> Terms of Service

Last updated: October 6, 2004

The computing resources under the Internet domains www.distene.fr, www.distene.com, www.meshing-components.com , www.meshing-technologies.com make up the WEBSITE owned by DISTENE, a private corporation under French law identified as follows: DISTENE S.A.S. – Pôle Teratec - BARD-1 - Domaine du Grand Rué - 91680 Bruyères-le-Chatel – France.
By using this WEBSITE you accept the present Terms of Service. DISTENE may modify the terms of this document without prior notice. You are advised to regularly check this document for updates.

DISTENE pledges to do its utmost in providing accurate information on this WEBSITE. DISTENE reserves the right to correct the WEBSITE's contents at any time and without prior notice. You accept that: i) DISTENE is not contractually bound by the information contained on the WEBSITE, ii) the WEBSITE is provided « as-is » for personal, non-commercial use.

Consequently, you understand and agree that DISTENE is not liable for:

• any WEBSITE interruption,
• any bugs,
• any errors or omissions contained in the information given on the WEBSITE,
• any damage resulting from the fraudulent intrusion of a third party which causes modifications to the WEBSITE;
• any direct or indirect damage, whatever its cause or causes, nature, origins or consequences. This includes costs resulting from the purchase of goods on the WEBSITE, profit, client and data losses or any other loss of material goods arising from anyone's access or failed access to the WEBSITE, or any credit granted to information coming directly or indirectly from the WEBSITE.

You further agree to indemnify and hold DISTENE, its affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to:

• your use of the WEBSITE,
• your violation of the Terms of Service, or
• your violation of any rights of another.

DISTENE is committed to preserving the confidentiality of any information provided on line by users of the WEBSITE. All personal information that an Internet user transmits to DISTENE in exchange for the WEBSITE's services is subject to French legislation (Loi no. 78-17 Informatique et Libertés du 06 janvier 1978). This law grants Internet users the right to access, correct and delete any personal information held by DISTENE.
You may exert your rights at any time:

• Notify DISTENE in writing at the following address: DISTENE
  Protection des données personnelles
  Pôle Teratec - BARD-1
  Domaine du Grand Rué
  91680 Bruyères-le-Chatel
  France
  
• or, send an e-mail to: privacy@distene.com

The WEBSITE may include links to other Internet domains. DISTENE cannot control these external resources. Hence, DISTENE declines any responsibility for the availability, content, advertising, products, services and any other material available on or branching off those Internet domains.
In addition, DISTENE cannot be held liable for any damage or losses, true or alleged, deriving from the use or from having trusted the content, or goods and services available on those Internet domains.

The following trademarks advertised on the WEBSITE are the property of their respective owners :

• DISTENE is the owner or co-owner of: DISTENE, FILTOO, HEXOTIC, MESHADAPT, MESHGEMS, ST-SURF
• ASTEK is the owner of: SIMAIL, SIMULOG-TECHNOLOGIES
• CEI, Inc. is the owner of: ENLITEN, ENSIGHT, ENVIDEO
• INRIA (Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique) is the owner of: GHS3D, GAMHIC3D, GAMANIC3D, HEXOTIC, YAMS
• SHARC Ltd. is the owner of: HARPOON

DISTENE hereby acknowledges the rights of the owners of other trade names that may be advertised on the WEBSITE.

The WEBSITE as well as all software used in connection with the WEBSITE may contain confidential information or information protected by existing intellectual property right legislation or any other law.

Unless otherwise notified, intellectual property rights relating to documents contained on the WEBSITE and to each of the elements created for the WEBSITE are the exclusive property of DISTENE, which denies any license or right other that personal, non-commercial use. The reproduction of all documents published on the WEBSITE is authorized solely for personal and non-commercial use. Reproduction by any mean for other purposes is explicitly forbidden.

You agree that you shall not copy, modify, create derivated work of the software, nor attempt to determine by reverse engineering or any other mean the source code. You agree that you shall not sell, grant, sublicense, modify or transfer the software's property rights. You further agree that you shall not modify the software or use a modified version of the software, particularly but not exclusively in order to obtain unauthorized access to the WEBSITE, or to access the WEBSITE through an interface other than the one provided by DISTENE.

Editor: DISTENE – info@distene.com
Contents: DISTENE – info@distene.com and Praxinov / JP Moins Consultant – praxinov@praxinov.com
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