TERMS AND CONDITIONS of Sale – SLICE
Effective 01/01/2023
These General Terms and Conditions of Sale govern any subscription to a Subscription to a Mentor on the Platform.
They supplement the General Conditions of Use governing use of the Platform.
ARTICLE 1 – Definition
- “Subscription”: refers to the right to access Posts granted by the Mentor to the User in return for the price of the Subscription; `
- “Subscriber”: refers to the User who has subscribed to a Subscription with a Mentor ;
- “Order”: refers to any Subscription order placed by a User with the Mentor on the Platform ;
- “Account”: refers to the computer interface hosted on the Platform and enabling the User to use the Platform and Services, while benefiting from a space hosting his/her data;
- “General Sales Conditions” or “GSC”: refers to the Platform’s contractual conditions governing the subscription to a Subscription.
- “General Conditions of Use” or “GCU”: refers to the contractual conditions made available on the parts accessible free of charge to users.
- “Content”: refers to any element published by a User on the Platform;
- “Free Content”: means any content published by the Mentor on the Platform and accessible to any User free of charge;
- “Paid content”: refers to any content communicated on the Profile, in a blurred manner. Paid content can be viewed for a Subscription fee;
- “Mentor”: refers to any individual or legal entity registered on the Platform as a Mentor, sharing content via the Platform and having subscribed to the Terms and Conditions.
General Terms of Service ;
- “Notes / Comments”: refers to the possibility for users to rate and leave a comment on the Mentor(s) to which they have subscribed.
- “Feed”: refers to the User’s news feed available on the Platform;
- “Platform”: refers to the online Platform accessible at the following address:
www.slice-app.io or the corresponding mobile applications. The Platform comprises all the web pages, Services and functionalities offered to Users;
- “Post”: refers to any content shared by a Mentor on the platform (Analysis, Order, News, Video, Poll) ;
- “Payment Service Provider” or “PSP”: refers to the company, holding a banking license, providing, through the Operator, payment services to Mentors to enable them to collect payments from Users;
- “Price”: refers to the sum paid by a User to the Mentor via the Platform in return for a Subscription.
- “Profile”: refers to the Mentor’s presentation page, which displays both the free content and the Mentor’s statistics and Notes/Comments.
- “Services”: refers to all the Services offered by Slice to Users via the Platform;
- “User” means any person accessing and browsing the Platform;
ARTICLE 2 – Scope of application
These General Terms and Conditions of Sale (hereinafter referred to as “GTCS”) apply, without restriction or reservation, to all purchases of the following services:
“subscribe to a mentor and benefit from all the content published on the platform by the latter”; “interact with a mentor as well as with the community subscribed to the latter”.
As offered by the Service Provider to users (“the user(s)”) on the site
The main characteristics of the Services are presented on the www.slice-app.io website. It is the user’s responsibility to read them before placing an order. The choice and purchase of a subscription is the sole responsibility of the user.
These terms and conditions are available at any time on the www.slice-app.io website and shall prevail over any other document.
The user declares that he/she has read and accepted these terms and conditions of sale by ticking the appropriate box before using the online subscription procedure on the www.slice-app.io website.
In the absence of proof to the contrary, the data recorded in the Service Provider’s computer system constitutes proof of all transactions concluded with the user.
The Service Provider’s contact details are as follows:
Slice AT, SAS
Share capital of 1,000 euros
Registered with the RCS of Nanterre, under number 914735675 10 avenue Charles de Gaulle 92100 Boulogne Billancourt mail: contact@slice-app.io
telephone: 07 56 82 78 71
Customs duties or other local taxes or import duties or state taxes may be payable. These are the sole responsibility of the user.
ARTICLE 3- Purpose
These General Terms and Conditions of Sale govern all Orders placed on the Platform. These GCS supplement the Platform’s GCU.
In the event of any contradiction between the GCS and the GCU, the GCS shall take precedence.
ARTICLE 4 – Acceptance of the General Terms and Conditions of Sale
The User undertakes to read these General Terms and Conditions of Sale carefully and to expressly accept them, before proceeding with the payment of an Order to a Mentor.
