Terms of Use

Last Updated: September 2018

Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before using the www.bewareofthebugs.com Website and pages to which it links or which are owned by Valneva SE or one of its affiliated corporations (“Valneva”) and which refer to the present terms and conditions of use (collectively referred to as the « Website »).

This Website is provided to you under these “Terms of Use” and any amendments or supplements to them, including the Privacy Policy referred to herein and the Disclaimer (collectively referred to as this “Agreement” or the “Terms and Conditions”) that may be posted by Valneva or one of its affiliated companies (collectively, “Site Owner,” “we”, “us”) from time to time. Your use of this Website, or any other services or content provided through the Website [or Mobile Software], shall be deemed to constitute your consent to be legally bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement, which shall be enforceable in the same way as if you had signed the Agreement.

IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, WE ASK THAT YOU NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE OR POST OR SUBMIT ANY MATERIALS ON IT.

Content includes without limitation messages, information, data, text, software or images, or other content, articles, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips, video clips and other materials or content available or posted on the Website (collectively, the “Content”),

1. Website Intended Audience
This Website is not intended for anyone under the age of 18.

2. Responsibility for Minors
By allowing a minor to use the Site, you acknowledge that you are fully responsible for his/her conduct and Use of the Site. You acknowledge that the Website may contain Content that is inappropriate for minors. IF YOU ARE A MINOR, PLEASE OBTAIN YOUR PARENT’S PERMISSION TO USE THE WEBSITE AND ENSURE THAT HE/SHE READS THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

3. Information Disclaimer
THE INFORMATION INCLUDING ANY, ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE WEBSITE IS INTENDED SOLELY AS A GENERAL EDUCATIONAL AID. IT IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE ADVICE, OR TO BE USED FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT, FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO NOT INTENDED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND SERVICES FROM A QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER FAMILIAR WITH YOUR UNIQUE FACTS. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF YOUR DOCTOR OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER REGARDING ANY MEDICAL CONDITION AND BEFORE STARTING ANY NEW TREATMENT. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS SUBJECT TO THE ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMERS AND CAVEATS THAT MAY APPEAR THROUGHOUT THE WEBSITE.WE ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONSEQUENCE RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO ANY ACTION OR INACTION YOU TAKE BASED ON THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, OR OTHER MATERIAL ON THE WEBSITE. WHILE WE STRIVE TO KEEP THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, AND UP-TO-DATE, WE DO NOT GIVE ANY ASSURANCES, AND WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS RELATED TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT AND INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE.

Moreover, Valneva does not guarantee nor warrant continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to this Website or to the tools or services provided through this Website. You should be aware the operation of this Valneva website may be interrupted with or without prior warning or notice.

4. Intellectual property
You understand that the Website is available for your personal, non-commercial use only. You agree that the Website is the property of the Website Owner; including all intellectual property rights in it and that you have no right to use them other than as set out in these Terms of Use. We are not responsible for any harm or loss that you suffer in relation to any use you make of the Website for any business purposes or other purposes not authorized under these Terms of Use. We reserve the right to refuse or terminate access to the Website at our discretion. The Website is provided free of charge and on that basis we have no obligation to provide any maintenance or support services in relation to them and we are not responsible for any loss or damage you may suffer as a result of any failure to maintain or update the Website.

You may not copy, change or reuse the Website, any updates to them or any part of them including the software incorporated in them.

You may use this Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You are granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable, limited license to view, print and distribute content retrieved from the Website for your personal, noncommercial purposes, provided that you do not remove or obscure the copyright notice or other notices displayed on the content. You may not copy, reprint, modify, display, perform, translate, distribute, adapt, broadcast, communicate to the public by telecommunication, circulate, or sell the content retrieved from the Website in any way, for any commercial use or provide it to any commercial source, including other websites, without the prior written permission of Website Owner.

In addition, you agree not to: (i) use this Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair this Website, or interfere with any other use of this Website, including, any user’s ability to engage in real-time activities through this Website; (ii) use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access this Website for any purpose, including to scrape, data mine, monitor or copy any of the material on this Website; (iii) use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on this Website, or to engage in any other unauthorized purpose without the express prior written consent of Website Owner; (iv) otherwise use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of this Website; or (v) otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of this Website.

We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you.

Notwithstanding rights held by any third party in incorporated elements or software, the Website is an original compilation of independent works and its “look and feel”, including the Content, data, source code or other materials is protected by copyright and is owned or controlled by Valneva and any others which may own copyright or the party credited as the provider of the Content. All visitors shall abide by all copyright notices, information and restrictions contained in any Content.

Any product, process, or technology described in the Website may be subject to other intellectual property rights reserved by Valneva or any third party as the case may be. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or right under any patent or trademark of Valneva or any third party. Except as provided above, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right under any Valneva or third party copyright.

