General Terms and Conditions
Updated on 14/03/2025
Please carefully read these General Terms and Conditions of Use in their entirety before accessing the Site.
These General Terms and Conditions of Use aim to define the terms and conditions of access to and use of the Site provided to internet users by the Publisher. Accessing the Site is conditional upon prior consultation, acceptance, and full compliance with the following General Terms and Conditions of Use. The Publisher reserves the right to modify or update these General Terms and Conditions of Use at any time.
For any questions regarding the operation of the Site or these General Terms and Conditions of Use, please do not hesitate to contact us at the following address: contact@asterix.com
1 Purpose of the Site
The purpose of the Site is to present the world of Asterix the Gaul. If you wish to order titles, you will be automatically redirected to an e-bookseller, which is responsible for managing the orders, delivery, and invoicing of the items you have selected.
2 Access to the Site
Access to the Site is made from equipment connected to a telecommunication network using the communication protocols on the Internet. The user acknowledges that the cost of accessing and navigating the Site is their sole responsibility.
Access to the Site is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except in cases of force majeure or events beyond the control of the Publisher. The user acknowledges that they are fully aware of the characteristics and constraints of the Internet, and in particular that data and information transmissions over the Internet have only relative technical reliability. These transmissions travel across heterogeneous networks with varying characteristics and technical capacities, which may disrupt access or make it impossible during certain periods.
The Publisher is under no obligation to ensure the Site’s accessibility and cannot be held responsible for any interruptions or the consequences they may cause for the user or any third party. The Publisher reserves the right to suspend, interrupt, or limit access to all or part of the Site without prior notice, particularly for maintenance and upgrades necessary for the proper functioning of the Site and related equipment, or for any other reason, including technical reasons.
The user is informed that the Publisher may terminate or modify the services offered on the Site at any time without prior notice, and the user will have no recourse against the Publisher.
Legal Notice
To ensure smooth technical functioning of the Site, certain technical constraints must be respected by users. Due to the ongoing technical evolution of the Internet network in this area, these constraints may change without prior notice.
Generally, the user is required to follow the technical instructions provided in this article to access the site and use the services optimally. The user of the Site acknowledges having the necessary skills and equipment to access and use the Site, notably a recent and commonly used screen and browser.
The user acknowledges having verified that their computer configuration is free from viruses and in perfect working order. The user also acknowledges that they have read this legal notice and agrees to comply with it. In general, the user is prohibited from taking any action that could disrupt or disturb the proper functioning or accessibility of the Site.
Technical Warranties
The Publisher does not guarantee that the Site and the server hosting it are free from viruses or other harmful components. It is the user’s responsibility to take all appropriate measures to protect their own data and/or software from potential viruses circulating on the Internet.
The user accepts that the Publisher and its suppliers cannot be held responsible for any incidental, material, and/or immaterial, direct and/or indirect damages resulting from the access or use of the Site, including inaccessibility, data losses, damages, destruction, or viruses that may affect the user’s computer equipment, and/or the presence of viruses on the Site.
Moreover, any material downloaded and/or obtained in any way during the use of the Site is at the user’s own risk. The Publisher cannot be held responsible for any damages and/or loss of data suffered by their computer.
3 Use of the Site
Access to the Site and its use are reserved for strictly personal use. The user is prohibited, without this list being exhaustive, from: – Using the Site for commercial purposes or, in general, offering products and services that directly or indirectly remunerate them; – “Reselling” or making available to a third party and/or other users, for a fee or free of charge, the content of the Site; – Using the Site to send unsolicited advertising or promotional elements in any form; – Directly or indirectly directing internet users, notably via hyperlinks, to other websites that may not comply with the applicable laws and these General Terms and Conditions of Use.
4 Information Contained on the Site
The information on the Site is non-contractual and provided for informational purposes only, without any obligation on the part of the Publisher, who may modify it without notice.
The Publisher strives to ensure the accuracy and up-to-date nature of the information displayed, but cannot guarantee the accuracy, precision, and completeness of the information and disclaims all responsibility for any imprecision, inaccuracy, or omission concerning the information available on the Site. The Publisher cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions on the Site or any referenced documents. The user is encouraged to verify any information on the Site through official sources.
5 Protection of Minors
To protect minor users from internet access, adult users can implement filtering measures. It is their responsibility to put in place the necessary means to prevent minors from accessing the Site. The user is informed that setting up a filter is done by configuring the browser’s settings.
