Terms & Conditions

1. Editor & Publisher

The Blog is edited and published by César Lesage, acting through:

CL Corporate Affairs Consulting E.I.
Registered office: 1 avenue de l’Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France
Representative office: Avenue de Tervueren 103, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium
SIREN: 902 992 189
Director of Publication: César Lesage
Hosting information: see Article 11.

2. Nature of the Content — Important Disclaimer

The Blog is an editorial publication. Articles reflect the personal opinions, analyses and commentary of César Lesage in his individual capacity as an observer of public affairs, European institutions and international current events.

3. Intellectual Property

All articles, illustrations, photographs, infographics, layout elements and other materials published on the Blog are protected by French and international copyright law. They remain the exclusive property of the author and/or CL Corporate Affairs Consulting, unless explicitly stated otherwise (for example, third-party content used under permitted quotation rights, with attribution).

Trademarks, logos and visual identity elements displayed on the Blog (including “CL Corporate Affairs”) are the property of their respective owners and may not be used without prior written consent.

4. Permitted Use

You are authorised to:

• read, browse and consult the Blog for personal, non-commercial purposes;
• share a link to a Blog article on social media, by email or in private conversations;
• quote a short excerpt (up to approximately 200 words or 10% of an article, whichever is shorter) for the purposes of analysis, review, criticism or research, provided you clearly cite the author’s name, the article title, and a link back to the original Blog post on cl.eu.com.

5. Prohibited Use

You may not:

• reproduce, republish, mirror, syndicate or distribute Blog content in full or in substantial part, in any medium, without the editor’s prior written authorisation;
• modify, translate or create derivative works of Blog content for commercial purposes;
• use Blog content to train, fine-tune or evaluate machine-learning models, generative AI systems or large language models, without explicit prior written authorisation. Automated scraping for such purposes is expressly prohibited. The editor reserves all rights under Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2019/790 (DSM Directive) and any equivalent provisions to opt out of text-and-data-mining;
• use any automated tool (robots, spiders, scrapers, crawlers) to access the Blog beyond what is permitted by the /robots.txt file;
• attempt to access non-public areas of the site, interfere with its operation, or introduce malicious code, viruses or any technically harmful material;
• misrepresent the author’s opinions, edit quotations out of context, or use Blog content in a manner that may be defamatory, misleading or unlawful.

6. Comments and User Submissions

The Blog does not currently accept public comments. Any feedback, correction, suggestion or right-of-reply request may be submitted via the Blog contact form at /contactpage-blog.html. By submitting such content you grant the editor a non-exclusive right to use it for editorial purposes, including the correction of an article where appropriate; no obligation to publish or to respond is assumed. Right-of-reply requests will be handled in accordance with the French press law of 29 July 1881 where applicable.

7. Accuracy & Editorial Standards

The author makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy, timeliness and quality of information published. Sources are cited where appropriate. Nevertheless, content is provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, express or implied. Political, regulatory and institutional realities evolve quickly; the date of publication is shown on each article and readers should verify whether information remains current before relying on it.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the author and CL Corporate Affairs Consulting disclaim all liability for:

• any inaccuracy, omission, error or outdated information in Blog content;
• any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising from the use of Blog content or from any inability to access the Blog;
• the consequences of decisions taken on the basis of Blog content;
• the content, security or practices of third-party sites linked from the Blog.

This limitation does not affect statutory rights that cannot be waived under applicable law, in particular consumer protection rights.

9. External Links

The Blog may link to external websites for context, source citation or further reading. We have no control over these sites and accept no responsibility for their content, availability or privacy practices. The presence of a link does not constitute an endorsement of the linked site or its content.

10. Availability of the Service

The editor endeavours to keep the Blog accessible at all times, but does not guarantee uninterrupted availability. The Blog may be subject to maintenance, technical incidents, modifications or discontinuation at any time, without prior notice and without liability.

11. Hosting Information (Loi LCEN — Article 6 III)

In accordance with French Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 (LCEN), the following hosting information is provided:

• Editor & Director of Publication: César Lesage, CL Corporate Affairs Consulting E.I., 1 avenue de l’Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France.
• Technical hosting: infrastructure operated by CL Corporate Affairs Consulting on its own equipment located within the European Union.
• Content delivery and edge security: Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.

12. Modifications

These Terms may be updated at any time to reflect changes in editorial practice, technical infrastructure or applicable law. The version in force is the one published on this page, dated above. Continued use of the Blog after publication of a new version constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by French law. Any dispute arising from the use of the Blog shall first be the subject of an attempt at amicable resolution. Failing this, the dispute shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Paris, France, except where mandatory consumer protection laws confer jurisdiction on the courts of the consumer’s place of residence.

14. Contact

For any question regarding these Terms, please contact us via:

• the Blog contact form: /contactpage-blog.html;
• post: CL Corporate Affairs Consulting, 1 avenue de l’Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France, or Avenue de Tervueren 103, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium.