Our legal mentions
Pursuant to Articles 6-III and 19 of Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on Confidence in the Digital Economy (L.C.E.N.), we hereby inform users and visitors of https://excellolab.org/en/and its subdomains of the following details:
Excello is an association governed by the French Law of July 1, 1901.
The association’s purpose is to conduct research, development, and dissemination of knowledge in the field of education, with a particular focus on improving reading and math learning. Excello develops and provides related educational resources, notably by using new technologies.
Publisher and Publication Author: Excello, Recherche + Education 34 avenue Ledru Rollin, 75012 Paris RNA No. W751263931 – SIREN No. 913521092 – SIRET No. 91352109200019 contact@excellolab.org
The association was registered on February 14, 2022, at the Paris Police Prefecture and published in the Official Journal on February 22, 2022.
Publication Director: Cassandra POTIER WATKINS, President of Excello contact@excellolab.org
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Description of Services Provided
The site https://excellolab.org/en/ and its subdomains aim to provide information on discoveries in cognitive science relevant to child development and education.
All authors, under the direction of Cassandra Potier Watkins, strive to provide information as accurate as possible on https://excellolab.org/en/ and its subdomains. However, the publisher cannot be held liable for omissions, inaccuracies, or updates—whether by its own doing or that of third-party partners who provide such information.
All information on https://excellolab.org/en/ and its subdomains are given for information purposes only and are subject to change. Furthermore, the information on the site https://excellolab.org/en/ and its subdomains are not exhaustive. They are given subject to modifications having been made since they were put online.
General Terms and Conditions of Site Use and Offered Services
Use of https://excellolab.org/en/ and its subdomains implies full acceptance of the following general terms and conditions. These terms of use may be amended or supplemented at any time; users of https://excellolab.org/en/ and its subdomains are therefore advised to check them regularly.
In principle, the site is accessible to users at all times. However, the site https://excellolab.org/en/may decide to interrupt access for technical maintenance, and will endeavor to notify users in advance of the dates and times of any such intervention.
The site https://excellolab.org/en/ and its subdomains are regularly updated by the Excello association. Likewise, this legal notice may be modified at any time and is binding on the user, who is invited to review it as often as possible to stay informed of any changes.
Limitations of Liability
The publisher cannot be held liable for direct or indirect damage to the user’s equipment during access to the site, resulting either from using equipment that does not meet the specified requirements or from the emergence of a bug or incompatibility.
The publisher cannot be held liable for indirect damages (such as loss of business or loss of opportunity) arising from the use of https://excellolab.org/en/ or its subdomains.
Interactive areas (e.g., contact forms to submit questions, participation in online research, use of our testing platform) are available to users. The publisher reserves the right to remove, without prior notice, any content placed in these areas that would violate applicable French law, particularly laws regarding data protection. Where applicable, the publisher also reserves the right to hold the user civilly and/or criminally liable, including in the case of messages of a racist, insulting, defamatory, or pornographic nature, regardless of the form of media used (text, photographs, etc.).
Management of Personal Data
In France, personal data are notably protected by Law No. 78-87 of January 6, 1978, Law No. 2004-801 of August 6, 2004, Article L. 226-13 of the Penal Code, and the European Directive of October 24, 1995.
By using https://excellolab.org/en/ and its subdomains, certain information may be collected, such as: The URL of links through which the user accessed https://excellolab.org/en/the user’s internet service provider, the user’s IP address.
In all cases, the publisher only collects personal information about the user as needed for certain services offered by https://excellolab.org/en/ and its subdomains. The user knowingly provides this information, particularly if they enter it themselves. Users of https://excellolab.org/en/ or its subdomains will be informed whether providing such information is optional or required.
In accordance with Articles 38 and following of Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978 on information technology, data files, and civil liberties, any user has the right to access, correct, and object to personal data concerning them by sending a written and signed request, accompanied by a copy of their valid ID bearing the holder’s signature, and specifying the address to which the reply should be sent.
No personal information of a user of https://excellolab.org/en/ or its subdomains is published, exchanged, transferred, sold, or assigned to any third party by any means without the user’s knowledge. Only in the event of the acquisition of excellolab.org/en/ and its rights could the transmission of such information to the potential buyer be permitted; in turn, the buyer would be subject to the same obligation regarding the conservation and modification of users’ data. https://excellolab.org/en/ or its subdomains.
Hypertext Links and Cookies
The site https://excellolab.org/en/ and its subdomains contain a number of hypertext links to other sites. However, the publisher has no way of verifying the content of the sites thus visited and cannot assume any liability in this regard.
Browsing https://excellolab.org/en/ and its subdomains may result in the installation of cookie(s) on the user’s computer. A cookie is a small file that does not identify the user but records information about a computer’s navigation of a site. The data obtained aim to facilitate subsequent browsing on the site and also enable various traffic measurements.
Refusing to install cookies may make some services inaccessible. Users can configure their browsers as follows to refuse cookie installation:
Internet Explorer: Tools tab / Internet Options. Click on Privacy and select Block all cookies. Confirm by clicking OK.
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Intellectual Property and Counterfeiting
The site’s owner holds the intellectual property rights or usage rights for all elements accessible on the site, notably text, images, graphics, logos, icons, sounds, and software.
Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, or adaptation of part or all of the site’s components, by any means or process, is prohibited without prior written permission (email: contact@excellolab.org).
Any unauthorized use of the site or of any of the elements it contains will be considered an infringement and prosecuted in accordance with Articles L.335-2 and following of the French Intellectual Property Code.
Nevertheless, much of the work produced by Excello is licensed under Creative Commons, allowing reuse without explicit permission. Such cases are clearly indicated, either by their label or in their metadata.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
Any dispute related to the use of https://excellolab.org/en/ or its subdomains is governed by French law. Exclusive jurisdiction is granted to the competent courts of Paris.
Key Applicable Laws
Law No. 78-87 of January 6, 1978, as amended by Law No. 2004-801 of August 6, 2004, on information technology, data files, and civil liberties.
Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 on Confidence in the Digital Economy.
Glossary
User: Any internet user who connects to and uses the aforementioned site.
Personal Data: “Information which allows, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, the identification of natural persons to whom it applies” (Article 4 of Law No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978).