1. Presentation of the website
Users of the altimpact.fr website are informed of the identity of the various parties involved in its creation and monitoring:
Owner and publisher: In accordance with the provisions of Article 6-I 1° of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on trust in the digital economy, the publisher of the altimpact.fr website is the Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie (ADEME – the French Agency for Ecological Transition). A state-funded industrial and commercial establishment governed by Articles L.131 to L.131 and R.131 to R.131 of the French Code of Environmental Law, with its registered office at:
20 avenue du Grésillé BP 90406
49004 Angers Cedex 01 Tel.: +33(0)2 41 20 41 20
registered on the Angers Trade and Companies Register under no. 385 290 309, represented by Sylvain Waserman, acting in his capacity 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 issues relating to the re-use of information is Mr Luc Morinière in his capacity as Head of the Legal Department.
Hosting: Service provider for the direct and permanent storage of altimpact.fr websites is Datacampus
35 Rue du Grand Puits
79230 Vouillé
Tel.: +33(0)5 16 64 00 75
User: Internet user who browses, reads, views and uses the altimpact.fr website and its services.
2. Acceptance of conditions of use of the website and services offered
Use of the altimpact.fr website implies full acceptance of the general conditions of use set out below. These conditions of use may be amended or supplemented at any time. Users of the altimpact.fr website are therefore advised to consult them regularly.
The user acknowledges having read the conditions of use when connecting to the altimpact.fr sites and expressly declares that they unreservedly accept them.
3. Description of services provided
The purpose of altimpact.fr website is to provide information concerning all elements related to ADEME’s services, in particular information on current events concerning the ecological transition, ADEME’s expertise, actions implemented within French regions, ADEME’s international action, and research and innovation programmes.
ADEME endeavours to provide information on the altimpact.fr website that is as accurate as possible. However, it cannot be held responsible for any omissions, inaccuracies, failure to update or any other shortcomings, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners who provide it with this information.
All information provided on the altimpact.fr website is given for information purposes only and is subject to change. Furthermore, the information provided on the altimpact.fr website is not exhaustive. It is provided subject to any changes that may have been made since it was put online.
4. Availability of the website
ADEME endeavours to provide access to the site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except in the event of force majeure or an event beyond ADEME’s control, and subject to any shutdowns or maintenance operations necessary for the proper functioning of the site and services.
Consequently, ADEME cannot guarantee the availability of the site and/or services, the reliability of transmissions or performances in terms of response time or quality. No technical assistance is provided to users, either electronically or by telephone.
ADEME cannot be held responsible if it is not possible to access this site and/or use the services.
ADEME may interrupt access to the site or part of its services at any time without notice and without entitlement to compensation. The user acknowledges and accepts that ADEME cannot be held responsible for any interruptions, and for any consequences that may result for the user or any third party.
5. Hypertext links
ADEME can in no way be held liable for the content of linked sites.
Any public or private site is authorised to create a link to information provided by ADEME, without prior notice or authorisation. However, altimpact.fr site pages may not be embedded within the pages of another site.
The creation of a link is approved for all sites with the exception of those providing information that is of polemical, pornographic or xenophobic character or otherwise offensive to the general public.
6. Cookies
Cookies are used on altimpact.fr website for various purposes, such as to facilitate your browsing, offer you personalised content and to compile visitor statistics. For more information on our cookie policy, please click on the link in the footer of altimpact.fr websites.
7. Intellectual property
ADEME is the owner of the intellectual property rights or holds the rights of use on all the elements accessible on the site, in particular the texts, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, software and trademarks.
Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication or adaptation of all or part of the elements of the site, whatever the means or process used, is prohibited without ADEME’s prior written authorisation.
Any unauthorised use of the site or of any of the elements it contains will be considered as constituting an infringement and will be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.
However, ADEME may not be able to prohibit the reuse of communications, press kits and press releases, circulars, directives and other regulatory documents.
ADEME authorises the non-commercial and educational re-use of the information available on its site, on condition that the integrity of the information is respected and that neither the meaning, scope nor application of the information is altered, and that ADEME is mentioned or that the origin and date of publication are specified, with mention of the photo credit if appropriate.
ADEME may authorise the re-use of information for commercial or promotional purposes by means of a licence for the re-use of its information. Re-use for commercial or promotional purposes means using public information to create a product or service intended to be made available to third parties, whether free of charge or in return for payment.
8. Management of personal data
In accordance with the regulations relating to the protection of personal data, the user is informed that ADEME, as the data controller, processes personal data.
ADEME is committed to protecting the privacy of users of its website and services. All personal data processing carried out as part of the services available complies with the applicable regulations on personal data protection and in particular with the provisions of the French Data Protection Act of 6 January 1978 as amended and the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) referred to as “GDPR”.
For further information on this processing of personal data and the extent of their rights, users are invited to refer to the Personal Data Protection Policy, accessible in the footer of altimpact.fr websites.
9. Please note
It is not possible to guarantee the confidentiality of messages transmitted over the Internet. If you wish to send a message more securely, we recommend use of the postal service. ADEME cannot be held liable for any technical difficulties you may encounter on the site, whatever the cause or origin.
10. Applicable law in the event of disputes
French law applies.
IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE ARISING OVER THE INTERPRETATION OR EXECUTION OF THESE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THE COMPETENT COURT WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF GENERAL LAW.