Legal details

CIRAD
French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development
Head Office
42 rue Scheffer
75116 Paris
France

RCS Paris 331 596 270
Tél. : +33 1 53 70 20 00

Credits

• Director of publication: Élisabeth Claverie de Saint Martin, Chief Executive Officer.
• Hosting: OVH, 2 rue Kellermann - 59100 Roubaix - France
• Management and coordination: CIRAD, Communication Service, Montpellier, France
• Development and CMS: Codein, Montpellier, France, and CIRAD, Information Systems Office, Montpellier, France. Website powered by eZPublish, CMS published by Ibexa.

Terms of use

The following Terms of use apply to the terms and conditions under which CIRAD makes the website and its services available to Users, and gives visitors access to the Website and use of its services. 

Any visit to the Website is subject to the present Terms of use.

By using this Website, Users therefore accept all the following terms and conditions.

Website access

By using this Website, Users acknowledge that they have ensured that their device is exempt from viruses and in perfect operating condition.

Users are kindly reminded that the confidentiality of correspondence cannot be guaranteed on the Internet and that every Internet user is responsible for taking all appropriate measures to protect their own data and/or software from contamination by any viruses that may be circulating on the Internet.

CIRAD shall not be held responsible for any direct or indirect damage due to access, use or content loading on the Website such as a virus infecting the User's computer or any other device.

CIRAD does everything possible to ensure access to the Website on a 24/7 basis, except due to force majeure or to an event beyond its control, excluding potential breakdowns or maintenance operations required to secure the functioning of the Website and its services. 

CIRAD can therefore guarantee neither the availability of the Website and/or services nor transmission reliability or performance regarding response time or quality. No technical assistance by telephone or electronical means is provided to Users.

CIRAD shall not be held responsible in the event of the unavailability of the Website and/or the use of the services.

CIRAD may also interrupt access to the Website or all or part of the services at any time and without notice, without being liable for compensation. Users acknowledge and agree that CIRAD is not responsible for any interruption or its consequences for Users or any third party.

Website content

Information and/or documentation available on the Website and/or accessible via the Website comes from sources deemed reliable.

However, it may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical mistakes. If so, CIRAD reserves the right to correct them once discovered.

Users are therefore encouraged to verify that information and/or documentation is accurate and relevant.

Moreover, the information and/or documentation available on the Website may be subject to modification or update at any time. In particular, Users are informed that it may have been updated between download and reading.

The use of information and/or documentation available on the Website is placed under the sole and full responsibility of Users, who accept any consequences of that use and waive any possibility to seek CIRAD’s responsibility. 

CIRAD shall not in any event be held responsible for any consequences resulting from the use and/or interpretation of the information and/or documentation available on the Website.

Intellectual property

The www.cirad.fr website is the exclusive property of CIRAD.

The general structure of the site and its content are the exclusive property of CIRAD, and are legally protected under intellectual property law (copyright, databases, software, trademarks, etc).

Any reproduction, representation or adaptation of all or part of the site by any individual or legal entity, by any means whatsoever, without the express permission of CIRAD, is prohibited and constitutes an act of infringement punishable under Articles L. 335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.

Any total or partial reuse or extraction of the site's databases by any natural or legal person, by any means whatsoever, is prohibited and would constitute an act of infringement punishable under Articles L. 343-1 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.

Any total or partial reproduction of CIRAD trademarks and logos without its express authorization is prohibited under Articles L. 713-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.

Photo and illustration credits

CIRAD owns all the photos on the site or has obtained permission from the photographer for their use on the CIRAD website alone. Users should contact the CIRAD photo library to obtain copies: ciradimages@cirad.fr

Illustrations and photographs on the home page:
Ecophysiology greenhouse on CIRAD's Lavalette campus in Montpellier. C. Dangléant © CIRAD
Baobab tree in Madagascar © C. Cornu, CIRAD
Market illustration © Delphine Guard-Lavastre, CIRAD
Terraced rice field © I.Bandura (Unsplash)
Herd in the Sahel © S. Taugourdau, CIRAD
Vegetable farming in Réunion © A. Franck, CIRAD

Hypertext links

The Website may content hypertext links redirecting to third party websites on the Internet. Users acknowledge that they are leaving the Website by following such links.

It is possible to create a link redirecting to the front page of the Website without CIRAD’s express authorization, provided that said link opens the Website in a new web page.

However, it is requested that CIRAD be informed in advance. CIRAD may request withdrawal of the link at any time.

Personal Data Protection

In accordance with French Data Protection legislation (“Informatique et Libertés” Act of 6 January 1978, revised version) and with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) no. 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, CIRAD guarante Users' privacy on the Website.

Read more on Personal Data Protection.

Amendment of the Terms of use 

CIRAD reserves the right to amend the present Terms of use at any time and without notice in order to adapt them to changes to the Website, its services, and its operation.

Governing law and competent courts 

These Terms of use and the content of the Website are regulated by French law.

The parties agree that any conflict that cannot be settled amicably will be submitted to the appropriate French courts.