Legal Information – Terms of Service

These Terms of Service define the conditions for access and use of the website

https://www.european-hotel-awards.com, edited by Platinium Publications de Presse SARL, a French press company.

Article 1 – Legal Notice

Article 2 – Nature of the Website

This website constitutes an independent editorial publication relating to the European Hotel Awards, an international professional event. Content published falls within the scope of freedom of expression and information.

Article 3 – Personal Data & Editorial Exemptions

The website may publish professional information relating to individuals (names, titles, professional positions, institutional photographs) strictly within the framework of editorial coverage of professional events.

In accordance with Article 85 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and applicable French legislation, processing carried out for journalistic purposes benefits from specific exemptions designed to reconcile personal data protection with freedom of expression and information.

Basic technical data (IP address, browser type, session statistics) may be collected strictly for security, technical stability, and analytical purposes. No sensitive personal data are processed.

Article 4 – Exercise of Rights

Any person may request access, rectification, or erasure of personal data where applicable. Requests must be submitted in writing to:
europeanhotelawards@gmail.com.

For security reasons and in order to prevent identity misuse, any request may require proof of identity in accordance with Article 12(6) GDPR.

Requests shall be assessed taking into account applicable legal obligations, including journalistic, archival, and freedom-of-expression exemptions.

Article 5 – Intellectual Property

All content published on this website (texts, visuals, logos, graphic elements, design, structure) is protected under applicable intellectual property laws.

European Hotel Awards, its logos, visual identity, and associated distinctive signs constitute protected intellectual property.

Any reproduction, representation, distribution, modification, extraction, scraping, automated data collection, or commercial exploitation without prior written authorization constitutes infringement and may give rise to civil and/or criminal liability.

Article 6 – Limitation of Liability

The information published is provided for editorial and informational purposes only and does not constitute contractual commitment.

The Publisher shall not be held liable for interpretation, reliance upon, or use of published information.

The Publisher shall not be liable for temporary unavailability, technical interruption, or external cyber incidents beyond reasonable control.

Article 7 – Hyperlinks

The website may include links to third-party websites. Platinium Publications de Presse SARL assumes no responsibility for external content, policies, or practices.

Article 8 – Cookies

This website uses cookies, including analytics cookies (Google Analytics), strictly subject to prior user consent via the cookie banner displayed upon first access.

Users may accept, refuse, or customize their preferences at any time through the cookie settings interface.

Article 9 – Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed exclusively by French law.

In the event of dispute, exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of Cannes, France.