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Legal Notice

In accordance with the provisions of Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004, on Confidence in the Digital Economy (known as the L.C.E.N.), users of the website www.protheica.com, are hereby informed of the following legal notices.

Connection to and browsing of the website www.protheica.com by users implies full and unconditional acceptance of these legal notices.

Website Publisher

The website www.protheica.com is owned by the Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest (ICO), a private non-profit healthcare institution registered under SIREN number 532 254 307.

Registered Office: 15, rue André Boquel - 49055 Angers – Tel : +33 (0)2 41 35 27 00

Secondary Site: Bd Jacques Monod 44805 Saint-Herblain – Tel : +33 (0)2 40 67 99 00

Publication Director: M. Le Professeur Mario CAMPONE, Chief Executive Officer

Website Hosting

The website www.protheica.com is hosted by:

OVH

SAS with a share capital of €50,000,000

RCS Lille Métropole 424 761 419

Registered office: 2 rue Kellermann - 59100 Roubaix - France

OVH SAS is a subsidiary of OVH Groupe SA, registered with the RCS of Lille under number 537 407 926, located at the same address.

Tel : +33 (0)9 72 10 10 07

www.ovh.fr

Website Design

The website was designed and developed by Génération Internet (www.generation-net.org/fr/)

SARL OREADES with a share capital of €8,000

RCS Nantes 432 004 034

Registered office: 15 rue Paul Bellamy, 44000 NANTES

Tel.: +33 (0)2 40 75 41 93

Purpose of the Website

The purpose of our website is to present PROTHEICA®: a tool designed for onco-urologists, cardiologists, general practitioners, and pharmacists.

Our ambition: To optimize communication among healthcare professionals involved in prostate cancer management, improving cardiovascular prevention and drug interaction risk management.

This website is intended for healthcare professionals only.

The website www.protheica.com is not a commercial site. Its purpose is informational and aimed at healthcare professionals.

Users of the website www.protheica.com acknowledge the Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest as the site owner, who reserves the right to modify the content and/or layout at any time without prior notice. Consequently, the Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest cannot be held liable for temporary or permanent unavailability of the site, regardless of the cause (hacking, maintenance, etc.).

Intellectual Property

The website www.protheica.com and its components (data, text, images, downloadable documents, logos, etc.) may be protected under Intellectual Property Law in France and abroad.

Users are reminded that, according to Article L122-4 of the French Intellectual Property Code, “Any full or partial representation or reproduction made without the author’s consent is unlawful. The same applies to translation, adaptation, or transformation by any process whatsoever.”

Any infringement of the intellectual property rights related to the website www.protheica.com may result in civil and criminal proceedings.

The use or reproduction of the Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest’s trademarks and logos, alone or combined with other elements, is strictly prohibited without prior written consent.

Hyperlinks

The Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest may include hyperlinks on its website www.protheica.com . Such links must be expressly authorized beforehand. However, these links do not imply endorsement by the Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest of the content they lead to. The Institut cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of information provided by such links or for any potential viruses or malicious content. Information accessed through hyperlinks is provided “as is” and at the user’s own discretion.

Medical Information

Information provided on www.protheica.com by the Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest is general in nature and cannot be considered medical advice. It does not replace a personal medical consultation with a qualified professional.

Users are informed that the tool PROTHEICA® is not a medical device within the meaning of EU Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and 2017/746 on medical and in vitro diagnostic devices.

The lists of pharmaceutical specialties appearing in dropdown menus on the website are not exhaustive and will be updated periodically (every six months). Users cannot claim or demand such updates.

The website promotes only its own tool PROTHEICA®, created for the benefit of patients with prostate cancer, and does not promote any specific drug or pharmaceutical company.

Personal Data Protection & Cookies

At ICO, we understand that the protection of visitors’ privacy is of utmost importance. We have therefore taken the necessary measures to comply with data protection regulations.

Through this privacy policy, ICO — as data controller — commits to processing your personal data with care and solely for legitimate purposes, in accordance with the French Data Protection Act of January 6, 1978 (as amended), and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation EU 2016/679).

Why are your data collected?

The personal data collected via www.protheica.com allow us to:

  • Ensure optimal website navigation (e.g., device adaptation, language preferences).
  • Perform statistical analyses to optimize the website.

ICO processes your data only for the purposes described, registered with our Data Protection Officer. Your data will never be used for other purposes.

Legal Basis for Processing

The processing of your data relies on:

  • Your consent, particularly for analytical cookies.
  • ICO’s legitimate interest for functional cookies essential to the website’s operation.
Data Collected

Data are collected automatically through cookies — small text files stored on your device. Cookies collect non-personal browsing data (IP address, pages visited, etc.) and are managed by your browser.

Types of cookies used:

  • Internal cookies required for site functionality.
  • Third-party cookies for audience measurement.

You can configure your browser to block cookies:

Blocking cookies may prevent certain pages from displaying properly.

Learn more at http://www.cnil.fr/vos-droits/vos-traces/les-cookies

Data Recipients

Some of your data may be shared with ICO service providers (e.g., web hosting). Access is strictly limited to authorized personnel. Your data will never be sold, shared, or transferred to unidentified third parties.

Data Retention

Your data are kept only as long as necessary for their intended purpose.

Cookie data: retained for a maximum of 13 months.

Other data: retained only as long as required by law or purpose.

After this period, data are deleted or archived in accordance with legal requirements.

Data Security

ICO implements physical and digital security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure, or destruction. However, users are responsible for ensuring their devices are secure (updated antivirus, firewall, etc.).

Your Rights

You have the right to access, rectify, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your data. You may contact ICO’s Data Protection Officer (DPO):

  • By post: Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest - Data Protection Officer - 15 rue André Boquel, CS10059, 49055 Angers Cedex 02
  • By email: delegue.protection.donnees@ico.unicancer.fr

If you are unsatisfied with ICO’s response, you may file a complaint with the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) at www.cnil.fr