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General Terms and Conditions of Use (GTCU)

 

Welcome to https://dataportal.totalenergies.com (hereinafter the “Website”). You agree to read and accept, without limitation or reservation, this document (hereinafter the “General Terms and Conditions of Use” or “GTCU”) by ticking the box provided for this purpose when you first connect to the Website. You also agree to read the personal data and cookies policy available on the Website. Please note that if you visit other TotalEnergies company websites, different general terms and conditions of use and personal data and cookies policies, or any other document relating to the protection of personal data, may apply to those websites, and we recommend that you consult them.

 

The companies of the TotalEnergies Company have their own legal existence and independent legal status. The company publishing the Website (hereinafter the “Website Publisher”) belongs to the TotalEnergies Company. The terms “TotalEnergies”, “TotalEnergies Company” and “Company” generally refer to TotalEnergies SE and/or all of its subsidiaries; a subsidiary being a company in which TotalEnergies SE directly or indirectly holds a majority of the voting rights. It is recalled that each Company entity has its own legal existence and independent legal status. Likewise, the terms “we”, “our” and “us” refer to the Website Publisher or any other company of the TotalEnergies Company in general. Nothing may be inferred from the mere use of these expressions as implying any involvement of TotalEnergies SE, or any of its subsidiaries, in the business or management of another company of the TotalEnergies Company.

 

The key rules for using the Website:

·        Do not publish data with a confidentiality level higher than C2

·        Do not provide information that makes it possible to identify, directly or indirectly, a natural person (personal data)

·        Do not publish unlawful or sensitive content

·        Do not make insulting or disrespectful remarks

 

1. Legal notices

 

1.1. Website Publisher

 

TotalEnergies Global IT Services makes this platform available to TotalEnergies affiliates so that they can share datasets and their metadata.

 

TotalEnergies Global IT Services, a simplified joint-stock company with share capital of €6,577,787.00, whose registered office is located at 2 place Jean Millier, 92400 Courbevoie, France, and registered with the Trade and Companies Register of Nanterre under number 531 680 437.

 

EU VAT number: FR95531680437

 

Email address: gs-adminsods@totalenergies.com

Publication Directors: Maxence Manevi, Paul Cordier

 

1.2. Website Provider

 

Opendatasoft (trade name of the publisher: Huwise), a simplified joint-stock company with share capital of €399,679.00, whose registered office is located at 32 Avenue de l’Opéra, 75002 Paris, France, and registered with the Trade and Companies Register of Paris under number 538 168 329.

 

EU VAT number: FR42538168329

 

 

1.3. Website Hosting Provider

 

Amazon Web Services EMEA, a simplified joint-stock company, whose registered office is located at TOUR CARPE DIEM, 31 PLACE DES COROLLES, 92400 COURBEVOIE.

 

Phone/email: +33 (0) 7 51 15 81 64

2. Definitions

 

The terms and expressions identified by a capital letter in the GTCU have the meanings given below, whether used in the singular or plural:

 

Account”: means the unique space reserved for the User, accessible once registration has been completed and allowing the User to use the services offered on the Website.

 

Contribution”: means any type of content (in particular text, image, video, sound, etc.) published by a User on the Website.

 

Profile”: means the interface made available to a User and accessible to other Users, containing the description provided by that User and including photos and/or videos.

 

User”: means any person who has an Account and accesses the Website. All users have rights to view content. Some users also have contribution rights.

 

3. Access and registration

 

The GTCU have been drafted to govern the use of the Website. In the field of technology and communication, they complement the charters and other texts applicable within the Company: Code of Conduct, internal regulations, IT resources usage charter, etc.

 

Every User of the Website must comply with the principles laid down by the GTCU, which define a general and common framework for all in order to prevent inappropriate use of the Website. They apply to all the Website’s functionalities.

3.1 Conditions for accessing the Website

 

Each User declares that they comply with the GTCU and the laws in force, and in particular:

·        have the skills and resources necessary to access and use the Website;

·        consent, where applicable, to the Website Publisher and its partners using the information provided (other than personal data);

·        verify that the internet configuration used does not contain any virus and is in perfect working order;

·        keep confidential the access codes and passwords that the Website Publisher may provide to the User and consequently be responsible for their use and security. The Website Publisher reserves the right to suspend access to the Website in the event of fraudulent use or attempted fraudulent use of such access.

3.2 Registration procedure for the Website

 

To use the Website, the User connects automatically to the Website via the Company’s EntraID SSO solution.

