1. Agreement
By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
2. Nature of the publication
Field Notes is an independent informational and editorial journal about Paris food culture, including bistronomie, the 11th arrondissement, natural wine, seasonal cooking, and producers.
We are not a restaurant, booking platform, ticket seller, or commercial agent for any dining establishment. Mentions of kitchens, neighborhoods, producers, or cultural movements are for editorial context only. We do not offer reservations, prices, menus for purchase, or customer service for third-party venues.
3. Informational purpose only
Content is provided for general cultural and educational information. It is not professional advice (including legal, medical, dietary, or investment advice). Culinary practices and availability of ingredients change; always verify current information with appropriate sources before relying on it for decisions.
4. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, text, design, logos, graphics, and compilation of materials on this site are owned by Field Notes or used under license. You may:
- View and browse content for personal, non-commercial use;
- Share links to our pages;
- Quote short excerpts with clear attribution and a link to the source page.
You may not copy substantial portions of the site, scrape content systematically, republish essays in full, or create derivative commercial products from our materials without prior written permission.
Photographs are used for editorial illustration. Third-party trademarks mentioned in articles remain the property of their owners and imply no affiliation or endorsement unless explicitly stated.
5. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- Use the site in any way that violates applicable law;
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to servers, accounts, or data;
- Introduce malware, overload the service, or interfere with other users;
- Misrepresent affiliation with Field Notes;
- Use site content to train machine-learning models in bulk without permission, beyond ordinary browser caching and search indexing;
- Harvest contact addresses for spam.
6. User communications
If you email us, you grant us a non-exclusive right to use the content of your message as needed to respond and to improve the publication, without publishing private correspondence without consent. Do not send unlawful, abusive, or confidential third-party information.
7. Third-party links and services
The site may link to external websites (for example, supervisory authorities or reference resources). We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or availability of third-party sites. External links do not constitute endorsement.
8. Disclaimer of warranties
The website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components.
9. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Field Notes and its contributors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses arising from your use of (or inability to use) the site or reliance on its content. Our total liability for any claim arising out of these Terms or the site shall not exceed one hundred euros (EUR 100), except where liability cannot be limited under mandatory law (including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or fraud).
10. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Field Notes from claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your misuse of the site or violation of these Terms, to the extent permitted by law.
11. Changes to the site and terms
We may update, pause, or discontinue any part of the website at any time. We may revise these Terms by posting an updated version with a new “Last updated” date. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms, except where mandatory law requires a different process.
12. Suspension
We may suspend or block access to the site if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms or if suspension is needed to protect the service or other users.
13. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of France, without prejudice to mandatory consumer protections that may apply in your country of residence within the EU/EEA. Courts of Paris, France shall have jurisdiction, subject to any mandatory venue rules protecting consumers.
14. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force. The invalid provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
15. Entire agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Field Notes regarding use of the website and supersede prior understandings on that subject.
16. Contact
Questions about these Terms: [email protected]
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More about the journal: About Field Notes.