writing to the following address:

PASSION DEGUSTATION - 44, Allée de Tourny - 33300 Bordeaux, France

It is specified that the User must be able to provide evidence of identity, either by scanning a piece of identity or by mailing a photocopy of a piece of identity to PASSION DEGUSTATION. PASSION DEGUSTATION informs users that the database likely to hold their personal data has been registered with the French Data Protection Registrar (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés - CNIL).

n using the SmartCave service you accept that the information you have entered by using the service for the purchase and consumption of wine, specifically your tasting profile, can be anonymously used or reused in statistical form. No personal information is collected without your consent. No personal information is released to third parties. The User can refuse to accept commercial communications from partners of SmartCave by unclicking the box on the subscription form marked “Newsletters and special offers from SmartCave?”

Content published by user

With regard to photographs or images you send via the SmartCave service, you cede to PASSION DEGUSTATION non-exclusive and free global rights to use, distribute, reproduce, change, publish, translate, use or change any data and content you send through this service. The User guarantees that any information, data, and photographs belong to them or are royalty free. Passion Degustation reserves the right to suspend or rescind access to SmartCave at any time and without prior notice if the User does not comply with these conditions.

Wine Reviews and Ratings

PASSION DEGUSTATION reserves the right to remove a note if it is not accompanied by a relevant comment and in order to respect the work of all producers.
The ratings from 50 to 70 and between 90 and 100 will also must be justified by a commentary.

3. Availability of services and Responsibility

In principle, the Services are available around the clock, seven days a week, subject to scheduled or unscheduled interruptions necessary for their maintenance or for that of the Platform, or cases of unforeseen circumstances. Being de facto subject to a best effort obligation, SmartCave shall not be held liable for any damage, of any kind, incurred as a result of any unavailability of the Services. It is your responsibility to backup data of all your content in order to prevent potential data loss. We recommend to perform any safeguard measures that you deems necessary.

4. Request to wine exchange

The exchange is a contract by which the parties respectively give one thing for another. When you share your wine cellar, this function allows you to view all the wines shared by the other users and to make proposals for wines exchanges. The other users will also be able to see your wines and make you any exchange requests When you sent a wine exchange, the other users will also be able to see your wines and make you any exchange requets No personal information will be visible by the other users. Share your cellar is completely anonymous until you respond at the request for exchange

5. What can I do to protect myself in case there is a dispute?

Any transaction made on Smartcave is not the responsibility of Smartcave. We offer online free exchange service and we are not involved in this transaction. If a dispute cannot be settled amicably :

1. Notify us immediatly since the contact area of the web site here, so we could write to the member concerned and block his account for the good of the community.
2. Make a complaint to the nearest police station.

6. Applicable Law

These GCU are governed by French law. All disputes and litigations fall exclusively within the juridiction of the French courts nearest to SmartCave's head office.

7. Copyright

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