Terms of Use
Last updated: August 20261. About These Terms
These Terms of Use govern access to and use of the website operated by Grand Cru & Etiquette (GC&E), an independent French publication dedicated to cultural intelligence, French wine and related subjects.
Information concerning the company operating Grand Cru & Etiquette (GC&E) is provided in our Legal Notice.
By using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the website.
These Terms are governed by French law, subject to any mandatory consumer rights that may apply to you.
2. Grand Cru & Etiquette (GC&E)’s Content
The website provides editorial material in various formats, including articles, videos and audio, covering cultural intelligence, French wine and related subjects.
Unless otherwise stated, this content is provided for informational and editorial purposes only. It does not constitute legal, financial, investment, medical or other professional advice.
The views expressed in our content are editorial opinions and should not be understood as personalised recommendations.
Information about wine, including wine as a collectible or potential investment, is provided for editorial purposes and does not constitute investment advice.
3. Use of the Website
You agree to use the website lawfully and responsibly.
Without our prior written permission, you must not:
reproduce or commercially exploit substantial parts of our content;
systematically scrape, copy or extract content from the website;
use our content to create or train AI models or other automated systems; or
interfere with the security or operation of the website.
We may restrict access to the website where reasonably necessary to protect our services, users or content.
4. Intellectual Property
All content published by Grand Cru & Etiquette (GC&E), including text, photography, video, audio, graphics, logos and visual identity, is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
You may read, watch, listen to and share links to our content for personal, non-commercial purposes.
Brief quotations are permitted where allowed by law, provided that Grand Cru & Etiquette (GC&E) and the original source are clearly credited.
Any other reproduction, adaptation, distribution or commercial use requires our prior written permission.
5. Monthly Subscription
Grand Cru & Etiquette (GC&E) offers a paid monthly subscription providing access to subscriber-only content and benefits described on the website.
The price applicable to your subscription is the price displayed at the time of purchase.
Unless otherwise stated, subscriptions automatically renew each month until cancelled. You may cancel at any time, with cancellation taking effect at the end of the current paid billing period.
Payment is processed through a third-party payment provider.
We may change subscription prices in the future. Where required by law, we will provide reasonable notice before a new price applies.
6. Consumer Rights
If you are a consumer in the European Union, you may have statutory rights including a 14-day right of withdrawal.
For digital content, this right may cease once access or performance has begun with your express agreement and acknowledgement of the consequences, where permitted by applicable law.
Nothing in these Terms affects mandatory consumer rights that cannot legally be excluded.
7. Availability and Liability
We make reasonable efforts to keep the website available and our content accurate, but we cannot guarantee that the website or any particular content will always be available, complete, accurate or up to date.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Grand Cru & Etiquette (GC&E) is not responsible for losses arising from:
temporary interruption or unavailability of the website;
errors or omissions in editorial content; or
third-party websites or services linked to or embedded on the website.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.
8. Privacy and Cookies
Information about personal data and your rights is provided in our Privacy Policy.
Information about cookies and similar technologies is provided in our Cookie Policy.
These policies form part of the information governing your use of the website and should be read alongside these Terms.
9. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes to the website, our services or applicable law.
The latest version will be published on this page with the relevant "Last updated" date.
10. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by French law.
In the event of a dispute, we encourage you to contact us first to seek an amicable resolution.
Where a dispute cannot be resolved amicably, it will be submitted to the competent courts in accordance with applicable French law and any mandatory consumer protection rules applicable to you.
11. Contact
For questions concerning these Terms or your subscription, please contact Grand Cru & Etiquette (GC&E) through the contact details provided in our Legal Notice.