The present Terms and Conditions are referenced on the www.slice-app.io website and must be consulted before placing an Order. The User is invited to carefully read, download and print the General Terms and Conditions of Sale, and to keep a copy.
Slice advises the User to read the General Terms and Conditions of Sale with each new Order, as the latest version of the said Terms and Conditions applies to all new Orders.
As part of the Order procedure, the User acknowledges having read, understood and accepted the General Terms and Conditions of Sale without limitation or condition. Similarly, the User acknowledges that he/she wishes to have immediate access to the Content and thus expressly waives his/her right of withdrawal.
ARTICLE 5 – Characteristics of posts published by the mentor
The User acknowledges that the posts published on the Platform are the responsibility of the mentor. Mentor warrants that it has received the consent of any person appearing on the content to:
- Appear on posts that are, in essence, potentially published to a wide audience;
- Communicate and/or market posts to Users;
- Publish posts on the Platform.
The mentor gives no guarantee as to the frequency of publication of posts, their unpublished nature, or the number of posts, which the User expressly accepts and acknowledges.
The User acknowledges that he/she will not be able to access paid content until he/she has subscribed to and purchased a Subscription.
ARTICLE 6 – Prices
The Services are provided at the rates in force on the www.slice-app.io website at the time the order is registered by the Service Provider. Prices are expressed in Euros or Dollars depending on the user’s country of residence.
Prices take into account any discounts offered by the Service Provider on the www.slice-app.io website.
These prices are firm and non-revisable during their period of validity, but the Service Provider reserves the right to modify them at any time outside their period of validity.
Prices do not include processing fees, which are invoiced in addition under the conditions indicated on the site and calculated before the order is placed.
The payment requested from the user corresponds to the total amount of the purchase, including these charges.
ARTICLE 7 – Orders
It is the user’s responsibility to select the Services he/she wishes to order on the www.slice-app.io website, according to the following procedures:
The user chooses a mentor to subscribe to. The user may choose to cancel the order or validate it. If he validates the order, he will be debited for the amount of the subscription. The user may cancel the subscription at any time. Cancellation will be effective at the end of the user’s commitment period for the selected product, ranging from 1 month to 1 year. The sale will not be considered valid until full payment has been received. It is the user’s responsibility to check the accuracy of the order and to report any errors immediately.
Any order placed on the www.slice-app.io website constitutes the formation of a contract concluded remotely between the user and the Service Provider.
The Service Provider reserves the right to cancel or refuse any order from a user with whom there is a dispute relating to the payment of a previous order.
The user can follow the progress of his order on the site.
Placing an order on the www.slice-app.io website implies the conclusion of a contract for a minimum duration of one month for the same duration by tacit renewal.
Under the terms of article L 215 -1 of the French Consumer Code, reproduced below:
“For service contracts concluded for a fixed term with a tacit renewal clause, the professional service provider informs the consumer in writing, by dedicated letter or e-mail, no earlier than three months and no later than one month before the end of the period authorizing the rejection of renewal, of the possibility of not renewing the contract he has concluded with a tacit renewal clause. This information, delivered in clear, comprehensible terms, mentions the non-renewal deadline in a visible box.
Where this information has not been sent to the consumer in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph, the consumer may terminate the contract free of charge at any time after the renewal date.
Advances made after the last renewal date or, in the case of open-ended contracts, after the date of conversion of the initial contract to a fixed-term contract, are in this case reimbursed within thirty days of the termination date, after deduction of sums corresponding, up to that date, to the performance of the contract. The provisions of the present article
apply without prejudice to those which legally subject certain contracts to specific rules regarding consumer information.
Article L215-2 of the French Consumer Code excludes the application of article L215-1 to operators of drinking water and wastewater services. Conversely, article L215-3 of the French Consumer Code stipulates that these rules apply to contracts concluded between professionals and non-professionals.
Article L241-3 of the French Consumer Code penalizes professionals who fail to make refunds in accordance with the conditions set out in article L 215-1 of the French Consumer Code”.
ARTICLE 8 – Subscription
To subscribe to a Subscription, the User must have legal capacity.
To subscribe to a Subscription, the User must be registered on the Platform and log in to his Account.
