General Terms and Conditions
These general terms and conditions of sale are subject to French law.
General Terms and Conditions of Sale for the PLAST2BEE Service, and General Terms and Conditions of Sale for orders placed via the PLAST2BEE Website (effective 24/02/2025)
Definitions: Each of the terms listed below shall have the following meaning in these General Terms and Conditions of Sale for the PLAST2BEE Service, and in these General Terms and Conditions of Sale for orders placed via the PLAST2BEE Website (hereinafter referred to as the "T&Cs"):
User: means any visitor who accesses the PLAST2BEE Service via the Website and/or the universal iPhone/iPad and Android applications and who consults the PLAST2BEE Service accessible from these various platforms.
Users will have free access to the following listings:
-Equipment: Machinery for processing plastics and rubber, Molds, Peripheral equipment, Machine tools, Robots and automation, Miscellaneous equipment, Spare parts
-Materials: Virgin, Ground/Regenerated/Recycled, Masterbatches/Dyes/Additives
-Jobs: Job offers, Internship offers
-Advertising/Directories/Sponsor banners:
If a user wishes to contact an advertiser, they must first log in or create an account.
Access to the following listings:
-Jobs: CV database
-Business transactions: Acquisition, Sale
-Subcontracting: Available production capacity, search for subcontractors
Will be permitted only during the subscription period, to users with a professional account and who have subscribed to one of the following subscription plans:
• Basic Access + 5
• Premium Access + 10
• Premium Access + 20
• Unlimited Pro Access
• Sponsor Access
Users agree to contact advertisers only by email, if the advertiser's phone number is not provided. This rule applies until the advertiser gives their authorization. Any breach of this rule is considered a serious violation of our terms and conditions and may result in the suspension of your account by PLAST2BEE.
Advertiser means:
- Professional Advertiser: any professional user, as defined in these terms and conditions of sale, any natural person or legal entity who has previously created a personal profile, with the optional possibility of creating a business directory profile (without a VAT/DUNS number, or with a VAT/DUNS number: see below for the definition of a professional administrator): to post advertisements on the website in the following categories:
- Equipment: Machinery for plastics and rubber processing, molds, peripheral equipment, machine tools, robots and automation, miscellaneous equipment, spare parts
- Materials: Virgin, Ground/Regenerated/Recycled, Masterbatches/Dyes/Additives
- Jobs: Resume database, Job offers, Internship offers
-Business Transactions: Acquisition, Sale
-Subcontracting: Available production capacity, search for subcontractors
-Individual Advertiser: Any non-professional individual user (person seeking employment or an internship), as defined in these Terms and Conditions, any natural person, of legal age or legal entity, who has previously created a personal profile, is only authorized to upload their CV and provide information regarding their job/internship search free of charge. They are not authorized to post other types of advertisements. Despite PLAST2BEE's monitoring, if an individual advertiser posts an advertisement in other categories, this will be their sole responsibility. Any breach of this rule is considered a serious violation of our Terms and Conditions and may result in the suspension of your account by PLAST2BEE (see article 5.8).
Every Advertiser must be logged into their Personal Account to post and manage their Advertisements. The first time an advertisement is posted automatically requires the creation of a Personal Account (which refers to the area accessible via the Website, specific to the Advertiser).
The Advertiser, who posts their Advertisements on the PLAST2BEE Service, deletes them directly from their Advertisement Management Account.
Personal Account: refers to the area accessible via the Website from which a user and/or a professional/individual advertiser configures their personal profile, and to which they must log in from the Website and the Applications to contact an advertiser by email (only if a phone number is not provided), place orders, before posting, managing, viewing their advertisements and subscribing to one or more paid options, as described in articles 4 and 7 of these Terms and Conditions. This is the area where they view their invoices, configure their access, and have the option to delete their accounts.
Professional Account:
refers to the area accessible via the Website from which a user or a professional advertiser creates their personal profile, AND their business directory profile. To contact an advertiser by email (only if a phone number is provided), a user or a professional advertiser must log in via the PLAST2BEE website.
Orders, subscriptions to paid options, subscriptions to a membership plan, posting, managing, and viewing advertisements must all be done exclusively through the PLAST2BEE platform, as described in articles 4 and 7 of these Terms and Conditions.
The professional account area allows users to view invoices, configure access settings, and offers the option to modify or delete the account.
If a user or a professional advertiser enters their company's SIRET/DUNS number in their directory profile, they automatically become the designated professional administrator.
A professional administrator
is a professional advertiser with a directory profile who, by entering their company's SIRET/DUNS number (a mandatory requirement for subscribing to a membership plan and appearing in both directories, and for updating company information), gives their explicit consent to appear in both directories on the website, under their own responsibility.
Anyone wishing to create a professional administrator profile will be informed of the existence of an existing professional administrator. The PLAST2BEE platform will notify them of the requirement to contact the existing professional administrator to determine which of them will be the designated professional administrator.
By default, the professional administrator is the first member created when the directory profile is created, provided that they entered their company's SIRET/DUNS number.
