Terms of Use

Signyalé Application

Overview

The Terms of Use of the Signyalé application have been drafted taking into account the sociological characteristics of the application’s intended audience in mainland France.

They take into account:

  1. Simple and accessible language, suited to a young and mobile audience.
  2. Respect for privacy: geolocation is used only occasionally, with no active tracking, and data remains limited to local use.
  3. Consumption habits: cash payment, direct trust and short supply chains are valued, without imposing a commercial model.
  4. Digital inclusion: educational materials (sheets, audio) are planned for less connected audiences.
  5. Recognition of informal practices: no administrative or commercial constraint is imposed on local users.

This approach ensures understandable information, data protection compliant with the GDPR, and an experience faithful to the social realities of potential users.

1. Introduction – Welcome to Signyalé

Application publisher:
Signyalé is published by SIGNYALÉ, a SASU with share capital of 50 euros, registered with the Paris Trade and Companies Register under number 989 488 366, whose registered office is located at 60 rue François 1er, 75008 Paris.
Contact: contact@signyale.com

This information is provided for guidance only. Full legal notices appear in the General Terms and Conditions of Sale (CGV).

What is Signyalé for?

It is a collaborative mobile application that allows:

The model is freemium:

Signyalé is aimed at a young and local audience. The application favours simplicity, anonymity and trust, taking into account the social and economic realities of the territory.

Subscription, payment, pricing and withdrawal terms are set out in the CGV, which businesses should consult.

2. Purpose of the Terms of Use

These Terms of Use define the rules for accessing, using and moderating Signyalé.

You must accept them in order to use the application.

This acceptance is given through a clear action, for example by ticking a box during registration. It has contractual value.

3. Account creation and access

3.1 For consumers

3.2 For businesses

To publish your products or use promotional tools, you must create a professional account.

Special case: occasional activity without a SIRET number

A business may create an account without a SIRET number, provided that it:

The platform may limit certain features or require a SIRET number if use becomes recurring.

4. Rules of use

4.1 Consumer users

You may:

Your commitments:

In addition, when submitting a report, you may provide the following additional information:

This information is published as entered. By providing it, you agree that it will be visible to other users of the application.

4.2 Businesses

You may:

Your commitments:

4.3 Community moderation

Any user may report problematic content.

A “False report” button allows the community to indicate that published information may be incorrect. Each report has a reliability score, initially close to 60%, which changes according to the number of views and likes.

If several users indicate that a report is false, this score decreases gradually. When it falls below 45%, the report is automatically deleted.

In addition, our team may remove content, suspend or delete an account.

The Moderation Charter forms an integral part of your commitment on Signyalé. Consult it from the “Profile” menu or here: Moderation Charter.

5. Hosting provider status, moderation and legal obligations

5.1 Hosting provider status

In accordance with the French LCEN law, Article 6-I-2, Signyalé acts as a hosting provider.

This means that we do not edit content in advance. However, if clearly reported illegal content is brought to our attention, we remove it promptly.

5.2 Reporting tool and right of reply

A tool accessible to everyone, even without an account, allows any content to be reported if it is:

Any person mentioned may request a right of reply, which will be published within 3 days.

5.3 False alerts and abuse

Wrongly reporting lawful content in order to have it removed is an offence:

1 year of imprisonment and a €15,000 fine (Article 6-VII LCEN)

6. Intellectual property

6.1 What you publish belongs to you

When you publish content (text, photo, price, etc.), you remain its owner. However, you authorise Signyalé to use it free of charge within the application to display it, distribute it or highlight it within the community.

6.2 What belongs to Signyalé

The name “Signyalé”, the strawberry logo, colours, drawings, application texts, design, code and all features are protected by law, including copyright and trademark law.

6.3 What you may not do

You may say that you are on Signyalé, for example: “Our products are visible on Signyalé”, provided that you do not modify our logo or mislead others.

In the event of unauthorised use, Signyalé may request removal of the content and take the necessary steps to enforce its rights.

7. Personal data and privacy policy

The Privacy Policy, accessible from the application, explains:

Service providers used:

All these providers comply with the GDPR, with contractual safeguards (SCC / DPF).

Explicit consent is requested where required by law.

8. Image rights and privacy

At Signyalé, we want everyone to feel respected. Here are the rules to follow when you publish a photo in the application:

No face without authorisation

You must never publish a photo clearly showing a person (face, recognisable silhouette, identifiable posture, etc.) unless they have given you their consent.

This is the law, Article 9 of the French Civil Code. Publishing an image without authorisation constitutes an infringement of image rights. If this happens, the person concerned may claim damages.

Do not show people’s private lives

Even if no person is visible, do not photograph a private place, a storefront with a family name, an identifiable business, etc. Respect everyone’s privacy.

Geolocation is used only at the time of the report, never in the background. You can disable it at any time in the application settings.

Personal data: what this means

If a photo or information makes it possible to identify a person, directly or indirectly, for example a shop or regular seller, then it becomes personal data.

In this case, we inform you:

All this information is detailed in our Privacy Policy.

If you are concerned by a published image

If your image or privacy is exposed on Signyalé without your consent:

Your responsibility

Everyone is responsible for the content they publish.

Signyalé is not responsible if you post a photo or comment that infringes someone’s rights. However, if a problem is reported to us, we act quickly, as provided for by the LCEN law, Article 6-I-2.

9. Accessibility and inclusion

Signyalé offers several formats to make understanding easier:

10. Limitation of liability

Each user is responsible for the information they publish.

If content is defamatory or illegal, responsibility lies with its author.

For security reasons, technical logs are collected: IP address, date and device.

This data is:

The Portainer tool used guarantees security and confidentiality.

11. Changes to the Terms of Use

The Terms of Use may change according to the needs of the service or the law.

In the event of a significant change, you will be informed through the application.

12. Applicable law

These Terms of Use are governed by French law. Any dispute will be submitted to the competent courts of Paris.

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