Privacy Policy, Terms & Conditions

Terms & Conditions 

Usage of Website

These terms of use (“TOU”) apply to your use of French Paper LLC's website.  French Paper reserves the right to update the TOU at any time without notice to you.  The most recent version of the TOU can be viewed by checking this site regularly. French Paper reserves the right to change these TOU at any time without notice.

Acceptance of Terms

Your acceptance to these TOU is acknowledged by your use of this website.  If you do not accept the TOU, please stop using this website immediately.

Ownership of Website and Intellectual Property

This website and the content provided herein are owned by French Paper.  Additionally, the content contained on this website are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights and United States and international laws.  All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Non-Commercial Use Limitation

Unless otherwise specified, this website is for your personal and non-commercial use.  You may print or download one copy of information from this site for your non-commercial personal use only, and may not otherwise copy, reproduce, republish, post, distribute transmit or modify in any way all or any part  of this website without the express written permission of French Paper.

Privacy Policy

French Paper maintains a privacy policy for the information it collects and uses on this website.  A copy of French Paper’s privacy policy can be viewed by clicking here. [Note to Draft: Add Hyperlink to Privacy Policy].

Linking

This site links to other websites on the Internet. French Paper assumes no responsibility for material found on other sites.  You are granted a limited, non-exclusive right to create a hypertext link to this website, provided it is a text-only link clearly marked “French Paper” which points to the URL “www.frenchpaper.com” and not to other pages within the site, and which displays the site “full-screen” and not within a “frame” on the linking web site. Further, the appearance, position and other aspects of any link to this site must not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with the name, trademarks, and service marks of French Paper LLC, create the false appearance that we are associated with or sponsor the linking web site, or present French Paper in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise defamatory manner. This limited right may be revoked at any time in French Paper's sole discretion.

Communications Provided to French Paper

Postings made on this website and electronic mail messages sent to French Paper are not confidential and French Paper shall not be liable for disclosure of such information.  All information conveyed to French Paper through this website or through electronic means shall become the exclusive property of French Paper and may be used by French Paper for any purpose whatsoever.

Applicable Law; Jurisdiction; Venue

These terms of use shall be governed by and constituted in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, applicable to agreements made and entirely to be performed within New York, without resort to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms and conditions shall be filed only in the federal, state or local courts located in Albany, New York, and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of these terms of use.

Severability

If any provision of these terms of use shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms of use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Notices of Infringement

French Paper prohibits the posting of any content on the website that infringes or violates the copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of any person or entity.  If you believe that your intellectual property right (or such a right that you are responsible for enforcing) is infringed by any consent on this website, please write to French Paper at the address set forth herein, giving a written statement that contains: (a) identification of the copyrighted work and/or intellectual property right claimed to have been infringed; (b) identification of the allegedly infringing material on this website that is requested to be removed; (c) your name, address, and daytime telephone number, and an e-mail address if available; (d) a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work and/or exercise of the intellectual property right is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law; (e) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that the signatory is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the right that is allegedly infringed; and (f) the signature of the intellectual property right owner or someone authorized on the owner's behalf to assert infringement of the right. French Paper will remove any posted content that infringes the copyright or other intellectual property right of any person under U.S. law upon receipt of such a statement (or any statement in conformance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)).

Warranty Disclaimer

THE CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY ON THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT FRENCH PAPER IS NOT HEREIN ENGAGED IN RENDERING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND SERVICES TO YOU. THIS WEBSITE, THE CONENT AND FUNCTIONAILITY AND ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SITE, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON FRENCH PAPER AND ITS PRODUCTS, ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” WITH NO GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRIGEMENT.  FRENCH PAPER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE.

Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall French Paper be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of your access to, or inability to access, this site or the contents hereof.  Additionally, French Paper has no obligation and makes no representation that it will update this website.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold French Paper and, where applicable, its parent, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents and employees, as well as manufacturers and distributors whose content appears on this website, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorney's fees, made by any third party arising out of or related in any way to your access, inability to access or use of this website, or any breach by you of these TOU.

PRIVACY POLICY

Overview

Keeping your personal information secure and ensuring your understanding of how we use the information we collect are important to us at French Paper. We collect personal information exclusively for the purpose of communicating with our customers and the public and to provide promotional samples to users of the website.  Please see French Paper LLC's Terms of Use, which can be viewed by clicking here [Note to Draft: Add Hyperlink to Terms of Use], for more information about French Paper's on-line policies in general.

