General terms and conditions of sale

The association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée", law 1901 declared in the Journal Officiel des Associations under the n° 20160003, whose head office is 31 Rue de Poissy - 75005 Paris, offers for sale trainings related to international and strategic relations, geopolitics and diplomacy; a quarterly review entitled "La Revue Diplomatique"; events with scientific scope such as breakfasts, lunches, conferences, round tables and colloquiums.

1) Object

The present general terms and conditions exclusively govern the sale of the above-mentioned products and services, with the exception of the "Rencontres géoéconomiques" program - which is subject to special general terms and conditions of sale. The services include everything offered for sale from the association's website (www.institut-ega.org) as well as on the online payment platforms used by the association (Stripe, HelloAsso, other online banking services).

Any person wishing to benefit from the products offered for sale and services offered on the site www.institut-ega.org and who accepts these terms and conditions will be hereinafter referred to as "the customer".

Any order placed by a customer under the conditions provided by these terms and conditions will be hereinafter referred to as "the order".

By placing an order for a product and/or a service with the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" on the site and by ticking the box "I have read and accept the general terms and conditions of sale", the customer acknowledges having previously read these general terms and conditions and expressly accept them without reservation.

These terms and conditions, thus accepted, are the only ones applicable and govern all orders placed on the Internet for products and services offered on the site.

The association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" reserves the right to modify these general terms and conditions of sale at any time. The applicable terms and conditions are those in force at the time of the order, accepted by the customer during the validation of the order.

The general conditions of sale are available at any time on the site www.institut-ega.org.

2. Ordering products and services

Following the validation and payment of the order, the customer receives a confirmation email:

• within forty-eight (48) hours in the case of a membership ;
• within forty-eight (48) hours for the purchase of issues of the "Revue diplomatique" ;
• within forty-eight (48) hours for the purchase of a subscription to the "Revue diplomatique".
• within forty-eight (48) hours when registering for a paid event ;
• within fifteen (15) days for the purchase of training and any product and/or service "package".

The order confirmation email :

• includes the order when purchasing issues of the "Revue diplomatique";
• indicates how to access the order when registering for a paid event, purchasing training and any product and/or service "pack".

In the case of a subscription to the "Revue diplomatique", the customer has access by e-mail to each new issue seventy-two (72) hours after its official publication.

Should the order or the terms and conditions not be sent according to the above-mentioned conditions, the customer is entitled to demand a refund. In the case of an order for "packs" or a subscription, the refund is made on a pro rata basis for what has not been sent.

The automatic registration systems of the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" are considered as proof of the content of the order and its date.

Any order placed by a customer is for his personal use. The association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" reserves the right to verify the identity of any person using a service requiring a physical presence.

Payment can be made by check (made out in euros to the order of the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" and hand-delivered to the president of the association), cash or via PayPal, HelloAsso, Stripe, Western Union and any other online banking service with which the association works.

An email confirming the order is then sent to the customer according to the above-mentioned conditions.

If the customer does not have access to the products or services after confirmation, it is up to the customer to contact the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" as it is possible that the order of the said customer could not be registered for technical reasons. If the acknowledgement of receipt of the order cannot be distributed to the e-mail address indicated by the customer, the order will be cancelled.

In the case of payment by any other means, the order can only be confirmed to the customer upon actual receipt of payment (cashing of the check/receipt of funds by bank transfer). The customer will be informed by e-mail.

All subscriptions to the "Revue diplomatique" are taken out for a period of one year. As this subscription is concluded for a fixed term, without tacit renewal, it cannot be terminated in advance.

The subscription will become effective at the issue following the date of subscription.

For any order refusal, the customer will be notified by an explanatory email. The association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" reserves the right to refuse the sale of an issue to a natural or legal person likely to damage the image, reputation and activities of the association.

Each order will be considered firm and definitive only after confirmation by the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée", in a confirmation e-mail mentioning the order number.