The professional administrator is solely responsible and certifies that they have the authority to list their company in both directories. By providing their company's SIRET or DUNS number, they can post advertisements, information, sponsor content, present their business, share contact details, describe their activities, display the company logo, upload photos and videos, list their products and services, and include a hyperlink to their website/YouTube video. The professional administrator will be solely responsible for the content posted (PLAST2BEE will not be held liable).
The professional administrator acknowledges and guarantees that the information posted by PLAST2BEE will not violate any confidentiality agreements, proprietary information, or any confidential or fiduciary obligations of the company listed in the directory profile.
This responsibility also extends to members supervised by the professional administrator of a company's directory profile who post advertisements on the website.
Advertisement: refers to all elements and data (visual, textual, audio, photographs, drawings, images, logos, individuals, software, economic data, quantitative, qualitative, contractual guarantees, etc.) posted by an advertiser under their sole editorial, regulatory, and legal responsibility, for the purpose of buying, renting, selling, or offering a good or service, seeking employment/internship opportunities, offering employment/internship opportunities, offering production capacity, seeking subcontractors, or proposing a business transaction (acquisition, sale), and published on the website.
An advertisement must not exceed 10,000 characters.
An advertisement will be published online within a maximum of 24 business hours after submission for verification by PLAST2BEE. This verification does not imply any liability on the part of PLAST2BEE for the content posted. Advertisers are solely responsible for the content they post.
Industrial Directory Subscription or Service Provider and Supplier Directory Subscription for the Plastics Industry Plastics Industry Directory: This refers to the subscription service for professional administrators, which allows them to have listings in both directories and a dedicated website page called "E-Showcase". This page allows them to present their business, provide contact information, describe their activities, display their company logo, photos and videos, list their products and services, and include a hyperlink to their website. Several subscription options are available: free and paid, with or without advertising credits.
Advertising Subscription: This refers to the advertising subscription offered to professional administrators, based on a quote. This subscription allows for advertising on the PLAST2BEE homepage, targeting website users, under the terms and conditions specified in the quote and accepted by the professional administrator.
Sponsorship: This refers to the sponsorship subscription offered to professional administrators, based on a quote. This subscription allows them to have listings in both directories and a dedicated website page called "E-Showcase". This "Sponsor" status allows them to present and describe their business, provide contact information, display their company logo, photos and videos, list their products and services, include a hyperlink to their website, and have their logo displayed on the homepage above the footer, under the terms and conditions specified in the quote and accepted by the professional administrator.
Order: Any purchase made by an advertiser from their account, whether for placing an ad, subscribing to paid options for one or more ads, subscribing to the industrial companies directory or the services and suppliers directory for the plastics industry, or purchasing an advertising subscription or sponsorship based on an accepted and paid quote, is considered an order, and is subject to the terms and conditions specified herein. Article 4 and 7 of these Terms and Conditions apply.
Tokens: refers to the number of pre-paid advertising credits purchased by the professional user through their subscription, which are credited to their professional account. These tokens can be used, if sufficient, to pay for posting an advertisement and to subscribe to paid options to enhance the visibility of their advertisements on the PLAST2BEE website.
Login credentials: refers to the email address and password chosen by the advertiser when creating their account, and which allows the advertiser to log in and access their account.
PLAST2BEE: refers to the company that publishes and operates the website. PLAST2BEE is a simplified joint-stock company (SAS) with a capital of 5,000 euros, registered with the Narbonne Trade and Companies Register under number 941.694.317, and whose registered office is located at 6 Lot de L’horte, 11120 Ginestas, France.
PLAST2BEE will be solely responsible for determining the method, terms and means of providing the services.
PLAST2BEE may, at its own expense, employ or engage the services of employees, subcontractors, partners or agents as it deems necessary.
PLAST2BEE will not knowingly infringe any copyrights, patents, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights.
Customer service: refers to the PLAST2BEE department to which the advertiser can turn for any additional information. This department can be contacted by email by clicking on the "contact us online" link on the website (contact@plast2bee.fr), or by telephone at: +33(0)620504605.
Secure Payment Service: refers to the secure online payment service of Banque Populaire, made available to professional advertisers via the PLAST2BEE website.
Website: refers to the website operated by PLAST2BEE, primarily accessible via the URLs www.plast2bee.fr and www.plast2bee.com, and which allows users, whether professional or individual advertisers, to access the PLAST2BEE service via the internet, and to create and access their professional or individual account.
1. Scope
These General Terms and Conditions of Sale (T&Cs) establish the contractual terms applicable to any subscription by a user, whether a professional or individual advertiser, logged into their personal account, for the posting of advertisements, the purchase of paid options, subscriptions, and for advertising and sponsorship orders based on quotes, via the website and applications.
2. Acceptance
By subscribing to the PLAST2BEE service, the user, whether a professional or individual advertiser, declares that they have read these T&Cs and expressly accept them, without reservation or modification of any kind. The user, whether a professional or individual advertiser, waives the right to invoke their own general terms and conditions of purchase.
Any conflicting condition proposed by the user, whether a professional or individual advertiser, will, in the absence of express acceptance, be unenforceable against PLAST2BEE, regardless of when it may have been brought to its attention.
The fact that PLAST2BEE does not invoke any of these general terms and conditions of sale at any given time cannot be interpreted as a waiver of the right to invoke them subsequently.