5. Privacy and Consent to Use Data
The information that we obtain through your use of the Websiteis subject to our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy addresses our collection and use of the data you provide to us, including your rights relative to that information.

6. Electronic Communications
The information communicated on the Website constitutes an electronic communication. When you communicate with us through the Website or via other forms of electronic media, such as e-mail, you are communicating with us electronically. You agree that we may communicate electronically, subject to local privacy laws, and that such communications, as well as notices, disclosures, agreements, and other communications that we provide to you electronically, are equivalent to communications in writing and shall have the same force and effect as if they were in writing and signed by the party sending the communication.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties With Respect to Use of Website
THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED HEREIN, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WEBSITE OWNER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, LEGAL OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
SITE OWNER DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS, IF ANY, WILL BE CORRECTED. WEBSITE OWNER MAKES NO WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, QUALITY, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE IS USED AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR DATA. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM WEBSITE OWNER OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.

8. Limitations of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL WEBSITE OWNER, ITS AFFILIATES AND ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, MANDATARIES OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR AGGRAVATED DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF INCOME, SAVING OR PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, HOWSOEVER CAUSED, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY), OR OTHERWISE RESULTING FROM (1) THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE; (2) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, ITEMS, OR WEBSITES; (3) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA (INCLUDING PERSONAL INFORMATION); (4) THE STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE WEBSITE; OR (5) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE WEBSITE. THESE LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT WEBSITE OWNER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. THIS EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS.

9. Trademark Notices
The trademarks and brand names displayed on this Website are the property of Website Owner, its affiliates or third party owners. You may not use or display any trademarks or service marks owned by Website Owner without our prior written consent. You may not use or display any other trademarks or service marks displayed on this Website without the permission of their owners.

10. Copyright
This Website, including without limitation all Content, is protected by French and worldwide copyrights laws and treaty provisions. Any unauthorized copying, redistribution, reproduction or modification of the Content by any person may be a violation of trade-mark and/or copyright laws and could result in legal action. You agree to comply with all applicable copyright laws.

11. Modification or Suspension of the Website
We will make reasonable efforts to make the Website available but we may from time to time need to interrupt, restrict, modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently the Website or parts of it without notice. We will not be responsible for any harm or loss you may suffer as a result of such actions.

12. Termination
We may at any time terminate your use of or access to the Website without prior notice if we have a good reason to do so which includes any breach by you of these Terms of Use. We will not be responsible for any loss or harm you may suffer as a result of termination of your use of the Website in these circumstances. In the event of any termination you must stop using the Website and you agree that the provisions of the Agreement regarding Ownership, Trademark Notices, Indemnification, Disclaimer or Warranties, Limitations of Liability, and Applicable Law shall survive any such termination.

13. Links to Third Party Sites
This Website may contain links or references to third party websites. These links are provided for your convenience only. No endorsement of any third party products, services or information is expressed or implied by any information, material or content of any third party contained in, referred to, included on, or linked from or to this Website. Any information, data, opinions, recommendations, products or services provided by such third parties through links to other websites or otherwise made available through their websites are solely those of such third parties and not of Website Owner. Your use of such third party websites is subject to the terms of use and the privacy policies of such websites.

14. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Website Owner and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, or other representatives from and against all claims, liability, damages and expenses, including without limitation all legal fees and costs arising from or relating to (a) your breach of these Terms of Use; (b) your use of this Website including without limitation transmission or placement of information or material by you on this Website.

15. Modifications to these Terms
We may make changes to the Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion, by updating these Terms of Use on this Website, and specifying the effective date of the new version of the Terms of Use. The “Last Modified” date at the top of these Terms of Use will indicate when the latest changes were made. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of a new version of the Terms of Use constitutes your acceptance of any such changes. Accordingly, whenever you visit this Website, you should check to see if a new version of the Agreement has been posted.

16. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns with respect to these Terms of Use or the Website you may contact us as identified in the Privacy Policy or the “Contact Us” section of this Website.

17. Severability of Agreement
Should any part or provision of these Terms of Use be held unlawful, void, invalid, or unenforceable that portion shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

18. Survival
All Sections shall survive the termination of the right to use the Website.

19. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
This site is under the jurisdiction of French law, international copyright and intellectual property protection. Other countries may have laws, regulatory requirements, or medical practices that differ from those in France. The Agreement and the resolution of any dispute related to the Agreement, the Website, and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of France applicable therein, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. Any legal action or proceeding between Website Owner and you related to the Agreement shall be brought exclusively in a French court of competent jurisdiction, and you agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of such courts. Use of the Website constitutes consent to the application of those laws, as well as these Terms of Use.