Terms of Service

Terms of Service

Refashion is a public authority-approved eco-organisation for the CHF industry (Clothing, Household linen and Footwear).

Our vision: a 100% circular textile and footwear industry.

Our mission: to bring together the industry’s stakeholders in order to develop the eco-design, the reuse and the recycling of CHF by optimising the management of material, financial and human resources.

Les présentes Conditions Générales d’Utilisation s’appliquent donc à tout personne physique naviguant sur le Site. 

Article 1 – Définitions 

The terms defined hereunder, when used within the General Terms & Conditions and the Personal Data Protection Policy in capital letters, whether in the singular or plural, shall have the following meaning: “Access codes”: confidential password and login allowing Users to login into their Personal accounts.

“Personal account”: an account created by the User and in particular giving access to information and feedback.

“General Terms & Conditions” or “GTC”: all the stipulations stated in this document that define the rules for accessing and using the Site by the User.

“Personal data”: all information relating to an identified or identifiable individual, i.e., a person who can be directly or indirectly identified.

“Refashion portal”: the web platform edited by Refashion and accessible at the following address: https://refashion.fr/, allowing internet users to select the site/extranet edited by Refashion according to their profile.

“Products”: new clothing, footwear or household linen intended for domestic use placed onto the French market (mainland and overseas territories).

“GDPR”: EU regulation EU 2016/679 of the European Parliament and Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals in respect to the processing of personal data and free circulation of data.

“Site”: all services offered and information available on the internet accessible either via the Refashion portal or directly at the address https://refashion.fr/

“Users”: all individuals browsing the Site.

Article 2 - Purpose

These General Terms & Conditions define the technical and legal conditions under which the User is authorised to:

  • Browse the Site and use its functionalities;

  • Create a personal account;

  • Access content provided by Refashion;

  • Communicate feedback to Refashion

Article 3 – Compliance to General Terms & Conditions

These GTC come into effect on the date that they are published online and are binding for all Users.

Access to and use of the Site assumes beforehand that these GTC have been read, understood and accepted and that the legal provisions and regulations in force are met.

Under their sole responsibility, users can save or print these GTC by using their browser’s or computer’s standard functionalities. Refashion recommends that Users print and keep a copy of these GTC for future reference.

Refashion reserves the right to modify these GTC at any time. These modifications are binding to the User as soon as they are published online. Consequently, it is recommended that the User regularly refers to these GTC in order to be familiar with any new conditions.

Each User shall carefully read these GTC as well as any successive versions, if applicable, before accessing any of the Site’s pages.

Article 4 –Description of the Site’s services

The Site’s main purpose is to enable a User to:

  • benefit from privileged information about the CHF industry and its stakeholders (articles, videos, etc.):

  • Have access to the main tools and awareness-raising media about the CHF industry;

  • know the CHF industry’s references, its situation at any given time, its stakes and challenges and its perspectives.

The Site provides answers to all questions from Users and gives access to all fact sheets, initiatives and operational feedback.

These sections may be subject to changes depending upon Refashion editorial decisions.

Article 5 –Access to the Site/Personal Account 

5.1 Methods to access the Site

The User can access the Site either by directly entering the Site’s address or via the Refashion portal then clicking on the https://refashion.fr/ tab. https://refashion.fr/ 

If the User already has a Personal Account then only the User name and password need to be entered.

5.2 Access to documents and privileged information

In order to access information documents and download them, Refashion collects personal information from Users, i.e., their surname, first name and email address.

As an public authority-approved eco-organisation, collecting this personal information enables Refashion to:

- Better understand user profiles and modify contents accordingly.

- Report back to public authorities on the performance of initiatives undertaken, in particular in terms of information provided and awareness-raising measures.

- Measure the dissemination of its Site’s contents.

Given its mission of general public interest, Refashion thereby has a legitimate interest in collecting personal data for these purposes.

Article 6 – Rules for using the Site

When browsing the Site, the User shall not engage in acts, of any nature whatsoever, which would be contrary to the Law, affect public order or the rights of Refashion or those of third parties. In particular, without being exhaustive, the User undertakes to comply with the following rules when browsing the Site:

  • Communicate correct information when registering and using the Site;

  • Update his/her information;

  • Not to use a false identity with a view to deceiving others;

  • Use the Site fairly in accordance with legal and regulatory provisions and current practices;

  • Comply to intellectual property rights of the contents provided by Refashion as well as those of third parties;

  • Not to divulge data, information or content that is defamatory, insulting, obscene, offensive, violent or inciting to violence, or of a political, racist or xenophobic nature and generally any content that would be breach regulations in force or be contrary to moral standards.

