LinkTec Desktop
Licence and subscription terms

1. Publisher and contractual scope

LinkTec Desktop is published by EL BADAOUI EL NAJJAR Sami, a sole trader operating as BN-LinkTec under the LinkTec brand, registered with the French RNE under number 999 902 513, SIRET 999 902 513 00012. Address: 90 rue des Chrysanthèmes, 59700 Marcq-en-Barœul, France. Telephone: +33 6 16 63 56 50. Email: contact@bn-linktec.fr. The publisher is referred to below as “LinkTec”.

These terms govern the desktop application licence and, depending on the chosen edition, access to the catalogue and mobile companion. The “customer” is the person subscribing. A consumer is a natural person acting outside their professional activity. Consumer-specific provisions supplement the common rules. A professional subscribing on behalf of an organisation must be authorised to bind it.

The offer summary specifies the chosen edition’s features, duration and price. Expressly accepted special terms prevail in a conflict, subject to mandatory rights. Third-party licences apply only to the elements they govern. LinkTec’s custom services, including Studio, are covered by a separate contract. Visiting the site, requesting information or using a former Studio service does not constitute acceptance of Desktop.

2. Offer, order and supply

Before any commitment, LinkTec states the included features, edition limits, system requirements, known compatibility and restrictions, storage and connection needs, support and update terms, supply timeframe and, where applicable, beta duration. An announcement, experimental tab or the total number of catalogue entries does not guarantee a feature or resource is included in the subscribed offering.

The free edition does not automatically become a paid subscription. Before a paid order, the customer can check and correct their choices. The total price, including taxes for consumers, billing frequency, next due date and termination arrangements are shown before confirmation, which clearly indicates an obligation to pay. The customer actively accepts the identified version of the terms. LinkTec supplies the summary, terms and withdrawal information in a form the customer can retain.

LinkTec provides access or a download method at the agreed time or, if no date is agreed, without undue delay after the contract is concluded, subject to deferred activation under Article 6. If supply fails, the consumer may request delivery and then end the contract if delivery does not occur without undue delay. Immediate termination is possible where the law provides, including a clear refusal to supply or where the agreed date was essential.

3. Software and resource licence

LinkTec grants the named user a non-exclusive licence to install and use Desktop on several personal computers whose access they lawfully control. This does not permit sharing one licence between several people. Use may be personal or professional, including producing deliverables for clients. Organisations subscribe per user. Shared server hosting, offering the software as a service, redistribution or white-label integration require a separate agreement with LinkTec.

The licence covers code and resources that LinkTec owns or is authorised to distribute. LinkTec and its rights holders retain rights not granted. A component under a free or open-source licence remains usable under that licence, including where copying, modification or redistribution is permitted.

A tool performs an action; a skill provides a method for the agent; a dataset supplies information. For its own resources, LinkTec permits installation or consultation and the technical copies needed for use in Desktop, for the duration of the relevant edition’s rights. Downloading a resource for local use transfers neither its intellectual property nor permanent access to the paid catalogue.

Unless authorised in writing, permitted by a more permissive third-party licence or provided by law, customers may not resell or publish LinkTec resources as such, provide them to a third party as a library, extract or reuse protected parts of their database to recreate the catalogue, or bypass access controls to obtain or share unsubscribed rights. Customers may deliver a report, program or presentation created with Desktop to a client, provided it does not redistribute a protected resource beyond the applicable rights.

These restrictions do not remove the lawful user’s mandatory rights, including necessary backup copying, observing, studying or testing the software’s operation, and acts essential for interoperability under Article L. 122-6-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code. Mandatory rights of lawful database users are also preserved.

4. Third-party models, files and outputs

Third-party libraries, engines, extensions, models, weights and datasets retain their licences. LinkTec claims no exclusive rights over them. Notices and restrictions are supplied with the distributed component or before download from the indicated source. Open weights do not necessarily permit every commercial use. Check model and data licences before incorporating an output into a product for sale.

Customers retain their rights to prompts, files, code and documents. Installing or using Desktop alone grants LinkTec no right to use them for model training. If a customer sends an extract to LinkTec for support, they authorise processing only as necessary for that request and should avoid sending secrets or unnecessary data.

LinkTec claims no ownership of outputs created for the customer. Customers may modify, share and sell them, subject to third-party rights, applicable licences and confidentiality obligations. An output may be inaccurate, similar to another party’s output or ineligible for copyright protection. Before publication or professional use, customers check facts, sources, code and permissions for supplied materials.

5. Subscription, price and ordinary termination

Paid catalogue access is an indefinite subscription billed monthly. The price and payment date are those shown at ordering. No minimum term beyond the current monthly period is imposed. A purchase or paid third-party service, such as an API used with a personal key, is a separate commitment and is not included unless expressly stated.

