Terms of Service
By accessing, reading, or utilizing the publications, monographs, data tools, or consultation portals provided by LA CERISE, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not accept these terms in their entirety, you must discontinue access immediately.
1. Scope of Information Services
LA CERISE operates an independent educational research observatory and macroeconomic advisory institute headquartered at 10 CHEMIN du Bosquet, 84480 FRANCE. All publications, digital monographs, charts, datasets, and editorial analyses provided through this portal are prepared strictly for informational, educational, and academic reference.
2. Intellectual Property & Copyright
All content published on this domain — including texts, research monographs, data visualizations, charts, logos, graphics, and codebase — is the exclusive intellectual property of LA CERISE and protected under French intellectual property legislation (Code de la Propriété Intellectuelle) and international copyright conventions.
Permitted Academic Citation: You are authorized to quote brief excerpts of our research (up to 250 words) provided that explicit bibliographic attribution is given to LA CERISE and the primary author, accompanied by a direct link to the original URL.
Prohibited Reproduction: Systematic bulk scraping, automated harvesting, republishing of entire monographs, or unauthorized commercial reselling of our materials is strictly prohibited without prior written license from LA CERISE.
3. Acceptable Use Policy
While interacting with our portal, you agree not to:
- Deploy automated bots, crawlers, or scrapers that impose unreasonable load on our server infrastructure;
- Attempt to breach, probe, or circumvent cryptographic security measures, form validators, or access controls;
- Submit false, fraudulent, or malicious payloads through the advisory inquiry forms;
- Misrepresent your identity or falsely claim institutional affiliation with LA CERISE or its directorate.
4. Disclaimer of Warranties & Limitation of Liability
The portal and all research materials are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. While LA CERISE exercises rigorous academic diligence, we do not guarantee that macroeconomic projections, regulatory interpretations, or statistical models will remain invariant over time.
To the maximum extent permitted under applicable French law, LA CERISE, its director Nina Smith, and its research fellows shall not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from reliance on the informational content hosted on this portal.
5. External Hyperlinks
Our monographs and articles may contain links to external governmental databases, academic repositories, or peer institutions. LA CERISE does not control, endorse, or accept legal responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of third-party domains.
6. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
These Terms of Service are governed exclusively by the laws of the French Republic. In the event of any legal controversy, dispute, or claim arising from or related to these terms or the use of this portal, the competent courts within the judicial jurisdiction of Avignon / Vaucluse, France shall hold sole and exclusive jurisdiction.
7. Contact for Legal Inquiries
For legal notices, intellectual property licensing requests, or contractual queries, please contact our legal desk:
LA CERISE — Legal & Governance Unit
10 CHEMIN du Bosquet, 84480 FRANCE
Email: [email protected]