3. Right of withdrawal and refund

For any sale of products and services, the customer has fourteen (14) days to cancel his order, as indicated by the consumer's right of withdrawal. However, in accordance with Article L121-21-8 10° of the Consumer Code, the right of withdrawal does not apply to :

• the supply of a newspaper, a periodical or a magazine, except for contracts of subscription to these publications ;
• the supply of digital content not supplied on a material support whose execution has begun after prior express agreement of the consumer and express renunciation of his right of withdrawal ;
• the supply of audio or video recordings or computer software when they have been unsealed by the consumer after delivery.

Consequently, the right of retraction is not applicable to the order of issues of the "Revue diplomatique" published by the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée", except for subscriptions to the review, nor to the order of training courses, nor to the registration to scientific events.

In the case of a subscription, in accordance with article L121-21 of the Consumer Code, the customer has a period of fourteen (14) days to exercise his right of withdrawal. The customer authorizes the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" to execute the order without waiting for the aforementioned fourteen (14) day period, it being specified that the customer will retain the possibility of exercising his right of retraction.

The retraction period runs from the reception by the customer of the order, or of the first order when it concerns the purchase of a "pack" or a subscription. The customer can however exercise his right of withdrawal from the conclusion of the contract.

The customer informs the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" of his decision to withdraw by sending him, before the expiry of the above-mentioned period, an email to secretariat@institut-ega.org.

In this case, the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" will immediately send the customer an acknowledgement of receipt of the withdrawal.

The reimbursement of the customer will be made by the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" within fourteen (14) days at the latest from the date on which it was informed of the customer's decision to withdraw.

4. Prices and payment

4.1. Prices

The website contains a commercial proposal for the sale of products and services.

It is valid as long as the products and services are present on the Site and within the limit of available stocks.

The conclusion of the sales contract will take place only after confirmation of the order by the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée".

The prices of products and services sold on the site are indicated in euros, all taxes included, excluding participation in costs if any.

The association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" reserves the right to modify its prices and formulas at any time. Within the framework of the trainings proposed by the Institute, the prices for legal entities are proposed in a casuistic way according to the client structure.

The products will be invoiced on the basis of the prices in force at the time of the registration of the order.

4.2. Payment

The payment of the order is made either :

• by the online payment platforms used by the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée", namely Stripe and HelloAsso, which require payment by credit card ;
• via a PayPal account;
• by check, which can be cleared in France, made out in euros and payable to the Association Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée - 31 Rue de Poissy, 75005 Paris ;
• by transfer, in euros, to the Crédit Mutuel account of the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée".

The customer is solely responsible for the effective payment of the purchased product. Only the customer is responsible for the payment.

No new order can be registered and confirmed by the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" before regular payment by the customer of the sums due for previous orders.

The products remain the full property of the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" until full payment of the price.

5. Delivery

The association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" cannot be held responsible for the non-performance of its obligations in case of force majeure (including: flood, fire, natural cataclysm, armed conflict, act of the prince, pandemic, disruption or total or partial strike, particularly of postal services and means of transport and / or communications).

When ordering, the customer undertakes to indicate a valid e-mail address to which delivery can be made.

The customer undertakes to pay the agreed price, as well as to pay or to have paid, if necessary, the customs duties, VAT or other taxes due on the occasion of the importation of the products in the country of the place of delivery.

6. Personal data

Information concerning the customer will be collected as part of the management of the Site and in particular for the management of orders placed on the Site. The recipients of the data thus collected are the employees of the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée".

In accordance with the provisions of Law 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to "data processing, data files and liberties", the customer has the right to access, rectify and oppose the processing of personal data concerning him/her. If the customer wishes to exercise these rights, he can send a letter addressed to : Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée - 31, rue de Poissy - 75005 Paris.

7. Intellectual property

The website www.institut-ega.org is the property of the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée", SIREN 849 769 906, holder of the intellectual property rights and the related domain name. Except with the express and prior authorization of the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée", it is forbidden to copy or download all or part of the Site or its contents.

