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Legal Provisions

Legal Provisions

General Terms of Use of the Website

Any person using the information, documents, products, software, and various services (collectively the “Services”) offered on this website is supposed to have fully acknowledged and agreed to the provisions and notices of these General Terms of Use.
“Organism” refers to the entities responsible for this website, namely the environment agency, the water management agency, and Valorlux a.s.b.l.

User Obligations

Access to the website is via the Internet. The user declares that they are aware of and accept the associated risks. They must protect themselves against the effects of computer piracy by applying an appropriate and secure computer configuration. The organisation cannot be held liable for damages that the user directly or indirectly suffers in connection with browsing this website and using its services, as well as the websites it refers to. The use of the website is free of charge.

Cookie Management

This website uses client cookies, small text files that allow the analysis of the user’s navigation (frequency of visits, duration of visits, pages viewed, etc.). They are placed by the website in a designated directory on the user’s computer. They contain, in particular, the name of the server that wrote them, an identifier in the form of a unique number, and an expiration date. The unique identifier allows the website to recognize the user’s computer on each visit. Session cookies are deleted from the user’s computer when the session ends. Persistent cookies remain on the user’s device for 1 month after the session ends.

The user can decide whether the web server of this website is allowed to store cookies on their computer.

They can set their browser options at any time to refuse and store cookies. They can also delete already stored cookies at any time via the browser. The use of certain website functions may be limited or disabled if the user refuses the website’s cookies. Therefore, the user is advised to set their browser to accept cookies from the website.

Website Revision

The organisation reserves the right to further develop, modify, or suspend this website without prior notice to maintain it or for other reasons deemed necessary. The organisation may withdraw, add, supplement, or clarify all or part of the information and services contained or offered on the website at any time. The organisation cannot be held liable for direct or indirect damages related to such changes.

General Liability Limitations

The organisation will make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information contained on the website. The goal is to disseminate accurate and up-to-date information from various sources, but the organisation cannot exclude the risk of factual errors. The information published on this website does not claim to be complete and does not constitute a commitment by the organisation.

Website Liability Limitation

The liability of this website is expressly excluded for all direct and indirect consequences:

  • The lack of compatibility between the offered service and the user’s or third parties’ devices, applications, procedures, or infrastructures;
  • Security breaches caused by users or third parties, and generally all security breaches not directly attributable to this website;
  • Consequences of errors and/or fraud committed by the user or a third party;
  • Possible unavailability or malfunction of electronic communication systems or networks.

Links to Other Websites

For the convenience of users, this website may contain links to other websites that it considers relevant or of interest. The organisation does not control the content of these websites. Therefore, they cannot be held liable for the content displayed on these websites, neither for their legality nor for the accuracy of the information contained therein.

Intellectual Property

The website, all its elements (including layout), and the information and services are protected by copyright and intellectual property laws. The reproduction of information or services, in whole or in part, in any form and by any means, requires the prior written permission of the organisation. The rights implicitly or explicitly granted to you above constitute a usage permit and do not imply any transfer of ownership rights or other rights concerning this website.

Modification of the General Terms of Use

These General Terms of Use may be changed or supplemented at any time without prior notice if changes are made to the website, if legislation changes, or for other reasons deemed necessary. It is the user’s responsibility to inform themselves about the general terms of use of the website, with only the updated version accessible online being considered effective. It is possible that the general terms of use may change between two visits to the website, and it is therefore the user’s responsibility to read them before each new visit to the website.

Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

All disputes related to the use of this website and its services are subject to Luxembourg law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.