Legal notice
In accordance with French Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy (LCEN)
1. Site publishers
Publication managers: Esther Tàrrega i Pallarés & Vincent Guedes
Status: Private individuals — independent research project
Contact: bignome.tech@gmail.com
This site is a scientific and documentary project with no commercial purpose. It is not published in the context of a professional activity subject to registration.
2. Hosting
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3. Intellectual property
All content on this site — texts, photographs, illustrations, botanical data and visualisations — is protected by copyright.
| Content | Rights holder |
|---|---|
| Illustrations & photographs | © Esther Tàrrega i Pallarés, 2024–2027 |
| Editorial content | © Esther Tàrrega i Pallarés & Vincent Guedes, 2024–2027 |
| Scientific data | Effiscience project — Esther Tàrrega i Pallarés |
Any reproduction, even partial, is prohibited without prior written authorisation from the authors. Requests may be sent to bignome.tech@gmail.com.
Botanical data cited from third-party sources (TaxRef, GBIF, Baseflor, FloraVeg.EU, etc.) remain subject to their respective authors' licences.
4. Personal data & contact form
The site includes a form allowing visitors to leave a message for the publishers. Data entered (message and, where applicable, email address) is sent directly to bignome.tech@gmail.com and is not stored in a database.
In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and French Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 as amended, you have the right to access, rectify and erase data concerning you, which you may exercise by contacting the publishers at the address given above.
No data is sold to third parties. No commercial profiling is carried out.
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6. External links
The site may contain links to scientific resources, botanical databases or third-party institutions. The publishers exercise no control over these sites and accept no liability for their content.
7. Limitation of liability
The botanical and ecological information published on this site reflects the state of knowledge at the time of writing and forms part of an ongoing research project (2024–2027). The publishers endeavour to ensure its accuracy but cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions.
8. Applicable law
These legal notices are governed by French law. Any dispute relating to this site falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of the French courts.
Last updated: June 2026