6 Intellectual Property
In general, the user is prohibited from infringing the intellectual property rights (copyright, neighboring rights, database producer’s sui generis rights, trademark rights, etc.) of the Publisher and/or any third party.
Copyright – Neighboring Rights – Trademarks
The Publisher is the exclusive owner of all intellectual property rights over both the structure and content of the Site (texts, logos, images, trademarks, models, sounds, software, icons, layout, databases, etc.) or has lawfully acquired the rights to exploit the Site’s structure and content, without any limitations.
The Publisher grants the user the right to use the Site for their strictly personal and private needs, excluding any profitable use. It is forbidden to copy, reproduce, display, modify, and/or exploit, in any way and for any purpose, all or part of the Site’s structure and content.
Unless otherwise explicitly permitted, downloading is strictly prohibited; any abusive downloading detected may lead to appropriate sanctions by Albert René Editions and/or any concerned third party, especially in cases of intellectual property violations.
The trademarks and logos reproduced on the Site are registered by the Publisher and, where applicable, by the companies that own them. Reproducing names or logos, by any means, without prior authorization from the owner is prohibited.
The Publisher opposes all forms of data harvesting and data mining as defined in Article L. 122-5-3 of the Intellectual Property Code. This opposition covers the entire Site and the content it provides access to.
It is prohibited to monitor or extract any part of the structure or content of the Site in any way or for any purpose. Therefore, unless authorized by the Publisher, the use of automated systems or software to extract and collect data from the Site (screen scraping, data and/or text mining, data extraction, and/or text retrieval) is prohibited.
Failure to comply with these prohibitions may constitute an act of infringement and/or unfair competition, exposing the offender to civil and/or criminal liability.
Right of Reply
Any individual or entity named or identified within content published on the Site has the right to reply.
This right of reply can be exercised directly on the Site when the origin is a message published there, or indirectly via a request sent by registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt, within three (3) months of the content’s publication, to the following postal address:
Albert René Editions
Attn: Director of Publication
58 Rue Jean Bleuzen
CS 70007 92178 Vanves CEDEX France
The right of reply request must specify the reference of the content, its nature, its exact location, and, if possible, the name of the author, the contested passage(s), and the desired content of the reply.
The reply must comply with legal and regulatory requirements, and the Publisher will proceed with publishing the reply on the Site.
Hyperlinks to the Site
Except for sites containing illegal content and/or political or religious material, you may create a hyperlink to the Site, provided that it is a simple link directing to the homepage of the Site and opens in a new window, displaying the address https://www.asterix.com. However, the Publisher reserves the right to oppose this.
Hyperlinks from the Site
The Site may contain hyperlinks to other websites or external sources. As the Publisher cannot control these external sites and sources, the Publisher cannot be held responsible for the availability of these external sites and sources, and cannot be held liable for the contents, advertisements, products, services, or any other materials available on or from these external sites.
Additionally, the Publisher cannot be held responsible for any damage alleged or actual arising from the use or reliance on the content, goods, or services on these external sites or sources. Finally, to the extent permitted by law, the Publisher shall not be liable if the content of such other sites violates applicable legal and regulatory provisions.
7 Warranty – Indemnification
The user agrees not to violate the applicable legal and regulatory provisions, the rules of netiquette, and these General Terms and Conditions of Use when using the Site.
The user acknowledges that any violation of these provisions may lead to legal action and sanctions.
Generally, the Publisher disclaims responsibility for any non-compliant use of the Site and its services. The user agrees to act diligently to respond to any claims.
The user is responsible for any material and/or immaterial damage, direct and/or indirect, caused to the Publisher and/or third parties due to non-compliant use of the Site. The user indemnifies Albert René Editions and its parent, sister, or affiliate companies, their representatives, employees, partners, against any claim, lawsuit, demand, or action arising from a violation of these provisions.
The user shall indemnify them at all times and upon first request for any damage or any claim, action, or complaint from third parties resulting from any violation of these provisions. This indemnification covers damages, attorney fees, expert costs, legal fees, and taxes, within reasonable limits.
8 Miscellaneous Provisions
These General Terms and Conditions of Use remain in effect for the entire duration of the Site’s existence.
The invalidity of any provision of these General Terms and Conditions of Use, whether in whole or in part, due to legal or regulatory provisions or a court decision, does not affect the validity of the remaining provisions or the valid part of the provision.