Terms of Use

1. Scope of the Terms of Use

Article 1: Purpose of the Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as "Terms") legally govern the use and conditions of use of the BoviSensor application (hereinafter referred to as "the Application").

These Terms establish a contractual relationship between Ceva Santé Animale S.A., with a capital of €40,682,182.52, registered in the Trade and Companies Register of Libourne under number 301 763 405, having its registered office at 10 avenue de la Ballastière, 33500, Libourne, phone 05 57 55 40 40, VAT FR 91301763405 (hereinafter referred to as "Ceva") and any user of the Application (hereinafter referred to as the “User”).

Access to the Application must be preceded by acceptance of these Terms. Access to the Application signifies that the Terms have been accepted in their online version at the time of access to the Application.

Ceva is free to modify these Terms at any time and without prior notice, particularly to adapt to any changes in the Application or its content, as well as any potential legal, regulatory, jurisprudential, or technical developments.

Article 2: Parties

These Terms apply between Ceva on the one hand, and any User of the Application, as soon as they access or accept the Terms, on the other hand.

In accordance with French legislation, the User is bound as soon as he is of legal age and has full legal capacity. Minors can be bound by the Terms as long as they have the status of a User and to the extent that these minors are emancipated, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 388 and following as well as Article 1146 of the French Civil Code.

As an indication, it is specified that this Application is reserved for a defined User, consisting of veterinarians and cattle breeders.

These Terms only bind individuals using the Application.

Any person using the Application is considered to have acknowledged and accepted these Terms.

2. Access and Description of the Application

Article 3: Description of the Application

The Application allows the User to access various information and content related to cattle pain. As such, the Application also provides its User with various functionalities, including:

  • Registering via email communication and the User's profession / account creation;
  • Identifying their animals (via their name or an identification number);
  • Qualifying the animal (indicating its age/sex);
  • Indicating whether the origin of the pain is already known or not, and selecting what the User thinks is the origin of the pain;
  • Performing a test by selecting different images;
  • Obtaining test results (possibility to edit results, share or save results).

The Application also allows tests to be performed as a visitor, without the User being able to save its results. No personal data is then collected.

All the aforementioned services are provided free of charge.

Article 4: Terms of Access to the Terms and the Application

The Application is downloadable via the Google Store ("Play Store") on Android devices, and on the Apple Store for devices marketed by Apple. These Terms are accessible on the homepage of the Application.

By accessing and using the Application, the User acknowledges having read and understood the Terms and being bound by these Terms, without reservation. If the User refuses all or part of the Terms, it must not continue using the Application.

It is also specified that the unconditional acceptance of the Terms of Use is an indispensable and mandatory prerequisite for creating an account.

The Application allows the User to access its content without the need to create an account. It notably allows partial access to the content described in Article 3 of these Terms. However, the Application allows access to certain additional functionalities via an account. The professional account notably allows the User to save its tests and animals and share them with a third party.

The Application is accessible for download from any location provided there is internet access, subject to having a compatible device and that the Application is available in the country from which the User wishes to access or download it. Access to an account also involves the use of an identifier and a password.

It is specified that an internet connection is necessary to download the Application, create an account, and share results. Conversely, other functionalities are available even offline.

Ceva keeps the right and the possibility to create, use, modify, and delete any account as necessary, particularly for security reasons.

For the same reasons, Ceva reserves the right to restrict access to its Application.

The Application may contain hyperlinks and widgets redirecting to third-party websites or requiring the opening of another application. Ceva is not responsible for the operation, accuracy of information, and content of third-party sites over which Ceva has no control but to which the Application may redirect. The Application is to be used for strictly professional use.

3. Obligations and Prohibitions of the Parties

Article 5: Obligations of the Parties

The User agrees not to use the Application for purposes other than those provided in these Terms. Similarly, it agrees not to use this Application in violation of the rights of others.

The User also agrees not to use the Application in a way that harms the Application, Ceva, its host, or creator.