Article 7 – Intellectual Property Rights

The Site, its content and all elements comprising it have been created by Refashion and as such Refashion owns all intellectual property rights.

Refashion owns the rights to use any of the Site’s elements, such as brand names, logos, texts, photographs and images, graphics, videos, sound and animated content, software, source codes, databases or for which it has the necessary licences related to intellectual property rights.

The User is hereby informed that the French semi-figurative trademark “Refashion” has been filed with the INPI (French National Institute for Intellectual Property) under number 3693276.

In this regard, any use of this trademark or any similar symbol is prohibited without prior, written consent from Refashion.

The User only benefits from non-exclusive and non-transferable rights of use for the Site and all elements comprising it.

Other than for private and non-exhaustive use, the User shall not reproduce and/or represent, download, sell, distribute, translate, adapt, communicate wholly or partially, under any form whatsoever, commercially or for any other purpose, the brands, original work or information contained on the Site.

The User shall not introduce data onto the Site that would modify or likely to modify in any way whatsoever the Site’s content, data display, presentation or organisation or works appearing on the Site.

Article 8 –Site Availability>

Refashion shall not be held responsible for any voluntary or involuntary discontinuity in the Site’s availability.

Refashion also reserves the right to modify and improve the Site that it considers are necessary or useful for it goods working order.

Refashion undertakes to make its best efforts to ensure that access, visiting and using the Site are secure in accordance with the rules of Internet use, in particular in regards to protection against viruses.

The Site shall be accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week except in cases of force majeure or an event outside of Refashion’s control and subject to possible failures affecting the Site and to all maintenance operations necessary to ensure its good working order. Without any prior warning or compensation, Refashion reserves the right to temporarily or permanently deny access to the Site in order to carry out updates and to modify or change operational methods and/or hours when the Site can be accessed. This list is not exhaustive.

The User declares that he/she has accepted the nature and limits of the internet, and in particular acknowledges that:

  • The use of the Site is under the sole responsibility of the User; the Site is accessible “as is” and according to its availability;

  • The User is solely accountable for all downloads and any eventual damage incurred by his/her computer and/or software and/or any loss of data following downloads or, more generally, visits to the website.

  • It is the User’s responsibility to take all necessary precautions to protect his/her own data and/or software against viruses that may travel via the Site;

  • The User shall have knowledge of the Internet’s nature, in particular its technical performances and response times required to visit, study or transfer information;

  • The communication of Access Codes or more generally any information considered to be confidential is under the sole responsibility of the Users;

  • It is the User’s responsibility to take all necessary measures to ensure that the technical characteristics of his/her equipment allow the site to be visited and information to be downloaded.

Article 9 – Liability

Refashion may only be held liable by the User in the event of a proven fault and for direct consequential damages

Refashion shall not be held liable for any breaches of these GTC by another user and, more generally, the infringement of Users’ rights. It is the responsibility of the User to provide correct contact details whilst meeting Personal Data Protection regulations

Refashion shall not be held liable:

  • for any nuisances or damages relating to the use of the internet, such as disruption to service, outside intrusion, presence of IT viruses or any other factor considered as a force majeure by the courts.

  • Nor shall it be held liable for any partial or total temporary inaccessibility to the Site.

  • For any disturbance in the use of the Site or breaches in IT security.

  • for any breaches of the GDPR by the User.

Article 10 – Personal Data Protection

Refashion collects and processes of the Site Users’ personal data.

A Personal Data Protection policy is accessible at the bottom of each of the Site’s pages providing Users with information on how Refashion processes their data: Personal Data Protection Policy

Article 11 – Cookies  

A Cookie Policy is accessible at the bottom of of each of the Site’s pages: Cookie Policy.

Article 12 – Contact  

Refashion is at the User’s disposal for any information or question about using the Site. Users can send a request via e-mail at the following address: rgpd@refashion.fr

Article 13 – Applicable law - Disputes 

13.1 Applicable law 

These GTC are governed by French law. This is the case for both substantive and formal rules, notwithstanding the places of performance of substantial or ancillary obligations.

13.2 - Competent Court

Any disputes arising out of these GTC shall be referred to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts within the competence of the Paris Court of Appeal, even in the event of proceedings involving several defendants.

