Legal Notice

Definitions

Customer: any professional or natural person capable within the meaning of Articles 1123 et seq. of the Civil Code, or legal entity, who visits the Website covered by these general terms and conditions.
Services: www.gacsarl.com provides Customers with:

Content: All elements constituting the information presented on the Site, including text, images, and videos.

Customer information: Hereinafter referred to as “Information(s)”, which corresponds to all personal data that may be held by www.gacsarl.com for the management of your account, customer relationship management, and for analysis and statistical purposes.

User: Internet user connecting to and using the aforementioned website.

Personal information: “Information that allows, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, the identification of the individuals to whom it applies” (Article 4 of Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978).

The terms “personal data,” “data subject,” “processor,” and “sensitive data” have the meanings defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR: No. 2016-679).

1. Presentation of the website.

Pursuant to Article 6 of Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, users of the website are informed that www.gacsarl.com the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and monitoring:

Name des Unternehmens General African Consulting (GAC)
Rechtsform SARL
RCCM CD /KNG/RCCM/ 25-B-01321
Id.Nat. 01-H5300-N02646T
N° Impot A1520165L
Siège social 9, Avenue Mangala, Quartier Cité-Verte, Commune de Selembao, Kinshasa - RDC

Webmaster : Rise of DRC – steuku2@gmail.com
Hébergeur : NAMECHEAP – USA
Beauftragter für den Datenschutz: Stephane Ukundji – steuku2@gmail.com

2. Terms and conditions of use for the website and services offered.

The Website constitutes a work of the mind protected by the provisions of the Intellectual Property Code and applicable international regulations. The Customer may not in any way reuse, transfer, or exploit for their own account all or part of the elements or works on the Website.

Use of the website www.gacsarl.com implies full and complete acceptance of the general terms and conditions of use described below. These terms and conditions of use are subject to change or addition at any time, and users of the website www.gacsarl.com are therefore invited to consult them regularly.

This website is normally accessible to users at all times. However, interruptions for technical maintenance may be decided by www.gacsarl.com, which will then endeavor to notify users in advance of the dates and times of the intervention. The website www.gacsarl.com is regularly updated by www.gacsarl.com. Similarly, the legal notices may be modified at any time: however, users are required to refer to them as often as possible in order to remain informed.

3. Description of services provided.

The purpose of the website www.gacsarl.com is to provide information about all of the company's activities. www.gacsarl.com strives to provide information that is as accurate as possible on the website www.gacsarl.com. However, it cannot be held responsible for omissions, inaccuracies, and deficiencies in updates, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners who provide this information.

All information provided on the www.gacsarl.com website is given for informational purposes only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information on the www.gacsarl.com website is not exhaustive. It is subject to changes that may have been made since it was posted online.

4. Contractual limitations on technical data.

The site uses JavaScript technology. The website cannot be held liable for any material damage related to the use of the site. Furthermore, users of the site agree to access the site using recent equipment that is free of viruses and with a latest-generation, up-to-date browser. The site www.gacsarl.com is hosted by a service provider within the territory of the European Union in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR: No. 2016-679).

The aim is to provide a service that ensures the best possible accessibility. The host ensures the continuity of its service 24 hours a day, every day of the year. However, it reserves the right to interrupt the hosting service for the shortest possible periods, in particular for maintenance purposes, to improve its infrastructure, in the event of infrastructure failure, or if the Services generate traffic that is deemed abnormal.

www.gacsarl.com and the host cannot be held liable be held liable in the event of malfunction of the Internet network, telephone lines, or computer and telephone equipment, particularly due to network congestion preventing access to the server.

5. Intellectual property and counterfeiting.

www.gacsarl.com is the owner of the intellectual property rights and holds the rights of use of all elements accessible on the website, including text, images, graphics, logos, videos, icons, and sounds. Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, or adaptation of all or part of the elements of the site, regardless of the means or process used, is prohibited without the prior written consent of: www.gacsarl.com.

Any unauthorized use of the site or any of the elements it contains will be considered as constituting an infringement and prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the Intellectual Property Code.

6. Limitations of liability.

www.gacsarl.com acts as the publisher of the site. nbsp;www.gacsarl.com  is responsible for the quality and accuracy of the Content it publishes.

www.gacsarl.com cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damage caused to the user's equipment when accessing the website www.gacsarl.com, and resulting either from the use of equipment that does not meet the specifications indicated in point 4, or from the the occurrence of a bug or incompatibility.

www.gacsarl.com cannot be held liable for indirect damages (such as loss of market share or loss of opportunity) resulting from the use of the www.gacsarl.com website. Interactive areas (where questions can be asked in the contact area) are available to users. www.gacsarl.com reserves the right to delete, without prior notice, any content posted in this area that contravenes the legislation applicable in France, in particular the provisions relating to data protection. Where applicable, www.gacsarl.com also reserves the right to hold the user liable of the user, particularly in the event of racist, abusive, defamatory, or pornographic messages, regardless of the medium used (text, photography, etc.).

