LEGAL NOTICE

The principal purpose of Bernard Rives’s website is to present, promote and sell Bernard Rives’s artistic work and to provide information about his sculptures, career and projects.

Through this website, Users can, among other things:

• Discover Bernard Rives’s career and artistic work.
  
• Consult information about sculptures, materials, dimensions, editions and availability.
  
• Purchase certain works directly through the online store.
  
• Request information or proposals for monumental sculptures, special projects or bespoke works.
  
• Receive advice on purchasing, placement, pedestals, transport and installation.
  
• Contact Bernard Rives and his team.
  
• Subscribe, where they wish, to communications about new works, projects and studio news.
  

Use of the website’s different functions is subject to the specific terms applicable in each case, including the Terms of Sale, Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

The activity of this website is governed by the applicable Spanish and European legislation, including, among others, the following:

• Regulation (EU) 2016/679, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
  
• Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December on Personal Data Protection and guarantee of digital rights (LOPDGDD).
  
• Law 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSICE).
  
• Royal Legislative Decree 1/2007 of 16 November, approving the consolidated text of the General Law for the Protection of Consumers and Users and other supplementary laws.
  

Any other Spanish or European legislation applicable according to the nature of the services, products and relationships established through the website will also apply.

Any person who accesses or uses this website will be considered a User and must use its content, services and functions lawfully and responsibly.

The User undertakes not to use the website for unlawful or fraudulent activities, activities contrary to good faith or public order, or activities that may harm the rights and interests of Bernard Rives or third parties.

Bernard Rives seeks to ensure that information published on the website is accurate and up to date. Nevertheless, errors, omissions or changes may occur, particularly in information relating to the availability, characteristics, prices or content of works. Where a relevant error is identified that may affect a purchase or request, the customer will be informed and action will be taken in accordance with applicable law.

Bernard Rives takes reasonable measures to keep the website accessible and operating correctly, but cannot guarantee permanent and uninterrupted availability due to maintenance, technical incidents, third-party failures or circumstances beyond its control.

General information published on this website is informational and commercial in nature and does not replace specialist professional advice where such advice is appropriate.

Bernard Rives will not be liable for damage arising from unlawful, fraudulent use of the website or use contrary to this Legal Notice by the User, without prejudice to any liabilities that may be legally enforceable.

Bernard Rives may update or modify website content, services and functions where necessary, and may restrict access in cases of fraudulent or unlawful use or use that could compromise the security of the website or other Users.

Changes to this Legal Notice will apply from the time of publication and will not affect acquired rights or transactions already formalised where the law provides otherwise.

All content on this website, including but not limited to texts, photographs, videos, images, designs, logos, graphic elements, code, structure and presentation, is protected by applicable intellectual and industrial property legislation.

Likewise, Bernard Rives’s sculptures, artistic designs, sketches, models, compositions, photographs of works and other original creations are protected by the intellectual property rights belonging to their author or lawful rights holders.

Acquiring a sculpture or work by Bernard Rives transfers ownership of the purchased physical example but does not transfer intellectual property rights in the creation, unless an express written agreement provides otherwise.

Accordingly, except with prior authorisation from the rights holder or where a legal exception applies, the reproduction, distribution, public communication, transformation, adaptation, digitisation or commercial exploitation of protected works or content is not permitted.

Photographs and images published on this website may only be used for strictly personal, non-commercial purposes where permitted by law. Any editorial, advertising, commercial, promotional or professional use requires prior authorisation.

Trademarks, trade names, logos and distinctive signs appearing on the website belong to Bernard Rives or their respective owners. Their presence on the website does not grant any licence or authorisation for use by third parties.

Third-party content that may appear on this website is used under the corresponding authorisation, licence or applicable legal basis, and rights remain with the respective owners.

To request permission to reproduce Bernard Rives images, photographs or content for editorial, commercial or professional purposes, contact us at info@bernard-rives.com.

This website may contain links to pages, platforms or services operated by third parties, such as social networks, payment providers or other external services.

These links are provided to give the User additional information or functionality. Bernard Rives does not control the content, policies, availability or practices of third-party websites and therefore cannot guarantee their operation or the accuracy of the information they publish.

Access to external websites is subject to the terms established by their respective owners.

The inclusion of a link to a third-party website does not necessarily imply that Bernard Rives has a commercial relationship with that third party or endorses all of its content, products or services.

If Bernard Rives becomes actually aware that a link leads to unlawful content or content that may infringe third-party rights, it will take such reasonable measures as may be required under applicable law.

Access to and use of this website, and any legal relationships arising from it, will be governed by Spanish law, without prejudice to mandatory rules that may apply according to the User’s country of residence and legal status.

Where the User is legally considered a consumer or user, any dispute will be resolved before the courts and tribunals with jurisdiction under applicable law, while respecting in all cases the rights and venues legally granted to consumers.

Where the relationship is with a company or professional acting in the course of its business or professional activity, disputes will be submitted to the courts and tribunals having jurisdiction under the applicable rules, unless the parties have validly agreed another jurisdiction where the law allows it.

The Spanish version of this Legal Notice is the reference version for interpretation, without prejudice to translations that may be made available to Users in other languages.