French Citizenship Guide is an independent information site about applying for French citizenship. It is not affiliated with any government agency or public body and does not replace personalized legal advice.
Publisher
French Citizenship Guide is published by TANOU, a French simplified joint-stock company with a sole shareholder (SASU).
Registered office: 46 rue du Temple, 75004 Paris, France
SIREN: 841 621 014
EU VAT number: FR02841621014
Director of publication: TANOU, represented by its legal representative
Contact: through the contact page
Hosting provider
Contabo GmbH
Welfenstrasse 22
81541 Munich, Germany
Email: [email protected]
Website: contabo.com
1. Purpose
This legal notice sets out how the site makes its content and services available, and how users access and use them. By using the site, you accept this legal notice in full.
2. Nature of the site
The content published here is for general information only. It is based on official sources, in particular service-public.fr, but the rules can change: only official texts and information provided by the French administration are authoritative. The site does not file applications for anyone and does not charge any fee related to a citizenship application.
3. Intellectual property
The elements on this site (text, images, graphics, logo, etc.) are protected by intellectual property law.
- Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or distribution of these elements, in whole or in part, without prior permission, is prohibited.
- Using all or part of this content without consent would constitute infringement and may give rise to civil and criminal liability.
4. Personal data
The site respects users’ privacy and complies with applicable regulations, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the French Data Protection Act (loi Informatique et Libertés).
- Any personal information collected (for example through the contact form) is used only to manage and follow up on your messages.
- It is not transferred to third parties, except where technically necessary or required by law.
- You can exercise your rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection and portability by sending a request through the Contact page.
- Details of how data is processed are given in the privacy policy.
5. Cookies
The site may use cookies that are necessary for it to work or to measure traffic. You can manage them at any time in your browser settings. Details are given in the privacy policy.
6. Liability
- Access to the site: the publisher makes every effort to keep the site available. It may, however, be interrupted for maintenance or for reasons beyond the publisher’s control.
- Content and use: the information published is provided for general information. The publisher cannot be held responsible for errors, omissions or results arising from misuse of this information.
- Links: the site may include links to third-party sites, including official sites. The publisher is not responsible for their content or practices.
- Security: the publisher takes all reasonable steps to protect the site, but cannot guarantee that it is completely free of harmful elements.
7. Comments and user contributions
Users are responsible for the content they post. They must comply with applicable law, in particular regarding defamation, incitement to hatred, privacy and copyright. The publisher reserves the right to moderate, remove or refuse any content that does not follow these rules.
8. Governing law and jurisdiction
This legal notice is governed by French law. In the event of a dispute that cannot be resolved amicably, jurisdiction lies with the courts designated by the ordinary rules of law, unless a mandatory legal provision states otherwise.
9. Changes
The publisher may change this legal notice at any time to reflect changes to the site or to the law. Changes take effect as soon as they are published.