Welcome to the www.havasuniversity.com website (hereinafter the “Site”) published by Havas SA, whose registered office is at 29/30 Quai de Dion Bouton, 92800 Puteaux, France.

Access and use of the Site is subject to these General Terms and Conditions” (hereinafter the “General Terms and Conditions”). 

We invite you to read the General Terms and Conditions in their entirety before using the Site and to accept them before any browsing activity. 

CLAUSE 1: PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

These General Terms and Conditions define the conditions under which Havas SA operates the Site, which is intended to offer e-learning services to employees and trainees of the Havas Group (hereinafter the “Users”), consisting of training content, tutorials, course sheets, webinars and technical assistance (hereinafter the “Services”).

Access to the Site requires Users to identify themselves. 

CLAUSE 2: DEFINITIONS

“General Terms and Conditions” means this document setting forth the terms and conditions of use of the Site.

“Personal Area” means to the User’s personal and secure management interface on the Site, to which the User has access.

“Logins” means the personal and confidential identification credentials of the User.

“Identification” means the User’s personal login, permitting authenticated access to the Site.

“Site” means the website accessible at the following URL: www.havasuniversity.com , which provides access to the Services in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in these General Terms and Conditions.

“User” means the employees and trainees of the Havas Group anywhere in the world. 

CLAUSE 3: ACCEPTANCE AND APPLICABILITY OF THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By accessing the Site, and by accepting these terms and conditions by ticking the appropriate box, you accept the General Terms and Conditions without reservation and agree to comply with them.

The General Terms and Conditions are applicable to you and are deemed to have been read and to apply on the date you accept them, prior to your first use of the Site.

You may also wish to save and/or print a copy of the General Terms and Conditions for future reference.

Havas SA may amend the General Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. Such amendments will take effect when they are posted online. Continuing to use the Site after an amendment will be deemed acceptance of the changes in full.

If you do not accept the General Terms and Conditions, you will not be able to use the Services available on the Site.

Havas SA reserves the right to amend and update these General Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. In such case, the amended General Terms and Conditions will take effect when they are posted online.

CLAUSE 4: CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSING AND USING THE SITE

4.1 Conditions for accessing the Site

The Site is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except upon the occurrence of a force majeure event or any event beyond the control of Havas SA, in particular technical or computer difficulties, and subject to breakdowns and maintenance necessary for the proper functioning of the Site.

Please note that use of the Site requires that your equipment is able to comply with our minimum technical and compatibility standards. It is your responsibility to check these specifications and ensure that your equipment is compatible with our products and services.

Users are solely responsible for the proper operation of their computer equipment and their internet access.

The Site is updated on a regular basis and, therefore, changes may be made at any time. We reserve the right to eliminate, modify or suspend access to the Site at any time without notice, in particular for maintenance purposes. 

4.2 Conditions of use

4.2.1 General principles

When visiting the Site, you may not use, or allow others to use, any automated system or software to extract content or data from the Site for commercial purposes.

You shall not use the Site for fraudulent purposes, act in any manner that may damage the image, interests and rights of the Havas Group or third parties, or commit wrongful or malicious acts such as:

-          hacking, introducing viruses or malicious code;

-          unauthorised access or attempted access to the Site, its systems or codes;

-          unauthorised alteration or extraction of data or information;

-          damaging the integrity and/or performance of the Site.

In general, you agree not to act in any manner that may damage, disrupt or overburden the Site, not to make any copy of the Site, and not to interfere in any way with its normal use and functionality.

We hereby inform you that in the event of a breach, or legitimate suspicion of a breach, of the provisions of the General Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to restrict, suspend or terminate your access to the Site, and to take any technical measures necessary to do so.

 4.2.2 Individual use

The use of the Site, including taking the training courses, must be done by Users on an individual basis, for their own account and using their own Logins and computer equipment. They shall not ask another user to take a training course using their Logins. 

CLAUSE 5: CONTENT OF THE SITE AND DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

5.1 General content

The Site offers Users a catalogue of training courses, particularly in the following areas: information and security, strategy and innovation, compliance, Havas Impact, management, media, personal development, software and tools, creativity and webinars, which are subject to change.

The list of these training courses is accessible in the “Catalogue” section, in the languages indicated on the Site, which the User is invited to select.

The training courses must be taken on an individual basis by Users, for their own account and using their own Logins.

The Site also permits Users to view the list of training courses completed and those in progress in the “My Courses” section.

Finally, the Site offers the possibility of sharing feedback (“Share feedback” section). 

5.2 Personal Area

The Site has a Personal Area specific to each User, enabling them to:

-          view and update their profile information (first and last name, photo if applicable, business email address, position, entity);

-          change their preferences: career preferences (via the HRIS), choice of course language, choice(s) of interests from among the various fields offered;

-          view and download their certificates. Upon completion of certain training courses, a certificate will be issued to the User. The User is free to print this certificate from the “Certificates” section of their Personal Area;

-          manage your notification preferences;

-          view available badges and badges obtained upon completion of a training course.