 

4. Use of the Website and User undertakings

 

4.1 Use of the Website

 

On the Website, the User will be able to:

·        Explore published datasets and their metadata

·        Export published datasets and their metadata

·        For users with contribution rights, publish datasets and their metadata

·        Contact the Website administrator

 

4.2 User undertakings

 

The User acknowledges that:

·        the GTCU apply to any User authorized to use the Website;

·        the Website is intended for professional use;

·        each User is identified and expresses themselves in their own name on the Website.

If, by exception, a User is required to speak on behalf of their department, this must be explicitly stated in their Contribution and validated in advance by their management.

·        each User is personally and legally responsible for the content, statements and information they choose to share or disseminate via the Website;

·        it is prohibited to disseminate, send or share confidential or sensitive information in accordance with the duties of loyalty, discretion and confidentiality incumbent on each User under the rules applicable to them. Contributions on the Website fall within the scope of the Information Assets Security Policy (PSPI – accessible on the WAT portal) intended to protect sensitive data generated, held or exchanged by all Company entities. Information classified above level 2 in terms of confidentiality under the PSPI may not transit through the Website.

·        any User who identifies inappropriate content may request its amendment or deletion via the Website’s “Contact” page (https://dataportal.totalenergies.com/pages/contact/)

 

The User also undertakes to:

·        protect personal data in accordance with applicable law and internal standards. They shall refrain from any use that would be contrary to the regulations in force, public policy and accepted standards of conduct;

·        provide accurate, complete, sincere and unambiguous information and, where necessary, keep it updated in the event of changes;

·        hold all rights and authorizations necessary for the provision of the information and content provided.

 

4.3 Rules relating to User Contributions

 

The User must ensure the quality and relevance of their Contributions. Each User is recommended to support their statements with reliable and tangible references. Each User is reminded that their Contributions may not be attributed to a Company entity or engage its liability.

 

The User undertakes not to make statements or share any manifestly unlawful content, in particular content that is racist, xenophobic, discriminatory, malicious, crude, insulting, defamatory, hateful, obscene or violent. They shall also refrain from infringing third-party rights: privacy, intellectual property and personal data protection.

 

They must ensure that they have all rights and authorizations necessary to publish the Contribution, in particular with regard to Article 5 below. For example, if the intended Contribution is protected by copyright and the User does not hold the rights and authorizations (from the author or rights holders) necessary for its publication, the User may only publish the hyperlink directing to the protected content.

 

Topics relating in particular to sexuality, politics, criminal activities, drugs, alcohol and tobacco, gambling, and religion are prohibited, as is the use of the Website’s functionalities for commercial and advertising purposes.

 

The Website is intended for Users worldwide, with values and codes of conduct that may not be the same for everyone. Each User’s statements and Contributions must therefore be respectful of all and comply with the Company’s values.

 

To ensure content remains legible and understandable for everyone, each User must pay attention to their language, write messages in intelligible language, and endeavor to use syntax and spelling that are as correct as possible (no abbreviations or text-message language).

 

The Website Publisher reserves the right to delete any Contribution likely to contravene the law, the GTCU and the texts to which they refer, as well as any off-topic, repeated or coarse comment.

 

5. Intellectual property

 

5.1. Principle

 

All information or documents (whether text, animated or non-animated images, sounds, photographs, know-how or products referred to) contained on the Website, as well as all elements created for the Website and its overall structure, are either the property of the Website Publisher or of the TotalEnergies Company, or are subject to rights of use, reproduction and representation granted for their benefit. Such information and elements are protected by the laws governing copyright once they are made available to the public on this Website. No licence or right other than the right to consult the Website is granted to any person with regard to intellectual property rights. Reproduction of the information is authorized solely for information purposes for personal and private use. Any reproduction and any use of copies made for other purposes are expressly prohibited and subject to the prior express authorization of the Website Publisher. In all cases, authorized reproduction of the information must indicate the source and the appropriate proprietary notice.

 

5.2. Distinctive signs

 

Unless otherwise stated, the corporate names, logos, products and trademarks mentioned on the Website are the property of the Website Publisher or of the TotalEnergies Company, or are subject to rights of use, reproduction or representation granted for their benefit. They may not be used without the prior written authorization of the Website Publisher.

 

5.3. Databases

 

The databases made available to you are the property of the Website Publisher, who is the producer of the databases. You are prohibited from extracting or reusing a qualitatively or quantitatively substantial part of the databases, including for private purposes.

 

5.4. Photo and video credits

 

 

The User undertakes to use only royalty-free photographs or photographs sourced from the TotalEnergies media center.