7. Management of personal data.

The Customer is informed of the regulations concerning marketing communications, the law of June 21, 2014 on confidence in the Digital Economy, the Data Protection Act of August 6, 2004, and the General Data Protection Regulation. Digital Economy, the Data Protection Act of August 6, 2004, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR: No. 2016-679).

7.1 Parties responsible for collecting personal data

For Personal Data collected in connection with the creation of the User's personal account and their browsing on the Site, the controller of the Personal Data is: General African Consulting SARL. nbsp;www.gacsarl.comis represented by XYZ, its legal representative.

As the entity responsible for processing the data it collects, www.gacsarl.com undertakes to comply with the framework of the legal provisions in force. In particular, it is the Customer's responsibility to establish the purposes of its data processing, to provide its prospects and customers, based on the collection of their consent, with complete information on the processing of their personal data, and to maintain a register of processing operations in accordance with the reality. Whenever www.gacsarl.com processes Personal Data, www.gacsarl.com takes all reasonable measures to ensure the accuracy and relevance of Personal Data in relation to the purposes for which www.gacsarl.com processes it.

7.2 Purpose of the data collected

www.gacsarl.com may process all or part of the data:

1. to enable navigation on the Site and the management and traceability of the services ordered by the user: connection and use data for the Site, billing, order history, etc.
2. to prevent and combat computer fraud (spamming, hacking, etc.): computer equipment used for browsing, IP address, password (hash, etc.)
3. to improve browsing on the Site: connection and usage data
4. to conduct optional satisfaction surveys on www.gacsarl.com: email address
5. to conduct communication campaigns (text messages, emails): phone number, email address

www.gacsarl.com does not sell your personal data, which is therefore only used when necessary or for statistical and analytical purposes.

7.3 Right of access, rectification, and opposition

In accordance with current European regulations, Users of www.gacsarl.com have the following rights:

1. right of access (Article 15 GDPR) and rectification (Article 16 GDPR),updating, completeness of User data right to block or erase Users' personal data (Article 17 of the GDPR),when it is inaccurate, incomplete, ambiguous, outdated, or whose collection, use, communication, or storage is prohibited
2. the right to withdraw consent at any time (Article 13-2c GDPR)
3. the right to restrict the processing of User data (Article 18 GDPR)
4. right to object to the processing of User data (Article 21 GDPR)
5. the right to the portability of data provided by Users, when such data is subject to automated processing based on their consent or on a contract (Article 20 GDPR)
6. the right to determine the fate of Users' data after their death and to choose to whom www.gacsarl.com should communicate (or not) their data to a third party they have previously designated

As soon as www.gacsarl.com is aware of the death of a User and in the absence of instructions from the User, www.gacsarl.com undertakes to destroy their data, unless its retention is necessary for evidentiary purposes or to comply with a legal obligation.

If the User wishes to know how www.gacsarl.com uses their Personal Data, request to correct it, or object to its processing, the User may contact www.gacsarl.com in writing at the following address:

General African Consulting SARL – DPO, Rise of DRC
Et 5, Immeuble 134, Commune de la Gombe

In this case, the User must indicate the Personal Data that they would like www.gacsarl.com to correct, update, or delete, identifying themselves precisely with a copy of an identity document (ID card or passport).

Requests for the deletion of Personal Data will be subject to the obligations imposed on www.gacsarl.com by law, particularly with regard to the storage or archiving of documents. Finally, Users of www.gacsarl.com may exercise their right to access, rectify, or delete their Personal Data by contacting www.gacsarl.com at the address provided above. document archiving. Finally, Users of www.gacsarl.com may lodge a complaint with the supervisory authorities, in particular the CNIL (https://www.cnil.fr/fr/plaintes).

7.4 Non-disclosure of personal data

www.gacsarl.com is prohibited from processing, hosting, or transferring the Information collected about its Customers to a country outside the European Union or recognized as “inadequate” by the European Commission without first informing the customer. However, www.gacsarl.com remains free to choose its technical and commercial subcontractors provided that they offer sufficient guarantees with regard to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR: No. 2016-679).

www.gacsarl.com undertakes to take all necessary precautions to preserve the security of the Information and, in particular, to ensure that it is not disclosed to unauthorized persons. However, if an incident affecting the integrity or confidentiality of Customer Information is brought to the attention of www.gacsarl.com, the latter shall inform the Customer as soon as possible and notify them of the corrective measures taken. Furthermore, www.gacsarl.com does not collect any “sensitive data”.

The User's Personal Data may be processed by subsidiaries of www.gacsarl.com and subcontractors (service providers),exclusively for the purposes of this policy.

