General terms of use

Welcome to the website www.hmclause.com

The followings general terms of use (the “Terms”) govern the access to and use of www.hmclause.com[AR2.1] (the “Site”). These Terms constitute a binding agreement. Please read these Terms of use carefully before you start to use the Site. If you do not accept and agree to these Terms, you are not authorized to use the Site. Your use of the Site will constitute your agreement to be bound by these Terms.

HM.CLAUSE may revise these Terms at any time at its sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when posted. By continuing to use the Site, you agree to be bound by any such revisions.

The Site is freely accessible to any user with an Internet connection.

1. Legal terms

The Publisher of the Site is HM.CLAUSE – S.A.S.– Capital: 10.061.492,50 Euros, whose registered office is located at rue Louis Saillant, Zone Industrielle La Motte, 26800 PORTES-LÈS-VALENCE (Drôme), France, registered with the Registry of Commerce and Companies of ROMANS-SUR-ISÈRE (Drôme), France, under the number 435.480.546.

• Phone number: +33(0)475575757.

• HM.CLAUSE, its affiliates and subsidiaries being hereinafter referred to as “HM.CLAUSE”

• The Publication Director and Managing Editor is Ms Eugenia RIGAUD.

• The Site is hosted by CLEVER CLOUD SAS, 4 rue Voltaire, 44000 Nantes, France. Phone number: +33(0)285520769.

• The Site has been designed by DE BUSSAC MULTIMEDIA, 44 Avenue des Etats-Unis, 63000 CLERMONT-FERRAND, France – Phone number: +33(0)473406565.

2. Personal Data

This Site collects or may collect personal data, in accordance with the Privacy Policy located at https://www.hmclause.com/privacy-policy and Cookie Policy located at https://www.hmclause.com/cookie-policy applicable to the Site. We encourage you to read our Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy. By using the Site, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your personal information in compliance with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

Users of the Site shall comply with all applicable legal provision related to the use of personal data and of Internet, any breach of which constitutes a criminal and/or civil offence that is punishable by law. They must, among others, refrain from collecting or misusing any data of a personal nature they may have access to by using the Site, and more generally, they must refrain from doing anything that might, among others, infringe privacy, personal data or reputation of any person.

3. Intellectual property rights

The entire content of this Site is protected by intellectual property laws (covering, without limitation, information, company names, trademarks, logos, variety names, drawings, slogans or more generally other distinctive signs, texts, graphics, data, pictures, photographs, images, forms, databases, the Site itself, and any and all parts of the Site, etc.). Such content is either the property of HM.CLAUSE or is used under rights of reproduction, representation, and usage granted to HM.CLAUSE.

HM.CLAUSE owns or holds rights on all databases featured on the Site and benefits from both copyright and the specific legal protection granted to database producers under applicable law. Therefore, HM.CLAUSE strictly prohibits any extraction, reuse, unfair collection, or misappropriation of the data contained on the Site databases.

Any use and/or reproduction and/or representation of such company names, trademarks, logos, variety names, drawings, slogans or more generally other distinctive signs texts, graphics, data, pictures, photographs, images, forms, databases, the Site itself, and any and all parts of the Site, available on the website without HM.CLAUSE’s prior written authorization is hereby strictly prohibited.

Any copy, printing, reproduction, representation, adaptation, exploitation, alteration, translation or diffusion, whether in full or in part, of this Site content, whatever the process involved, is hereby prohibited and would constitute a breach of intellectual property rights punishable by the applicable laws and regulations, except in case of a single copy made on a single computer solely for the private use of the copier.

Photographic credits

All rights reserved- © HM.CLAUSE – GETTY IMAGE

4. Hypertext links

Creation or use of hypertext links to one or more pages of this Site or one of its elements is prohibited, except with the prior written consent of HM.CLAUSE.

This Site contains or may contain hypertext links to other external websites. HM.CLAUSE shall not be held responsible for the content of such websites or for the use of such content that may be done by users. HM.CLAUSE does not guarantee the accuracy, relevance or completeness of any information on these external websites.

5. Accessibility of the site / Disclaimer

All the information and documents that are accessible through this Site are provided “as is” and “with all faults”.

The content of this Site has been created by HM.CLAUSE in accordance with the current state of its knowledge and the latest scientific information available at the time of creation/publication.

While HM.CLAUSE endeavors to ensure the reliability of the content published on its Site, it makes no warranty as to the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of the information provided.

