Terms and Conditions of Use

Here are the terms and conditions governing your access to and use of the DXOMARK IMAGE LABS (DXOMARK) website. By using the Site, you are agreeing to be bound by these conditions of use.

1. Using Site Content

All rights reserved. Any copying, re-publication or re-distribution of DXOMARK IMAGE LABS content or of any content used on this site, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent of DXOMARK IMAGE LABS.

Information and other data are provided for your personal information only and are not intended for trading purposes. DXOMARK IMAGE LABS shall not be liable for any errors or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. It endeavours to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information provided but does not guarantee its accuracy or reliability and accepts no liability (whether in tort or contract or otherwise) for any loss or damage arising from inaccuracies or omissions.

2. Intellectual Property rights and protection

2.1. DXOMARK and its logo are registered trademarks of DXOMARK IMAGE LABS. Other trademarks referred to in the content of the Site are the property of third parties. Total or partial reproduction of DXOMARK’ trademarks without the prior written authorization of DXOMARK IMAGE LABS or such third parties are prohibited.

2.2. The software for the Site is proprietary software and you may not use it except as expressly allowed. You may not copy, reverse engineer, modify, or otherwise manipulate the software.

2.3. The data, information, icons, photographs, images, texts, layout, video sequences (with or without sound), and other documents available on the Site are subject to industrial and/or intellectual property laws and are accordingly the property of DXOMARK IMAGE LABS or of third parties who have granted DXOMARK IMAGE LABS restricted use of their material. For this reason, any reproduction, representation, adaptation, translation and/or transformation, in whole or in part, or transfer to another site of this material is forbidden. Copying of material is authorized for private use.

2.4 Any reproduction, in whole or in part, of the Site or of one or several of its components, by whatsoever process, is forbidden without the express authorization of DXOMARK IMAGE LABS and constitutes an infringement under Article L.335-2 and subsequent articles of the French Intellectual Property Code. Their total or partial reproduction is strictly forbidden without the prior written approval of DXOMARK IMAGE LABS.

2.5 You are subject to the provisions of the French Data Protection Act, any breach of which is a criminal offense. You must refrain from using this Site or any of its content to collect, improperly solicit, misrepresent, obtain, or disseminate any information accessed in any way that is likely to undermine a person’s private life or reputation.

3. Costs

Private Use and Fair Use of Site content is entirely free of charge.

Contact DXOMARK IMAGE LABS to inquire about potential charges for any other use.

4. Termination

DXOMARK IMAGE LABS may, at its sole discretion, terminate or suspend access to all or part of the Site (including any right to access and use Site content) with or without cause and without prior notice. This right of termination is in addition to all other rights or remedies available to DXOMARK IMAGE LABS provided in these Conditions of Use and by French and International law.

5. Privacy Policy

DXOMARK IMAGE LABS is committed to respecting your privacy and to complying with all applicable French and International data protection and privacy laws. This Site has been registered with the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (French National Data Processing and Liberties Commission). DXOMARK IMAGE LABS reserves the right to amend or modify these Privacy Policy provisions at any time and in response to changes in applicable data protection and privacy legislation.

5.1. Collection and use of personal information

If you choose to provide DXOMARK IMAGE LABS with any personal information, it will be used only in support of the intended purposes stated at the time at which it was collected, and will be subject to any preferences that you have indicated. You acknowledge that by providing data to DXOMARK IMAGE LABS, you have given your expressed consent to the processing of your personal data for the specific purposes described hereinabove. You recognize and agree that processing of your personal data is necessary for the performance of DXOMARK IMAGE LABS’ obligations set forth at the time at which your personal data will be collected. DXOMARK IMAGE LABS undertakes to handle any personal data in compliance with any relevant data protection legislation, including those deriving from Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

5.2. Third-party access to your personal Information

DXOMARK IMAGE LABS will not sell, barter, trade, or otherwise convey or transmit the personal information of its users, registrants, or subscribers to any third party whatsoever for any reason. If at any time DXOMARK IMAGE LABS chooses to partner with another company or organization to conduct a survey, for example, site users will be informed on the site and will have the right to knowingly opt in to participate in any such survey or activity. In such instances, site users will be asked to explicitly grant permission to any such third party to use any personal information gathered.

5.3. Right of access to your personal Information

Where permitted by law, you have the right i) to obtain access to your personal data, ii) to amend such data, iii) to be forgotten by DXOMARK IMAGE LABS, iv) to restrict the processing (under conditions), v) to receive data concerning yourself, which you have provided to DXOMARK IMAGE LABS, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit such data to other data controllers when the processing is necessary for performance of a contract where you are involved, vi) to object to the processing of such data for the purposes of direct marketing, vii) and, on legitimate grounds, to object to the use of such data, or to request that it be removed, or viii) lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The said right may be exercised at any moment by sending a request to DXOMARK IMAGE LABS at the following address: DXOMARK IMAGE LABS Marketing Department, 24 quai Le Gallo, 92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France.

5.4. Information Security

Please be aware that communications over the Internet, such as via email and web mail, are not secure unless they have been encrypted. DXOMARK IMAGE LABS cannot accept responsibility for any unauthorized access or loss of personal information that is beyond its control.

5.5. Use of Cookies

A cookie is a small file that is placed and stored on the user’s hard drive during a Site visit. This file allows the user to move quickly and easily around our Site. It is also used to identify returning users and, should the case arise, to identify subscribers and registrants (cookies are linked to registrants’ or subscribers’ e-mail addresses as a means of identifying them). This means that if you are a registrant or subscriber, you will not have to log in each time you visit. DXOMARK IMAGE LABS may also use a cookie to track users’ sessions.

