Terms and conditions of Use

Article 1: Purpose

The present Terms and Conditions of Use or TCU legally frame the use of the essenciell.com site (hereafter referred to as "the site") and determine the terms and conditions of access to the site's services by the User. They are accessible on the site under the heading " Terms and Conditions of Use". They may be modified or updated at any time.
Constituting the contract between EI MAHER MAKHZOUMI - EcoProud Europe, on the one hand, and the User on the other hand, the use of the Website implies the acceptance without any reserve or restriction of the present TCU by the User. When registering on the Website via the dedicated form, each User expressly accepts the present TCU by checking the box preceding the following text: «I recognize that I have read and understood the TCU and I accept them».
In case of non-acceptance of the TCU stipulated in this contract, the User must renounce access to the services offered by essenciell.com.

Article 2: Legal notice

The edition of the essenciell.com website is ensured by:
Corporate name: EI MAHER MAKHZOUMI
Trade name: EcoProud Europe
Registered in the Trade and Companies Register of CUSSET under the number 919 280 693, whose headquarters is located at 130 Route de Lyon 03400 Yzeure, FRANCE
The Director of the publication is: Maher MAKHZOUMI
E-mail: contact@essenciell.com
Phone number: 07 49 37 01 39 (from abroad: +33 7 49 37 01 39)
The company can also be reached by clicking on the contact form accessible in the home page via the heading "Contact us".

essenciell.com is hosted by HOSTINGER INTERNATIONAL LTD, whose registered office is located at 61 Lordou Vironos Street, 6023 Larnaca, Cyprus, and can be reached by the following means: https://www.hostinger.fr/contact.

Article 3: Access to the site

essenciell.com allows the User free access to the following services:
       • Consulting the pages of the site
       • Using the shopping cart
       • Utiliser le panier d'achats
       • Creating a customer account
       •Publishing comments and notices following purchases

       • Sharing products on social networks

The site is freely accessible to Users with access to the Internet. All costs necessary for access to the services of the site (Internet connection, computer hardware, software, etc.) are at the expense of the User.
Users who do not have an account do not have access to the services reserved for members. To benefit from them, they must register by filling out the account creation form. By agreeing to register for the reserved services, the User agrees to provide truthful and accurate information regarding his civil status and contact information, including his email address.
To access the services, the member must then identify himself using his login and password. He/she may also request to unsubscribe by going to the dedicated page on his/her personal space. This will be effective within a reasonable time.
Any event due to a case of force majeure resulting in a malfunction of the site or server and subject to any interruption or modification in case of maintenance, does not engage the responsibility of essenciell.com. In these cases, the User agrees not to hold the publisher responsible for any interruption or suspension of service, even without notice.
The User has the possibility of contacting the site by e-mail at the address communicated in Article 1 or via the heading "contact us".

Article 4: Protection of personal data

For the creation of a User account or to place an order or any use of a service by filling out a form, the collection of essential information is necessary and mandatory.
essenciell.com respects your privacy and is committed to taking all reasonable steps to protect the personal information of Users. This means that all personal information collected on this site will remain strictly confidential and will not be sold, reused, rented, disclosed or loaned. Any information you provide will be held with the utmost care and will only be used to process your order and provide you with the best possible service.
In accordance with Regulation 2016/679 of April 27, 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, repealing Directive 95/46/EC. The Law n°78-17 of January 6, 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms which makes the CNIL, Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés, the regulator of personal data in France, essenciell.com guarantees the implementation of the rights of the persons concerned.
When you pay on our online store, your payments are secured. essenciell.com does not collect your payment data, the credit card information is directly processed by our certified payment partner.
essenciell.com ensures your rights on your personal data such as the rights of access, rectification, update, unsubscription of Newsletters and promotional offers, portability and deletion of information concerning him, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 39 and 40 of the Data Protection Act as amended, and the provisions of Articles 12 to 23 of the European General Regulation on the Protection of Individuals .The User exercises this right by writing to the person responsible for processing Mr Maher MAKHZOUMI by :

       •  E-mail: contact@essenciell.com
       • Phone number: 07 49 37 01 39 (from abroad: +33 7 49 37 01 39)  
       • The contact form " Contact us ".

