Official Legal Notice • Statutory Disclosures

Legal Notice & Regulatory Disclosures

In compliance with French Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004, for Confidence in the Digital Economy (LCEN), this page establishes the legal ownership, governance registration, publication directorship, and technical infrastructure of this non-profit website.

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Official administrative legal meeting at the Montaiguet-en-Forez municipal building
Volunteer executive officers reviewing statutory compliance filings and prefecture administrative documents at the Montaiguet-en-Forez municipal office.

Statutory Non-Profit Disclosure: B&F Entre Bourbonnais et Forez is a 100% non-profit organization governed by the French Law of July 1, 1901. This website is an educational, non-commercial portal operating exclusively for the public interest. All membership fees and dues are fully reinvested in the association's public interest missions, with zero commercial monetization or dividend distribution.

I. Identification of the Publishing Entity

This website is the official publication and institutional communication portal of the non-profit association B&F ENTRE BOURBONNAIS ET FOREZ, founded in accordance with the provisions of the French Law of July 1, 1901, and the Decree of August 16, 1901.

Official Legal & Prefecture Registration Data

Legal Name of the Association: B&F ENTRE BOURBONNAIS ET FOREZ
Legal Status: Non-profit Association (Association déclarée régie par la loi du 1er juillet 1901)
National Directory of Associations (RNA): W033002625
INSEE Enterprise Statistical Identification (SIREN): 798128450
SIRET Number: 79812845000010
Official Headquarters Address: MAIRIE, 1 RUE DE L'EGLISE, 03130 MONTAIGUET-EN-FOREZ, FRANCE
Sub-Prefecture of Registration: Sous-Préfecture de Vichy (Allier)
Official Institutional Email: [email protected]
Administrative Telephone: +33 4 48 87 58 59

Statutory legal archives and official register documents
Official statutory registers and prefecture documentation of B&F Entre Bourbonnais et Forez preserved at the administrative headquarters.

II. Publication Directorship and Editorial Responsibility

In accordance with Article 6-III of Law No. 2004-575 (LCEN):

  • Publication Director: The legal President in office of the association B&F Entre Bourbonnais et Forez, acting in an unpaid, benevolent capacity on behalf of the Board of Directors.
  • Editorial Management: The Volunteer Editorial Committee of B&F Entre Bourbonnais et Forez.
  • Contact for Editorial Matters: [email protected].
Editorial committee members discussing historical publication guidelines
Volunteer editorial committee examining historical articles and publication monographs to ensure factual accuracy and non-partisan public educational neutrality.

III. Mandatory Hosting Infrastructure Disclosure

In strict fulfillment of legal transparency requirements set forth by French and European digital law, the technical hosting and infrastructure of this website are provided by:

Website Hosting Provider

Hosting: InterServer, Inc. (PO Box 1707, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632, USA | +1 201-605-1440)

The hosting infrastructure utilizes industry-standard security protocols, encrypted HTTPS transport (SSL/TLS), and resilient datacenter systems ensuring continuous accessibility of this civic informational portal for the general public.

Technical archive management and digital server infrastructure
Technical team managing digital cataloging systems and historical archive storage protocols for open public consultation.

IV. Intellectual Property and Open Educational Commons

All original historical monographs, linguistic phonetic transcriptions, field survey reports, and educational articles published on this website are created by the volunteer members of B&F Entre Bourbonnais et Forez. As a non-profit association dedicated to public historical education, we encourage the dissemination of our research for non-commercial, pedagogical, and scholarly purposes.

Reproduction of texts for classroom use, academic citation, or non-commercial municipal displays is authorized without fee, subject to mandatory attribution citing "B&F Entre Bourbonnais et Forez (RNA W033002625 - bfbourbonnais.org)". Any commercial reproduction, resale, or packaging into commercial products is strictly prohibited without prior written consent from our Board of Directors.

V. Hyperlinks and External Information

This portal may include links directing users to official external websites maintained by public institutions (e.g., Archives Départementales de l'Allier, Ministère de la Culture, Communes of Bourbonnais and Forez). While we carefully verify external destinations, B&F Entre Bourbonnais et Forez exercises no editorial control over third-party domains and assumes no liability for their current contents or operational continuity.

VI. Non-Commercial Operating Guarantee

B&F Entre Bourbonnais et Forez formally certifies that this website is entirely free from commercial advertising, consumer tracking pixels, paid marketing endorsements, and automated financial solicitation. Our digital presence serves solely as a public utility instrument dedicated to heritage education and community civic life.

Legal Inquiries and Administrative Notifications

For formal administrative communications, copyright inquiries, or statutory notices, please contact our legal representative at our registered town hall office.

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