General Terms and Conditions

Navigation on this Site is subject to these General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter "T&C"). By accessing this Site, you acknowledge that you have read and accepted the provisions of these General Terms and Conditions.

1. Acceptance of the General Terms and Conditions

This Site www.bel-bts.com (hereinafter the “Site”) is maintained by BEL S.A, a Joint Stock Company registered in France with the Nanterre Commercial Court Register under the number 542 088 067, with its registered office located at 2 allée de Longchamp 92150 Suresnes, France (hereafter “Bel”).

Access to this Site implies automatic and unrestricted acceptance of:

  • the present General Terms and Conditions; and
  • BEL’s Privacy Policy found on Site.

By browsing this Site, you are presumed, in your capacity as a user (hereinafter the “User”), to be aware of the T&C appearing below and the specific conditions relating to certain services on this Site, and to accept without reservation the terms thereof.

BEL reserves the right to modify these T&C at any time, and at its sole discretion, it being understood that such modifications will be binding on the User.

2. Requirements of Access to the Site

With the exception of the cost of connection to the Internet, access to the content of this Site is free and is not subject to any prior registration or subscription. Nevertheless, access to certain functionalities of the Site is subject to prior registration, which BEL expressly indicates where applicable. BEL reserves the right at any time to modify or interrupt temporarily or permanently all or part of this Site without prior notice or liability to the User.

To access the Site and in any related contests, the User must be at least 18 years old; otherwise the express prior consent of the User’s parent(s) or their legal guardian(s) is required. Thus, any under-age User is deemed to use the Site and participate under the control and with the express consent of his/her parent(s) or their legal guardian(s). BEL reserves the right to request proof of the authorization of the parent(s), or the legal guardian(s), in particular by way of parental authorization. BEL reserves the right to automatically cancel participation of any under-age User in the absence of proof of such authorization.

3. Purpose of the Site

The Site allows the User to take part in a game with instant prizes and/or the opportunity to the User to participate in a contest to win a prize (together the “Contest”), according to the Terms of Participation (“Rules”) available on the Site.

4. Use of the Site

Access:

The User shall have access to the Site by following one of the options below:

  • Connecting on the Site www.bel-bts.com on the Internet or accessing it on the La Vache Qui Rit Arabia Facebook page www.facebook.com/LaVachequiritArabia, La Vache Qui Rit Arabia Instagram page www.instagram.com/lavachequiritarabia, and Kiri Arabia Instagram page www.instagram/kiriarabia, and Kiri Egypt Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/kiri.egypt/?hl=en by connecting to a personal account.
  • Scanning a QR Code on the products participating in the Contest.

Access to the features of the Site does not require the User to create a personal account. The User will automatically have access to the following features (hereinafter the “Features”):

  • Opportunity to participate in the game.
  • Opportunity to win digital gifts and register for a chance to win goodies in a raffle draw.

Any personal information provided by the User in connection with the Features or use of the Site is subject to BEL’s Privacy Policy which may be found on the Site.

5. BEL’s Commitment and Liability

Reliability of the information:

BEL takes the utmost care and implements all means to disseminate quality information on the Site.

However, BEL cannot absolutely guarantee the accuracy and completeness of this information. BEL cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damages due to information that is incorrectly used and/or that is inaccurate or incomplete.

Access to the Site:

BEL undertakes to make its best efforts to ensure that the Site is accessible at all times.

Nevertheless, BEL declines all responsibility in the event of difficulty in accessing its Site or interruptions in the connection, whatever the causes.

BEL shall not be held liable for any direct or indirect damage resulting from access to the Site and/or the website(s) of its partners, or from the impossibility of access, or from loss of data, damage, destruction or viruses that could affect the User’s computer equipment, and/or the presence of viruses on its Site.

The User acknowledges that they have verified that the computer configuration used does not contain any virus and is in perfect working order.

Distribution of a post or e-mail:

BEL cannot be held responsible for the delay, loss, or poor distribution of a post/e-mail, for any reason and irrespective of whether it was sent to an erroneous e-mail address or not.

Link to websites:

The Site gives access to external websites of partners, through hypertext links or by integrating partner content into the Site.

Although the choice of links to external websites has been made with care and vigilance, BEL cannot be held liable for the availability or accuracy of these external websites. BEL does not accept any liability whatsoever for the content, advertising, products, services or any other material originating from or available on or from these external websites.

Please note that besides these T&C’s, any terms of use provided by the partner may also apply to the use of such external websites. The partner shall be solely responsible for the latter.

BEL shall not be liable for the actions or possible omissions of its partners.

6. Conditions of Moderation of the Site

Any submission posted on the Site is moderated before being published. Failure to comply with one of the following rules will result in the non-publication of the content concerned:

  • Submission containing comments that are defamatory, derogatory, racist, pornographic, pedophilic, inciting to crime, violence, or suicide;
  • Submission containing comments reproducing private correspondence without the consent of the persons concerned;
  • Submission containing aggressive or vulgar comments; and/or
  • Submission against local customs, moral values, or traditions.

