Legal Notice (Mentions Légales)

1. Institutional Identity & Statutory Legal Form

In accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of Law n° 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on Confidence in the Digital Economy, the identity of the various stakeholders involved in the creation, maintenance, and hosting of the official portal of Association ELSE is hereby made public:

• Official Organization Name: ASSOCIATION ELSE
• Statutory Legal Status: Association déclarée régie par la loi du 1er juillet 1901 et le décret du 16 août 1901 (Non-profit civil entity under French Law)
• Registered Administrative Seat: 13 RUE GALPIN THIOU, 37000 TOURS, France
• National Directory of Associations (RNA): W451001757
• National Business Directory (SIREN): 497663294
• Official Prefecture Filing: Registered with the Prefecture of Indre-et-Loire
• Primary Activity (APE/NAF Code): 90.01Z - Performing Arts & Artistic Creation (Arts du spectacle vivant)
• Telephone Contact: +33490587016
• Electronic Contact: ahhaiah031@gmail.com

2. Executive Publication Management

Publication Director (Directeur de la Publication): Claire Morvan, in her statutory capacity as President of the Board of Directors of Association ELSE.
Artistic & Editorial Supervision: Julien Renaud, Executive Artistic Director.
Contact for Editorial Inquiries: ahhaiah031@gmail.com

3. Web Infrastructure & Technical Hosting Provider

The digital platform and public web services of Association ELSE are hosted on high-security, energy-efficient cloud infrastructure managed within the European Union:

• Hosting Infrastructure Provider: Google Cloud Platform / Cloud Run Infrastructure (European Regional Data Center: Saint-Ghislain, Belgium / Paris, France)
• Corporate Address: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland
• Technical Platform Verification: Encrypted data transmission via TLS 1.3 cryptographic protocols, DNSSEC validation, and round-the-clock infrastructure monitoring.

4. Intellectual Property & Non-Commercial Creative Commons

All elements comprising this website—including but not limited to texts, research monographs, choreographic scores, photographs, audio recordings, graphic layouts, visual identity assets, and source code—constitute original intellectual creations protected under the provisions of the French Intellectual Property Code (Code de la propriété intellectuelle) and international copyright treaties.

In alignment with our public interest mission, educational excerpts, research whitepapers, and public notices may be cited, shared, and reproduced for non-commercial educational, scholarly, and journalistic purposes, provided that:

• The source is clearly and unequivocally attributed as: "Association ELSE - Tours (RNA W451001757)";
• The content is not modified, distorted, or adapted in a manner that damages the artistic or institutional integrity of the work;
• No commercial gain, fee, or monetized transaction is associated directly or indirectly with the reproduction.

Any total or partial reproduction, representation, modification, or distribution of this site’s proprietary assets for commercial purposes without prior written authorization from the Board of Directors of Association ELSE is strictly prohibited and constitutes an infringement punishable under Articles L. 335-2 and following of the French Intellectual Property Code.

5. Hypertext Linking Policy

Association ELSE encourages the creation of hypertext links pointing toward our official portal for cultural, pedagogical, and civic purposes. The creation of links to any page of this portal is authorized without prior request, provided that:

• The link opens in a new browser tab or window, and does not use "framing" techniques that embed our pages within a commercial third-party website;
• The source site does not broadcast hate speech, discriminatory propaganda, commercial gambling, or content contrary to public order;
• The link does not present Association ELSE as endorsing commercial products or services.

6. Statutory Limitation of Administrative Liability

Association ELSE strives to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of all information published on this website. However, the association cannot guarantee the total absence of unintentional errors or temporary service interruptions resulting from internet network anomalies.

Association ELSE accepts no liability for direct or indirect damage that may arise from accessing or using this site, or from the presence of external hyperlinks redirecting users to third-party web domains over which our organization exercises no editorial or technical control.

7. Applicable Law and Competent Judicial Jurisdiction

This website and its legal terms are governed exclusively by French law. In the event of an unresolved dispute regarding the interpretation, execution, or validity of any provision herein, and following the exhaustion of amicable conciliation procedures, sole legal competence is assigned to the competent civil courts of Tours (Tribunal Judiciaire de Tours), France.