8.1. Essential features of the Subscription
The mentor’s profile will present the essential characteristics of the Subscription he or she is offering, as well as the information required under applicable law, and to verify its accuracy.
These features are listed on the mentor’s public profile and include :
- Mentor description, nickname and photo.
- The rights conferred by the Subscription.
- Subscription price.
- Free mentor posts.
- Mentor statistics.
The User undertakes to read this information carefully before subscribing to a Subscription on the Platform.
The User is hereby informed that the Subscription includes in particular :
- The right to consult the entire content of the mentor.
- The right to comment on/like the mentor’s publications.
- The right to rate and leave a review of the mentor to whom they subscribe.
Each Subscription is valid only for the mentor from whom the User has taken out the Subscription.
It is specified that the Subscription taken out with a mentor does not give the User any right to the quantity and quality, necessarily subjective, of the content published by the mentor.
In any event, it is the responsibility of each User to research each mentor, particularly with regard to their activity, before subscribing to any Subscription.
8.2. Subscription procedure
8.2.1. Subscription
Subscriptions are taken out via the Platform.
To subscribe to a Subscription, the User is invited to follow the steps below.
The User can take out a Subscription with the mentor on the Platform by clicking on the “Subscribe” button on the mentor’s Profile.
The Subscriber is then directed to a page describing the essential features of the Subscription (rights conferred, price, duration, etc.).
The User will be invited to :
- Choose the Subscription package you want and the length of your commitment;
- Select the Subscription to which you wish to subscribe;
- If applicable, enter the Promo Code ;
- Choosing your payment method ;
- Accept these terms and conditions ;
- Pay the Subscription Price by following the instructions on the Platform.
8.2.2. Acknowledgement of receipt
Once all the steps described above have been completed, a page appears on the Platform to acknowledge receipt of the User’s Order.
8.2.3. Subscription price
The User acknowledges that the price of the Subscription is due upon subscription to the Subscription as well as upon each renewal of said Subscription.
8.2.4. Subscription duration
Subscription to the mentor’s account can be offered through :
- A “monthly” offer corresponding to an open-ended Subscription, with automatic monthly payments;
- A “3-month” offer corresponding to a Subscription with a 3-month commitment for an indefinite period, giving rise to automatic monthly payments;
- A “6-month” offer corresponding to a Subscription with a 6-month commitment for an indefinite period, giving rise to automatic monthly payments;
- A “1-year” offer corresponding to a Subscription with a 1-year open-ended commitment, giving rise to automatic monthly payments;
The User is therefore billed monthly, on the anniversary date.
If the Subscription is taken out for an indefinite period, it may be cancelled at any time before the end of the current month, it being understood that any month of subscription started will be payable in full. Cancellation will be effective at the end of the commitment period, depending on the type of subscription selected. No prorata temporis refund may be requested.
Any Subscription for a fixed term is automatically renewed on expiry as a Subscription for an indefinite term, with automatic monthly payment on the anniversary date. The price applied will then be that of the “X months” Offer.
8.2.5. Cancellation of Subscription
The User may at any time request to terminate his/her open-ended Subscription, for any reason, and in particular in the event of a lack of activity on the part of a mentor. Termination will be effective at the end of the User’s commitment period, depending on the type of Subscription subscribed to.
If the User cancels the Subscription after the renewal date, the Subscription will expire at the end of the commitment period and/or at the next renewal date, and the User may continue to benefit from the advantages conferred by the Subscription until that date.
ARTICLE 9 – Payment
9.1 Price
On the payment page of the Platform, the User will find the prices displayed in euros inclusive of all taxes or in dollars exclusive of all taxes depending on the User’s country of residence.
In particular, prices include Value Added Tax (VAT) at the current rate, where applicable.
applicable on the Order date. Any change in the applicable rate may have an impact on the Subscription price from the date the new rate comes into effect.
The applicable VAT rate is expressed as a percentage of the price offered by the mentor.
The prices indicated are valid, except for gross errors. The applicable price is that indicated on the Platform’s payment page on the date the price is paid by the User.
9.2 Means of payment
All payments are processed through Payment Service Providers legally authorized to provide payment services to Users.