HM.CLAUSE does not provide any warranty whether implied or express, and disclaims any liability in connection with these information and documents. HM.CLAUSE hereby disclaims any liability for inaccuracies, errors, omissions and partial information contained on this Site. HM.CLAUSE shall be entitled to modify or correct the content of this Site at any time, and without any notice. The user uses the data and information contained in this Site at its sole and entire responsibility.

HM.CLAUSE endeavors to maintain access to this Site, but has no obligation to succeed in maintaining it. Access to all or part of this Site may be altered, suspended or interrupted for maintenance, upgrade, and for any other reason, upon HM.CLAUSE’s decision, in particular but not only for technical or legal reasons.

In any case, HM.CLAUSE cannot be held liable for these alterations, suspensions or interruptions, nor for any direct or indirect damage or loss whatsoever resulting from access to and/or use of this Site or of any information obtained on this Site. Any information, texts, presentations, documents and photographs available on this Site are purely indicative and non-contractual.

HM.CLAUSE shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damages, whether tangible or intangible, that may be incurred by a user in connection with the use of the Site or its content. Among others, HM.CLAUSE hereby disclaim(s) any liability for damage resulting from the infection of the computer systems of users of this Site by a virus or other detrimental computer infection. It is up to users to take all appropriate measures to protect themselves against viruses when they access the Site or download documents from the Site.

The user undertakes to use the Site solely for its intended purposes as permitted by these Terms and shall refrain from any action that may hinder, impair, or disrupt its normal operation. Improper use of the Site may result in the suspension and/or termination of your access to the Site and subject you to civil and criminal liability. Without limitation, you are strictly prohibited from :

• Accessing or using the Site for any unauthorized, fraudulent, or malicious purpose;

• Damaging, disabling, overburdening, or impairing the Site, server, or network;

• Harming or interfering with any other party's use of the Site;

• Gaining or attempting to gain unauthorized access to any other accounts, computer systems, or networks through hacking, malware, or other means;

• Mining data or extracting information from the Site;

• Engaging in security research or “bug bounty” activities without our written agreement; and

• Infringing with the intellectual property rights of HM.CLAUSE or third parties.

6. General Information

The descriptions, illustrations, photographs, advice, suggestions, and vegetation cycles that may be presented herein are aimed at experienced professionals and are derived from observations made in controlled conditions in various trials. They are offered in all good faith, for purely informational purposes, and shall not therefore, under any circumstances, be held to be exhaustive, be taken as any form of guarantee of harvest or performance, prejudge specific factors or circumstances (either current or future), and more generally, form any kind of contractual undertaking whatsoever. The user must first and foremost ensure that his exploitation conditions, local geographical conditions, his planned growing period, his soil, the means at his disposal (such as technical knowledge and experience and cultural techniques and operations), his resources (such as tests and control methods) and his equipment, and more generally his agronomical, climatic, sanitary, environmental and economic context are suitable for the crops, techniques and varieties that are presented herein (see also our Terms and Conditions of Sale).

Technical data and disease resistance ratings shown are averages of results from observations at various locations, under different conditions, and laboratory tests. It is not a prediction of future performance but a summary of past results. Seed performance, yield, and crop results will vary depending on geographic areas, environmental conditions and pressures, field growing and management practices, and the presence of pests or pathogens. New, unknown, and/or atypical pathogen strains may overcome the resistance of the seed.

All the varieties illustrated in this publication were photographed in favorable conditions and no guarantee can be provided that results will be identical under different conditions.

7. Important notice

All intellectual property rights reserved. Illegal reproduction and/or exploitation is forbidden. Violation of these rights may constitute a serious offence that is prosecutable by Law. For further information see: www.hmclause.com.

8. Applicable law - Resolution of disputes

This Site and its Terms shall be governed exclusively by the laws of France.

In the event of any dispute or claim regarding the content of the Site or these Terms, the user may submit his request directly to HM.CLAUSE at the following address: rue Louis Saillant, Zone Industrielle La Motte, 26800 PORTES-LÈS-VALENCE (Drôme), France.

The parties shall endeavor to resolve the dispute amicably. If no resolution is reached within a period of three (3) months, any disputes that may arise in connection with this Site and its Terms shall be brought solely before the competent Courts of Paris (France).

HM.CLAUSE’s decision not to enforce any of the rights or remedies provided under these Terms shall in no way be interpreted as a waiver of such rights or remedies for the future.

Last Modified: May 27, 2026