Terms of Use

1. Definitions

“Publisher”

352 Digital S.à r.l., a company incorporated under Luxembourg law, registered under RCS B212612, with its registered office at 29 Boulevard de la Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, L-1331 Luxembourg.

“Site”

The website available at franglais.org and all its subdomains.

“User”

Anyone who accesses the Site and/or uses its features.

“Contribution”

Any content submitted by a User, including word sightings, usage examples, photos and votes.

“Content”

All information, text, definitions, illustrations and other material on the Site.

2. Purpose of the Site

franglais.org is an online collaborative dictionary that aims to document and catalogue English words that have entered everyday French usage in France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec and elsewhere in the French-speaking world.

The Site allows Users to:

• Browse the Franglais dictionary
• Vote for or against words
• Report words they have heard or seen (“Submit a word”)
• Suggest new words
• View the rankings of the most popular words

3. Access to the Site

3.1 Access conditions

The Site is free to access. You do not need to create an account to browse the dictionary. Voting and submission features are available anonymously.

3.2 Availability

The Publisher makes reasonable efforts to keep the Site available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Access may nevertheless be temporarily suspended for maintenance, updates or events beyond the Publisher’s control, without the Publisher incurring liability as a result.

3.3 Equipment

The User is responsible for their computer equipment, internet connection and any costs associated with accessing the Site.

4. User Contributions

4.1 Types of Contributions

Users may contribute to the Site in several ways:

• Votes : Express a positive or negative opinion on a word (limited to one vote per word per month).
• Sightings : Report hearing or seeing a word in a particular context, with the option to add details (context, region, date, example, photo).
• Suggestions : Suggest adding a new word to the dictionary.

4.2 User commitments

By submitting a Contribution, the User agrees to:

• Provide accurate information in good faith
• Not submit unlawful, defamatory, abusive, obscene or discriminatory content, or content that infringes third-party rights
• Not submit unsolicited advertising or promotional content
• Respect the intellectual property rights of others
• Not attempt to manipulate votes or rankings
• Not use automated systems (bots) to submit Contributions

4.3 Licence to use Contributions

By submitting a Contribution, the User grants the Publisher a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable and perpetual licence to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute and display that Contribution, in whole or in part, on the Site and related channels (social media, mobile applications, publications) for the operation and promotion of the dictionary.

The User retains their intellectual property rights in their original Contributions and warrants that they have the rights needed to grant this licence.

4.4 Moderation

The Publisher reserves the right, without any obligation, to moderate Contributions. Reports are reviewed before publication. The Publisher may reject, edit or remove any Contribution that does not comply with these Terms of Use, without prior notice or explanation.

4.5 Limitation of liability

Contributions reflect only their authors’ views. The Publisher cannot be held responsible for the content of Contributions, including errors, inaccuracies or inappropriate content.

5. Intellectual property

5.1 Publisher Content

All Site Content (excluding User Contributions), including its structure, design, text, illustrations, logos, trademarks and source code, belongs exclusively to the Publisher or its licensors.

Any unauthorised reproduction, presentation, modification, publication, adaptation or use of all or part of the Site or its Content is prohibited and constitutes an infringement punishable under Luxembourg and European intellectual property law.

5.2 Permitted use

The User may:

• Browse the Site for personal, non-commercial use
• Share links to the Site on social media
• Cite the Site as a source and include its URL

6. User conduct

The User agrees not to:

• Use the Site for illegal or unauthorised purposes
• Attempt to bypass the Site’s security measures
• Disrupt or interfere with the Site’s operation
• Collect information about other users
• Use bots, scrapers or other automated means to access the Site
• Impersonate another person or entity
• Submit multiple fraudulent votes (vote manipulation)
• Introduce viruses or malicious code

If these rules are breached, the Publisher reserves the right to block the User’s access to the Site and take any appropriate action, including legal proceedings.

7. Limitation of liability

7.1 Accuracy of Content

The Site is a collaborative dictionary intended for information and enjoyment. Its definitions, examples and other information are not an official linguistic reference. The Publisher does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or currency of the Content.

7.2 Loss or damage

To the extent permitted by law, the Publisher cannot be held liable for:

• Direct or indirect loss or damage arising from use of, or inability to use, the Site
• Errors, omissions or inaccuracies in the Content
• Interruptions or malfunctions of the Site
• Actions of third parties using the Site
• Content of third-party websites accessible through links

7.3 Force majeure

The Publisher cannot be held liable for force majeure or events beyond its control that prevent normal performance of its obligations.

8. Links

8.1 Outbound links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites. The Publisher does not control those websites and accepts no responsibility for their content, availability or data protection practices.

8.2 Inbound links

You may link to the Site without prior permission, provided that you do not use framing or inline linking and clearly identify franglais.org as the source.

9. Personal data

Using the Site involves the processing of certain personal data. For more information about how your data is collected, used and protected, please see our Privacy Policy.

10. Changes to these Terms of Use

The Publisher may change these Terms of Use at any time. Changes take effect when published on the Site. The last updated date appears at the top of this page.

Continuing to use the Site after these Terms of Use change means you accept the new terms.

11. Severability

If one or more provisions of these Terms of Use are found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will stay in effect.

12. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms of Use are governed by Luxembourg law.

If a dispute arises concerning the interpretation or performance of these Terms of Use, and attempts to resolve it amicably fail, the courts of Luxembourg City will have exclusive jurisdiction.

For consumers residing in the European Union, this clause does not affect the rights granted by the laws of their country of residence.

13. Contact

For any questions about these Terms of Use:

• Email : [email protected]
• Telephone : +352 2020 3352