The User may pay for his Orders online on the Platform using the means proposed by the Platform, i.e. by :
- Credit card
- Sepa direct debit
Where applicable, the User agrees to accept and comply with the PSP’s general terms and conditions applicable to the use of their services.
The User guarantees the Mentor that he/she holds all the authorizations required to use the chosen means of payment.
The User will take all necessary measures to guarantee the security and confidentiality of data transmitted online in the context of online payment on the Site.
It is hereby specified that all payment information provided on the Platform is transmitted to the Payment Service Provider and is not processed by the Operator.
9.3 Payment date
Subject to the nature of the User’s bank account and agreements with his/her bank, the User’s account will be debited as soon as the Order is placed on the Site. In the case of a Subscription, the User’s bank account will also be debited each time the Subscription is renewed.
9.4 Refusal to pay
If the bank refuses to debit a card or other means of payment, the User must contact the Platform’s Customer Service Department in order to pay for the Order by any other valid means of payment accepted by the Mentor.
In the event that, for any reason whatsoever, opposition, refusal or other, the transmission of the flow of money due by the User proves impossible, the Order will be cancelled and the sale or subscription automatically terminated.
ARTICLE 10 – Supply of Services
The Services ordered by the User will be provided as follows:
“By subscribing to a mentor, users will be able to benefit from all of the mentor’s content published on the platform. Not only his posts, but also his comments on publications.”
Said Services will be provided within a maximum of 1 month from the final validation of the user’s order, under the conditions set out in these GTS, at the address indicated by the user when placing the order on the www.slice-app.io website.
The Service Provider undertakes to use its best efforts to provide the Services ordered by the user, within the framework of an obligation of means and within the time limits specified above.
If the Services ordered have not been supplied within one month of the indicative supply date, for any reason other than force majeure or the fault of the user, the sale of the Services may be cancelled at the written request of the user under the conditions set out in articles L 216-2, L 216-3 and L241-4 of the French Consumer Code. The sums paid by the user will then be returned to him at the latest within fourteen days following the date of termination of the contract, to the exclusion of any compensation or deduction.
In the event of a specific request from the user concerning the conditions of supply of the Services, duly accepted in writing by the Service Provider, the costs relating thereto will be subject to specific additional invoicing at a later date.
In the absence of reservations or complaints expressly made by the user upon receipt of the Services, the latter shall be deemed to be in conformity with the order, in terms of quantity and quality.
The user will have a period of 4 days from the provision of the Services in which to submit complaints by e-mail, with all supporting documents, to the Service Provider.
No claim will be accepted if the user fails to comply with these formalities and deadlines.
The Service Provider will refund or rectify as soon as possible and at its own expense the Services whose lack of conformity has been duly proven by the user.
ARTICLE 11 – Right of withdrawal
Given the nature of the Services provided, orders placed by the User do not benefit from the right of withdrawal. By accessing the Subscription following any Order made from the Platform, in accordance with articles L. 221-18 et seq. of the French Consumer Code, the User acknowledges that the Mentor has fully performed its obligations, that he/she wishes to have immediate access to the content and that he/she waives the benefit of the fourteen (14) day withdrawal period resulting from the aforementioned provisions of the French Consumer Code.
In principle, no Order can give rise to a right of withdrawal, in accordance with article L221-28 of the French Consumer Code, which states that “The right of withdrawal cannot be exercised for contracts :
3° Supply of goods made to the consumer’s specifications or clearly personalized;
13° The supply of digital content not provided on a tangible medium, the performance of which has begun after the consumer has given his express prior consent and expressly waived his right of withdrawal.”
The contract is therefore definitively concluded as soon as the order is placed by the Customer in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in these GCS.
ARTICLE 12 – No investment advice is provided on Slice
You acknowledge that :
– Slice does not provide investment advice, that nothing on the site constitutes investment advice (as defined by the Financial Services Act 1986) and that you do not consider any part of the site to constitute such advice. Slice is about sharing experience: each post represents a personal experience.
- Slice does not recommend any financial products.
- Slice does not recommend the purchase, sale or retention of any financial product.
- The information contained in Slice may not apply to you and you should not make any investment decisions without consulting a qualified financial advisor.
