TERMS & CONDITIONS (“T&Cs”)

 

  1. Publisher

This website is owned and operated by RENAULT SAS with the capital of 533,941,113 euros, registered in Registry of Commerce of Nanterre under number 780 129,987, whose registered office is 122-122 bis Avenue du Général Leclerc – 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt ("RENAULT," “we” or “us”). 

 

Created and hosted by AGORIZE SAS, a simplified joint-stock company with capital of €107,217.90, registered with the Paris Trade and Companies Registry under no. 530 774 439, having its registered office at 15 rue Béranger, 75003 Paris, France.

 

  1. Subject

 

The website is accessible via https://renaultgroup.agorize.com/fr/challenges/innovation-trophies (“Website”) and offers the participation to an internal challenge "Renault Frères Innovation Trophies 2023” (“the Services”). It does not require downloading.


These T&Cs govern your access to and use of the Website and its Services. The Member must follow  to enroll in the Challenge.       



  1. Definitions

In this document,      

“Account” means the RENAULT account (ARCA) giving access to the Services offered by the Website;

"Brief" means the concise statement of the instructions and guidelines of the Challenge

 

"Challenge" means an invitation for proposals to solve a specific problem or program issued by RENAULT, who may offer an award for the winning Deliverables submitted via the Website by a Member registered to participate in the Challenge, and in accordance with the Challenge Rules.

 

“Challenge Rules” refers to the rules applicable to a Challenge and which are binding between RENAULT and each Challenge participant. In the event of discrepancies or contradictions with the T&Cs, the Challenge Rules shall prevail ;        
 
“Community” refers to all Members of the Website;         

“Deliverables” all submissions, original ideas, documents or other materials (such as presentations, videos, etc.) uploaded to the Website by Members in response and as a solution to a Challenge ;    

“Member” means any individual having an Account on the Website.       

  1. Enrolling in a Challenge
  2. Conditions 


             
The Website allows Members to:

  • view and enroll in Challenges
  • vote for the best innovation

 

  1. Accuracy of Account 

 

You agree that your profile Account contains accurate and true information, and that you will update it, as needed. 

 

  1. Services

The Website is an online innovation platform on which RENAULT can create and post Briefs in which Members can participate, subject to the specific conditions of each challenge as set out in the rules provided by RENAULT.        

As a Member:

  • you may access a personalized space on the Website that contains your profile, allows you to view the Challenges in which you have enrolled, and to communicate and exchange messages, including by email and chat, with RENAULT ;

  • you may register for Challenges, provided you meet the conditions of the Challenge Rules;

  • you may participate in a Challenge, as specified in the Challenge Rules;

  • you may upload Deliverables in response to a Challenge, as specified in the Challenge Rules;

  • you may retrieve the data and Deliverables that you submitted during your participation in a Challenge, as specified in the Challenge Rules.

RENAULT may offer awards for the winning Deliverables submitted by Members registered to participate in a Challenge, in accordance with the Challenge Rules.

RENAULT is solely responsible for assessing all Deliverables and independently deciding, in accordance with its own criteria, on the winner(s) of a Challenge. Decisions made by the RENAULT are considered final. 

  1. Content posted by you on the Website

Any information you provide on the Website, both during registration and use of the Services (such as, public message board postings, emails, chats, Deliverables, etc.) is subject to the following:

  • You agree that content posted by you will be accurate and will not: (i) infringe any third party’s copyright, trademark, patent or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy, or (ii) violate any law (including export control, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising).

  • Regarding Deliverables, you guarantee that (i) you are the owner or authorized user of the intellectual property contained in your Deliverable and that (ii) you are not required to transfer your rights over the Deliverable to a third party pursuant to an employment relationship or other contract; or that (iii) you have obtained any necessary authorizations from your employer or co-contracting party before submitting the Deliverables. At any time, you may be asked to make legally binding warranties and representations to the organizing company in relation to a Deliverable or any specific information that you submit.

  • You are solely responsible for the content that you publish or upload to the Website, and for the transfer of technologies or information with which you are involved. RENAULT expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility thereto.
  1. Member Rules of Conduct on the Website

There are certain rules that apply to Members. When using our Website, you agree:

  • to not submit to us or other Members, mentors or the jury false, misleading, malicious or fraudulent information;

  • to not post content of a defamatory, injurious, obscene, pornographic, vulgar, offensive, aggressive, uncalled-for, violent, threatening, harassing, racist or xenophobic nature, or with sexual connotations, inciting violence, discrimination or hatred, encouraging illegal activities, or more generally content that is contrary to good morals or the purposes of the Website;

  • to not infringe the rights and image of RENAULT, such as its intellectual property rights;

  • to not open more than one Account on the Website or open an Account in the name of a third party;

  • to not use the Account of another Member;

  • to not try to bypass the Website, such as by trying to contact or send the organizing company your Deliverables outside of the Website;

  • to not transfer data that contains viruses, worms, Trojan horses or any computer file or program that could interrupt, destroy or limit the functioning of any computer or network linked directly or indirectly to the Website;

  • to not use any device, software or routine that could interfere with the proper working of the Website or which is intended to damage, interfere with, intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information;

  • to not to take any action (such as, spamming) that imposes an unreasonable load on our Website;

  • to not violate the principle of confidentiality, which may exist within the framework of a challenge; and

  • to, more generally, not to act in a way that violates the law or breaches these T&Cs.

