Object

The website, available at https://www.hecalumni.fr/, is a private professional social network provided by the HEC Alumni association to enable its members (students, graduates) Add space here to help each other, keep in touch, facilitate networking, share opportunities, exchange advice, promote education and foster professional integration, employment and career support. The site and its services are provided by the "AlumnForce" application published by MEVIA, a simplified joint stock company with a capital of €11,414, registered in the Nanterre Trade and Companies Register under the number B 501 609 143, whose registered office is located at 93-97 rue Eugène Caron, 92400 Courbevoie, France.
The purpose of these general terms of use is to govern access to and use of the Site. We invite you to read them carefully.
By activating your Account, requesting an Account, making a reservation for an event or making a purchase on the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and accepted all of these General Conditions of Use.

Any other use of the Website for purposes other than those mentioned above and in these General Terms and Conditions of Use, in particular for commercial purposes, is strictly prohibited.

Definitions

Capitalized terms in the TOS shall have the following meaning (unless otherwise expressly stated):

Website means the HEC Alumni website accessible at https://www.hecalumni.fr/ giving access to the Network Services.

Users means members who can access the services via an Account (students, graduates, teachers, recruiters or representatives of a partner company), individuals registering for an event and Administrators. For each type of User, access to the services may be limited according to the choices made by the Administrators.

Visitors refer to individuals who visit the Website without registering.

Administratorsmeans the natural persons employed or not by the HEC Alumni association and authorised to use the Modules of the AlumnForce application for professional or management purposes: they have access to an Account allowing them to set up the Modules and to configure or carry out actions on the Users' Accounts.

Account means a valid account giving access to the services of the site.

Content refers to any content that Users can download and access from the Website, including but not limited to articles, events, directories, profile sheets with Personal Data depending on the privacy settings that each User has configured in their preferences.

Personal Data is any information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify a natural person.

Modules refers to the management applications of a private professional social network developed by AlumnForce and accessible in "software as a service" (SaaS).

Privacy Policy means the document established by the HEC Alumni association presenting its processing of Users' Personal Data and defining their corresponding rights.

Services means the supply of the Modules and the additional services that can be provided by AlumnForce at the request of the HEC Alumni association, such as configuration, assistance or training, etc.

Scope of the General Conditions of Use

The present General Terms of Use ("GTU") are applicable to all use and access to the site's services. They are validated electronically by the User at the time of the activation of his Account and at each modification of the GTU. The GCU are accessible at any time on the Site. The professional social network is not freely accessible. Access is reserved for Users of the network who have accepted the GTC and who have an Account with a login and password.

Users acknowledge that they have read and understood the TOS and agree to be bound by them.

The HEC Alumni association reserves the right to modify the Terms of Use at any time by notifying Users via the Website or by email, where possible, at least thirty days before any major changes come into effect. Users undertake to read and accept these changes.

Description of the services provided by HEC Alumni

For information purposes, the HEC Alumni association offers its members the following services:

A participatory network information and sharing service (news, events, discussions, newsletters, wall activities, comments, internal messaging, notifications, sharing to social networks, etc.)

An online directory of User members with access to User profiles.

A service to put Users in touch with each other via an internal messaging system.

A job offer service.

A service of participatory groups.

A subscription service for annual membership or lifetime membership (Infinity Pass).

An online donation, ticketing, magazine subscription and product purchase service.

A service of good plans, projects and announcements.

A mentoring service

A lifetime email address service in the form of an alias, allowing redirection to the email address of your choice.

All these services aim to bring together the HEC Alumni association's members to promote networking, mutual support, professional integration and career development.

Accessing the services

The User of the Website acknowledges having the necessary skills and means to access this Website and having verified that the computer configuration used does not contain any virus and that it is in perfect working order.

In order to access the network, typical users who are graduates, students or teachers belonging to the HEC Alumni association must have an active email address to activate their account and participate in the network.

