LEGAL NOTICE
1 — WEBSITE PRESENTATION
Pursuant to Article 6 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on Confidence in the Digital Economy, users of the website www.nathaliedecoster.com are informed of the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and monitoring:
Owner:
Nathalie Decoster
92200 NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE
Courriel : contact@nathaliedecoster.com
SIREN n° 408 251 809
VAT identification number: FR71408251809
Graphic design / Art direction 2026:
Victoire Bornhauser @victoire.bornhauser
Webmaster:
Maclar Productions: www.maclarprod.com
Translations:
Chinese: Ms Lin Na Yang
Portuguese: Ms Ana Cassia Bivar, revised by Renata Domingues, https://www.retohc.com.br/
Publication Director:
Nathalie Decoster
The publication director is a natural person.
Hosting Provider:
Wix Online Platforms Limited 1 Grant's Row Dublin 2 D02HX96,
Ireland Support: https://www.wix.com/about/contact-us
2 — GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OF THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES
Use of the website www.nathaliedecoster.com implies full and unconditional acceptance of the terms and conditions described below. These terms of use may be modified or supplemented at any time; users are therefore invited to consult them regularly.
The website is normally accessible at all times. However, Nathalie Decoster may decide to interrupt access for technical maintenance purposes and will endeavour to inform users in advance of the dates and times of such intervention.
The website www.nathaliedecoster.com is updated regularly by Nathalie Decoster. Likewise, this legal notice may be modified at any time; users are encouraged to refer to it frequently in order to remain informed of any changes.
3 — DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES PROVIDED
The website www.nathaliedecoster.com aims to provide information regarding the artist's activities.
Nathalie Decoster endeavours to provide information that is as accurate as possible. However, she cannot be held liable for omissions, inaccuracies, or failures to update information, whether due to her own actions or those of third-party partners providing such information.
All information provided on the website is for informational purposes only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information is not exhaustive and is provided subject to modifications having been made since it was published online.
4 — CONTRACTUAL LIMITATIONS ON TECHNICAL DATA
The website cannot be held liable for material damage resulting from its use. Users agree to access the website using recent equipment that does not contain viruses and with an up-to-date, latest-generation browser.
5 — INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INFRINGEMENT
Nathalie Decoster owns the intellectual property rights or holds usage rights to all elements accessible on the website, including but not limited to texts, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, and software.
Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, or adaptation of all or part of the elements of the website, by any means or process whatsoever, is prohibited without the prior written authorisation of Nathalie Decoster.
Any unauthorised use of the website or any of its elements will be considered an act of infringement and prosecuted in accordance with Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.
The photographs published on this website remain the intellectual property of their respective authors, who are identified on the Photo Credits page. Nathalie Decoster holds usage rights to these images, granted by each photographer; such grant entails no transfer of copyright and no right to sub-license. All requests for use are subject to the procedure set out on that page.
6 — LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Nathalie Decoster cannot be held liable for direct or indirect damage to the user's equipment when accessing the website www.nathaliedecoster.com, resulting either from the use of equipment that does not meet the specifications set out in Article 4, or from the occurrence of a bug or incompatibility.
Nathalie Decoster also cannot be held liable for indirect damages resulting from use of the website www.nathaliedecoster.com.
Interactive areas, such as the contact form, are available to users. Nathalie Decoster reserves the right to remove, without prior notice, any content posted in these areas that violates applicable French legislation, particularly provisions relating to data protection.
Where applicable, Nathalie Decoster also reserves the right to hold the user civilly and/or criminally liable, particularly in the event of racist, offensive, defamatory, or pornographic messages, regardless of the medium used (text, photograph, and so on).
7 — MANAGEMENT OF PERSONAL DATA
The processing of personal data carried out through this website is governed by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR) and by French Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended. The data controller is Nathalie Decoster, whose contact details appear in Article 1.
Data collected and purposes of processing
Contact form: name, email address and the content of the message, for the purpose of responding to and following up on the enquiry received. This processing is based on the controller's legitimate interest in handling enquiries addressed to her.
Newsletter: email address, for the purpose of sending news about the artist's work. This processing is based on consent, which may be withdrawn at any time via the unsubscribe link included in every mailing.
Audience measurement: browsing data, under the conditions described in Article 8.
Recipients and retention periods
Data is processed by Nathalie Decoster and by technical service providers acting as processors. It is not sold, transferred or otherwise disclosed to third parties.
Messages received through the contact form are retained for three years from the last exchange. Email addresses collected for the newsletter are retained until the subscriber unsubscribes.
Rights of data subjects
Data subjects have the right of access to their personal data, and the rights to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and to object to processing, as well as the right to withdraw consent at any time.
These rights may be exercised by writing to contact@nathaliedecoster.net. A response will be provided within one month of receipt of the request, which may be extended by two further months where necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of requests. Proof of identity will be requested only where there are reasonable doubts as to the identity of the person making the request.
Data subjects also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL): www.cnil.fr
8 — COOKIES
Cookies strictly necessary for the operation of the website are placed without prior consent. Any other cookie or tracker, in particular for audience measurement, is placed only after the user's express consent has been obtained through the banner displayed on the first visit. Refusing is as straightforward as accepting, and preferences may be changed at any time.
Cookies are small data files stored on the hard drive of your computer. Almost all websites use them and they do not harm your system. They are used to improve the browsing experience, to analyse traffic and, where applicable, for advertising purposes.
You may also review or change the types of cookies you accept through your browser settings. As each browser differs, we invite you to consult your browser's help menu to find out how to amend your cookie preferences. Refusing all cookies may prevent you from making full use of the website's features.
9 — HYPERLINKS
The website www.nathaliedecoster.com contains hyperlinks to third-party websites, placed with the authorisation of Nathalie Decoster. Nathalie Decoster has no means of monitoring the content of the websites thus visited and accordingly assumes no responsibility in this respect.
10 — APPLICABLE LAW
Any dispute relating to the use of the website www.nathaliedecoster.com is subject to French law.
11 — MAIN APPLICABLE LAWS
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data.
Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Information Technology, Data Files and Civil Liberties, as amended.
Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on Confidence in the Digital Economy, as amended by Law No. 2024-449 of 21 May 2024.
French Intellectual Property Code.
12 — GLOSSARY
User: any internet user connecting to and using the aforementioned website.
Personal data: any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, within the meaning of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
This legal notice is published in French and in English. In the event of any discrepancy between the two versions, the French version shall prevail.