Article 5: Cookies

A cookie is a text file read or deposited on the hard disk of your terminal (computer, tablet or mobile) when you consult a website or a mobile application, to facilitate your browsing and offer you personalized services.
essenciell.com does not use "cookies" to track anything other than how our visitors use our site and they are only used for the purpose of improving customer service and site functionality. Cookies and tracking technology are useful for collecting information such as browser type and operating system, tracking the number of visitors to the site and understanding how visitors use the site. Cookies can also help personalize the site for visitors. Personal information cannot be collected via cookies and other tracking technologies. Aggregate cookies and tracking information may not be shared with third parties.
The site may collect certain information about your visit, such as the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which you access the Internet, the date and time you access the site, and the pages you access on the site. This information is used to analyze trends, administer and improve the site.
Visitor data is only used by essenciell.com staff who needs to know this information in order to respond to any support requests or to ensure the security of this system.
Moreover, the User has the choice to give his consent prior to the deposit or the reading of cookies or other optional tracers on their terminal, by clicking on "Accept all" or to refuse it by clicking on "Refuse all" in the banner provided for this purpose, which is displayed at the bottom of the home page when he connects to the essenciell.com site.
The User's choice is kept for 6 months, after which time consent is requested again.

Article 6: Intellectual property

All the content of the essenciell.com website (brands, products, images, illustrations, videos, catalogs, domain names, software, texts or more generally any information subject to intellectual property rights) is and remains the exclusive property of the seller.
The brand essenciell is a registered trademark of Mr Maher MAKHZOUMI. Any representation and/or reproduction and/or partial or total exploitation of this brand, of any nature whatsoever, is totally prohibited.
In no case the present TCU imply the transfer of these property rights. Any total or partial reproduction, whatever the reason, is strictly forbidden, may constitute an act of counterfeiting and will be liable to legal proceedings in accordance with article L 335 of the Intellectual Property Code.

Article 7: Responsibility

The essential characteristics of products and services and their prices are made available to the customer on essenciell.com. The products sold are presented with descriptions and photos as accurate as possible which are only indicative. They are described in a readable and understandable way.
Although the information published on the site is deemed reliable, essenciell.com cannot guarantee the reliability of the sources.
The photos and illustrations are not contractual. Errors and misprints may occur during the updating of articles on the site. essenciell.com undertakes to correct these errors as soon as they are identified, and will not be held responsible for this situation.
The User makes sure to keep his password secret. Any disclosure of the password, in whatever form, is the responsibility of the User. The User assumes all risks related to the use of his/her login and password. The site declines all responsibility.
essenciell.com cannot be held responsible for any viruses that may infect the computer or any equipment of the Internet User, following the use, access or downloading from this site.
The site cannot be held responsible in case of force majeure or the unforeseeable and insurmountable act of a third party.

Article 8: Hyperlinks

If you follow hyperlinks from essenciell.com to another site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their content, nor their privacy policies and practices.

Article 9: Publication by the User

essenciell.com allows its Users to publish comments on the various products by using the dedicated form.
In his publications, the User is required to comply with the rules of Netiquette (rules of good conduct of the Internet) as well as the rules of law in force and to respect good morals. The User of the site is thus invited to publish content, provided that it is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, infringing on the privacy or which could harm the interests of third parties. essenciell.com has the right to exercise a priori moderation on the publications and reserves the right to refuse the setting on line of any publication which infringes these conditions or judged inappropriate, without having to provide justification. The User is held responsible for any content which he puts on line. The User is responsible for any content that he/she puts online. Any legal proceedings brought by an injured third party against the site will be borne by the User concerned.
The User retains all his intellectual property rights. However, any publication on the site implies the delegation of the non-exclusive and free right to essenciell.com to represent, reproduce, modify, adapt, distribute and disseminate the publication anywhere and on any medium for the duration of the intellectual property. This can be done directly or through an authorized third party. This includes the right to use the publication on the web and on cell phone networks. The User declares and guarantees that his publication does not violate the intellectual property rights of a third party.
At each use, essenciell.com undertakes to mention the name given by the User near the publication.
The deletion or modification by the site of the User's content can be carried out at any time, for any reason and without notice.

Article 10: Duration of the contract

These TCU are valid for an indefinite period from the beginning of the use of essenciell.com services by the User.

Article 11: Language of the contract

The present TCU are written in French language. In the event of a dispute, only the French version shall be deemed authentic, compared to the English version or other foreign languages.

Article 12: Applicable law

All the clauses appearing in the present TCU and the operations aimed by these, will be subjected to the French law. The judicial courts will have competence.

IndA version (En). Last revision on 12/29/2022