3. Terms of Use of the PLAST2BEE Service by the Advertiser
3.1 Rules Regarding the Professional and Personal Account
3.1.1 Creation and Ownership of the Professional and Personal Account
Any advertiser wishing to post advertisements via the PLAST2BEE service must create a "Personal Account" (and optionally a "Professional Account") on the website by completing the activation form provided, and choose their login credentials.
A Personal and a Professional account are specific to the advertiser and cannot be transferred or assigned to any third party without the prior written consent of PLAST2BEE. It is forbidden to use a Professional account with a SIRET/DUNS number for multiple companies; each Professional account with a SIRET/DUNS number is assigned specifically to one company. Therefore, there is only one Professional administrator per SIRET/DUNS number per company, identified by a single professional administrator email address.
The Professional administrator is responsible for managing the account (posting ads, updating company data, etc.).
3.1.2 Actions the advertiser can perform from their Professional or Personal account:
The advertiser, regardless of the chosen subscription plan, can, from their account:
Post their ads
Under the conditions set out in articles 4 and 7 of these Terms and Conditions:
The advertiser wishing to post their ads in the various categories can either pay a posting fee or post ads free of charge, provided they have previously purchased tokens and have a positive balance. Additional advertising options are chargeable and are not included in the use of tokens. These must be paid for using the secure payment service.
Manage Ads
Regardless of the chosen subscription plan, the advertiser posts, duplicates, and deletes their ads only and directly from their advertising management account.
3.2 Advertising Posting Rules
The Advertiser undertakes to post ads only in their own name and on their own behalf. Therefore, without the prior express agreement of PLAST2BEE, the advertiser may not use the PLAST2BEE service to post ads on behalf of or for the account of a third party.
PLAST2BEE reserves the right to:
Remove any advertisement placed by the advertiser on behalf of a third party, without any right to a refund or compensation for the advertiser.
Terminate, without prior notice, the account and all active advertisements of an advertiser who violates this prohibition, without any right to a refund or compensation for the advertiser.
Prohibit the advertiser who violates this prohibition from using the PLAST2BEE service for advertising purposes, without any right to a refund or compensation for the advertiser.
Without any obligation to verify the content, PLAST2BEE reserves the right to accept, refuse, or remove any advertisement submitted by the Advertiser.
PLAST2BEE reserves the right to refuse or remove an advertisement that violates these Terms and Conditions, that does not comply with this section and the PLAST2BEE service rules, or whose content is clearly contrary to applicable laws and regulations, as detailed in Article 5 "Advertiser's Undertaking and Guarantee" below.
If the advertisement contains a photograph, PLAST2BEE reserves the right not to publish the advertisement:
If the quality of the photo is insufficient;
If the photo violates the PLAST2BEE service rules;
If the photo does not depict the product or service being advertised and only shows the Advertiser's logo and/or promotional image.
Under no circumstances may an advertisement be used to disseminate an advertising message other than the presentation of a specific product/service.
If an advertisement is rejected by PLAST2BEE before being published, the advertiser will be notified by email to the address provided when creating the account, and any funds or tokens used for the publication of the advertisement and/or subscription to any paid options will be refunded to the advertiser as follows:
Such a rejection does not entitle the advertiser to any compensation.
Any published advertisement is displayed on the PLAST2BEE service for a period of 12 months, unless it is removed earlier by the advertiser or by PLAST2BEE, particularly due to illegal content.
Advertisements are displayed on the PLAST2BEE service in chronological order, based on the date and time of publication. Consequently, the advertiser acknowledges and agrees that their advertisement's position at the top of the list is only temporary.
Payment by credit card: refund by crediting the same credit card used for payment.
Payment by using tokens: refund by crediting the same number of tokens to the advertiser's account.
Partial payment by tokens and partial payment by credit card: full refund by crediting the same number of tokens to the advertiser's account, or refund by crediting the credit card used for payment.
4. Orders
4.1 General Rules
Subscribing to one or more paid options or subscriptions is exclusively available to advertisers logged into their personal and/or professional account via the website and/or applications.
The benefits of any order (listing fees, paid options, purchase of credits) are personal to the advertiser who placed the order and cannot be assigned or transferred without the consent of PLAST2BEE. No refunds are possible once an order has been processed.
4.2 Order Placement
The advertiser can place an order under the following conditions:
The advertiser can place an order directly from their ad page or from their business or personal account.
Advertisers who have received promotional credits can only place orders from their business account.
4.3 Order Payment
Listing fee: This fee is paid by the advertiser at the time of posting the ad, either by credit card or using promotional credits.
Optional features: Each optional feature must be selected at the time of posting the ad.
Purchasing tokens: tokens can be purchased at any time by the advertiser, but only from their business account.
4.4 Description and Pricing
4.4.1 Listing Fee
There is a fee for listing ads. Please refer to the pricing table in Article 7 of these Terms and Conditions for the listing fee for each selected ad category.
Listing fees are payable by credit card or with tokens.
4.4.2 Paid options
The price of each paid option varies depending on the chosen option.
