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Legal notice

The information French law (the LCEN of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy) requires a website to give.

Last updated: 24 October 2026

This is a translation for convenience. The French version of this text is the one that applies, and prevails in case of any difference.

Publisher of the site

OnTrace is published on a non-professional basis by a private individual who chose to remain anonymous, as article 6, III, 2° of the LCEN allows. Their identity has been given to the site’s host, who may pass it on to the judicial authority.

Contact us

To report a content, use the Report content form: it needs no account.

Host

The site is hosted by Vercel Inc., 340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, États-Unis (https://vercel.com). The database and the sending of e-mails are entrusted to other providers, listed in the privacy policy.

Intellectual property and data

The OnTrace name, its logo, the design of the site and its code are protected. Any reproduction without written consent is forbidden, except for the uses the law allows.

Data on places and maps come from open sources, under their licenses:

  • OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL license (openstreetmap.org/copyright)
  • refuges.info: data from the refuges.info community, under a Creative Commons license
  • Base maps: OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) and IGN (Plan IGN, hillshade, aerial photographs and place names)
  • Photos of places: Wikimedia Commons and Mapillary, under the licenses their authors chose.

The reviews, comments and traces posted by the people who use OnTrace remain theirs, under the conditions described in the terms of use.

Liability

OnTrace helps prepare a route. The information shown comes from third-party sources and contributions from the public: it may be wrong, outdated or incomplete. A water point, a hut or a shop may not be there or may not be open. Always check on site and carry what you need to be self-sufficient.

The publisher is not liable for the content of the sites the site links to, nor for the consequences of an outing decided on OnTrace’s information alone.

Personal data and cookies

What the site collects, why, for how long and how to exercise your rights is detailed in the privacy policy and the cookie policy.

Governing law

The site and its texts are governed by French law. In case of dispute, and failing an amicable agreement, the French courts have jurisdiction, subject to the mandatory rules that protect consumers.