Reverso – Terms and Conditions of Use
Definitions
“Reverso” is a registered trademark of Reverso SAS and covers a range of translation and language-related products and services, available online and through mobile applications.
Reverso products may include user interfaces, data, and a set of translation engines or other linguistic technologies such as text-to-speech, speech-to-text, or file format conversion.
“Translation Engine” means a software program or API designed to transform text written in one language into text written in another language.
“Publisher” means any legal entity holding license, publication, and distribution rights over a software product.
“Hosting Provider” means any legal entity that makes content and/or services available to users on the Internet.
“User” means any person accessing Reverso services via the Internet.
Article 1 – Purpose of these Terms
These Terms and Conditions of Use govern the terms of access to and use of the online services provided by Reverso to Users, through software and technologies of which Reverso is the publisher or licensee.
Certain Reverso services are available free of charge, in particular with the display of advertising content, while other services or features are reserved for users holding a paid subscription.
The conditions of access to free and paid services are specified on the relevant Reverso websites and applications.
Article 2 – Intellectual Property Rights and Use of the Service
Reverso is the publisher, designer, author, and owner of the interfaces, pages, features, methods, designs, and services offered.
The translation engines and other technological components are protected by international intellectual property laws and remain the exclusive property of Reverso and/or its partners.
The Reverso® trademark is the property of Reverso SAS and is protected worldwide.
The User is authorized to use Reverso services solely for their own personal or professional needs.
These Terms do not entail any transfer of intellectual property rights or any grant of a software license to the User.
Article 3 – Submitted Content and Processed Texts
The User represents and warrants that they hold all rights and authorizations required to submit any text, document, or content to the Reverso services, in particular with respect to copyright, third-party rights, and applicable regulations.
The User remains the sole holder of rights over the content they submit, subject to the rights of any original authors or right holders.
The outputs generated by Reverso services (translations, corrections, linguistic suggestions) are provided as linguistic assistance only. They do not confer any ownership rights to Reverso over the content submitted by the User.
The User acknowledges that Reverso services rely on technologies, methods, linguistic models, and databases protected by intellectual property rights owned by Reverso and/or its partners.
Reverso does not acquire any ownership rights over the content submitted by the User and does not use such content for any purpose other than what is strictly necessary for the provision, operation, improvement of the services, and, where the User has given their prior consent, for the purpose of delivering personalized advertising, in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
Article 4 – User Obligations
The User agrees to use Reverso services in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with these Terms.
In particular, the User agrees not to:
- modify, alter, disassemble, decompile, perform reverse engineering, or attempt to access the source code, algorithms, or internal mechanisms of Reverso services, except where expressly permitted by law;
- integrate all or part of Reverso services into another service, whether free of charge or for a fee;
- use the services without the official user interface or while concealing copyright notices, logos, or trademarks;
- submit content containing viruses, malware, or exceeding the technical limits accepted by the service;
- publish, in particular via collaborative tools, any illegal, offensive, hateful, defamatory, racist, discriminatory, violent, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate content, or any content contrary to public order or accepted standards of conduct.
The User agrees to report any content or output that is manifestly erroneous, unlawful, or objectionable via the Reverso contact form.
Reverso reserves the right to remove, suspend, or moderate any content or user access that does not comply with these Terms.
Article 5 – Liability
Reverso services are provided “as is”.
Reverso does not guarantee that the services will meet specific requirements in terms of quality, speed, accuracy, reliability, or preservation of formatting.
Reverso does not guarantee the continuity, permanent availability, or long-term retention of data, content, history, documents, or outputs generated by the services, in particular in the event of changes, suspension, or discontinuation of all or part of the services.
The User remains solely responsible for the use they make of the outputs generated by Reverso services, in particular with regard to their legal, professional, or commercial validity.
Reverso shall not be held liable for any direct or indirect damage resulting from the use of the services, including any loss of data, loss of business, or material or immaterial damage.
Article 6 – Online Help, Comments, and Contributions
Online help is made available to Users to facilitate the use of Reverso services. Reverso is not required to provide personalized support by any means whatsoever (postal mail, email, telephone).
Comments, suggestions, or contributions voluntarily submitted by the User to Reverso may be used by Reverso for the purposes of improving, promoting, or communicating about its services.
To this end, Reverso may, where applicable, reproduce, distribute, or publish such comments or suggestions, in particular on its websites, applications, communication materials, or presentation documents, in an anonymized form or in a manner that does not directly identify the User, unless the User has expressly agreed otherwise.
Such comments or suggestions do not entitle the User to any remuneration or specific acknowledgment and are processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
If a User identifies content containing personal data relating to them in Reverso Context examples, they may send us a request by email or via the contact form. Reverso will process such requests in accordance with its Privacy Policy and applicable data protection regulations.
Article 7 – Personal Data and GDPR Compliance
In the course of using Reverso services, personal data may be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and applicable French law.
The data controller is Reverso SAS.
The processing operations implemented serve in particular the following purposes:
- provision and operation of Reverso services;
- management of User accounts;
- improvement of functionalities and user experience;
- handling of support requests;
- compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.
The legal bases for such processing are performance of the contract, Reverso’s legitimate interest, compliance with legal obligations, and, where applicable, the User’s consent.
Detailed information regarding personal data processing, data retention, security measures, recipients, and Users’ rights is set out in the Privacy Policy, which forms an integral part of these Terms.
Article 8 – Personal Data and Sensitive Data
When using certain Reverso services, in particular document translation and processing services, the User may voluntarily submit content containing personal data, including, where applicable, data classified as “sensitive” under the GDPR.
Such content is processed confidentially, solely for the purpose of providing the services requested by the User, and in accordance with the security and confidentiality measures described in the Privacy Policy.
Content submitted via document processing services is not made public and is accessible only to the User concerned, to persons expressly authorized by the User, and, where applicable, to Reverso support teams when assistance is requested.
By contrast, services involving the publication of content for the benefit of the community are not intended for the dissemination of personal or sensitive data. The User agrees not to publish such content through these services.
The User remains responsible for the content they submit and undertakes to hold all required rights and authorizations, in particular when processing data relating to third parties.
Article 9 – Amendments to the Terms
Reverso reserves the right to amend these Terms.
In the event of material changes affecting Users’ rights or the processing of personal data, appropriate information will be provided.
Continued use of Reverso services after the effective date of the amended Terms constitutes acceptance thereof.
Article 10 – Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by French law.
Any dispute relating to their interpretation or performance shall fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the French courts.