Please refer to the pricing table in Article 7 of these Terms and Conditions for the price of each option. The advertiser acknowledges and agrees that any advertisement posted in a category that does not correspond to the product or service offered may be removed at any time by PLAST2BEE, without any compensation or right to a refund of the amounts paid for the purchase of paid options.
A paid option is purchased for only one advertisement. Consequently, it is not possible to transfer the benefit of a paid option from one advertisement to another.
It is possible to purchase several paid options for the same advertisement, either simultaneously or at different times.
Paid options:
- 10 additional photos
- Featured listing (= bee banner + automatic promotion of the ad + homepage display)
o For 30 days:
o For 60 days:
- "Urgent" tag (= "Bee" tag in the corner of the ad, on an orange background + filterable by tag)
o For 60 days
These options are valid once upon purchase, and for the duration of the advertisement, excluding any extensions:
That is, for a maximum duration of two (12) months if purchased at the time of posting the advertisement.
Purchasing a paid option does not extend the duration of the advertisement.
When the advertisement is removed prematurely (either by the advertiser or by PLAST2BEE in case of non-compliance with these Terms and Conditions or the PLAST2BEE service rules) or upon expiration of its posting period, the paid option ceases to be valid. Extending an advertisement does not extend the duration of the paid option.
4.4.2.1 Editing your business or personal account
The account will be updated immediately on the Website and the Universal iPhone/iPad and Android Apps.
4.4.2.2 Featured Listing:
The "Featured Listing" option allows you to immediately move your listing to the top of the search results, display a featured banner, and have it appear in the featured section of the homepage.
To activate the "Featured Listing" option, you must select it when posting your ad.
Two options are available, each with a different price:
o For 30 days:
o For 60 days:
Please refer to the pricing table in Article 7 for the price.
This option can only be paid for with a credit card.
Ads with the "featured" option will be displayed randomly among other ads matching the same search criteria and also using this option. Therefore, a featured ad will not be permanently displayed at the top of the website. Depending on the number of ads with the same criteria, it may appear in first or second position on the first page and/or subsequent pages of the results list.
The ad must include at least one photo.
If the ad is rejected by PLAST2BEE upon submission, due to non-compliance with the posting rules, the payment for the "feature my ad" option will be cancelled and the advertiser will be refunded. The advertiser will be notified by email.
If the ad is approved by PLAST2BEE, it will be published on the website.
4.4.2.3 Ad: "Urgent" tag (= "Bee icon in the corner of the ad, on an orange background" + filterable by tag)
o For 60 days
Please refer to the pricing table in Article 7 for the price of the selected option.
This option is payable by credit card.
For the "Urgent" tag option (= "Bee icon in the corner of the ad, on an orange background" + filterable by tag), valid for 60 days, this option must be selected when submitting the ad.
If the ad is approved by PLAST2BEE, it will be published on the website and on the universal iPhone/iPad and Android applications. Subsequently, the ad will be promoted in the results list, on the website and in the applications, every day for 60 consecutive days from the date of subscription to the option, during its publication period.
If the advertisement is rejected by PLAST2BEE upon submission, due to non-compliance with the posting rules, the payment by credit card for the "Bee tag" option (i.e., "Bee icon in the corner of the ad, on an orange background" + possible filtering by tag) will be cancelled and the advertiser will be refunded. The advertiser will be notified by email.
If the advertisement is published by PLAST2BEE, it will be posted on the website.
4.4.2.4: 10 additional photos
The price of each paid option varies depending on the option.
Please refer to the pricing table in section 7 to find the price of the selected option.
This option is payable by credit card.
For the "10 additional photos" option, you must select this option when submitting the advertisement.
If the advertisement is published by PLAST2BEE, it will be displayed on the website and on the universal iPhone/iPad and Android applications.
If the advertisement is rejected by PLAST2BEE upon submission, due to non-compliance with the posting rules, the credit card payment for the "10 additional photos" option will be cancelled and the advertiser will be refunded. The advertiser will be notified by email.
If the advertisement is published by PLAST2BEE, it will be posted on the website.
4.4.3 Purchase of tokens and payment using credits only from the business account
All tokens purchases must be made from the advertiser's business account.
The following tokens purchase options are available:
Annual subscription, effective from the subscription date:
• Free access: 0 tokens
o Listing in the directory (without bee banner)
o Access to ads postings, excluding CV database, company transactions, and subcontracting
• Basic access + 5: 5 tokens
o 5 ads postings in each category (excluding additional options)
o Access to all ads postings
o Listing in the directory (without bee banner)
• Premium access + 10: 10 tokens
o 10 ads postings in each category (excluding additional options)
o Access to all ads postings
o Listing in the directory (with bee banner)
• Premium access + 20: 20 tokens
o 20 ads postings in each category (excluding additional options)
o Access to all ads postings
o Listing in the directory (with bee banner)
• Pro unlimited access: Unlimited tokens
o Unlimited ads postings (excluding additional options)
o Access to all ads postings
o Listing in the directory (with bee banner)
• Sponsor access: Upon request (contact us): Unlimited tokens
o Unlimited ads postings (excluding additional options)
o Access to all ads postings
o Listing in the sponsor directory (top of the directory page with bee banner)
o Footer listing on the homepage, Premium profile
1 tokens = 1 ad posting. There is no price difference per ad posting once you have subscribed.