BEL will not discuss, respond to or comment on any request/or comment relating to the non-publication of a submission. BEL's decision is final and cannot be questioned.

Users may be held liable for their submissions and their publication.

Possibility to report an abuse:

In case of an offensive message, it is possible to report it by filling out the form at the following address: consumercareME@groupe-bel.com

Optional nature of the answers:

Subject to the conditions noted above, Users are free to place submissions online and are free to answer or not to answer any potential questions raised by their submissions.

7. Intellectual Property Rights:

The information provided on the Site may only be used for strictly personal and non-commercial purposes.

Any commercial use of the Site and its content is strictly prohibited.

In addition, the elements, services, and content present on the Site are protected by the Intellectual Property Code, treaties and international agreements dealing with provisions relating to the protection of copyright. Thus, any modification, editing, amending, representation, reverse engineering, or reproduction in whole or in part of the Site and its content for any use other than private use, is strictly prohibited and would be constitute an act of counterfeiting resulting in civil and penal penalties against the counterfeiter. This prohibition applies regardless of the process of reproduction, representation and/or modification, and regardless of its duration.

The rights on the advertising films as well as the musical works included in these films, are for the exclusive benefit of the owner of the recording of the work concerned.

Similarly, all the trademarks mentioned on this Site are the exclusive property of BEL or for which BEL has a right of use. Any reproduction of these trademarks without the prior consent of BEL is therefore strictly prohibited.

In general, BEL cannot be held liable for any damage, direct or indirect, resulting from the prohibited use of the information or any other element, delivered on the Site.

8. Image Reproduction Right

The User will have the possibility to upload his/her photo, video, recording, or other publication (“Image”).

As such, the User guarantees that their Image does not constitute:

  • A violation of the intellectual property rights of any third parties and that they hold all the necessary rights and authorizations from the relevant rights holders: the participants will therefore personally obtain the necessary authorizations from all third parties who have directly or indirectly participated in the creation of the relevant Image (and/or who consider that they have any right whatsoever to assert) and will personally assume responsibility and liability for any possible recourse arising from such Image he or she has distributed, in particular any claim for financial compensation arising therefrom.
  • An infringement of persons and respect for privacy: the User guarantees in this respect that he or she has the express written consent of physically recognizable persons if using their Image or likeness. BEL reserves the right to request written authorization from any User in this respect.
  • An infringement of public order and morality: it is the responsibility of the User to maintain a certain level of ethics with regard to the Image placed online and, in particular, to refrain from disseminating any content of a violent or pornographic nature, or which is detrimental to the reputation or private life of another person.

Any Image submitted for publication by the User will therefore be refused if, at the sole discretion of BEL, the Image is deemed to be:

  • Of a vulgar nature;
  • Of an advertising, promotional, or commercial nature for a product/brand other than those owned by the BEL Group;
  • Of a defamatory, racist, or hateful nature or which more generally violates human or animal dignity;
  • Contrary to morality and/or public order, in particular photos or any publication featuring naked people;
  • In contradiction with the laws in force;
  • Representing an element subject to intellectual or industrial property rights, such as an original work; a brand, a registered model, and the like.

In general, the User guarantees BEL against any recourse, action or claim that may be brought by any third party, in any capacity whatsoever, in connection with the exercise of the rights assigned and, more generally, in respect of all guarantees and commitments made. The User hereby acknowledges that they are the author of or that they hold the exploitation rights on any Image submitted on the Site, and that they shall hold BEL harmless in case of any claim by any third parties in this respect.

Any photos, videos or any publication on which any minors appear or are heard are not authorized, in the interests of child protection.

Any Image that, in BEL’s sole decision, does not comply with the above-mentioned conditions will not be accepted by BEL for publication. BEL reserves the right to ask the User to send Image without delay and/or to temporarily or permanently block his/her participation in the Contest.

The User hereby grants BEL the non-exclusive, worldwide right, without any right of compensation, to use, reproduce, edit and adapt for reformatting purposes, publish, broadcast, make publicly available, any Image submitted to the Site or as part of the Contest(as well as their pseudonym), for any exploitation on the Internet (such as Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, or other) or other print media for the duration of the Contest and for 6 months following the date of termination of the Contest. The User hereby expressly consents to the use of their Image by BEL as provided herein.

Before submission of any Image please read BEL’s Privacy Policy which may be found on the Site.

9. Assistance

For any further information, BEL’s Customer Service can be contacted via the form http://www.groupe-bel.com.

10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these General Terms and Conditions, or use of the Site, or the rights and obligations of the User and BEL in connection with the Site are subject to the laws of the United Arab Emirates, as applicable in the Emirate of Dubai.

Any claims or disputes arising out of or related to the General Terms and Conditions, or use of the Site shall be finally decided in accordance with the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) by one arbitrator appointed in accordance with the ICC rules. Place of arbitration shall be Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Language of arbitration shall be English.