{"id":14,"date":"2026-05-07T11:53:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scientifc-acupuncture.eu\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:53:33","slug":"legal-notice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scientifc-acupuncture.eu\/index.php\/legal-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal notice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last updated: 7 May 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In accordance with the provisions of Article 6-III of the French Law n\u00b0 2004\u2011575 of 21 June 2004 for Confidence in the Digital Economy (<em>Loi pour la confiance dans l&#8217;\u00e9conomie num\u00e9rique<\/em>), Users of the website accessible at the URL https:\/\/www.scientific\u2011acupuncture.eu (hereinafter the &#8220;<strong>Website<\/strong>&#8220;) are hereby informed of the identity of the various parties involved in its publication and operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Publisher of the Website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Website is published by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>European Society of Scientific Acupuncture<\/strong> (hereinafter &#8220;<strong>ESSA<\/strong>&#8221; or the &#8220;<strong>Association<\/strong>&#8220;)<br>A non\u2011profit association governed by the French Law of 1 July 1901 concerning the contract of association and by the Decree of 16 August 1901<br>Registered office: 9, rue Quentin Bauchart &#8211; 75008 Paris, France<br>Email: <strong>contact@scientific\u2011acupuncture.eu <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Association is currently undergoing formal declaration with the competent French administrative authority, namely the <em>Pr\u00e9fecture de Police<\/em> of Paris, pursuant to Article 5 of the French Law of 1 July 1901. Until publication of an extract of such declaration in the <em>Journal officiel des associations et fondations d&#8217;entreprise<\/em>, the Association shall not benefit from the full legal capacity provided for by Article 6 of the said Law. The information set out in the present Legal Notice shall be updated as soon as the declaration formalities are completed, in particular with the addition of the unique identification number of the Association (RNA) and, where applicable, its SIREN number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Director of Publication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pursuant to Article 93\u20112 of the French Law n\u00b0 82\u2011652 of 29 July 1982 on audiovisual communication, the Director of Publication of the Website is Dr Nadia Volf, in her capacity as President of the Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Director of Publication may be contacted at the email address set out in Article 1 above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Hosting Provider<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Website is hosted by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OVH Cloud<br>a French simplified joint-stock company with a capital of 10,174,560 euros,<br>Registered office: 2 rue Kellermann 59100 Roubaix &#8211; France<br>Website:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovhcloud.com\/fr\/contact\/\">https:\/\/www.ovhcloud.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Intellectual Property<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4.1 The Website, taken as a whole, as well as each of the elements composing it \u2014 including without limitation its general structure, graphic design, ergonomics, texts, photographs, illustrations, logos, trademarks, distinctive signs, sounds, videos, software, databases and any other content of any nature whatsoever \u2014 constitutes a work of authorship protected by the provisions of the French Intellectual Property Code (<em>Code de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle<\/em>) and by applicable international conventions, in particular the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works of 9 September 1886, as revised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4.2 ESSA holds, or has been duly authorised to use, all intellectual property rights pertaining to the Website and its contents. All rights of reproduction, representation, adaptation, translation and distribution are reserved, worldwide and for the entire duration of legal protection of such rights, including for documents made available for download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4.3 Any total or partial reproduction, representation, modification, publication, transmission, alteration, extraction, reuse or exploitation, by any means and on any medium whatsoever, of all or part of the Website or of the elements composing it, without the prior, express and written authorisation of ESSA, is strictly prohibited and shall constitute an act of infringement (<em>contrefa\u00e7on<\/em>) within the meaning of Articles L. 335\u20112 <em>et seq.<\/em> of the French Intellectual Property Code, rendering the perpetrator liable to civil and criminal sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4.4 By way of exception to the foregoing, short quotations are permitted, provided that the name of the author and the source are clearly mentioned, in accordance with the conditions set out in Article L. 122\u20115, 3\u00b0 (a) of the French Intellectual Property Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4.5 The denomination &#8220;European Society of Scientific Acupuncture&#8221;, the acronym &#8220;ESSA&#8221; and the associated logo constitute distinctive signs of the Association and shall not be reproduced or used, in any context whatsoever, without its prior written authorisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Hyperlinks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5.1 <strong>Outgoing links.<\/strong> The Website may contain hyperlinks directing the User to third\u2011party websites over which ESSA exercises no editorial control. ESSA shall in no event be liable for the content, accuracy, lawfulness or availability of such third\u2011party websites, nor for any use thereof made by the User. The activation of such links shall be the User&#8217;s sole responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5.2 <strong>Incoming links.<\/strong> The creation of any hyperlink directing to the Website, in whole or in part, is subject to the prior express written authorisation of the Director of Publication. Any link established in breach of this requirement may, without prior notice, be the subject of a request for removal addressed to its publisher and, where applicable, to the relevant hosting provider, without prejudice to any other remedy available to ESSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Liability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6.1 ESSA endeavours, to the best of its ability and within the limits of the means at its disposal, to ensure the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of the information published on the Website. However, ESSA shall not be liable for any error, omission, inaccuracy, or for any temporary or permanent unavailability of the Website or of any of its functionalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6.2 The information published on the Website is provided for general informational purposes only. It shall under no circumstances be construed as constituting medical advice, a medical opinion, a diagnosis or a recommendation of treatment. Users are expressly invited to consult a duly qualified healthcare professional for any question relating to their health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6.3 To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, ESSA shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from access to, use of, or inability to use the Website, or from the use of any information made available thereon, or from any computer virus, malicious code or other harmful element that may be transmitted through the Website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Personal Data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The processing of personal data carried out in connection with the Website is governed by the Privacy Policy of ESSA, available at <a href=\"https:\/\/scientifc-acupuncture.eu\/index.php\/privacy-policy\/\">https:\/\/scientifc-acupuncture.eu\/index.php\/privacy-policy\/<\/a>, which forms an integral part of the present Legal Notice and to which Users are invited to refer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The present Legal Notice is governed exclusively by French law. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with the present Legal Notice or with the use of the Website shall, in the absence of an amicable settlement reached within a reasonable period, be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent French courts of the <em>ressort<\/em> of the Court of Appeal of Paris, notwithstanding multiple defendants, third\u2011party claims or summary proceedings, and notwithstanding the rules governing conflicts of jurisdictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated: 7 May 2026 In accordance with the provisions of Article 6-III of the French Law n\u00b0 2004\u2011575 of 21 June 2004 for Confidence in the Digital Economy (Loi pour la confiance dans l&#8217;\u00e9conomie num\u00e9rique), Users of the website accessible at the URL https:\/\/www.scientific\u2011acupuncture.eu (hereinafter the &#8220;Website&#8220;) are hereby informed of the identity of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientifc-acupuncture.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientifc-acupuncture.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientifc-acupuncture.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientifc-acupuncture.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientifc-acupuncture.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/scientifc-acupuncture.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18,"href":"https:\/\/scientifc-acupuncture.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientifc-acupuncture.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}