1. Presentation of the website 

Users of the ademe.fr websites are hereby informed of the identity of the various parties involved within the framework of its creation and monitoring:

Owner and publisher: In accordance with the provisions of Article 6-I 1° of French Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 concerning trust in the digital economy, the publisher of the ademe.fr websites is the French Agency for Energy Management and Ecological Transition (ADEME). A Public Industrial and Commercial Establishment (EPIC) governed by Articles L.131-3 to L.131-7 and R.131-1 to R.131-26 of the Environmental Code (Code de l’environnement), with its registered office at:

20, avenue du Grésillé BP 90406 
49004 Angers Cedex 01 
Tel.: 02 41 20 41 20

registered in the Angers Trade Register under number 385 290 309, represented by Sylvain Waserman, acting as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The Director of Publication is Mr Sylvain Waserman, in his capacity as legal representative of ADEME.

The person responsible for access to administrative documents and questions relating to the reuse of information is Mr Luc Morinière, in his capacity as Head of the Legal Department.

Host: the service provider responsible for the direct and permanent storage of the filieres-rep.ademe.fr website is Scaleway, 8 rue de la Ville l'Evêque, 75008 Paris, Tel.: 01 84 13 00 00.

User: Internet user who browses, reads, views or uses the ademe.fr websites and its services. 

2. Acceptance of the terms and conditions of use of the website and of the services provided

Use of the ademe.fr websites implies full and complete acceptance of the general terms and conditions of use described below. These terms and conditions of use may be modified or supplemented at any time, users of the ademe.fr websites are therefore invited to consult them regularly.

The user acknowledges having been informed of the terms and conditions of use, at the time of their connection to ademe.fr websites and expressly declares that they accept them without reservation. 

3. Description of the services provided

The ademe.fr websites are intended to provide information on all aspects of ADEME’s services, in particular information on the latest developments in the ecological transition, ADEME’s expertise, actions implemented within France’s regions, ADEME’s international action, and research and innovation programmes.

ADEME strives to provide the most accurate information possible on the ademe.fr websites. However, it cannot be held responsible for any omissions, inaccuracies, inadequacies in updating or any other shortcomings, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners that provide it with this information.

All information provided on ademe.fr websites is given for information only, and is subject to change. Furthermore, information shown on the ademe.fr websites is not exhaustive. It is provided subject to any changes that may have occurred since it was placed online. 

4. Website availability

ADEME endeavours to provide access to the website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except in cases of force majeure or events beyond ADEME’s control, and subject to any breakdowns and maintenance work necessary for the proper functioning of the website and services.

ADEME cannot therefore guarantee availability of the site and/or services, reliability of transmissions or performance in terms of response time and quality. No technical assistance is provided to users, either by electronic means or by telephone.

ADEME cannot be held liable in the event of impossibility to access the site and/or use the services.

ADEME may interrupt the site or part of the services, at any time without notice, and without any right to compensation. The user acknowledges and accepts that ADEME is not responsible for any interruptions, or for any consequences that may result therefrom for the user or any third party. 

5. Hypertext links

ADEME declines all responsibility with regard to the content of websites to which links are provided.

Any public or private website is authorised, without any prior information or authorisation, to establish a link to the information published by ADEME. However, pages of ademe.fr websites shall not be embedded within the pages of other websites.

The establishment of a link is valid for any site except those disseminating information of a contentious, pornographic or xenophobic nature or which may, to a greater extent, be offensive to the general public. re.

6. Browsing cookies

Cookies are used on ademe.fr websites for various purposes: to facilitate your browsing, to offer you personalised content and to compile visitor statistics. For information about our cookie policy, please click on the link accessible at the bottom of the ademe.fr website pages.  

7.  Intellectual property

ADEME owns the intellectual property rights or holds the rights to use all elements accessible on the website, including text, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, software and registered trademarks.

Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication or adaptation of all or part of the elements of the website, regardless of the means or process used, is prohibited, without prior written consent from ADEME in response to a request for authorisation for reproduction and representation to be submitted to the following address:  https://agirpourlatransition.ademe.fr/entreprises/form/contact.

Any unauthorised use of the website or of any of the elements it contains shall be deemed to constitute an infringement and shall be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code (Code de Propriété Intellectuelle).

ADEME may not, however, prohibit the reuse of speeches, press kits or press releases, memorandums, directives, or other regulatory documents.

ADEME authorises the non-commercial and educational reuse of the information available on its website, provided that the integrity of the information is respected and that neither the meaning, nor the scope, nor the application thereof is altered, and that ADEME is mentioned by name, or the origin and date of publication thereof are specified, with any photo credits where applicable.

ADEME may authorise the reuse of information for business or promotional purposes through a licensing agreement for the reuse of its information. Any development, on the basis of public information, of a product or service intended to be made available to third parties, whether free of charge or against payment, shall be considered to be reuse for business or promotional purposes. 

8. Management of personal data

In accordance with the Regulations on the protection of personal data, users are hereby informed that ADEME, as the data controller, processes personal data.

ADEME is committed to complying with the rules protecting the privacy of users of its website and its services. All processing of personal data carried out within the framework of the accessible services complies with the regulations applicable to the protection of personal data and in particular the provisions of the French “Data Protection and Civil Liberties” Act of 6 January 1978 as amended and the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679), referred to as the “GDPR”.

For further information about the processing of personal data and the scope of their rights, users should refer to the Personal Data Protection Policy, accessible at the bottom of ademe.fr website pages.

9. Please note

We remind you that it is not possible to guarantee the confidentiality of messages sent over the Internet. If you wish to send a message under the best security conditions, we therefore recommend that you use the postal service. ADEME declines all liability concerning any technical difficulties you might encounter on the website, regardless of the cause or origin thereof. 

10. Applicable law in the event of a dispute

In case of any dispute concerning the interpretation or performance of these general terms and conditions of use, the court of competent jurisdiction shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of ordinary law.