Investments of any kind carry an inherent risk of financial and economic loss. In this respect, past results offer no guarantee or security for the future.
The information contained on Slice is for educational purposes and is provided for information purposes only. It is not intended to and should not be construed as an invitation or encouragement to buy or sell any specific stock. All comments are the personal experience of the mentors or users and should not be considered as a personalized recommendation. The information provided in the posts should not be the sole source for making an investment decision. Be sure to contact a financial advisor or financial professional before making any investment decision. Slice is in no way responsible for your losses. The investor is solely responsible for the use of the information provided, without recourse against Slice, which is not liable in the event of error, omission, inappropriate investment or unfavorable market trends. Investing in the stock market is risky. You may incur losses. Past performance is not a guide to future performance, is not constant over time, and is not a guarantee of future performance or capital. References to past rankings and awards are not indicative of future rankings or awards. Posts on Slice are not legal, tax or investment advice. The information provided is of an educational and general nature, and does not constitute investment advice within the meaning of the Articles of Association.
L. 321-1 and D. 321-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code.
ARTICLE 13 – Waiver of warranties
- ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SITE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON IN MAKING ANY INVESTMENT DECISION. THE SITE DOES NOT PROVIDE INVESTMENT ADVICE AND NOTHING ON THE SITE IS INTENDED TO BE INVESTMENT ADVICE. BEFORE MAKING ANY INVESTMENT DECISION, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A QUALIFIED FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
- ALTHOUGH SLICE MAKES EVERY REASONABLE EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE ON THE SITE IS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS IS THE CASE. AS A RESULT, YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND SLICE CANNOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT YOU MAY SUFFER AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SITE. YOU MUST TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SITE.
- Slice has no control over the security or content of information transmitted over the network or through the Service, and Slice hereby disclaims all liability of any kind for the transmission or receipt of information that violates proprietary or illegal rights of any kind.
- Slice does not accept responsibility for any loss or damage you may suffer as a result of accessing content on the Site that may contain a virus or may have been maliciously corrupted.
ARTICLE 14 – Exclusion of liability
Slice shall not be liable (whether for breach of contract, negligence or any other reason) for (i) any loss of profits, (ii) exemplary or special damages,
(iii) loss of sales, (iv) loss of revenue, (v) loss of assets, (vi) loss of any software or data, (vii) loss of market, (viii) loss of opportunity, (ix) loss of use of computer equipment, software or data, (x) loss or waste of management or other team time, or (xi) for any indirect, consequential or special loss howsoever arising.
ARTICLE 15 – Personal data
The user is hereby informed that the collection of his/her personal data is necessary for the sale of the Services and their performance and delivery, entrusted to the Service Provider. This personal data is collected solely for the performance of the service contract.
15.1 Collection of personal data
The following personal data are collected on the www.slice-app.io website:
Opening an account
When creating an account.
Full name, telephone number and e-mail address.
Payment
As part of the payment process for Services offered on the www.slice-app.io website, the site records financial data relating to the user’s bank account or credit card.
15.2 Recipients of personal data
Personal data is reserved for the sole use of the Provider and its employees. The data controller is the Service Provider, within the meaning of the French Data Protection Act and, as of May 25, 2018, Regulation 2016/679 on the protection of personal data.
processing limitation
Unless the user expressly agrees, personal data will not be used for advertising or marketing purposes.
15.3 Data retention period
The Service Provider will keep the data thus collected for a period of 5 years, covering the period of prescription of the applicable contractual civil liability.
15.4 Security and confidentiality
The Service Provider implements organizational, technical, software and physical digital security measures to protect personal data against alteration, destruction and unauthorized access. However, the Internet is not a completely secure environment, and the Service Provider cannot guarantee the security of data transmission or storage over the Internet.
15.5 Implementing user rights
Pursuant to the regulations applicable to personal data, users of the www.slice-app.io website have the following rights:
- They can update or delete their data as follows:
- By e-mail to contact@slice-app.io
- They can delete their account by writing to contact@slice-app.io.
- They may exercise their right of access to their personal data by writing to the address indicated in article 11.5 “Data controller”.
- If the personal data held by the Service Provider is inaccurate, they may request that the information be updated by writing to the address indicated.