Anonymous visitors can access the Site, view public articles and events, but cannot visit profiles, post comments or participate in discussions. They may have access to register for events open to the public. In this case, they will have to accept the TOS to reserve their participation in such events and provide at least their first name, last name and an active e-mail.

Users such as recruiters or representatives of a partner company may join the network with restricted access in order to post job offers. These accounts must be validated or created in advance by an Administrator.

The User undertakes not to use a pseudonym or e-mail address that could infringe the rights of third parties (patronymic name, brand name, etc.), nor to usurp a name, a company name or a registered trademark.

At the first connection, the User will have to accept and validate the T&C, specify his password and update his Account preferences with regard to notifications and privacy levels of his profile information. The User's Account may be deactivated and deleted by an Administrator if it remains inactive for more than two years.

Administrators

Administrators declare that they are authorised to use the Services and have accepted the TOS on behalf of the HEC Alumni association. The Administrator sets up the configuration of User Accounts via individual imports or additions. He sets up and validates access requests from Users such as representatives of partner companies. The Administrator can send the accesses to each User. The Administrator is able to block access to a User if necessary.

User accounts

The User will be able to access the Services once the Terms of Use have been accepted and only if the User's Account has been created in advance by an Administrator with at least a first name, a surname and an active email address. The User must provide at least one active email address and specify a password to log in the first time. They may modify and update their email address and password at any time from their Account management page. They will then access their User menu to access the various Modules of the platform in accordance with the access authorised for their User type.

Password

The password associated with each Account is strictly personal and confidential and must not be shared with third parties. Users are responsible for the loss or theft of their password. We recommend that Users regularly change their passwords and choose complex passwords of at least 8 characters comprising letters, numbers and specific characters. Each User is free to change his or her password at any time from the management of his or her Account. The user is deemed responsible for all actions on their account, even if they lose their password.

Use of services

The texts, software, images, videos, data and any other work on this site are protected by the intellectual property code. The User of the site agrees not to reproduce them without the express consent of the HEC Alumni association. The User undertakes not to copy or sell all or part of the Modules and the Website.

The User guarantees HEC Alumni that he/she has the necessary rights, including all intellectual property rights on the articles, testimonies, comments, images and data of any kind that he/she discloses on this Website, allowing him/her to grant the rights transmitted herein.

Users are informed that their testimonials and comments may be reproduced and/or represented in communication materials intended to promote the HEC Alumni association. In the event that these comments and testimonials are likely to be protected by intellectual property rights, the User expressly consents to the HEC Alumni association being able to use these comments and testimonials freely and free of charge for the legal duration of the protection of these rights.

The User consents to the use of their image captured during events organised by the HEC Alumni association in communication materials intended to promote the HEC Alumni association.

The messages and images posted are under the responsibility of their author who undertakes to assume all responsibilities and consequences thereof. In particular, the author of the message guarantees HEC Alumni against all actions initiated by third parties and having as cause, basis or origin the content of his message. He/she therefore undertakes to pay the amount of the related condemnations and defence costs, or any transactional indemnity that would be due in the context of the dispute. The representatives of the site decline all responsibility for the content of messages posted by users.

The User is responsible for the Account assigned to him/her from the date of activation of the latter. It is his duty to keep his Account secret and not to disclose it to any other person. The User is solely responsible for the Use that is made of his Account, as well as the Content published via his Account.

For the respect and good of all, the following are prohibited: messages of an abusive, offensive, obscene or defamatory nature, content contravening the rights of others, violent comments or incitement to racism, pornography, paedophilia or crimes and misdemeanours, the misuse of the site for propaganda, commercial prospecting or political purposes.

Users may report any disturbing messages to the Administrator. The Administrator may delete without notice any message that does not comply with the above conditions.

The HEC Alumni association reserves the right, without justification, to refuse access to the Site to any visitor or User who has not respected these terms of use or the applicable law. In the event that, according to the visitor or the User concerned, it would be an error, the latter can contact the HEC Alumni association.