All subscription purchases are payable by credit card only, except for the "Sponsor" subscription, which is processed by order after a personalized quote from PLAST2BEE.
Purchasing subscription allows the advertiser to fund their business account to pay for listing fees using tokens, and/or to subscribe to paid options via credit card to enhance the visibility of their ad.
If the advertiser has sufficient tokens:
They can use these tokens to pay for listing fees, and/or subscribe to paid options via credit card to improve the visibility of their ad.
If the ad is rejected by PLAST2BEE, the advertiser's business account will be credited for the amount of tokens used and any paid options purchased via credit card.
If the advertiser does not have sufficient tokens:
The advertiser must make a payment by credit card to pay for listing fees, and/or subscribe to paid options via credit card to improve the visibility of their ad.
If the ad is rejected by PLAST2BEE, refund will be issued to the credit card used.
The history of tokens purchases will be visible in the advertiser's business account.
Purchased tokens are non-refundable.
Each tokens has a validity period of 12 months, starting from the date of purchase.
Please note: any new purchase of tokens does not automatically extend the validity period of 12 months for all the advertiser's existing valid tokens.
Consequently, any unused tokens after the 12-month validity period will be removed from the advertiser's account, without any possibility of refund or compensation, which the advertiser acknowledges and accepts.
No extension of the validity period of a tokens can be requested from PLAST2BEE.
5. Advertiser's commitment and guarantee
5.1 The advertiser certifies that the advertisement, regardless of its distribution, complies with all applicable laws and regulations (particularly those relating to advertising, competition, sales promotion, the use of the French language, the use of personal data, the prohibition of the marketing of certain goods or services, intellectual property, confidentiality, and copyright), respects the provisions of these Terms and Conditions and the PLAST2BEE service's distribution rules, and does not infringe on the rights of third parties (including intellectual property rights and personality rights).
The advertiser guarantees that the content of its advertisements strictly complies with the legal obligations applicable to its business.
The advertiser guarantees PLAST2BEE that it is the sole and exclusive author of the text, drawings, photographs, etc. comprising the advertisement. Otherwise, it declares that it has all the necessary rights, including intellectual property rights and authorizations, for the distribution of the advertisement.
Consequently, any advertisement posted and distributed on the PLAST2BEE service is the sole responsibility of the advertiser.
The advertiser undertakes to comply with the service level agreements defined in the general terms of use available on the website. Failure to comply may result in sanctions against the advertiser, in accordance with these General Terms and Conditions of Sale.
Furthermore, the advertiser undertakes to offer only available goods/services on the website and to immediately remove any advertisements relating to goods/services that are no longer available.
Consequently, the advertiser indemnifies PLAST2BEE, its subcontractors and suppliers, against any liability, and guarantees them against any claim or action brought against them by any third party in connection with the advertisement, and will bear all damages, costs and expenses to which they may be liable or which may be stipulated in a settlement agreement signed by them with that third party, without prejudice to any damages that PLAST2BEE, its subcontractors and suppliers may claim as a result of the advertiser's wrongful conduct.
The advertiser acknowledges and agrees that PLAST2BEE has the right to remove, without prior notice, compensation or refund, any advertisement currently being displayed that does not comply with the service's posting rules and/or that may infringe the rights of a third party or contain illegal content.
5.2 The advertiser undertakes to offer in the advertisements only available goods/services that it owns or, in the specific case, products for which it has been authorized to market. In the event of unavailability of the product, the advertiser undertakes to remove the advertisement from the PLAST2BEE service as soon as possible.
5.3 In this regard, the advertiser acknowledges and agrees that, for technical reasons, the publication of an advertisement on the website and the universal iPhone/iPad and Android applications will not be instantaneous upon its approval.
5.4 The advertiser declares that it is aware of the reach of the website, that it has taken all necessary precautions to comply with the applicable legislation of the target countries, and releases PLAST2BEE from any liability in this regard.
5.5 The advertiser agrees that the data collected or gathered on the website may be stored by the internet service providers and used for statistical purposes or to respond to specific requests from public authorities.
5.6 To be valid, any claim must precisely specify the alleged defect(s) of the advertisement and be submitted in writing to PLAST2BEE within eight (8) business days from the date of submission.
5.7 The advertiser acknowledges that, in order to access PLAST2BEE, it will need an internet connection subscribed with a provider of its choice, the cost of which is its responsibility, and further acknowledges that:
The reliability of transmissions is variable, particularly due to the heterogeneous nature of the infrastructures and networks over which they travel, and that, in particular, malfunctions or network congestion may occur;
It is the advertiser's responsibility to take any measures it deems appropriate to ensure the security of its equipment and its own data, software, or other information, in particular against contamination by any virus and/or any attempted intrusion;
Any equipment connected to the website is and remains the sole responsibility of the advertiser, and PLAST2BEE cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damage that may occur as a result of its connection to the website.
The advertiser undertakes to respect and maintain the confidentiality of its login credentials for its professional or personal account and expressly acknowledges that any connection to its professional or personal account, as well as any data transmission to or from its professional or personal account, will be deemed to have been made by the advertiser. Any loss, misuse, or unauthorized use of the login credentials and any resulting consequences are the sole and entire responsibility of the Advertiser.