CLAUSE 6: INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 

The content of the Site, its general structure and, in particular, the software, texts, images (whether or not animated), illustrations, photographs, sounds, know-how, clips, videos, graphic charter used and all other elements comprising the Site are either the exclusive property of Havas SA or have been licensed to it.

Any presentation of the Site, in whole or in part, by a User in any form, in particular by downloading, reproducing, transmitting, broadcasting, displaying, distributing or integrating it, in whole or in part, into an existing work without the express, written and prior authorisation of Havas SA, depending on the entity that owns the content, is prohibited.

The foregoing also applies to any databases that may appear on the Site, which are protected by the intellectual property laws set out in the French Intellectual Property Code (Code de la Propriété Intellectuelle). 

CLAUSE 7: WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Havas SA uses its best endeavours to provide you with high-quality training and information. However, the publisher of the Site cannot guarantee that all information appearing on the Site is accurate, precise, up to date or complete. Consequently, it declines all liability in the event of any imprecision, inaccuracy or omission in the information available on the Site.

Havas SA does not provide any warranty concerning all or any portion of the content of the Site.  

The publisher implements appropriate means to ensure the security of the information presented on the Site.

Access to the Site may be interrupted without notice, in particular for maintenance, security or updating purposes. Access to the Site at all times cannot be guaranteed, in particular for the reasons stated above. 

CLAUSE 8: PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

8.1 Data controller

In accordance with applicable laws, in particular European Regulation 2016/679, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), each entity of the Havas Group whose employees or trainees use the Site acts as a data controller with respect to the data of its employees and trainees. As such, it collects and processes the following personal data of Users:

-          last name;

-          first name;

-          name of the company for which they work;

-          profile photo if applicable;

-          business email address.

8.2 Purposes and legal bases

Purposes	Legal basis
Management of registrations, performance of Services, hosting of User data	Performance of the contract (performance of these General Terms and Conditions)
Measuring Site performance	Legitimate interest
Managing security of the Site	Legitimate interest

8.3 Data Sources

The Data is collected directly from Users based on the information entered in their Personal Area.

8.4 Data recipients

The data is intended for the Havas University department and will also be communicated to the technical service providers responsible for providing hosting, maintenance and support for the Site. The data may be communicated to the HR department of the entities.

8.5 Data retention periods

Personal data will be retained by each relevant Havas Group entity for the duration of the User’s employment, plus any applicable local and European statutory limitation periods.

8.6 Data Protection Officer, Users’ rights and how to exercise them

Each User has the following rights under the GDPR:

o    Right of access: As a data subject, you are entitled to obtain information about the nature of your personal data that is stored or processed.

o    Rectification right: if personal data is inaccurate or incomplete, you can request that it be rectified.

o    Right to object: you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time, unless the data controller can prove legitimate and compelling grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject;

o    Right to deletion: you may request the deletion of your personal data in the cases provided by law.

o    Right to request that processing be limited: you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be limited under the conditions set forth in the applicable laws and regulations.

o    Right to data portability: if you meet the conditions set out in the personal data protection laws and regulations, you are entitled to receive a subset of your personal data and to transfer it from Havas to another data controller.

Havas SA has appointed a Group Data Protection Officer whom the User can contact using the contact details below:

Havas Group DPO

e-mail address: dpo@havas.com

postal address:

Havas Group

29/30 Quai de Dion Bouton

92800 Puteaux, France

In France, Users also have the right to provide post-mortem instructions concerning their personal data.

Lastly, Users have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent personal data protection authority if they consider that the processing operations described infringe their rights. 

CLAUSE 9: GOVERNING LAW

The General Terms and Conditions are governed by French law and any claim or dispute arising therefrom shall be submitted to the French courts with jurisdiction. You expressly and unreservedly agree that you will access and use the Site solely and exclusively as is, under your own responsibility and that, furthermore, you will comply with all local laws applicable to the use of the Site and/or, more broadly, to the Site itself that may apply. 

CLAUSE 10: GENERAL PROVISIONS

In the event that any provision of the General Terms and Conditions is invalidated, it will be severed from the agreement or replaced. Such invalidity will not affect the remaining provisions of the General Terms and Conditions.

The fact that Havas SA does not require the application of any clause or right resulting from any provision of the General Terms and Conditions will in no event be deemed a waiver thereof.

The General Terms and Conditions set out the entirety of the rights and obligations of the Users.

In the event of a claim, only the General Terms and Conditions drafted in French will be authentic. 

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions or requests about the content that appears on the Site or the General Terms and Conditions, you can contact us at the following address: 

By email: university.support@havasuniversity.com  

Last updated: December 2022