Last updated January, 23rd 2025.

Terms of Use

Climate dividends are a standardised indicator of the positive contribution to global decarbonisation of companies, corresponding to the removed or avoided emissions.

AGREEMENT TO OUR LEGAL TERMS

We are Association Dividendes Climat ('Company', 'we', 'us', or 'our'), a non-profit registered in France, at 19 rue Massenet, Sèvres 92310.

We operate the website http://www.climate-dividends.com (the 'Site'), as well as any other related products and services that refer or link to these legal terms (the 'Legal Terms') (collectively, the 'Services').

The Site provides the following services: 

  • Access to the public Climate Dividends registry - ensures transparency by providing detailed documentation for all claims submitted by user companies. This includes: 
    • Solution Detailed Declaration (SDD): A comprehensive document that presents the methodology and justifies its compliance with the Protocol. 
    • Audit Documentation: An intervention statement issued by an independent third-party auditor verifying the claim. 
    • Climate Dividends Issuance Proof: A certificate provided by the Association that validates the claim's integrity, outlines the Protocol version used, specifies the volume of Climate Dividends issued, and records the issuance date. 
  • Consultation of validated methodologies and public reports in the "Methodology" section, also known as "Sectoral cookbooks"; 
  • Access to the latest version of the Protocol: This document outlines the principles and rules governing the Climate Dividends system, including eligibility criteria, claim computation, and verification processes, ensuring a standardized and transparent framework for all participants. 
  • Access to educational and informational resources.

You can contact us by email at hello@climate-dividends.com or by mail to 19 rue Massenet, Sèvres 92310, France.

These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ('you'), and Association Dividendes Climat, concerning your access to and use of the Services. You agree that by accessing the Services, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Legal Terms. 

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICES AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.

Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Services from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. 

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Legal Terms from time to time. We will alert you about any changes by updating the 'Last updated' date of these Legal Terms, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change.

It is your responsibility to periodically review these Legal Terms to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Legal Terms by your continued use of the Services after the date such revised Legal Terms are posted.

We recommend that you print a copy of these Legal Terms for your records.