Privacy policy
Terms of use and privacy
EcoIndex.fr is an online service published by Frédéric Bordage as part of the Green IT collective. It is available to anyone who complies with the terms of use specified below.
Privacy
No personal data is collected from users running tests on EcoIndex.fr. This site does not use cookies.
Registration for the discussion forum mentioned on the “Join Us” page is voluntary. By registering, you agree to join the Green IT collective’s discussion space and to receive message exchanges occurring on Google’s group messaging tool. The group parameters are available from the tab “About us” and “My membership settings” of the Google group. In particular, your email address is visible to all the members of the group. Frédéric Bordage is the owner of the group. You can set your participation parameters and leave the mailing list any time by sending a request to Google from your online interface. The emails that you have sent will be kept in the archives of the group after your departure, unless you delete them yourself from the online interface before leaving the group.
Use of the data from the filled-in URLs
The EcoIndex.fr service collects technical information related to the URL entered in the test bar on the home page of the site. The information collected is as follows:
- URL, weight of the page tested, number of requests of the page tested, number of the DOM elements in the page tested.
- This information is stored with no time limit in order to enable comparisons over time in case of subsequent request on the same URL, which seems to us to be relevant data for analysis and follow-up.
- This information is hosted by the service provider described in legal.
- The information collected are only used to calculate the environmental performance of the page tested and to populate a database on the current state of the URL tested by the users.
Access to the EcoIndex.fr online service
The algorithm used by the EcoIndex.fr online service is open. Its operation is explained in the section <a href=“https://www.ecoindex.fr/en/how-it-works/" title “Description of how the EcoIndex.fr online service works”>.
The EcoIndex.fr service provides an initial indication of the performance and environmental impacts associated with a URL, based on the information contained in the URL’s code. By analyzing the URLs that make up the digital service (website, etc.), EcoIndex.fr can reconstruct the environmental impacts associated with a typical route. Use of the EcoIndex.fr online service is free, but subject to the terms of the CC-By-NC-ND license. Please respect these terms.
Unless otherwise agreed, the EcoIndex and Green IT logos, the tool, and the results provided may not be commercialized or used for advertising purposes. Any derivative version of the service, in either form or content, is prohibited.
The Ecoindex.fr online service must not be used in an abusive, illicit, or illegitimate manner. In particular, it is prohibited to script EcoIndex.fr, i.e., to automate the sequence of analyses.
Information provided
The information provided by EcoIndex.fr is for informational purposes only and is not binding. The publisher of the service cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the results published on the site. The analysis provided is in no way a substitute for the work of an expert.
Use of the badge
The EcoIndex.fr badge can be obtained by any user after testing a URL. It can be published on a web page to attest to the latter’s environmental performance. The publisher of the EcoIndex.fr online service cannot be held responsible for the use made of the badge.
Intellectual property
The EcoIndex algorithm, the EcoIndex.fr online service, and other associated tools are freely available but are subject to intellectual property rights. Their use is governed by a user license.
The Ecoindex.fr online service is made available under a Creative Commons CC-By-NC-ND license. This means that anyone can use it, provided that they cite:
- the source of the figures obtained: EcoIndex.fr;
- and include a link to the service http://ecoindex.fr.
It is not permitted to make commercial use of or modify:
- the EcoIndex.fr online service;
- the results provided by the EcoIndex.fr service.
It is also prohibited to publish a copy or derivative version of the EcoIndex.fr service.
If you would like to improve the EcoIndex.fr service, you can submit your modifications and improvements directly to its repositories: https://github.com/cnumr/EcoIndex and https://github.com/cnumr/EcoIndex_python.