 

5.5. User Contribution

 

Contributions are made free of charge and give rise to no remuneration. By publishing a Contribution on the Website, the User warrants that they are the author of it or that they hold the rights authorizing them to publish it. Once the User decides to publish a Contribution on the Website, the User accepts, in view of the Website’s community nature and functionalities, that the Contribution may be stored, accessed and viewed by other Users, and grants the Website Publisher the rights of reproduction, representation, adaptation and translation relating to the Contribution on all or part of the Website and, more generally, on any communication medium (including digital, analog or paper) and by any means of communication (including on the internet or any other electronic communication means), within the framework of the Website. This authorization is non-exclusive, free of charge, valid worldwide and for the full legal duration of the applicable protection rights. The User agrees that the Website Publisher may extend or grant to its partners the same rights as those referred to above, in whole or in part.

 

6. Hyperlinks

 

6.1. Activation of links

 

The Website Publisher formally disclaims any liability regarding the content of websites to which it provides links or to which Users redirect others in their Contributions. Please consult the general terms and conditions of use and the personal data and cookies policy, or any other document relating to the protection of personal data, of those websites in order to understand their practices. The decision to activate links rests exclusively with Users. The Website Publisher may modify or remove a link on the Website at any time.

 

6.2. Authorization of links

 

If you wish to create a hyperlink redirecting to this Website, you must obtain the Website Publisher’s prior written authorization by using the contact details provided at the end of the GTCU.

 

7. Warnings

 

7.1. Liability

 

The information and recommendations available on this Website (hereinafter the “Information”) are provided in good faith. They are deemed to be accurate at the time they are published on the Website. However, the Website Publisher does not guarantee that such Information is exhaustive or accurate. You fully assume the risks associated with the reliance you place on it. This Information is provided on the condition that you, or any other person receiving it, may determine its suitability for a specific purpose before using it. Under no circumstances shall the Website Publisher be liable for any damage that may result from reliance on or use of such Information. This Information must not be considered as recommendations for the use of information, products, procedures, equipment or formulations that would infringe any intellectual property right. The Website Publisher disclaims any express or implied liability if the use of such Information infringes an intellectual property right.

 

The Website Publisher, and any company of the TotalEnergies Company, categorically rejects any interpretation that would equate the content of its websites with offers to purchase or solicitations to acquire listed or unlisted shares or other securities of the Website Publisher or of any other company of the TotalEnergies Company. No warranty, express or implied, is given as to the merchantable nature of the Information provided, or its suitability for a specific purpose, or with regard to the products referred to in such Information. Under no circumstances does the Website Publisher undertake to update or correct the Information distributed on the internet or on its web servers. The Website Publisher reserves the right to modify or correct the content of its websites at any time without prior notice.

 

The Website Publisher does not guarantee, without this list being exhaustive, that the Website will operate without interruption or that the servers providing access to it and/or third-party sites accessible via hyperlinks are free of viruses.

 

7.2. Forward-looking information and statements

 

The documents presented on this Website may contain forward-looking information about the Company (including objectives and trends), as well as forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, particularly concerning the financial position, operating results, activities and strategy of TotalEnergies.

 

The forward-looking information and statements contained in these documents are based on economic data and assumptions made in a given economic, competitive and regulatory environment. They may prove to be inaccurate in the future and depend on risk factors likely to cause a significant difference between actual results and those contemplated, including, in particular, fluctuations in exchange rates, the price of petroleum products, the ability to achieve cost reductions or efficiency gains without undue disruption to operations, environmental regulatory considerations, and general economic and financial conditions. Likewise, certain financial information is based on estimates, in particular when assessing the recoverable value of assets and the amounts of any asset impairments.

 

Neither TotalEnergies nor any of its subsidiaries undertakes or assumes responsibility vis-à-vis investors or any other stakeholder to update or revise, in particular as a result of new information and/or future events, all or part of the statements, forward-looking information, trends or objectives contained in these documents. Additional information concerning factors, risks and uncertainties likely to have an effect on the Company’s financial results or activities is also available in the most recent versions of the Document de référence / Universal Registration Document filed in France with the Autorité des marchés financiers and the annual report on Form 20-F filed in the United States of America with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

8. Updates to the GTCU and applicable law

 

The Website Publisher may update the Website GTCU at any time. Consequently, the User is invited to refer regularly to the latest GTCU in force available on the Website.

 

If one or more provisions of the GTCU were to prove unenforceable or prohibited under a public policy regulation, the other unaffected provisions of the GTCU shall remain applicable to the User to the extent permitted by such regulation.

 

The GTCU are governed by French law and fall within the jurisdiction of the competent French courts.

 

9. Contact

 

For any question relating to the Website GTCU, you may contact us at the following email address: GS-AdminsODS@totalenergies.com.