Refashion is a public authority-approved eco-organisation for the CHF industry (Clothing, Household linen and Footwear).

Our vision: a 100% circular textile and footwear industry.

Our mission: to bring together the industry’s stakeholders in order to develop the eco-design, the reuse and the recycling of CHF by optimising the management of material, financial and human resources.

Les présentes Conditions Générales d’Utilisation s’appliquent donc à tout personne physique naviguant sur le Site. 

Article 1 – Définitions 

The terms defined hereunder, when used within the General Terms & Conditions and the Personal Data Protection Policy in capital letters, whether in the singular or plural, shall have the following meaning: “Access codes”: confidential password and login allowing Users to login into their Personal accounts.

“Personal account”: an account created by the User and in particular giving access to information and feedback.

“General Terms & Conditions” or “GTC”: all the stipulations stated in this document that define the rules for accessing and using the Site by the User.

“Personal data”: all information relating to an identified or identifiable individual, i.e., a person who can be directly or indirectly identified.

“Refashion portal”: the web platform edited by Refashion and accessible at the following address: https://refashion.fr/, allowing internet users to select the site/extranet edited by Refashion according to their profile.

“Products”: new clothing, footwear or household linen intended for domestic use placed onto the French market (mainland and overseas territories).

“GDPR”: EU regulation EU 2016/679 of the European Parliament and Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals in respect to the processing of personal data and free circulation of data.

“Site”: all services offered and information available on the internet accessible either via the Refashion portal or directly at the address https://refashion.fr/

“Users”: all individuals browsing the Site.

Article 2 - Purpose

These General Terms & Conditions define the technical and legal conditions under which the User is authorised to:

  • Browse the Site and use its functionalities;

  • Create a personal account;

  • Access content provided by Refashion;

  • Communicate feedback to Refashion

Article 3 – Compliance to General Terms & Conditions

These GTC come into effect on the date that they are published online and are binding for all Users.

Access to and use of the Site assumes beforehand that these GTC have been read, understood and accepted and that the legal provisions and regulations in force are met.

Under their sole responsibility, users can save or print these GTC by using their browser’s or computer’s standard functionalities. Refashion recommends that Users print and keep a copy of these GTC for future reference.

Refashion reserves the right to modify these GTC at any time. These modifications are binding to the User as soon as they are published online. Consequently, it is recommended that the User regularly refers to these GTC in order to be familiar with any new conditions.

Each User shall carefully read these GTC as well as any successive versions, if applicable, before accessing any of the Site’s pages.

Article 4 –Description of the Site’s services

The Site’s main purpose is to enable a User to:

  • benefit from privileged information about the CHF industry and its stakeholders (articles, videos, etc.):

  • Have access to the main tools and awareness-raising media about the CHF industry;

  • know the CHF industry’s references, its situation at any given time, its stakes and challenges and its perspectives.

The Site provides answers to all questions from Users and gives access to all fact sheets, initiatives and operational feedback.

These sections may be subject to changes depending upon Refashion editorial decisions.

Article 5 –Access to the Site/Personal Account 

5.1 Methods to access the Site

The User can access the Site either by directly entering the Site’s address or via the Refashion portal then clicking on the https://refashion.fr/ tab. https://refashion.fr/ 

If the User already has a Personal Account then only the User name and password need to be entered.

5.2 Access to documents and privileged information

In order to access information documents and download them, Refashion collects personal information from Users, i.e., their surname, first name and email address.

As an public authority-approved eco-organisation, collecting this personal information enables Refashion to:

- Better understand user profiles and modify contents accordingly.

- Report back to public authorities on the performance of initiatives undertaken, in particular in terms of information provided and awareness-raising measures.

- Measure the dissemination of its Site’s contents.

Given its mission of general public interest, Refashion thereby has a legitimate interest in collecting personal data for these purposes.

Article 6 – Rules for using the Site

When browsing the Site, the User shall not engage in acts, of any nature whatsoever, which would be contrary to the Law, affect public order or the rights of Refashion or those of third parties. In particular, without being exhaustive, the User undertakes to comply with the following rules when browsing the Site:

  • Communicate correct information when registering and using the Site;

  • Update his/her information;

  • Not to use a false identity with a view to deceiving others;

  • Use the Site fairly in accordance with legal and regulatory provisions and current practices;

  • Comply to intellectual property rights of the contents provided by Refashion as well as those of third parties;

  • Not to divulge data, information or content that is defamatory, insulting, obscene, offensive, violent or inciting to violence, or of a political, racist or xenophobic nature and generally any content that would be breach regulations in force or be contrary to moral standards.