Any unauthorized reproduction or distribution of all or part of the elements and information on this Site is prohibited.

The intellectual property code authorizes, under the terms of articles L. 122-5.2° and 3°a, on the one hand, only "copies or reproductions strictly reserved for the private use of the copier and not intended for collective use" and, on the other hand, only analyses and short quotations for the purpose of example and illustration, "any representation or reproduction in whole or in part made without the consent of the author or his successors in title or assigns is unlawful" (art. L. 122-4).

This representation or reproduction, by any process whatsoever, would therefore constitute an infringement punishable by articles L. 335-2 and following of the Intellectual Property Code.

8. Cookies

During the consultation of the site, information relating to the navigation of customers may be recorded in "cookie" files installed on their device (computer, tablet, smartphone).

These cookies are issued by the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" in order to facilitate navigation on the site and allow the recognition of the customers' browser when they are connected to the Site.

These cookies are issued in view of :

• to establish statistics and volumes of frequentation and use of the various elements composing the site (number of visits, pages viewed, abandonment in the ordering process);
• to adapt the presentation of the site to the display preferences of the terminals;
• to store information entered in the form filled out on the site or to products or information chosen on the site, to manage and secure access to reserved and personal areas such as the customer account and to manage the shopping cart ;
• implement security measures.

The customer can make settings so that cookies are deactivated and thus prevent cookies from being installed, without the customer's express consent, in his computer.

Any settings implemented by the customer may modify Internet browsing and the conditions of access to certain site services requiring the use of cookies.

The customer may express and modify at any time his wishes regarding cookies, by the means described below.

The website uses computer applications from third parties, which allow the client to share site content with other people or to make known to these other people his opinion about a site content (social networks such as Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc.).

When the customer consults a page of the site containing a "Share" or "Like" button, the customer's browser establishes a direct connection with the servers of the relevant social network.

If the customer is connected to the social network while browsing, the application buttons link the pages consulted to his account.

If he interacts with the plug-ins, for example by clicking on the "Like" button or by leaving a comment, the corresponding information will be transmitted to the social network concerned and published on his account.

If the Customer does not want the social networks to link the information collected through the Site to his or her account, the Customer must disconnect from the relevant social network before visiting the website.

The association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" is in no way responsible in any capacity whatsoever for the content or operation of any of the social networks, including those that may be linked to the website.

9. Databases

In accordance with the provisions of Law No. 98-536 of July 1, 1998 transposing into the intellectual property code of Directive 96/9 EC of March 11, 1996 on the legal protection of databases, the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" is the producer and owner of all or part of the databases making up this website.

By accessing the present Site, you acknowledge that the data composing it is legally protected and, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned law of 01/07/98, you are prohibited from extracting, reusing, storing, reproducing, representing or conserving, directly or indirectly, on any medium whatsoever, by any means and in any form whatsoever, all or part, qualitatively or quantitatively substantial, of the content of the databases appearing on the Site to which you have access, as well as the repeated and systematic extraction or reuse of qualitatively and quantitatively non-substantial parts when these operations manifestly exceed the conditions of normal use.

10. Liability and Warranty

The products offered for sale comply with current French legislation.

The association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" cannot be held responsible for non-compliance with legislative or regulatory provisions in force in the country of delivery of the items ordered.

The association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" cannot be held responsible for any errors, particularly typographical errors.

The association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" cannot guarantee either the quality of the Internet connection or the absence of interruptions specific to the network.

11. Applicable law and competent court

These general terms and conditions and all acts performed hereunder are governed by French law.

In case of dispute, the customer will address the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée" as a priority to find an amicable solution.

Only the French version of these general conditions of sale is opposable to the association "Institut d'Études de Géopolitique Appliquée".

In case of dispute, the French courts will have exclusive jurisdiction.