5.8 The individual advertiser who has uploaded their CV to the CV database is informed and agrees, without reservation or possibility of appeal, that their CV will be visible to all users (for the duration of their subscription) who have subscribed to one of the following subscription plans:
• Basic Access + 5
• Premium Access + 10
• Premium Access + 20
• Pro Unlimited Access
• Sponsor Access
The individual advertiser acknowledges that PLAST2BEE cannot be held liable if their CV is shared with third parties by other users.
The individual advertiser acknowledges that PLAST2BEE cannot be held liable if their CV is visible to other users who have not subscribed to any paid plan.
6. Termination
The Pro or personal account is free and created for an indefinite period. It can be terminated at any time without notice by the Advertiser, or the Pro Administrator, as applicable, by contacting customer service via the "contact" link, or by logging into the account and clicking "delete account".
Deleting a Pro or personal account by an advertiser will automatically delete any remaining tokens associated with that account, which the advertiser acknowledges and accepts.
Deleting a business or personal account will result in the deletion of all advertisements associated with that account (same email address) and, consequently, any paid options purchased for those advertisements. This does not entitle the advertiser to any refund or compensation, which the advertiser acknowledges and accepts. PLAST2BEE reserves the right, after providing 8 days' notice via email to the advertiser's email address used when creating their business or personal account or subscribing to the PLAST2BEE service, to modify, suspend, or terminate access to all or part of the PLAST2BEE service and/or the website or the universal iPhone/iPad and Android applications, without being required to pay any compensation to the advertiser. Any paid advertisement that, as a result, is not published will, if applicable, be refunded to the advertiser.
7. Pricing
7.1 Prices are shown in euros and are exclusive of tax (VAT).
Annual subscription, effective from the subscription date:
• Free access: €0 excl. tax: 0 tokens
o Listing in the directory (without bee banner)
o Access to ads postings, excluding CV database, company transactions, and subcontracting
• Basic access + 5: €299 excl. tax: 5 tokens
o 5 ads postings in each category (excluding additional options)
o Access to all ads postings
o Listing in the directory (without bee banner)
• Premium access + 10: €499 excl. tax: 10 tokens
o 10 ads postings in each category (excluding additional options)
o Access to all ads postings
o Listing in the directory (with bee banner)
• Premium access + 20: €699 excl. tax: 20 tokens
o 20 ads postings in each category (excluding additional options)
o Access to all ads postings
o Listing in the directory (with bee banner)
• Pro unlimited access: €899 excl. tax: unlimited tokens
o Unlimited ads postings (excluding additional options)
o Access to all ads postings
o Listing in the directory (with bee banner)
• Sponsor access: Upon request (contact us): unlimited tokens
o Unlimited ads postings (excluding additional options)
o Access to all ads postings
o Listing in the sponsor directory (at the top of the directory page with bee banner)
o Footer placement on the homepage, Premium profile
1 credit = 1 ad posting. There is no price difference per ad when you have a subscription.
Additional advertising options are available for an extra fee and are not included in the use of tokens. These must be paid for using the secure payment service.
All subscription purchases must be made by credit card, except for the "Sponsor" subscription, which is processed as a custom order after a personalized quote is provided by PLAST2BEE.
Subscription: refers to the service offering, available from February 24, 2025, which combines the services described above for each access level, and is sold as a single package.
Advertisers posting their ads on the PLAST2BEE service via a subscription can delete them directly from their personal ad management account. Advertisers with one of the subscriptions mentioned above can subscribe to additional paid options, under the conditions set out in articles 4 and 7 of these Terms and Conditions.
Equipment Ads: Prices excluding tax
- Machines for processing plastics and rubber: €49
- Molds: €29
- Peripheral equipment: €29
- Machine tools: €49
- Robots and automation: €29
- Miscellaneous equipment: €29
- Spare parts: €19
Materials Ads: Prices excluding tax
- Virgin materials: €19
- Recycled/reprocessed/granulated materials: €19
- Masterbatches/colorants/additives: €19
Job Ads: Prices excluding tax
- Internship search or CV database: €0
- Job offers (job or internship): €89
Business Transaction Ads: Prices excluding tax
- Acquisition: €49
- Sale: €49
Contract Manufacturing Ads: Prices excluding tax
- Available production capacity: €49
- Seeking a contract manufacturer: €49
Options: Prices excluding tax
- 10 additional photos: €9
- Featured listing (= bee banner + automatic ad promotion + homepage display)
o For 30 days: €29
o For 60 days: €49
- "Urgent" tag (= "bee" tag in the corner of the ad, on an orange background + filterable by tag)
o For 60 days: €19
These advertising options are paid and are not included in the use of tokens. They must be paid for using the secure payment service. 7.2 Prices are provided to the advertiser upon request and are also available on the website.
The price for advertising placement, any additional paid options, and tokens packages is the price in effect on the date the order is placed by the advertiser.
PLAST2BEE reserves the right to change its prices at any time.
8. Payment
8.1 Payment for advertisements
Payment for advertisements and additional options must be made prior to publication, either by credit card, by using prepaid tokens purchased with a credit card, or by invoice for sponsors.