Within the limits of their respective responsibilities and for the purposes outlined above, the main individuals likely to have access to User data from www.gacsarl.com are mainly our customer service agents.

8. Incident notification

Regardless of the efforts made, no method of transmission over the Internet and no method of electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot therefore guarantee absolute security. If we become aware of a security breach, we will notify the users concerned so that they can take appropriate measures. Our incident notification procedures take into account our legal obligations, whether at the national or European level. We are committed to keeping our customers fully informed about all matters relating to the security of their accounts and to providing them with all the information they need to help them meet their own regulatory reporting obligations.

No personal information about the user of the website www.gacsarl.com is published without the user's knowledge, exchanged, transferred, assigned, or sold on any medium to third parties. Only in the event of the acquisition of www.gacsarl.com and its rights would the transmission of such information to the potential purchaser, who would in turn be bound by the same obligation to store and modify data with regard to users of the www.gacsarl.com website.

Security

To ensure the security and confidentiality of Personal Data and Personal Health Data, nbsp;www.gacsarl.com uses networks protected by standard devices such as firewalls, pseudonymization, encryption, and passwords.

When processing Personal Data, www.gacsarl.com takes all reasonable measures to protect it against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

9. Hypertext links, cookies, and internet tags

The website www.gacsarl.com contains a number of hypertext links to other sites, set up with the authorization of www.gacsarl.com. However, www.gacsarl.com is unable to verify the content of the sites visited in this way, and will therefore not accept any responsibility for this.

Unless you decide to disable cookies, you agree that the site may use them. You can disable these cookies at any time, free of charge, using the deactivation options available to you and described below, bearing in mind that this may reduce or prevent access to all or part of the Services offered by the site.

Cookies facilitate navigation and/or the provision of services offered by the Site. Users can configure their browser to allow them to decide whether or not to accept cookies so that cookies are stored on their device. allow them to decide whether or not to accept them so that Cookies are stored on the terminal or, on the contrary, are rejected, either systematically or according to their issuer. The User may also configure their browser software so that they are asked to accept or refuse Cookies on a case-by-case basis, before a Cookie is likely to be stored on their device. nbsp;www.gacsarl.com informs the User that, in this case, not all of the features of their browser software may be available.

If the User refuses to accept cookies on their device or browser, or if the User deletes those that are stored there, the User is informed that their browsing and experience on the Website may be limited. This may also be the case when www.gacsarl.com or one of its service providers cannot recognize, &agrav

If the User refuses to accept cookies on their device or browser, or if the User deletes those that are stored there, the User is informed that their browsing and experience on the Website may be limited. This may also be the case when www.gacsarl.com or one of its service providers cannot recognize , for technical compatibility purposes, the type of browser used by the terminal, the language and display settings, or the country from which the terminal appears to be connected to the Internet.

Where applicable, www.gacsarl.com declines all responsibility for the consequences of the degraded functioning of the Site and any services offered by www.gacsarl.com, resulting from (i) the User's refusal of Cookies (ii) the inability of www.gacsarl.com to record or consult the Cookies necessary for their operation due to the User's choice. Each browser has different settings for managing cookies and user choices. These settings are described in the browser's help menu, which will tell you how to change your cookie preferences.

At any time, the User may choose to express and modify their preferences regarding Cookies. nbsp;www.gacsarl.com may also use the services of external providers to help it collect and process the information described in this section.

Finally, by clicking on the icons dedicated to the social networks Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Plus on the www.gacsarl.com website or in its mobile application, and if the User has accepted the use of cookies by continuing to browse the Website or mobile application of www.gacsarl.com, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Plus may also place cookies on your devices (computer, tablet, mobile phone).

These types of cookies are only stored on your devices if you consent to them by continuing to browse the Website or mobile application of www.gacsarl.com. However, Users may withdraw their consent to www.gacsarl.com placing this type of cookie at any time.

Article 9.2. INTERNET TAGS

www.gacsarl.com may occasionally use Internet tags (also known as " tags," or action tags, single-pixel GIFs, transparent GIFs, invisible GIFs, and one-by-one GIFs) and deploy them through a partner specializing in web analytics partner that may be located (and therefore store the corresponding information, including the User's IP address) in a foreign country.

These tags are placed both in online advertisements allowing Internet users to access the Site and on the various pages of the Site.  

This technology allows www.gacsarl.com to evaluate visitors' responses to the Site and the effectiveness of its actions (for example, the number of times a page is opened and the information consulted),as well as the User's use of this Site.

The external service provider may collect information about visitors to the Site and other websites using these tags, compile reports on the activity of the Site for www.gacsarl.com, and provide other services relating to the use of the Site and the Internet.

10. Applicable law and jurisdiction.

Any dispute relating to the use of the website www.gacsarl.com is subject to French law. Except where prohibited by law, exclusive jurisdiction is attributed to the competent courts of Kinshasa.