  1. Confidentiality

Within the framework of a Challenge, you may be required to maintain certain information confidential.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold RENAULT harmless, from and against all claims, actions or demands, liabilities, and settlements, including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees, arising from your unauthorized and prohibited disclosure of confidential information.

 

  1. Role of RENAULT/ Limitation of liability

RENAULT has no control over the behavior of Members, mentors or other users of its Website. We do not control the information provided by others that is made available through the Website; other user’s information may be inaccurate.         

RENAULT will use its best efforts to ensure that the information published on the website is accurate and up-to-date.

Similarly, RENAULT does not guarantee that the website will function without interruption, bugs or viruses. In this respect, the user declares that he/she accepts the features and limitations of the Internet.

 

Members act under their sole and full responsibility.

We are not responsible for the content or use of any Deliverable, for a Member's failure to complete a challenge, for any consequential loss such as financial loss, loss of business or pain and suffering that a Member may suffer as a result of using the Website or participating in a challenge.

If you have a dispute with another Member, you must notify us of all claims of whatever nature arising from such dispute.

 

RENAULT shall not be liable to you for any damages, claims, expenses or other costs you incur as a result of third party claims related to your use of the Services. Under no circumstances, shall RENAULT  be liable for any indirect damages. You agree that you will be responsible for, and at RENAULT’s request, defend RENAULT  from third party claims arising out of information you provide to RENAULT  for publication or any breach by you of these T&Cs.

RENAULT will be exonerated from all responsibility:

- In the event of non-compliance by the User with the stipulations of these T&C;

- In the event of malfunction of the Website resulting either from a cause, voluntary or involuntary, attributable to the User or a third party, or from a malicious act, or from the malfunction of software, smartphone, tablet PC or any other interface/product belonging to the User;

- In case of legislative or regulatory changes affecting the Website.

  1. Account suspension, restrictions of access and termination

If you breach your undertakings as set out in these T&Cs or if we have genuine reason to believe that the security and integrity of RENAULT, its Members or third parties are at risk, we reserve the right to:

  • immediately terminate these T&Cs binding you and Agorize; and

  • temporarily or permanently suspend your Account.

When this is necessary, you will be notified of such measures to enable you to respond. RENAULT will decide, at its sole discretion, whether to lift the measures put in place.   

  1. Force majeure

 

RENAULT cannot be held responsible for any event that has the characteristics of force majeure and results in a malfunction of the Website.

The User also agrees to consider that the contractual characteristics of force majeure include power cuts, Internet network failures and computer malfunctions (bugs, viruses, malware, intrusions).

 

  1. Personal Data we collect and process

In using the Website and registering as a Member, you acknowledge and accept the processing of your personal data by us as set out in our

 

  1. Operation, availability and functionalities of the Platform

We shall try as far as possible to maintain the Website continually accessible. But access to the Website or the use of certain features may be suspended or disrupted without notice, due to technical maintenance, migration, or updates, or owing to outages or constraints linked to the network or for other technical reasons.

We reserve the right to modify or suspend all or part of your access to the Website or its features, at our sole discretion, temporarily or permanently.

 

  1. Hyperlinks

Our Website may contain links to other websites. We do not control those websites and are not responsible for their content. By including these links, we are not endorsing the material on those websites or implying any association with their operators.

  1. Trademarks rights

The RENAULT name, the RENAULT logo (diamond), the names of products and services offered by RENAULT, the slogans and logos accompanying these trademarks are, unless otherwise indicated, trademarks registered by RENAULT or other companies in the group.

If other trademarks are also cited, they are identified by a capital letter and are used by Renault either with the authorization of their owner or as a simple indication of products or services offered by Renault.

The reproduction, imitation, use or affixing of these trademarks without prior authorization from Renault or their respective owners constitutes an infringement punishable in France by four years' imprisonment and a fine of €400,000.

  1. Modification of the T&Cs

These T&Cs and the documents integrated by reference express the entire agreement between you and RENAULT relative to your use of the Website and the Services. 

These T&C come into force as of their publication on the Website.

 

You acknowledge and accept that the version of the T&C that is authentic is the one that is online when you access the Website. You must therefore refer to the version of the T&C online at the date of access and use.

 

Renault is free to modify these T&C at any time, in particular to take into account any changes or legal, regulatory and/or technical constraints.

  1. Applicable law and dispute resolution

The General Terms of Use, the content and all the rights and obligations of the Parties arising from or relating to the use of the Site are subject to French law and shall be interpreted and applied in accordance therewith.

  1. Litigation/Mediation

In case of dispute relating to the use of the Website, the choice of the competent court will be made in accordance with the law.

You may have recourse to a conventional mediation procedure or to any other alternative dispute resolution method.

  1. Webhosting AMAZON WEB SERVICES

Region of operations (i.e. servers location) :

eu-west-3 (Paris, France)

 

Headquarters:

Amazon Web Services, 
Inc. P.O. Box 81226 Seattle, 
WA 98108-1226 
http://aws.amazon.com

  1. Credit for Website design and Publisher Contact

AGORIZE
15 rue Béranger
75003 PARIS
contact@agorize.com
Tel.: (+33) 0 1 55 43 79 45