Customers may terminate at any time. For subscriptions concluded online, the free termination function lets them identify the contract, check the request and confirm it. LinkTec acknowledges receipt and communicates the end date and effects on a durable medium. An unambiguous request may also be sent to the contact details in Article 1.

Ordinary termination takes effect at the end of the paid subscription month. Paid features remain available until then, after which the user returns to the free edition. The current month is not refunded solely because of ordinary termination. Withdrawal, non-conformity, failure to supply and other refund rights remain separate and fully applicable.

6. Consumer withdrawal

For a consumer subscription concluded at a distance, the statutory withdrawal period is fourteen days from conclusion of the contract. The day of conclusion is excluded. If the final day is a Saturday, Sunday, public holiday or non-working day, the deadline moves to the next working day. No reason is required. Failure to provide information on this right extends the period as provided by law.

Consumers may wait until the period ends to activate the subscription or expressly request an immediate start. In the latter case, withdrawal after supply begins incurs only the proportion corresponding to service actually provided up to the request. For continuous access supplied uniformly over a month, this is based on elapsed service time relative to the billed period, without penalties or fixed fees. If the total price is excessive, the market value of the service is used. Nothing is due if LinkTec did not obtain the express request or provide legally required information about charges. Downloading the application or a model does not waive withdrawal rights for this subscription.

Before the deadline, consumers may send an unambiguous statement by email or post to the Article 1 contacts, use the Article 14 form or exercise the right through the online “Withdraw from the contract here” function. They then confirm withdrawal and promptly receive acknowledgement on a durable medium with its content, date and time. This online function is separate from termination at month-end.

Withdrawal ends paid access. LinkTec refunds amounts due within fourteen days of being informed of the decision, using the original payment method unless another fee-free method is expressly agreed. Customer files and outputs remain subject to Article 11. The subscription described here does not govern any separate sale of downloadable digital content.

7. Computer, local operation and connections

Desktop can run a compatible model on the PC. The engine, drivers, quantisation, graphics memory (VRAM), system memory (RAM) and available space determine which models run and how fast. A GPU brand, including AMD, does not guarantee compatibility with every card. The edition description states requirements and supported configurations. “Beta” describes a development stage; it does not remove customers’ statutory rights.

A conversation processed solely by the local engine need not send its content to a remote model provider. Downloading weights, receiving updates, accessing an online catalogue, using a connector or reaching the PC remotely does involve network exchanges. A connector may send files, requests or an output to its recipient and incur third-party charges. Customers choose which connections to activate, check their destination and may revoke authorisations in Desktop or, if necessary, with the provider.

8. Agent, mobile companion and security

The agent can read or change files, execute code, control an application and, depending on permissions, cause effects outside the PC. In autonomous mode, some actions run without individual approval; sensitive-action checks may not detect every situation. Customers limit accessible folders and accounts, keep copies of important files and check actions that commit a person, including sending, publishing or paying. Instructions within a page, extension or document can mislead the agent.

Where the edition includes the mobile companion, an explicitly paired device can access permitted PC functions through a secure connection configured for that purpose. Screen sharing and control require the relevant session permissions; the PC must remain powered on and reachable. Local phone verification, such as Face ID on a compatible device, authorises certain operations. Alone, it does not guarantee the security of the PC, network or an already unlocked device.

Customers pair only devices they are authorised to use. They do not activate sessions without the knowledge of the person whose screen or computer is controlled. If a phone is lost, access appears suspicious or an unexpected action occurs, they stop the session from the PC, revoke the paired device and, if necessary, exposed credentials or keys. Incidents may be reported to the Article 1 address, describing the issue without passwords, API keys or confidential files.

Unauthorised access to machines or data, covert surveillance, malware distribution, infringement of others’ rights and any use prohibited by applicable regulations are forbidden. Desktop is a general-purpose tool. Automated outputs or actions that may affect a person’s health, safety, rights or circumstances require appropriate checks, permissions and human involvement.

9. Privacy and support

For dealings with LinkTec, including orders, support requests and incident reports, the publisher processes the data necessary for the relevant purpose. The website privacy policy describes website procedures. Desktop-specific information accompanies application features that process data for LinkTec, stating recipients, retention periods, any transfers, legal bases and applicable rights. Accepting the licence does not constitute consent to optional data collection.

Customers may contact LinkTec to exercise applicable rights, including access, rectification, erasure and portability, and complain to the CNIL or the competent supervisory authority. Purely local processing does not give LinkTec automatic PC access. Support involving a file or session requires specific, limited permission. If LinkTec processes personal data on a business customer’s behalf, the parties conclude the required data-processing agreement beforehand.

10. Updates, warranties and technical complaints

LinkTec provides updates, including security updates, needed to maintain conformity for the legally required period. Consumers are informed of availability, installation and the consequences of not installing them. Non-conformity caused solely by failure to install is not attributable to LinkTec where statutory conditions concerning information, reasonable time and instructions are met.