Article 7 – Intellectual Property Rights

The Site, its content and all elements comprising it have been created by Refashion and as such Refashion owns all intellectual property rights.

Refashion owns the rights to use any of the Site’s elements, such as brand names, logos, texts, photographs and images, graphics, videos, sound and animated content, software, source codes, databases or for which it has the necessary licences related to intellectual property rights.

The User is hereby informed that the French semi-figurative trademark “Refashion” has been filed with the INPI (French National Institute for Intellectual Property) under number 3693276.

In this regard, any use of this trademark or any similar symbol is prohibited without prior, written consent from Refashion.

The User only benefits from non-exclusive and non-transferable rights of use for the Site and all elements comprising it.

Other than for private and non-exhaustive use, the User shall not reproduce and/or represent, download, sell, distribute, translate, adapt, communicate wholly or partially, under any form whatsoever, commercially or for any other purpose, the brands, original work or information contained on the Site.

The User shall not introduce data onto the Site that would modify or likely to modify in any way whatsoever the Site’s content, data display, presentation or organisation or works appearing on the Site.

Article 8 –Site Availability>

Refashion shall not be held responsible for any voluntary or involuntary discontinuity in the Site’s availability.

Refashion also reserves the right to modify and improve the Site that it considers are necessary or useful for it goods working order.

Refashion undertakes to make its best efforts to ensure that access, visiting and using the Site are secure in accordance with the rules of Internet use, in particular in regards to protection against viruses.

The Site shall be accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week except in cases of force majeure or an event outside of Refashion’s control and subject to possible failures affecting the Site and to all maintenance operations necessary to ensure its good working order. Without any prior warning or compensation, Refashion reserves the right to temporarily or permanently deny access to the Site in order to carry out updates and to modify or change operational methods and/or hours when the Site can be accessed. This list is not exhaustive.

The User declares that he/she has accepted the nature and limits of the internet, and in particular acknowledges that:

  • The use of the Site is under the sole responsibility of the User; the Site is accessible “as is” and according to its availability;

  • The User is solely accountable for all downloads and any eventual damage incurred by his/her computer and/or software and/or any loss of data following downloads or, more generally, visits to the website.

  • It is the User’s responsibility to take all necessary precautions to protect his/her own data and/or software against viruses that may travel via the Site;

  • The User shall have knowledge of the Internet’s nature, in particular its technical performances and response times required to visit, study or transfer information;

  • The communication of Access Codes or more generally any information considered to be confidential is under the sole responsibility of the Users;

  • It is the User’s responsibility to take all necessary measures to ensure that the technical characteristics of his/her equipment allow the site to be visited and information to be downloaded.

Article 9 – Liability

Refashion may only be held liable by the User in the event of a proven fault and for direct consequential damages

Refashion shall not be held liable for any breaches of these GTC by another user and, more generally, the infringement of Users’ rights. It is the responsibility of the User to provide correct contact details whilst meeting Personal Data Protection regulations

Refashion shall not be held liable:

  • for any nuisances or damages relating to the use of the internet, such as disruption to service, outside intrusion, presence of IT viruses or any other factor considered as a force majeure by the courts.

  • Nor shall it be held liable for any partial or total temporary inaccessibility to the Site.

  • For any disturbance in the use of the Site or breaches in IT security.

  • for any breaches of the GDPR by the User.

Article 10 – Personal Data Protection

Refashion collects and processes of the Site Users’ personal data.

A Personal Data Protection policy is accessible at the bottom of each of the Site’s pages providing Users with information on how Refashion processes their data: Personal Data Protection Policy

Article 11 – Cookies  

A Cookie Policy is accessible at the bottom of of each of the Site’s pages: Cookie Policy.

Article 12 – Contact  

Refashion is at the User’s disposal for any information or question about using the Site. Users can send a request via e-mail at the following address: rgpd@refashion.fr

Article 13 – Applicable law - Disputes 

13.1 Applicable law 

These GTC are governed by French law. This is the case for both substantive and formal rules, notwithstanding the places of performance of substantial or ancillary obligations.

13.2 - Competent Court

Any disputes arising out of these GTC shall be referred to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts within the competence of the Paris Court of Appeal, even in the event of proceedings involving several defendants.