Mentions Légales & Statutory Compliance Disclosures
Official statutory information published pursuant to French Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004, on Confidence in the Digital Economy (LCEN).

1. Identification of the Publisher (Éditeur du Site)
This website is the official institutional and public information portal of the association MATOUTOU, a non-profit association governed by the provisions of the French Law of July 1, 1901, and the Decree of August 16, 1901.
- Official Association Name: MATOUTOU
- Legal Structure: Association déclarée régie par la Loi du 1er Juillet 1901
- National Directory of Associations (RNA): W161003310
- SIREN Registration Number: 514592815
- Principal Activity Code (NAF / APE): 90.02Z (Activités de soutien au spectacle vivant)
- Registered Administrative Seat: 36 RUE DU FAUBOURG SAINT-MARTIN, 75010 PARIS, France
- Official Email Address: jagyvgvg@gmail.com
- Administrative Telephone: +33044516424
- Prefectural Jurisdiction: Préfecture de Police de Paris
2. Publication Governance & Editorial Direction
In accordance with Article 6 of French Law No. 2004-575 of June 21, 2004:
- Publication Director (Directeur de la Publication): The President of the Board of Directors of MATOUTOU, acting strictly in their uncompensated statutory capacity.
- Editorial Management: The Board of Directors and the Volunteer Editorial Committee of MATOUTOU.
3. Strict Non-Commercial Status & Public Interest Declaration
In accordance with French administrative and fiscal doctrine (Code Général des Impôts, Articles 200 and 238 bis):
This website functions exclusively as a public-benefit, non-commercial information portal. It contains zero e-commerce mechanisms, zero shopping carts, zero paid service modules, zero product catalogs, and zero commercial advertising. No transactional fees or client quotes are issued through this platform.
All membership dues, subsidies, and contributions collected by the association are fully and exclusively reinvested in our non-profit statutory missions, which encompass public creative literacy workshops, comic art education, open-access media suites, and free community exhibitions.
4. Intellectual Property & Author Rights (Droits d'Auteur)
The general architecture, texts, layout, and pedagogical frameworks created directly by MATOUTOU and appearing on this site are protected by French and international intellectual property legislation.
Creative Works Produced in Workshops: All original drawings, sequential comic panels, character concepts, scripts, and animations created by workshop participants—whether youth, adolescents, or adults—remain the sole, inalienable moral and intellectual property of their respective individual creators. MATOUTOU reproduces such works exclusively for non-commercial documentation, educational review, and civic exhibition purposes with the explicit consent of the authors or their legal guardians.
5. Technical Hosting & Infrastructure (Hébergement)
This portal is hosted on secure, high-performance cloud infrastructure compliant with European data sovereignty and privacy standards. In the event of technical inquiries concerning server infrastructure, communications may be addressed directly to our technical secretariat via email at jagyvgvg@gmail.com.
6. Applicable Law & Competent Jurisdiction
The present legal notice and any disputes arising in connection with this site are governed exclusively by the laws of the French Republic. In the absence of an amicable resolution, any litigation shall fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of the judicial district of Paris.