Information Requested

To better serve our customers, answer general questions about French Paper and to be able to offer samples of our products, French Paper requests that the customer provide contact information in numerous places on our website.  At the present time, the only information we collect is contact information (i.e., name, company, address, phone number, e-mail address, etc.), information on how a person learned of French Paper and basic information about your business and your paper requirements (e.g., type of projects you print, type of presses you utilize, and preferred paper distributor).  Contact information is collected so French Paper has the ability to communicate with the person that has requested to be contacted, requested a promotional sample or indicated that they would like to be added to French Paper’s promotional mailing list and/or French Paper’s e-mail list for news, products, promotions and news.

Promotional Samples

French Paper offers promotional samples of its products to those that request it.  In order to receive a promotional sample, a respondent must provide their name and contact information so we know where to send the sample.  We also request that respondents describe the job the product will be used for and how they learned of French Paper.  These questions are intended to gather information that will allow us to better serve our customers and their paper needs.   Respondents also have the ability to opt in on this page of our website to be added to French Paper’s promotional mailing list and/or to be added to French Paper’s e-mail list for new products, promotions and news.  As discussed below, respondents are able to opt out from receiving this information at any time in the future by following the instructions.

Contact Us

In the event the website does not answer all your questions, there is a contact us section where you can leave your contact information and a French Paper representative will then contact you.  This section of the website requests contact information and enables you to leave a message for French Paper so our representative will better be able to assist you.   Additionally, on this page you have the ability to opt in to be added to receive French Paper’s promotional mailing list and/or to stay informed about French Paper’s products, promotions and news.  As discussed below, respondents are able to opt out from receiving this information in the future at any time by following the instructions on the website or in this policy.

Use of Personal Information

French Paper only utilizes personal information for the purposes discussed above.  Personal information at all times is only used to contact a respondent at their request, add them to our mailing or e-mail list, identify ways to improve our website or provide a promotional sample.  All information collected on this site is only received and reviewed by French Paper and its designated representatives for the express purposes discussed herein.  At no time does French Paper sell or otherwise share personal information collected on this site with third parties.

Disclosure of Personal Info

French Paper will not intentionally disclose (and will take commercially reasonable steps to prevent the accidental disclosure of) your personal information to third parties (i.e., persons or entities that are not affiliates of French Paper), whether for such third parties' marketing purposes or otherwise, subject only to the following four (4) exceptions:

  1. French Paper may disclose your personal information to third parties as required or permitted by the laws, rules, and regulations of any nation, state, or other applicable jurisdiction;
  2. French Paper may disclose your personal information to third parties who deliver information from us to you for the purpose of performing such delivery;
  3. French Paper may disclose your personal information if, in connection with submitting the information, you consent to such disclosure; and
  4. French Paper may disclose contact information for you in response to inquiries by bona-fide rights owners in connection with allegations of infringement of copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights arising from information you have posted on the website or otherwise provided to French Paper.

 

Security of Collected Information

French Paper takes the collection of your personal information seriously.  This website is owned and operated by French Paper and all information provided on this website is only conveyed to French Paper and its designated representatives.  Additionally, French Paper takes reasonable measures at all times to protect the electronic information collected and stored on this website. Despite these precautions, French Paper cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your personal information.

Opt Out from Receiving Promotional Material and Updates on French Paper

French Paper only contacts individuals, provides promotional materials and company updates to respondents that elect to receive this information by requesting so on the website.  If at any time you wish to longer be on our mailing or e-mail lists or otherwise receive updates from French Paper, please contact us using any of the following methods and your name and contact information will be permanently deleted from our electronic storage system:

E-Mail:

bpovie@finchpaper.com

Phone:

(518) 793-2541 or 1 (800) 833-9983

Writing:

Finch Paper, LLC
1 Glen Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801

Children's on-line privacy protection

French Paper understands the importance of protecting children's privacy, especially in an on-line environment. The website is not intentionally designed for or directed at children 13 years of age or younger, and French Paper will not intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13.

Transborder hosting and transfer of information

By the very nature of the internet information collected on the website may be transferred from time to time throughout the world, including domain or hosting servers and routers located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), and the website may be viewed and hosted anywhere in the world, including countries that may not have laws regulating the use and transfer of personally-identifiable data. By using the Site and submitting such information on it, you voluntarily consent to such transborder transfer and hosting of such information.

Amendment

French Paper, in its sole discretion, may modify or amend this Privacy Policy at any time.