No refunds are possible after the service has been provided.
8.2 The invoice amount, expressed in euros excluding taxes, will be increased by the amount of VAT and/or any other tax payable by the advertiser, at the rate in effect on the publication date, if the advertiser is subject to VAT.
9. Liability / Warranty
9.1 Limitation of liability
PLAST2BEE undertakes to use all reasonable means to ensure the best possible provision of the PLAST2BEE service offered to the advertiser, within the limits of its best efforts. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the service offered by PLAST2BEE is limited to the publication of advertisements, including optional features, listing in two directories, advertising, and promotion of "Sponsors" on the PLAST2BEE service, to the exclusion of any other service. PLAST2BEE does not guarantee any results expected by the advertiser following the publication of advertisements, listings in the directories, advertising, and promotion of "Sponsors".
PLAST2BEE cannot be held liable for any data collection that may occur without its knowledge, nor for any resulting traceability.
PLAST2BEE cannot be held liable for interruptions or modifications to the PLAST2BEE service and/or the website or the universal iPhone/iPad and Android applications, or for the loss of data or information stored by PLAST2BEE or by the advertiser on their business or personal account; it is the advertiser's responsibility to take all necessary precautions to preserve the advertisements they publish on the website.
PLAST2BEE cannot be held liable for any non-compliant use of the PLAST2BEE service by the advertiser, nor for any incompatibility of the service with the advertiser's specific needs or expectations. PLAST2BEE shall not be held liable, in particular, for any direct or indirect damages of any kind whatsoever, resulting from the management, use, operation, interruption or malfunction of the website and the universal iPhone/iPad and Android applications, and/or the PLAST2BEE Service.
PLAST2BEE shall not be held liable, in particular, for any direct or indirect damages of any kind whatsoever, resulting from the dissemination of information (the company's listing in the two directories after providing its SIRET or DUNS number, the publication of advertisements, any other information, sponsorship, presentation of its activities, communication of its contact details, description of its business, display of the company logo, publication of photos and videos, and the products and services offered, or the inclusion of a hyperlink redirecting to its website/YouTube video).
PLAST2BEE, its subcontractors or suppliers shall not be held liable for any delays or inability to fulfill their contractual obligations in the event of:
Force majeure,
Interruption of access to the Website due to maintenance or updates to the published information,
Temporary inability to access the Website due to technical problems, whatever their origin,
Computer attack or hacking, temporary or permanent deprivation, removal or prohibition, for any reason whatsoever, of access to the internet.
The advertiser further acknowledges that, given the current state of technology and in the absence of guarantees from telecommunications operators, the continuous availability of the PLAST2BEE Service, and in particular the website, cannot be guaranteed.
Given the technical constraints related to the website's architecture, the location information and statistics regarding website visits and page views are provided for informational purposes only. These data cannot give rise to any claim or demand for compensation of any kind by the advertiser.
Except in cases of fraud or gross negligence, PLAST2BEE, its subcontractors and suppliers shall not be liable for any damages, whether financial or otherwise, resulting from errors or omissions in the creation of an advertisement, listing in the directories, advertising, or sponsorship. In particular, such events shall not justify refusal of payment, even partial, nor entitle the advertiser to a free advertisement or any other form of compensation.
It is expressly agreed that, if one of the PLAST2BEE services provided to the advertiser fails to deliver the expected results, PLAST2BEE's liability under these terms and conditions is limited to the re-provision of the service in question.
In any case, PLAST2BEE's liability for any damage whatsoever shall be limited to an amount not exceeding the total amount excluding taxes actually paid by the advertiser to PLAST2BEE during the six (3) months preceding the event giving rise to PLAST2BEE's liability. The advertiser therefore waives any claim against PLAST2BEE for indirect damages such as loss of profits, loss of opportunity, business or financial loss, increased operating expenses, or any other losses arising from or resulting from the performance of these terms and conditions.
9.2 PLAST2BEE Warranty
PLAST2BEE undertakes to ensure the availability, continuity, and quality of access to and operation of the website and the business and personal accounts. In this regard, PLAST2BEE will make every effort to maintain access to its website 24/7, 365 days a year, except in cases of force majeure.
If necessary, PLAST2BEE reserves the right to limit or suspend access to the website and/or to the user's professional or personal account in order to carry out any maintenance and/or improvement work. To minimize the impact of such work, PLAST2BEE will endeavor to schedule it between 8 PM and 7 AM, unless absolutely necessary otherwise.
The advertiser expressly acknowledges that this guarantee does not cover any malfunction or interruption of service caused by telecommunications operators and/or the company hosting the website.
It is expressly agreed between the parties that the obligations undertaken by PLAST2BEE under this article are obligations of best efforts.
10. Force Majeure
Neither the advertiser, on the one hand, nor PLAST2BEE, its subcontractors or suppliers, on the other hand, shall be liable for any delay, non-performance or other breach of its obligations resulting from a case of force majeure. In particular, force majeure shall include those events generally recognized as such by French courts and tribunals, as well as total or partial strikes, whether internal or external to either party, a supplier or subcontractor, lockouts, blockages of transportation or supply routes for any reason, fire, storm, flood, water damage, government or legal restrictions, legal or regulatory changes to marketing practices, disruption of telecommunications, including networks, and any other event beyond the control of the advertiser, PLAST2BEE, its subcontractors or suppliers, preventing the normal performance of services.
