Terms and Conditions of Use
Please carefully read the following Terms and Conditions of Use below and accept them by checking the box at the bottom.
Last update : March 14, 2024
The website available at www.essecalumni.com is a site hosting the social and professional network created and managed by Association des Diplômés du Groupe ESSEC (ADGE), hereinafter « ESSEC Alumni » in order to allow graduates and students to keep in touch, to enhance training and promote employment and careers of alumni.
Any other use of the Site for purposes other than those mentioned above and in these General Terms of Use, especially for commercial purposes, is strictly prohibited.
The use of this website essecalumni.com implies acceptance of the present Terms of use.
The user of the site acknowledges having the skills and resources necessary to access this website and that the used computer configuration contains no virus and is in perfect working condition.
The user must be a graduate or a student of ESSEC Business School and to have valid email address and date of birth in order to activate his/her account and to use the website.
Anonymous visitors may access the website, read articles and announcements on public events, but they are not allowed to visit the profiles, post comments or participate in discussions.
The user undertakes to register and to use a username or email address that don’t infringe the rights of third parties (family name, brand ...), or to use any name, company name or trademark with express authorization of the owner.
The texts, software, pictures, videos, databases and other developments on this website are protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. The user agrees not to reproduce in any form or by any means the above listed contents and/or any information or materials under protection of intellectual property and other laws without the express permission of ESSEC Alumni and/or the original property holder of such information and materials.
The user guarantees ESSEC Alumni that the testimony, comments, pictures and data of any kind disclosed by the user on this website are free from the third parties’ rights.
The user expressly consents that his/her testimonies and comments may be reproduced and / or represented for free in the supports of communication aiming at promotion of ESSEC Alumni. The user accepts that the above-mentioned rights are granted during the legal term of protection of these comments and testimonials.
The messages and pictures are posted at the sole responsibility of the author, who is liable for and bears all consequences related thereto. More specifically, the author guarantees ESSEC Alumni against all actions of third parties resulting out of or in connection with the content of the message posted by its author. The author of the message expressly accepts to cover any amount of all costs and expenses incurred by ESSEC Alumni with respect to any claims resulting out or in connection with the content of the message posted by the author. ESSEC Alumni disclaim any responsibility for the content of information posted by users.
The registration on the website is free and effective as soon as the account is activated by the user. The registration implies the acceptance by the user of all conditions of the present Terms of use.
Each user is responsible for the personal account established on the date of its activation. The user is solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of his/her account and for all activities that occur on or through his/her account, and agrees to immediately notify ESSEC Alumni of any security breach of his/her account. ESSEC Alumni shall not be responsible for any losses arising out of the unauthorized use of the account. All actions taken under this account are recorded and may be used in case of a dispute.
ESSEC Alumni without any obligation to justify, reserves the right to suspend or terminate access to the website essecalumni.com anyone harms its reputation and / or breaches the present Terms of use.
When possible, the testimony and comments should be written in English in order to facilitate their understanding by all members of the community. If necessary, the moderator reserves the right to translate the concerned text (in case a member or visitor has not translated the text before that!)
To facilitate the use of the website and the reading of testimonials, the user should choose a clear title for his/her testimony. The user should also think to mention the geographic location in the subject, when useful. These details, anecdotes or emotions that you could convey, add value to your network.
For the respect and the good of everyone are deemed as prohibited: abusive, offensive, obscene messages, or defamatory content violating the rights of third parties, abusive language or language encouraging racism, pornography, pedophilia or crimes, the use of the website for purposes of propaganda, commercial prospecting or politics.
The moderator shall not moderate the messages in a way that could change their meaning. The moderator reserves the right of moving the message which is obviously placed in a wrong thematic group.
Users may notify to the moderator any non-conform message. The moderator can delete without prior notice any message which does not meet the conditions of the present Terms of use.
The moderator may refuse access to a community member if the member abuses his freedom of expression by making systematic and non-objective criticisms, intensively publishing information affecting the healthy atmosphere on the website, spamming and/or publishing facts against the law.
ESSEC Alumni agrees to take special care about the veracity of information exchanged on the website and to keep it regularly updated. However, errors or omissions may occur. In this case, we kindly thank you to let us know about any error or abnormal information you may meet when using the website so that necessary corrections could be done.
ESSEC Alumni does not guarantee that the use of the website will be uninterrupted or error-free. It is not liable for technical failures and data loss related to, or other damages or losses arising out of or in relation to the use of the website by the user.
Recommendation for the better use of the website:
We recommend using the following browsers: FireFox version 10 or its last updated version. A minimum screen resolution 1280 × 768 pixels is also recommended.
Privacy and personal data protection:
You have a right to access, modify, rectify and delete data concerning you in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
To do so, please contact ESSEC Alumni by email at alumni-vieprivee@essec.edu or by mail: Association des Diplômés du Groupe ESSEC - 11 Avenue de Friendland, 75008 Paris, France.
ESSEC Alumni only communicates the data it collects to its internal departments, its volunteers (Presidents of Alumni Chapters overseas, professional clubs, regional Clubs and so on) and to its partners (ESSEC business school and the ESSEC Foundation), and also to its service providers and their staff with regard to rendering the services entrusted to them, and which they have to carry out on behalf of ESSEC Alumni or for the benefit of ESSEC Business School.
All individuals with access to your data are authorized and named, and are bound by an obligation of confidentiality.
“Personal data" means any information that allows identifying a person. It may be, for instance, a name, an address, a phone number or an email address.