To maintain interoperability after a system or engine change, or replace an integration whose third-party licence or interface changes, LinkTec may provide an update not required for conformity, at no extra cost. Consumers receive reasonable advance notice on a durable medium of its nature, date and their rights. If it harms access or use, they may refuse or uninstall it. If the impact is more than minor, they may end the contract free of charge within the statutory thirty-day period, unless an unchanged, conforming version remains offered. A third party’s withdrawal does not release LinkTec from obligations for sold features.

To obtain conformity, consumers contact LinkTec directly using Article 1 details. Describing the defect, version and setup helps diagnosis; confidential data is not required. Statutory conformity and hidden-defect warranties apply within their respective scopes. Article 15 notices distinguish continuous supply from one-off content supply. These terms grant no additional commercial warranty.

11. End of access, files and suspension

Ending a subscription removes features and resources reserved for the paid edition. Customers stop using proprietary resource copies whose usage rights have ended and delete standalone copies they retained, unless they hold an independent right. Subscription expiry alone does not cause LinkTec to delete customers’ local files, conversations or outputs. Acquired rights to deliverables and rights separately granted by third-party licences remain. Customers can keep or copy their work before uninstalling; future access to paid features for reworking it is not necessarily preserved.

Where withdrawal or termination entitles consumers to retrieve content they supplied or created and LinkTec holds, LinkTec makes it available free of charge within a reasonable time in a commonly used machine-readable format, subject to statutory exceptions. Personal-data rights are exercised separately. LinkTec cannot return a copy it does not hold.

For non-payment or a serious breach, LinkTec states the reason and allows a reasonable time to remedy before suspending the affected access. Immediate danger, fraudulent access or a legal obligation may require an immediate suspension limited to what is necessary. LinkTec explains the reason as soon as possible unless legally prohibited, allows challenges by email and restores access once the cause is resolved. Termination for breach follows statutory formalities; unjustified interruption does not remove customer remedies.

If LinkTec discontinues the offering, customers receive notice on a durable medium with reasonable lead time to save their work, except in a legitimate emergency. LinkTec refunds any prepaid period it does not supply proportionately. Changes to pricing or essential terms are announced before they apply and do not retroactively change a paid period. A change requiring customer agreement is not accepted merely by visiting the site.

12. Liability and business customers

Each party is liable for damage caused by its breaches under applicable law. A third-party model, user authorisation of an action or a feature’s experimental nature does not exempt LinkTec from defects attributable to it. Customers are responsible for their own acts and the rights they grant over folders and accounts. These rules limit neither mandatory warranties nor consumers’ right to compensation.

A business deploying Desktop must be authorised to process entrusted documents, manage access and inform those concerned, particularly before remotely controlling a workstation. Integration services, guaranteed service levels, deployment for third parties or special liability arrangements must be agreed in writing. No clause negates an essential LinkTec obligation, liability for wilful misconduct or gross negligence, personal injury or other liability that cannot lawfully be limited. Statutory protections that may apply to certain professionals are preserved.

For business customers, invoices are due on the date specified at ordering. Late-payment penalties accrue from the day after the due date without reminder, at the European Central Bank refinancing rate applicable for the half-year plus ten percentage points. A fixed €40 recovery charge is due for each unpaid invoice. Higher justified recovery costs may be claimed, subject to statutory exceptions. These rules do not apply to consumers.

13. Complaints, mediation and applicable law

For a written complaint about Desktop, email contact@bn-linktec.fr or write to the postal address in Article 1. State the offering and relevant facts. If the complaint is unsuccessful, consumers may refer it free of charge to the competent consumer mediator under the French Consumer Code, within one year of their written complaint. Mediation is optional and does not remove the right to go to court.

French law applies. This choice does not deprive consumers of mandatory protections of their country of habitual residence applicable under conflict-of-law rules. Jurisdiction is determined by statutory rules; no court at LinkTec’s registered location is imposed on consumers. Where applicable, consumers benefit from the choice of court under Article R. 631-3 of the French Consumer Code.

14. Withdrawal form

Use only if you wish to withdraw. You may also communicate your decision through any other unambiguous statement. No handwritten signature is required for electronic submissions.

To EL BADAOUI EL NAJJAR Sami — sole trader (EI), BN-LinkTec, 90 rue des Chrysanthèmes, 59700 Marcq-en-Barœul, France. Email: contact@bn-linktec.fr.

I/We hereby notify you of my/our withdrawal from the contract for the following service: ____________________.

Ordered on: ____________________. Consumer name(s): ____________________. Consumer address(es): ____________________.

Date: ____________________. Consumer signature(s) (only for paper notifications): ____________________. Delete as appropriate.

15. Consumer warranty notices

Paid features and catalogue access are supplied continuously throughout the subscription, even where payment is monthly. The first notice applies to this supply. The second concerns only content or services supplied once or through separate transactions where statutory conformity rules apply. A no-price edition may fall within their scope if the consumer provides another benefit within the meaning of the law.