Each party shall notify the other party by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt of the occurrence of any case of force majeure.
In the event of force majeure, if the impediment to the normal performance of the contractual obligation should last for more than one month, the parties shall be released from their respective obligations, automatically, without any judicial proceedings, without prior notice and without any compensation of any kind being payable by the defaulting party, after the sending of a registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt, which shall take immediate effect.
11. Intellectual Property
11.1 All intellectual property rights (such as copyright, related rights, trademark rights, database rights) relating to both the structure and the content of the Website and the universal iPhone/iPad and Android applications, including images, sounds, videos, photographs, logos, trademarks, graphic, textual, visual elements, tools, software, documents, data, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Elements") are reserved.
These Elements are the property of PLAST2BEE. These Elements are made available to Advertisers free of charge, solely for the use of the PLAST2BEE Service and within the scope of normal use of its functionalities. Advertisers undertake not to modify the Elements in any way.
Any use of the Elements of the Website and the universal iPhone/iPad and Android applications not expressly authorized constitutes an infringement of intellectual property rights. It may also constitute an infringement of privacy rights, personal rights or any other applicable rights and regulations. It may therefore incur civil and/or criminal liability for the perpetrator.
11.2 No Advertiser may copy, modify, create a derivative work, reverse engineer or disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code, sell, assign, sublicense or transfer in any way any rights relating to the Elements. Any advertiser using the PLAST2BEE Service agrees, in particular, not to:
Use the PLAST2BEE service on behalf of or for the benefit of any third party;
Reproduce, for commercial or non-commercial purposes, any information or advertisements displayed on the PLAST2BEE service, website, or iPhone/iPad and Android universal applications;
Integrate all or part of the content of the Website and the iPhone/iPad and Android Universal Applications into a third-party website, for commercial or non-commercial purposes;
Use a robot, including a web crawler, a search or retrieval application, or any other means to retrieve or index all or part of the content of the website and the iPhone/iPad and Android universal applications, except with the express prior written authorization of PLAST2BEE;
Copy information onto any type of media that allows the reconstruction of all or part of the original files.
Any reproduction, representation, publication, transmission, use, or modification, or extraction, of all or part of the Elements, in any manner whatsoever, without the prior written authorization of PLAST2BEE is prohibited. Such unlawful acts render their perpetrators liable and may result in legal action, including for infringement of intellectual property rights.
11.3 The PLAST2BEE trademarks and logos, as well as the trademarks and logos of PLAST2BEE's partners, are registered trademarks. Any reproduction, in whole or in part, of these trademarks and/or logos without the prior written authorization of PLAST2BEE is prohibited.
11.4 PLAST2BEE is the producer of the databases used in the PLAST2BEE service. Consequently, any extraction and/or reuse of the database(s), as defined in Articles L 342-1 and L 342-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code, is prohibited.
11.5 PLAST2BEE reserves the right to pursue all legal remedies against any person who fails to comply with the prohibitions contained in this article.
12. Modification of the Terms and Conditions
These Terms and Conditions are effective from February 24, 2025.
PLAST2BEE reserves the right to modify these Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, at any time.
Advertisers are encouraged to regularly review the Terms and Conditions to be aware of any changes.
13. Miscellaneous Provisions
If any part of these Terms and Conditions is found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be deemed to be deleted, without affecting the validity of the remaining provisions, which will continue to apply between the advertisers and PLAST2BEE.
Please note that this agreement and these Terms and Conditions are subject to the provisions of Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004, Article 25-II, and Ordinance No. 2005-674 of June 16, 2005, and to Articles 1369-1 to 1369-2 of the French Civil Code.
14. Subcontracting
PLAST2BEE may freely use service providers and/or subcontractors of its choice to perform all or part of the services, without having to inform the Advertiser or obtain its consent regarding the identity of these third parties.
15. Personal Data
Any processing of personal data within the context of these Terms and Conditions is subject to the provisions of our Privacy Policy, which forms an integral part of these Terms and Conditions.
Users are informed of the "Bloctel" telephone solicitation opt-out list, on which they can register: https://conso.bloctel.fr/.
16. Disputes - Applicable Law
In the event of any dispute concerning the interpretation or performance of these general terms and conditions of sale, failing an amicable settlement between the parties and prior to any recourse to the competent courts, each party may, at its option, submit the dispute to:
The Business Mediation Service (free of charge), or the Aude Mediation and Arbitration Center (MMDA 11) (costs shared between PLAST2BEE and the advertiser).
The mediation process may not exceed 3 months, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
Pursuant to this mediation clause, all communications exchanged between the parties will, unless otherwise agreed, remain confidential indefinitely.
If the mediation process is not used, or if a dispute persists after the mediation, the matter will fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commercial Court of Narbonne (11100 France), even in the event of a third-party claim, multiple defendants, or in the case of an urgent or provisional proceeding, whether by application for interim relief or otherwise.