You can control the installation of cookies from the Site by configuring the browser on your computers, smartphones and other Internet-access terminals. Your options are 1) To accept or refuse cookies on the SITE; 2) To systematically refuse all cookies; 3) To request your consent for each cookie you encounter while browsing the Internet.

You can delete cookies from your hard drive at any time. Please be aware that if you delete these cookies, you will have to reset such settings as your stored user name and password when you log in again. You will be able to use the Site even if you set your browser not to accept any cookies. However, certain features and content may not be available to you, and you will have to log in every time you visit.

The below list details the cookies used in our website :

Aim	Cookies life span
Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_XX , _gat , _gid) Provides statistics on site traffic to optimize ergonomics, navigation, and content.	14 months
Microsoft Clarity(_clsk , _clck) Measures audience and site usage.	12 months
Google reCaptcha Anti-bot service to prevent spam	14 months
YouTube Allows access to YouTube videos	13 months

5.6. Links to third-party sites

The Site may offer links to sites managed by other companies. These sites may also collect both personal and non-personal data. The collection and use of personal data on these sites is subject to the terms of use and personal data protection policies of those sites. Even if you “click through” to these other sites via links provided on dxomark.com, DXOMARK IMAGE LABS cannot be held liable for third-party site content nor for the use of any data you may supply, knowingly or unknowingly, to those sites.

6. Disclaimer of Liability and Indemnity

The content of the Site is provided on an “as is” basis. DXOMARK IMAGE LABS makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor assumes any legal liability (to the extent permitted by law) or responsibility for the suitability, reliability, timeliness, accuracy, or completeness of the content or any part thereof contained on the Site.

DXOMARK IMAGE LABS expressly disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and warranties of merchantability. In no event will DXOMARK IMAGE LABS, its affiliates or other suppliers be liable for direct, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss) arising directly or indirectly from the use of (or failure to use) or reliance on the content or on the Site.

In no event will DXOMARK IMAGE LABS, its affiliates, agents and licensors (and/or any third party) incur any liability to you arising out of any kind of legal claim (contract, tort, or otherwise) or settlement in any way connected with the content or the Site or breach of these Conditions of Use by DXOMARK IMAGE LABS.

At DXOMARK IMAGE LABS’ request, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless DXOMARK IMAGE LABS from any claims and expenses, including legal fees, related to any breach of these conditions of use by you or your use of the content of the Site.

Parts of the Site may contain advertising or other third-party content. Advertisers and other content providers are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the Site complies with international and national law. DXOMARK IMAGE LABS is not responsible for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in third-party content or advertising material.

The Site may contain links to other web sites. DXOMARK IMAGE LABS is not responsible for the availability of these web sites or their contents. You acknowledge and agree that DXOMARK IMAGE LABS is not liable for any loss or damage which you may incur as a result of the availability or lack of availability of those external sites or resources, or as a result of any reliance placed by you on the completeness, accuracy, or existence of any advertised products or other materials on, or available from, such web sites or their contents.

7. Modification

DXOMARK IMAGE LABS reserves the right, at its discretion, to suspend, change, modify, or terminate the Site or access to part or all of the Site content at any time.

DXOMARK IMAGE LABS reserves the right to revise these Conditions of Use at any time. Such modifications shall become effective after being published on the Site. By continuing to use the Site after any such published revision, you will be deemed to have accepted the new Conditions of Use.

8. Site Production

The Site has been produced and published, and is maintained by DXOMARK IMAGE LABSs.

Website manager: contact-corp@dxomark.com

Producer: DXOMARK IMAGE LABS SAS

24 quai Le Gallo, 92100 Boulogne Billancourt – France

RCS NANTERRE 821 245 503

Telephone: ++33 (0)1 86 90 25 30

The Publication Manager is the official agent of DXOMARK IMAGE LABS:

contact-corp@dxomark.com

Site hosted by OVH SAS

140 Quai du Sartel, 59100 Roubaix, France

Capital stock : 500 000€ RCS Roubaix – Tourcoing 424 761 419 00011

9. Miscellaneous

9.1. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Conditions of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of France and you hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Paris Commercial Court.

9.2. Severability

These Conditions of Use are severable in that if any provision is determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed to have been deleted without affecting the remaining provisions of these Conditions of Use.

9.3. Waiver

DXOMARK IMAGE LABS’ failure to exercise any particular right or provision of these Conditions of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by DXOMARK IMAGE LABS in writing.

9.4. Assignment

In entering into these Conditions of Use, you undertake that you will not assign, re-sell, sub-lease, or in any other way transfer your rights or obligations under these Conditions of Use or any part thereof. DXOMARK IMAGE LABS may assign these Conditions of Use in whole or in part to any third party at its discretion.

9.5. Force Majeure

DXOMARK IMAGE LABS shall not be liable for any breach of these conditions of use due to a force majeure event, as defined by French Law.

9.6. Notice

Notices to DXOMARK IMAGE LABS must be given in writing by physical letter and sent to DXOMARK IMAGE LABS’ last-published place of business in France.

10. Definitions

“Content” has the meaning given to it in Clause 1.1;

“Conditions” or “Condition of Use” means the contract between DxOMark Image Labs and you establishing these terms and conditions;

“DXOMARK IMAGE LABS” means DXOMARK IMAGE LABS SAS, a company duly incorporated under the laws of France, registration number 821 245 503, with headquarters located at 24 quai Le Gallo, 92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France. DXOMARK IMAGE LABS may also be referred to as “we” or “us” in the Conditions of Use (and “our” shall be construed accordingly);

“You” means the visitor to the Site who enters into these Conditions of Use (and “your” shall be construed accordingly).