Terms of use

Purpose

The purpose of these Terms of Use (hereinafter the “Terms”) is to set out the terms and conditions for using the services offered by the NextHop website (hereinafter the “Site”), available at nexthop.fr, and to define the rights and obligations of the parties in this context.

NextHop is a platform dedicated to analysing and comparing cloud solutions from the perspective of digital sovereignty. It offers:

• Comparative analyses of European and international cloud providers
• Tools for assessing the sovereignty of digital solutions
• Articles and resources on French and European digital sovereignty
• Recommendations for migrating to sovereign solutions

Access to and use of the Site are subject to acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. By accessing the Site, the user acknowledges having read these Terms and accepts them without reservation.

Website publisher

The Site is published by:

Company name

NextHop

Legal form

Sole proprietorship (entreprise individuelle)

Registered office

France

Email

contact@nexthop.fr

Publication director

Sylvain Rutten

Hosting: The Site is hosted on infrastructure located in France and Europe, in line with our digital sovereignty commitments.

Access to the service

3.1 Availability

The Site is accessible free of charge to any user with Internet access. All costs relating to access to the Site, whether hardware, software or Internet access costs, are borne exclusively by the user.

The publisher uses all reasonable means at its disposal to ensure good-quality access to the Site, but is under no obligation to achieve this.

3.2 Interruptions

The publisher reserves the right, without notice or compensation, to close the Site or access to one or more of its services temporarily or permanently, in particular to carry out maintenance, updates or any other action necessary for the proper functioning of the Site.

3.3 Conditions of use

The user undertakes to use the Site in accordance with its intended purpose and in particular:

• Not to use the Site for unlawful purposes or purposes contrary to public decency
• Not to attempt to impair the proper functioning of the Site
• Not to collect or extract data by automated means without authorisation
• To respect the intellectual property rights attached to the content

Intellectual property

4.1 Publisher’s rights

All elements making up the Site (text, graphics, software, photographs, images, videos, sounds, plans, names, logos, trade marks, creations and other protectable works, databases, etc.), as well as the Site itself, are governed by French and international copyright and intellectual property legislation.

These elements are the exclusive property of the publisher. Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, transmission or distortion of the Site or its content, in whole or in part, by any process and on any medium whatsoever, is prohibited without the publisher’s prior written authorisation.

4.2 Authorised use

The user is authorised to consult the Site and to download or print pages of the Site for personal, non-commercial use only, provided that the content is not modified and all intellectual property notices are retained.

Personal data protection

5.1 Data controller

NextHop, as data controller, undertakes to comply with the regulations in force applicable to the processing of personal data, in particular the GDPR and the amended French Data Protection Act (“Informatique et Libertés”) of 6 January 1978.

5.2 Data collected

When you use the Site, we may collect:

• Browsing data: IP address, browser type, pages viewed, visit duration (for anonymised statistical purposes)
• Contact data: name, email, company, message (via the contact form)

5.3 Purposes of processing

• Replying to contact requests
• Improving our services and the content of the Site
• Compiling anonymised audience statistics

5.4 Users’ rights

In accordance with the GDPR, you have the following rights: access, rectification, erasure, portability, objection, restriction.

To exercise these rights, contact us at contact@nexthop.fr.

Liability and warranties

6.1 Informative nature of the content

The information, analyses and comparisons presented on the Site are provided for information purposes only. They do not in any way constitute personalised legal, technical or strategic advice.

6.2 Accuracy of information

The publisher endeavours to ensure that the information published on the Site is accurate and up to date. However, it cannot guarantee the accuracy, precision, completeness or currency of the information made available.

6.3 Limitation of liability

The publisher cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect, material or immaterial damage resulting from access to or use of the Site.

Hyperlinks

7.1 Outbound links

The Site may contain hyperlinks to other websites, in particular to the websites of the cloud providers analysed. These links are provided for information purposes.

The publisher has no control over these external websites and accepts no liability for their content, practices or privacy policies.

7.2 Inbound links

Hyperlinks to the Site may be created without prior consent, provided that “framing” or any other technique intended to conceal the origin of the content is not used.

Changes to the Terms

The publisher reserves the right to amend these Terms at any time, in particular to take account of any legal, regulatory, case-law and/or technical developments.

The applicable version is the one in force when the user connects to the Site. Users are advised to consult this page regularly.

Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by French law.

In the event of a dispute relating to the interpretation or performance of these Terms, the parties shall endeavour to find an amicable solution. Failing an amicable agreement, the dispute shall be submitted to the competent French courts.