Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Cookies

Last updated: July 30, 2025

1. Purpose and acceptance

These general terms of use (Terms of Service) govern the use of the website tablatures-harmonica.com and all its associated services. By accessing the site, you fully and unreservedly accept these Terms of Service.

2. Definitions

Site: the website tablatures-harmonica.com and its subdomains
User: any natural or legal person using the site
Content: any information, data, text, tablature, music present on the site
Services: all the features offered by the site

3. Description of services

Tablatures-Harmonica offers:

A catalog of harmonica tablatures
A community forum
Learning and practice tools
A user profile management system

4. Registration and user account

Registration is free and optional to view public content. An account is required to access advanced features. The user undertakes to provide accurate information and to maintain the confidentiality of their credentials.

5. Intellectual property

General protection: All site content (texts, images, tablatures, logos, interface, design, structure, database) is protected by French and international copyright law, database rights, and constitutes the exclusive property of Tablatures-Harmonica or its licensed partners.

Tablatures and original works: The tablatures, arrangements, original compositions, learning methods, and all educational content present on the site constitute works of the mind that are protected. Any use, reproduction, adaptation, translation, or exploitation in any form whatsoever is strictly prohibited without prior written authorization.

User content: Tablatures and content published by users remain their property, but they grant Tablatures-Harmonica an exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate and distribute within the framework of services and their promotion.

Creator responsibility: Members who create tablatures undertake to respect the intellectual property of original musical works. For works protected by copyright, it is advisable to:

Verify that the work is in the public domain or obtain the necessary authorizations
Clearly mention the original authors and composers
Respect ASCAP/BMI rights for protected American works
Report any tablature of protected work without authorization via contact@computingsquare.com

Absolute prohibition: The following is formally prohibited, without express written authorization from the owner and any rights holders:

Any reproduction, even partial, of tablatures and content
Any extraction, reuse or exploitation of the database
Any commercial or non-commercial use outside the framework of the site
Any adaptation, transformation or arrangement of works
Any manual or automated use to feed other services

5 bis. Prohibition of automated scraping and artificial intelligence

Formal prohibition: The use of robots, spiders, scrapers, content crawlers, crawlers, or any other automated means to extract, copy, index or process the content of the site is strictly prohibited.

Exception for search engines: Recognized search engine robots (Google, Bing, etc.) are authorized in accordance with the site's robots.txt file guidelines, in compliance with good indexing practices.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning: The use of site content for training, machine learning, AI model creation, or any processing by artificial intelligence is expressly prohibited without prior written authorization.

Technical measures: The site implements technical protection measures. Any circumvention of these measures constitutes a violation of these Terms of Service and may result in legal proceedings.

Robots.txt file: The directives of the robots.txt file are an integral part of these Terms of Service and must be respected.

6. User obligations and responsibilities

The user undertakes to:

Respect the legislation in force
Not publish illegal, offensive content or content that infringes the rights of third parties
Not use the site for commercial purposes without authorization
Respect other users and the community
Not attempt to circumvent security measures

7. Moderation and sanctions

Tablatures-Harmonica reserves the right to moderate, modify or delete any non-compliant content. In case of non-compliance with the Terms of Service, sanctions may be applied, including suspension or deletion of the user account.

8. Limitation of liability

Tablatures-Harmonica cannot be held responsible for:

Direct or indirect damage related to the use of the site
Service interruptions or technical malfunctions
Content published by users
Links to third-party sites

9. Personal data protection (GDPR)

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we collect and process your personal data in a transparent and secure manner. Most data is processed and stored in France, ensuring respect for French and European digital sovereignty.

Third-party services outside France: Some third-party services necessary for the operation of the site may process data outside France:

Traffic analysis services (Google Analytics) - United States with standard contractual clauses
Payment services (Stripe, PayPal) - GDPR compliant with secure transfers
Messaging and notification services - European Union as priority

These transfers are governed by appropriate safeguards in accordance with GDPR (standard contractual clauses, adequacy decisions).

9.1 Data collected

Identification data (name, email, username)
Navigation data (IP address, cookies, logs)
Usage data (preferences, activity history)

9.2 Processing purposes

Provision and improvement of services
User account management
Usage statistics and optimization
Communication and customer support
Compliance with legal obligations

9.3 Your rights

You have the following rights:

Right to access your data
Right to rectification
Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
Right to restriction of processing
Right to portability
Right to object

To exercise these rights, contact us at: contact@computingsquare.com

10. Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies to improve your user experience and analyze site usage.

10.1 Types of cookies

Essential cookies: necessary for site operation
Analytical cookies: for usage statistics
Preference cookies: to remember your choices

10.2 Third-party services

We use:

Google Analytics for traffic analysis
Third-party authentication services (Google, Facebook)

11. Security and backups

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your data. Daily backups are performed and stored securely on servers located primarily in France. The site's main data ensures data sovereignty, with some ancillary services potentially using European providers compliant with GDPR.

12. Modification of Terms of Service

Tablatures-Harmonica reserves the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. Users will be informed of important changes. Continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of the new conditions.

13. Applicable law and jurisdiction

These Terms of Service are subject to French law. In case of dispute, French courts shall have sole jurisdiction.

14. Contact and complaints

For any question relating to these Terms of Service or the processing of your personal data:

Email: contact@computingsquare.com
Postal address: COMPUTING SQUARE, 60 rue François 1er, 75008 Paris, France

You can also file a complaint with the CNIL (www.cnil.fr) if you believe that your rights are not respected.

15. Legal notices

Publisher: Tablatures-Harmonica
Email: contact@computingsquare.com
Address: 60 rue François 1er, 75008 Paris, France
Hosting: Scaleway - France
Data: Primarily processed and stored in France