As such, the User is prohibited from disrupting or blocking the availability and operation of the Application, from testing the vulnerability of a network system, from violating the security measures of the Application, or attempting to access confidential data stored on Ceva's servers. Similarly, the User shall not harm the use of the Application for other Users, notably by impersonating others, disrupting normal access to the Application, etc.

More generally, the User agrees not to use the Application fraudulently.

It is the User's responsibility to ensure the security and protection of their equipment to access the Application.

Ceva agrees to implement all means at its disposal to ensure the security and confidentiality of its Application and the data collected through it.

Additionally, Ceva agrees to keep the information on the Application as up-to-date as possible.

Article 6: Intellectual Property

The information, images, trademarks, logos, domain names, or any other element that may be covered by intellectual property rights, which appear on this Application are the property of Ceva.

If applicable, the aforementioned content may be the property of Ceva's licensors or partners and will be covered by intellectual property law just like the content belonging to Ceva.

Use of the content of this Application, whether by reproduction, modification, or distribution, or any other use constituting an infringement within the meaning of the French Intellectual Property Code, is only authorized in a strictly private and non-commercial context. Infringers are subject to civil action for infringement and compensation.

Additionally, the images used by Ceva in the context of operating this Application are used legally, respecting the intellectual property rights of their author(s).

Article 7: Personal Data Processing

All information related to the processing of personal data collected through this Application is available at the following links:

  • Privacy Policy - Ceva.
  • The BoviSensor Privacy Policy is accessible on the Application from the homepage.

Article 8: Responsibility of the parties

The pages of this Application are general information pages. No guarantee is given as to the completeness of the information contained or its compliance with national regulatory requirements. Users must refer to the local version of the Application to obtain information that complies with local legislation.

The information presented on the pages of this Application can only be used by authorized professionals in the veterinary field and/or may not be available in certain countries and is always subject to local regulatory requirements.

In any case, Ceva cannot be held responsible for the consequences of the inaccuracy of the information contained on the Application.

This Application is strictly informative and non-commercial and is therefore not intended to provide therapeutic advice or remedies. Ceva strives to keep the Application and its information up-to-date but cannot be held responsible for any damage caused by the inaccuracy of this information or by the general use of the information or test results generated by the Application.

Ceva reserves the exclusive right to modify, limit, or supplement the content of this Application. This provision also applies to the intellectual property elements mentioned in Article 6.

Ceva declines all responsibility for a virus or infection of computer equipment of external origin: Ceva agrees to implement all means to ensure the technical security of its Application. In this regard, the Users remain responsible for their equipment, which must be kept up-to-date, and must also ensure the security of their own equipment.

Ceva, in the same way, agrees to implement the means at its disposal to ensure the security and confidentiality of Users’ data, its responsibility cannot be engaged in case of a security or confidentiality breach.

Ceva declines all responsibility for the malfunction of the Application, particularly due to poor transmission or poor reception of data via the internet, or due to the failure of public or User equipment, communication lines, the internet, mobile or satellite network, preventing the proper functioning of the Application.

The Users remain responsible for their equipment, the equipment required to access the Application, and the use made of the Application, even when they stop using the said Application.

Article 9: Sanctions

Ceva reserves the right to apply any technical sanction related to the Application (access prohibition, account deletion, content deletion, etc.) in response to the User's violation of these Terms. Additionally, the User will bear the legal actions taken against the Application for any fraudulent use made by the User.

4. Miscellaneous

Article 10: Legal Notices

The legal notices of the Application are accessible from the homepage of the Application.

Article 11: Duration

These Terms bind the Parties for an indefinite period. The start of use of the Application implies the beginning of the contractual relationship between the Parties. The User remains bound until the cessation of the use of the Application. The obligations arising from these Terms bind the User even after the use for the use that has been made of the Application.

Article 12: Rules in Case of Dispute

The User, by accessing the Application, is subject to French law.

Before any claim or legal action, the User will contact Ceva (Contact Us - Ceva) to amicably resolve any dispute arising from the use of the Application, in good faith, regardless of the cause or basis.

Any dispute concerning the validity, interpretation, or application of these Terms is subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts under French law.

Publication Date: 18/04/2025