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Legal mentions

In accordance with Article 6 III-1 of French Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 regarding confidence in the digital economy, we inform you that:
the present site is the property of MAXIS SAS, with capital of EUR 38,500, registered in the Paris Trade and Companies register under No. 434 261 350, with registered office at 26, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris Cedex – France (telephone number: 01.47.74.10.01);

The director of the publication is Didier WECKNER in his capacity as Chairman of the company;
The provider supplying direct and permanent storage is AXA Group Solutions, with registered office at Tour Winterthur – La Défense 8, 102, terrasse Boldieu 92800 PUTEAUX FRANCE.

Site user charter

Please read carefully the conditions governing the use of the MAXIS Internet site.  The use of the MAXIS Internet site presupposes knowledge and acceptance of the present conditions.  MAXIS reserves the right to alter these conditions without warning or prior notice. Therefore you are advised to consult them on a regular basis.

Warning/Information placed on-line

The information communicated on this site is presented for information only and in general terms.  It does not claim to be exhaustive.  Despite updates to the content of the site, MAXIS cannot be held responsible for any changes in administrative and legal provisions which occur after publication.  Moreover, the offer of services and products made on this site does not constitute any contractual and/or commercial undertaking, and should not be deemed to constitute canvassing activity or a contractual offer.

You alone are responsible for the use of the site and/or of the information contained in it.

MAXIS cannot be held responsible for incorrect data or information present on its site.

The simulations presented on the site have been conceived for information only.  This information cannot be treated as advice or as commercial propositions.

MAXIS cannot guarantee that its site is free of viruses and cannot be held responsible for any damage that such viruses may cause to your data or hardware.

Hypertext links

MAXIS does not exercise any control over the content of the Internet sites listed and does not accept any responsibility for their content.

These links are offered solely for your convenience and the insertion of links does not mean that MAXIS approves of the content of these sites, nor does it imply any association between MAXIS and the users of these sites.

MAXIS is not responsible for the defective operation of the linked sites and cannot be held responsible for any direct or indirect damage which may result from their use.

It is your responsibility to consult the charters regarding the protection of privacy posted on these sites and their conditions of use, and you are responsible for complying with them.

MAXIS reserves the right to suspend the links to these third party sites without warning or prior notice.  If you wish to propose a link with the MAXIS site, please contact the Webmaster.  Any link to the MAXIS site must have prior agreement.

Technical prerequisites

This site is optimised for a 1024*768 pixel display on the following browsers:
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 or above
Firefox version 1.5 or above

However, varying interpretations of codes from one browser to another may cause differences in presentation and navigation.  If your browser does not meet these criteria, you can download the latest versions of the abovementioned browsers from the sites of the corresponding companies.

All documents which can be downloaded or edited on line on the site are in PDF format and can be viewed only if you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in.  If you do not have this software or if you wish to download the latest version, click on the following link:
http://www.adobe.fr/products/acrobat/readstep.html

Security of reserved areas

Warning to users of Internet Explorer 5 and above.  This browser contains a function which makes it possible to memorise your log-in details and security code. For security reasons, we advise you to deactivate this function:
In the Tools menu choose Internet Options, then Content, and then select AutoComplete...
In the dialogue box which appears, tick the option User names and passwords on forms then click on OK.

Cookies and personal data

Cookies are not currently used on the MAXIS site. Consequently, no information concerning browsing on this site will be recorded. On the other hand, you are advised that MAXIS, responsible for the processing of personal data (in accordance with Article 3 of French Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Protection), is able to collect (particularly by means of questionnaires) and to process personal data concerning you.  In this respect, you are advised of the optional nature of the replies to the questions contained in the questionnaires offered to you.    
Moreover, you are advised that the recipient of your personal data collected as stated above is MAXIS.
In addition, you are advised of your rights as follows in accordance with Articles 38, 39 and 40 of the abovementioned French Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978:
your right of access to and correction of information, which may be exercised by writing to MAXIS at 26 rue Drouot – 75009 - Paris;
your right to object against your personal information being used by MAXIS for commercial canvassing purposes. You can exercise this right by writing to us at the above address.

 Copyright and trade marks

The MAXIS site and its content are subject to legal protection as literary and artistic property (copyright, artists’ and performers’ rights, etc.) and as industrial property (trade marks, designs etc.). It is forbidden for Internet users to copy or reproduce, digitally or by any other means on any medium whatsoever, all or part of the content of the site, whether text, graphics or sound, except for personal use.  Failure to comply with these rules may result in civil and criminal liability on the part of the offender.