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LEGAL NOTICES

In accordance with Law no. 2004-575 dated 21 June 2004 to promote confidence in the digital economy, users are informed that the www.cofiroute.fr website is owned by Cofiroute, a Société Anonyme (public limited company) with authorised share capital of €158,282,124 as at 22 May 2009. The company is registered at the Nanterre Commercial and Companies Registry under the number 552 115 891 RCS Nanterre, and its registered office is at 6-10 rue Troyon, 92310 Sèvres, France; telephone number +33 1 41 14 70 00.

Publication director: Nathalie Martin-Sorvillo

This site has been registered with the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés – CNIL [National Information Technology and Civil Liberties Commission] pursuant to Law no. 2004-801 dated 6 August 2004 relating to the protection of individuals as regards the processing of personal information, which amended Law no. 78-17 dated 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, computer files and civil liberties, as amended. It is hosted on the VINCI servers at 1 cours Ferdinand de Lesseps, 92851 Rueil Malmaison Cedex, France; telephone number +33 1 47 16 35 00. The CNIL registration number is 656719.

The www.cofiroute.fr website is governed by French law; visitors accessing the site from foreign countries should ensure that they comply with any laws applicable locally.

These legal notices may be amended at any time without prior notice. Users are therefore advised to consult them on a regular basis.

Personal information

Any information gathered is intended exclusively for the use of Cofiroute’s Communication Department, which is responsible for processing it, for administrative and commercial purposes. Users’ personal information will not be transferred to third parties.

With the exception of items not marked with an asterisk, any information gathered by means of the forms appearing on the site is necessary to satisfy users’ requirements. Users are informed that it will not be possible to deal with their requests if such compulsory information is not provided.

Visitors to the site are informed that they are deemed to authorise the temporary storage on their computer’s hard disk of cookies, small files intended to facilitate their browsing experience. Users may, however, refuse such cookies by configuring their browser in the manner described on the CNIL website at http://www.cnil.fr.

Any personal information sent by users to Cofiroute is subject to the provisions of Law no. 78-17 dated 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, computer files and civil liberties, as amended, which provides users with the right to access, rectify and delete their personal information. This right may be exercised at any time by writing to: Cofiroute, Communications and Sustainable Development Department, 6-10 rue Troyon, 92310 Sèvres, France.

Intellectual property

All the information or documents contained in the www.cofiroute.fr website, and all items created for the site, either belong to Cofiroute or are licensed for use, reproduction and exploitation.

Consequently, any reproduction, representation, modification, publication or transmission of this site or any items contained therein, whether in whole or in part, regardless of the process or medium used, is strictly prohibited without Cofiroute’s prior written authorisation.

Trademarks, patents, logos and any other distinctive signs contained in this site either belong to Cofiroute or are licensed for use. No right or licence can be granted in respect of any of such items without the prior written authorisation of Cofiroute or of the third party owner of the rights.

Exclusion of warranty and liability

Users of the www.cofiroute.fr website acknowledge that they have read the terms of use of this site and undertake to comply with them.

Users acknowledge that they have the necessary skills and resources to access and use this site and that they have the legal capacity both to visit the site and to enter into contracts of any nature.

Users also acknowledge that they have been informed that the www.cofiroute.fr site is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, save in the event of force majeure, computer problems, problems associated with the structure of telecommunications networks, technical difficulties or maintenance operations.

Cofiroute disclaims liability for any direct or indirect damage that might result from access to or use of the site and/or the information contained therein, including any inaccessibility, loss of data, damage, destruction or viruses that might affect users’ computer equipment and/or the existence of any viruses on the site.

Although Cofiroute makes every effort to ensure that the contents of its site are reliable, it cannot guarantee that they are free of any inaccuracies or omissions, and it disclaims liability for any errors or omissions or for the unavailability of any information or services. Cofiroute reserves the right to make improvements and/or amendments to the contents of its site, at any time and without prior notice. Consequently, users acknowledge that they use such information entirely at their own risk.

The site may contain links to other sites or Internet sources. Insofar as Cofiroute cannot control these sites and external sources, it cannot be held responsible for their availability and it disclaims any liability in respect of the content, advertisements, products, services or any other material available on or from such sites or external sources. These links are provided as a service to users of the Cofiroute site, however users make the decision to follow such links entirely at their own risk. Users are informed that non-affiliated sites are subject to their own conditions of use.

Users agree not to create hyperlinks pointing to the www.cofiroute.fr website without Cofiroute’s prior written authorisation.

The following persons contributed photographs to the www.cofiroute.fr website: Peter Marlow/Magnum Photo, Patrick Zachmann/Magnum Photo, Erwann le Gars, Francis Vigouroux and François Tomasi. The illustrations were produced by Neo-Eco (eco-comparator) and the Symaps agency. Design was by the Seenk agency.