The terms and conditions were last updated on November 11, 2025
1. Introduction
These general terms and conditions apply to this website and to transactions related to our products and services. You may also be bound by supplementary agreements related to your relationship with us or to any product or service you receive from us. If the provisions of any supplementary agreements conflict with the provisions of these general terms and conditions, the provisions of those supplementary agreements will prevail.
2. Mandatory
By registering on this site, accessing it, or using it in any other way, you hereby agree to be bound by the general terms and conditions set out below. Simply using this website implies knowledge of and acceptance of these general terms and conditions. In certain specific cases, we may also ask you to give your explicit consent.
3. Electronic communications
By using this website or communicating with us by electronic means, you agree and acknowledge that we may communicate with you electronically on our website or by sending you email, and you accept that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
4. Intellectual property
We or our licensors own and control all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in the website and in the data, information and other materials displayed or accessible on the website.
4.1 Creative Commons
The content of this website is available under a Creative Commons – ShareAlike, NonCommercial license, unless otherwise stated.
5. Newsletters
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may forward our newsletter electronically to other people who might be interested in visiting our website.
6. Third-party property
Our website may include hyperlinks or other references to third-party websites. We do not monitor or review the content of third-party websites linked to this site. Products or services offered by other websites are subject to those third parties’ applicable terms and conditions. The opinions expressed or items appearing on those sites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by us.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. You assume all risks associated with using those websites and any third-party services. We will not accept any liability for any loss or damage, however caused, resulting from the disclosure of your personal information to third parties.
7. Responsible use
By visiting our website, you agree to use it only for the purposes permitted by these general terms and conditions, by any supplementary agreement you have with us, and by applicable laws and regulations, as well as generally accepted online practices and industry guidelines. You must not use our website or services to deploy, publish or distribute anything that is (or is related to) malware; to use data collected on our website for any direct marketing activity; or to conduct any systematic or automated data collection on or in relation to our website.
You are strictly prohibited from engaging in any activity that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or that interferes with the performance, availability or accessibility of the website.
8. Idea submission
Do not send any idea, invention, copyrighted work or other information that could be considered your own intellectual property that you wish to present to us unless we have previously signed an agreement regarding intellectual property or a non-disclosure agreement. If you disclose it to us in the absence of such a written agreement, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, store, adapt, publish, translate and distribute your content on any existing or future medium.
9. Termination of use
We may, at our sole discretion, modify or discontinue access to the website or to any service located on it at any time, temporarily or permanently. You agree that we will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension or interruption of your access to or use of the website or for any content you may have shared on the website. You will not be entitled to any compensation or other payment, even if certain features, settings and/or any content to which you contributed or relied upon are permanently lost. You must not circumvent or attempt to circumvent the access restriction measures of our website.
10. Warranties and liability
Nothing in this section will limit or exclude an implied warranty under the law that it would be unlawful to limit or exclude. This website and all its content are provided “as is” and “as available” and may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. We expressly disclaim any warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the availability, accuracy or completeness of the content. We do not warrant the following:
- that this website or our content will meet your needs;
- that this website will be available uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.
Nothing on this website constitutes or is intended to constitute legal, financial or medical advice of any kind. If you need advice, you should consult an appropriate professional.
The following provisions of this section shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and will not limit or exclude our liability in respect of any matter for which it would be illegal or unlawful for us to limit or exclude liability. In no event will we be liable for any direct or indirect damages (including damages for loss of profits or revenue, loss or corruption of data, software or databases, or loss or damage to property or data) suffered by you or any third party arising out of your access to or use of our website.
Unless any additional contract expressly provides otherwise, our maximum liability to you for any loss arising out of or in connection with the website or any products and services marketed or sold through the website, regardless of the form of action giving rise to liability (whether contractual, equitable, negligent, intentional, tortious or otherwise), will be limited to 100. This limit will apply globally to all your claims, actions and causes of action of any nature and kind.
11. Privacy
To access our website and/or our services you may be required to provide certain information about yourself as part of the registration process. You agree that all information you provide will always be accurate, correct and up to date.
We have developed a policy to address any privacy concerns you may have. For more information, please consult our privacy statement and our cookie policy.
12. Accessibility
We are committed to making the content we provide accessible to people with disabilities. If you have a disability and cannot access any part of our website because of your disability, please send us a notice including a detailed description of the issue you have encountered. If the issue is readily identifiable and can be resolved using standard industry tools and techniques, we will fix it promptly.
13. Export restrictions / Legal compliance
Accessing the website from territories or countries where the content or the purchase of products or services sold on the website is illegal is prohibited. You must not use this website in violation of France’s export laws and regulations.
14. Affiliate marketing
Through this website we may engage in affiliate marketing whereby we receive a percentage or commission on the sale of services or products on or via this website. We may also accept sponsorships or other forms of advertising compensation from companies. This publication is intended to comply with the legal marketing and advertising requirements that may apply, such as the French Consumer Code.
15. Assignment
You may not assign, transfer or subcontract any of your rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions, in whole or in part, to any third party without our prior written consent. Any purported assignment in breach of this section will be null and void.
16. Breach of these Terms and Conditions
Without prejudice to our other rights under these terms and conditions, if you breach these terms and conditions in any way, we may take such action as we deem appropriate to deal with the breach, including suspending your access to the website temporarily or permanently, contacting your internet service provider to request that they block your access to the website, and/or bringing legal proceedings against you.
17. Force Majeure
Except for payment obligations under these terms and conditions, no delay, failure or omission by either party to perform or observe any of its obligations under these terms and conditions will be considered a breach of these terms and conditions if and for so long as that delay, failure or omission results from a cause beyond the reasonable control of that party.
18. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us harmless from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses arising from your breach of these terms and conditions and applicable laws, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights. You will promptly reimburse us for any damages, losses, costs and expenses related to or arising from such claims.
19. Waiver
The failure to enforce any provision set out in these terms and conditions or in any agreement, or the failure to exercise a termination option, shall not be construed as a waiver of those provisions and does not affect the validity of these terms and conditions or any agreement or any part of them, nor the right to subsequently enforce each provision.
20. Language
These terms and conditions will be translated exclusively into French. All notices and correspondence will be written exclusively in that language.
21. Entire Agreement
These terms and conditions, together with our privacy statement and cookie policy, constitute the entirety of the agreement between you and Jean RICARD regarding your use of this website.
22. Updates to these Terms and Conditions
We may update these terms and conditions from time to time. It is your responsibility to check these terms and conditions periodically to see if they have been changed or updated. The date shown at the beginning of these terms and conditions is the most recent revision date. Changes to these terms and conditions will take effect as soon as they are published on this website. Your continued use of this website after changes or updates are posted will be considered notice of your acceptance to comply with and be bound by those terms and conditions.
23. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of France. Any dispute relating to these terms and conditions will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of France. If any part or provision of these terms and conditions is held by a court or other authority to be invalid and/or unenforceable under applicable law, that part or provision will be amended, deleted and/or applied to the fullest extent possible to give effect to the intent of these terms and conditions. The remaining provisions will not be affected.
24. Contact Information
This website is owned and operated by Jean RICARD.
You can contact us about these terms and conditions via our contact.
25. Download
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