This page sets out France-USA-Net.Com's legal, editorial, and technical framework. It
details responsibilities, user rights, intellectual property protection, and official
references (French and U.S. authorities) for content, personal data, and compliance
matters.
📅 Last updated: ⚖️ French & U.S. law✉️ legal@france-usa-net.com
1 Website publisher
Name: France-USA-Net.Com Association
Legal structure: Nonprofit association under French law (Act of July 1, 1901), also recognized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States, carrying out community, cultural, and international partnership activities.
Georgia (USA) registration number: Georgia Secretary of State — Control No. 130874562 (nonprofit organization registered with the Secretary of State of Georgia).
Publisher mailing address:
P.O. Box
Savannah, GA 31401
USA
Publication director: William O'Connor, Communications Officer of France-USA-Net.Com.
Design direction and platform evolution are led by Roger-Pierre LE GRASSE (RPLG). Development, application maintenance, and technical updates are delivered with HLG support as required by project scope.
The website's visual identity and graphic design were produced by Roger-Pierre LE GRASSE on a voluntary, non-billable basis, notably for the 2023 and 2026 iterations. The "RPLG" designation, the author's name, and the associated graphic works remain the exclusive property of their author and are protected by copyright (France: Intellectual Property Code; United States: U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C.).
3 Hosting and infrastructure
Primary host: LWS (Ligne Web Services) — SARL.
Address: 4 rue Galvani, 75017 Paris, France.
Scheduled or corrective maintenance may cause temporary service interruptions. The team strives to minimize user impact and restore services as quickly as possible.
4 Institutional support and long-term assistance
HLG has supported France-USA-Net.Com for more than ten years across communication initiatives, event operations, logistical support, and the coordination of institutional and community receptions.
The "HLG" name, its logo, and associated distinctive elements are protected. Any unauthorized use, reproduction, or association is prohibited and may result in legal action under trademark law and unfair competition rules (France and the United States).
5 Intellectual property and trademarks
All content on this website — texts, articles, visuals, photographs, infographics, logos, names, graphic charters, source code, structure, databases, and any other element — is protected by intellectual property law, in France and in the United States.
Rights holders
The marks, names, and distinctive signs "France-USA-Net.Com", "RPLG", and "HLG", along with their respective logos, are the exclusive property of their holders.
Graphic and editorial creations are protected by copyright (Intellectual Property Code, France; 17 U.S.C. — Copyright Act, United States), from creation and without formality.
The domain name france-usa-net.com is protected against any abusive use, cybersquatting, or typosquatting (notably under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act — ACPA, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d) — and ICANN's UDRP rules).
Prohibitions
Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, adaptation, extraction, or reuse, in whole or in part, of the website's elements, by any means and on any medium, without prior written authorization, is strictly prohibited and constitutes infringement punishable by law (in France: art. L.335-2 et seq. of the Intellectual Property Code; in the United States: civil and criminal remedies under the Copyright Act and the Lanham Act).
France-USA-Net.Com limits data collection to what is strictly necessary to process requests (contact, membership, technical follow-up). Processing relies on appropriate legal bases (consent, legitimate interest, performance of a request).
Your rights
European framework (GDPR): rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, and portability.
U.S. framework (e.g., CCPA/CPRA in California): right to know, delete, correct, and opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of data.
The website uses strictly necessary cookies for operation (remembering your preferences) and, where applicable, audience-measurement cookies subject to your explicit consent. Under the GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, and FTC best practices, no non-essential cookies are placed without your agreement.
Data linked to measurement cookies is automatically deleted within one month after your choice. You may change or withdraw your consent at any time.
Open the management panel to accept, refuse, or customize cookies (including audience measurement).
The website publishes informational and educational material. Despite regular updates, some items may change over time (administrations, regulations, third-party services). Users must verify critical information with official sources before making any decision.
To the extent permitted by law, the association, RPLG, and HLG cannot be held liable for direct or indirect losses arising from use of the website, interpretation of content, third-party service unavailability, or cybersecurity events beyond their reasonable control. Users remain solely responsible for decisions made based on published information.
Indemnification: users agree to hold the publisher, RPLG, and HLG harmless against any claim resulting from use of the website contrary to this notice or to the law.
9 Hyperlinks
The website may contain links to external resources (notably official .gov and .fr sites). France-USA-Net.Com exercises no control over these sites and disclaims any responsibility for their content, availability, or data practices.
Creating a link to the website is permitted provided it does not harm the image of France-USA-Net.Com, RPLG, or HLG, and does not imply a nonexistent partnership or endorsement. Any misleading or defamatory link may be challenged.
10 Content reporting and DMCA procedure
To report unlawful content, an infringement of rights, or an intellectual property violation, contact legal@france-usa-net.com, specifying the URL concerned, the nature of the infringement, and your contact details.
DMCA notification (U.S. context)
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512), any notification must identify the protected work, the disputed content, your contact details, a good-faith statement, and a statement under penalty of perjury. Official resource: U.S. Copyright Office — DMCA.
11 Governing law, jurisdiction, and dispute resolution
Unless mandatory law provides otherwise, this legal notice is interpreted under the law applicable to the association's headquarters. For users residing in the European Union, mandatory protective public-order rules (notably in consumer and data protection matters) remain applicable.
In case of dispute, amicable resolution is always prioritized before any litigation. Failing agreement, any dispute concerning access, use, content reproduction, or interpretation of these clauses falls — except where mandatory public-order rules apply — under the competent courts in the State of Georgia, United States (mailing address: Savannah, GA 31401).
12 Privacy Policy
The detailed Privacy Policy describes the legal bases for processing, retention periods, recipients, any international transfers, security measures, data subject rights, and how to reach the dedicated legal contact.
