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Legal Notice

Consultation of this site is subject to the terms and conditions set out below. By consulting the pages of this site, you agree to respect these terms and conditions. Site editor and contact: Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) – University of Luxembourg – 2, avenue de l’Université L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) Tel.: (+352) 46 66 44 1 Email: [email protected]. This site is hosted by the University of Luxembourg.

General Terms and Conditions of Use

The user of the present website of the University of Luxembourg (https://), hereafter referred to as “user”, acknowledges that he has verified that the computer configuration used does not contain any viruses or any other malicious software and that it operates perfectly. The user is solely responsible for the selection, use and interpretation of the data which he consults, searches and transmits on the internet. The University of Luxembourg reserves the right to modify the present legal notice at any time. The user shall abide by the conditions of use of the portal contained in the most recent version of the legal notice available on the portal at the time of such use.

Contents of the Website

The University of Luxembourg shall not be held responsible for the presence of viruses or malicious software on its website. The University of Luxembourg reserves the right to correct the content of this website at any time and without notice. The University of Luxembourg undertakes all efforts to offer available and verified information and/or resources to users, but cannot be held responsible for errors, a lack of availability or invalid character of the information. Under no circumstances can the information contained on this website constitute a warranty in the case of administrative or educational errors. For further information, directly contact the secretariats concerned of the University of Luxembourg. Any user who discovers inaccuracies, erroneous information or information of a clearly unlawful nature is invited to inform Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) – University of Luxembourg at the above mentioned address.

Policy Regarding Links

Links to external websites or other sources do not constitute a recommendation or guarantee on the part of the C²DH regarding their content, which remains the exclusive responsibility of their authors. The C²DH is happy to authorise any website (source site) to insert, for non-commercial purposes, a hyperlink to the site https://journalofdigitalhistory.org or to one of its inner pages (sites or target pages), provided that:

  • the source site does not disseminate information of a political, religious, pornographic or xenophobic nature or which might offend the sensibilities of others;
  • the target page of the site https://journalofdigitalhistory.org does not launch in a frame as part of the source site but in a new window. The C²DH reserves the right to refuse this permission. The C²DH would appreciate being informed by email ([email protected]) of the creation of any link to the site https://journalofdigitalhistory.org. The University of Luxembourg shall under no circumstances be liable for hyperlinks to other sites from this site.

Responsibility

The user accepts that any access to the website or any use of the website shall be on his own responsibility. The University of Luxembourg declines all liability for direct or indirect damage which may be caused by the use of the site, particularly in relation to an interruption to or cessation of the operation of the site or a dysfunction of the site which may result in a shutdown for maintenance or upgrading of the computer system of the University of Luxembourg, technical faults or network overloads, faults in telephone lines, errors, negligence or misdemeanours by suppliers of internet services or by a third party, or a virus acquired via the internet.

The University of Luxembourg on Social Networks

The University of Luxembourg wishes to use social networks for maximum proximity with students, future students, researchers, etc. The aim is to provide them with special access to useful information likely to be of interest to them. To guarantee quality information flows where people remain respectful, make use of good social practices and can participate freely, two guideline documents have been developed to assist users. The Social Media Guidelines outline the essential points to be taken into consideration before posting information and moderating the flows of conversations. In order to ensure suitable uniformity in all media and messages posted, the University of Luxembourg would be grateful if users could ensure to respect the editorial rules implemented. The General Terms of Use set out the basic rules to be observed when using social networks. Abiding by the law and respecting good social practices are the fundamental elements of these rules. These terms of use are to be considered as supplementary to the terms of use set out by each of the media used: Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc.

Data Protection

The C²DH of the University of Luxembourg processes your personal data in the context of our relationship with you as a user of the website. The personal data we process are your name, surname and email address, so that we can answer your questions. This processing of your data is based on your consent (Article 6(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/697, hereinafter “GDPR”). You can withdraw your consent at any time by sending a message to [email protected]. Your personal data will be processed by the internal, responsible departments of C²DH and will not be passed on to third parties. Your data will be stored for one year from the moment you fill in the form. You have a right to access, rectify, erase, object to or restrict the processing related to your personal data. You can exercise your rights by following the procedure described as on the Data Protection page of the university website. The University’s Data Protection Officer is available during office hours to answer all questions and queries relating to the processing of your personal data. You can send him an email via [email protected]. If you believe that the processing of your data violates the regulation on the protection of personal data, you can lodge a complaint with the CNPD by visiting its site cnpd.lu.

This site uses Google Analytics, a website analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of analysing your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for the website operator and providing other services relating to the use of the website and the Internet. Google may also transmit this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on behalf of Google, including in particular the operator of this website. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You can disable cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, disabling cookies may prevent the use of certain functionalities of the website. By using this website, you explicitly consent to the processing of your data by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. For a general overview of some of the ways this website processes your personal data including the use of cookies, please refer to their Privacy Policy notice.

In an effort to minimize the data we collect from users while retaining our ability to understand how users make use of our site, we run in parallel the website analysis service Matomo provided by InnoCraft ("Matomo"). Matomo uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the website (NOT including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Matomo on servers in Europe. Matomo will use this information for the purpose of analysing your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for the website operator. Matomo may also transmit this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on behalf of Matomo, including in particular the operator of this website. Matomo will anonymize your IP address on their servers. You can disable cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, disabling cookies may prevent the use of certain functionalities of the website. By using this website, you explicitly consent to the processing of your data by Matomo in the manner and for the purposes set out above. For a general overview of some of the ways this website processes your personal data including the use of cookies, please refer to Matomos Privacy Policy notice.

Copyright

The site, together with the information and works that it contains (texts, logos, images, photographs, documents, exhibition design and presentation, data, etc.), is protected by intellectual property laws and by copyright legislation in all countries. You undertake to respect these intellectual property regulations and the copyright usage restrictions provided with each document without prejudice to the rights and exceptions envisaged by any binding provisions of applicable law. The works available on this site are the exclusive property of the University of Luxembourg and/or of their authors or right holders. The University of Luxembourg, acting through its Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (hereinafter “C²DH”) makes the works available on this site for the sole purposes of allowing the fruition of the website.Unless otherwise indicated for each specific work, all rights of reproduction, public communication, adaptation, distribution or rebroadcasting via the Internet, an intranet or any other digital or analogic means are strictly reserved in all countries. In particular, you undertake not to remove or alter the copyright notice indicating the author or the source of a document, nor to circumvent the digital rights management protection of the works, such as restrictions on printing or downloading and visible or invisible watermarking. The photographs and personal documents available on the site may also be subject to the exclusive rights held by the persons photographed or by the owners of the aforementioned documents, all use being consequently subject to their prior authorisation. Any infringement may give rise to civil or criminal proceedings. Requests for authorisation should be sent to the C²DH at the address indicated hereafter, or to the authors or right holders concerned. Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) – University of Luxembourg – 2, avenue de l’Université L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) Tel.: (+352) 46 66 44 1 Email: [email protected].

The official works are authentic solely in their original version, which may be consulted by contacting their author/publisher.

Content provided by the C²DH is not necessarily comprehensive, exhaustive, accurate or up to date. If, despite our best efforts, errors were to be found, the C²DH may not be held responsible. The C²DH would nevertheless appreciate being informed of any such errors.

Permitted Use

Short quotations are permitted, including for information and journalism purposes but excluding any commercial purposes, provided that the name of the author of the quoted document and its source are cited:

“University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) - Journal of Digital History https://journalofdigitalhistory.org”. Users are solely responsible for their use of material provided on the site.