Terms of use

1. The website

Empire Napoléon is an online historical encyclopedia of Napoleon Bonaparte, the Consulate and the First French Empire. It is free, requires no sign-up and is published for information, education and culture.

2. What you may do

• read and share the pages freely, for example by posting their link;
• quote short extracts, citing “Empire Napoléon” with a link to the page quoted;
• use the website for your studies, teaching or personal research.

3. What is not allowed

• reproducing all or a substantial part of the content without written permission;
• extracting the content automatically and on a large scale (scraping), including to build a database or train artificial intelligence models;
• displaying the website's pages inside another website or suggesting a partnership;
• disrupting the website or attempting to access its systems.

4. Intellectual property

The website's original content is protected by copyright. The images mostly reproduce works in the public domain or under a free licence, whose author and licence are given in the captions. See the legal notice.

5. Accuracy of the content

The texts are written from verified sources; where historians disagree, we say so. Errors remain possible: the content is provided without any guarantee of completeness or accuracy and does not replace reference books and archives. You can report an error to contact@empirenapoleon.com.

6. Advertising, affiliate links and donations

The website is free; it is funded by:

• advertising, served by Google AdSense and labelled as such;
• affiliate links to books, notably on Amazon: as an Amazon Associate, the publisher earns from qualifying purchases. This does not change the price you pay; the prices and availability shown by the retailer prevail;
• voluntary donations, if any, handled by the chosen payment platform under its own terms.

This income does not influence the historical content of the pages.

7. Links to other websites

Links to other websites are provided to help you learn more. The publisher is not responsible for their content or terms.

8. Availability

We do our best to keep the website available at all times, but it may be interrupted without notice for maintenance or in the event of a fault.

9. Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the publisher is not liable for indirect damage arising from use of the website, or for damage caused by third-party websites. Nothing in these terms limits the rights you have as a consumer under the law of your country.

10. Personal data

See the privacy policy and the cookie policy.

11. Changes to these terms

These terms may be updated; the version in force is the one published on this page, with its date.

12. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by French law. In the event of a disagreement, please write to contact@empirenapoleon.com first to seek an amicable solution. Failing that, the French courts have jurisdiction, subject to the mandatory rules protecting consumers in their country of residence.