Online directory

The HEC Alumni association provides its HEC graduate members with an online directory of former students and current students at HEC.

The directory is made available to Users for consultation only, to promote exchanges between HEC Alumni, exclusively for non-commercial purposes.

Any misuse of the online directory for other purposes, including making it available to third parties or using it directly or indirectly for commercial prospecting, constitutes a violation of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

Any extraction or reproduction of data from the online directory, in any form, without the consent of the HEC Alumni association is strictly prohibited.

If you notice any abnormal use of the directory, please contact us at the following address: privacy@hecalumni.fr .

Club participation

The Site allows Users, if the Clubs/Groups Module is active, to create restricted circles within the network. They can organise themselves into groups, for example around a city or a region or a professional theme. The members of each group can thus have access to articles, events, forums, media and an online directory specific to their group. Each group and its members must comply with the provisions of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

Posting of job offers

All Users of the Site who are able to submit a job offer undertake not to use prohibited or discriminatory criteria, including the following: origin, sex, morals, sexual orientation or identity, age, marital status or pregnancy, genetic characteristics, actual or assumed membership of an ethnic group, nation or race, political opinions, trade union or mutualist activities, religious beliefs, physical appearance, etc. (Art. L 1132-1, L 1142-1, L 5531-2 of the French Labour Code).

Protection of personal data

The controller of the personal data referred to herein is the HEC Alumni association.

The data initially collected concerning Users on the Website comes from the HEC Alumni association. This data is necessary to obtain an Account and access to services. It includes at least the first name, surname, email address, and academic background.

The data processors are the companies MEVIA, Oakland and JustFind.

Users agree to always provide sincere and truthful Personal Data and to update it as necessary so that it remains complete and accurate. The HEC Alumni Association will regularly ask you to do so.

User information contained in the professional network database remains the property of that User. In accordance with current European regulations, and in particular European Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (hereinafter ‘GDPR’), Users of the Website have the rights set out in our link on the Privacy Policy page.

For more information on the processing of Personal Data, please consult our Privacy Policy page.

Duration of data retention

The HEC Alumni association retains your data only for as long as necessary for the purposes pursued, in accordance with legal requirements.

Security

The User of the Website acknowledges being informed of the risks associated with the use of the Internet and networks, and in particular the fact that information relating to personal data can be copied or intercepted. The User of the Website acknowledges that he/she accepts these risks, for which the HEC Alumni association can in no way be held responsible. The HEC Alumni association implements all the technical and human resources to ensure a permanent level of security in accordance with the rules of the art in this field and to prevent attacks from malicious persons. Some of the safeguards we use to protect your information are firewalls and encrypted data transmission using SSL/HTTPS technology.

Intellectual property on the website

The HEC Alumni website, including its structure, design and content, is protected by the provisions of the Intellectual Property Code, in particular those relating to the protection of databases. Any person who creates a file or a database with the information on the HEC Alumni website, and who makes it available to a third party, for a fee or free of charge, without the agreement of the HEC Alumni association and in violation of the GTC, will be subject to civil and/or criminal penalties as provided for by the Intellectual Property Code.

Warranties

The HEC Alumni association undertakes to take particular care regarding the accuracy of the information exchanged on the Site and to keep it regularly updated. However, errors or omissions may be found. In this case, we would be grateful if you could inform us so that we can make the necessary corrections. During its verifications and occasional interventions, the Site Administrator undertakes not to modify the Contents in a way that could change their meaning. However, he reserves the right to move Content if he notices a flagrant error of thematic classification.

The HEC Alumni association does not guarantee uninterrupted access to the Site, especially in case of maintenance, repairs, or disruptions of Internet connections. It cannot be held responsible for technical failures and related data loss, or for any other indirect damage occurring during or related to the use of the site.

Applicable law

The Terms and Conditions of Use is governed solely by French law. Any dispute relating to the validity, interpretation and/or execution, termination, of these The Terms and Conditions of Use and after failure of any conciliation, will be submitted to the Commercial Court of Paris.

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