- They may request the deletion of their personal data, in accordance with applicable data protection laws, by writing to the address indicated.
- They may also request the portability of data held by the Service Provider to another service provider.
- Finally, they may object to the processing of their data by the Service Provider.
These rights may be exercised by sending a request by post or e-mail to the Data Controller, whose contact details are given above, provided they do not conflict with the purpose of the processing.
The data controller must respond within one month.
Reasons must be given for any refusal to grant the user’s request.
The user is informed that in the event of refusal, he may lodge a complaint with the CNIL (3 place de Fontenoy, 75007 PARIS) or refer the matter to a judicial authority.
The user may be asked to tick a box by which he/she agrees to receive informative and advertising e-mails from the Service Provider. Users may withdraw their consent at any time by contacting the Service Provider (contact details above) or by following the unsubscribe link.
ARTICLE 16 – Intellectual property
In accordance with the General Terms of Use (GTU), the paid or free content published by the mentor is the exclusive property of the mentor, which the User expressly accepts and acknowledges.
By subscribing to the Subscription, the User is simply granted the right to view said content. Subject to the exceptions provided for in the French Intellectual Property Code, the User is not granted any intellectual property rights other than the right to view, which expressly excludes any right of representation, reproduction, commercialization or adaptation.
Any representation or reproduction, total or partial, of the content by any process whatsoever, without the prior authorization of the mentor, is prohibited and will constitute an infringement punishable by the provisions of the Intellectual Property Code, in accordance with the General Conditions of Use.
Consequently, the User undertakes to :
- To use the content published by the mentor only for his/her personal needs for the purposes of viewing the content on the Platform, to the exclusion of any use of the posts for commercial or professional purposes;
- Not to publish, distribute or communicate all or part of the content published by a mentor to third parties, by any means whatsoever, on any medium whatsoever, in particular on social networks, whether free of charge or for a fee;
- Not to modify, adapt or undermine the integrity of all or part of the content published by a mentor in any way whatsoever.
Any downloading, sharing, making available, reproduction, or any other form of reproduction, use or distribution other than consultation on the Platform infringes the rights of the mentor, Slice and engages the responsibility of the User.
In the event of serious suspicion of a breach of these obligations, Slice may proceed with the deletion of the User’s Account to the User’s exclusive detriment, without any reimbursement of sums paid by the User being due by the latter.
In the event of a proven breach of these undertakings, which form part of the essential undertakings of the Parties, the User undertakes to pay Slice a sum equal to 10 times the amount paid by the latter for the Subscription or post concerned by the breach.
The payment of this penalty is non-discharging and does not exclude the User’s liability for infringement of the mentor’s rights, who will in any event retain the right to claim compensation for any resulting damage.
Finally, the User is hereby informed that Slice is authorized by the mentors to request the deletion of posts that have been republished in whole or in part by the User on the Platform or on any other platform, social network or medium of any kind whatsoever.
ARTICLE 17 – Validity of the general terms and conditions
Any change in current legislation or regulations, or any decision by a competent court invalidating one or more clauses of these GTCS, shall not affect the validity of these GTCS. Any such modification or decision shall in no way authorize Customers to disregard these GSC.
ARTICLE 18 – Modification of the terms and conditions of sale
These General Terms and Conditions of Sale apply to all Orders placed online on the Platform, as long as the Platform is available online.
The General Conditions are dated precisely and may be modified and updated by Slice at any time. The General Conditions applicable are those in force at the time of the Order. Modifications to the General Terms and Conditions will not apply to Orders already placed.
ARTICLE 20 – Disputes
For any complaint, please contact customer service at the postal or e-mail address of the Service Provider indicated in ARTICLE 1 of these GTC.
The user is hereby informed that, in the event of a dispute, he/she may have recourse to conventional mediation, with existing sectoral mediation bodies, or to any other alternative dispute resolution method (conciliation, for example).
The user is also informed that he/she may also have recourse to the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/odr/main/index.cfm?event=main.home.show All disputes arising from the purchase and sale operations concluded in application of these GTC and which have not been settled amicably between the seller or by mediation, will be submitted to the competent courts under the conditions of common law.