Last updated: Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM (UTC+2)
This Legal Notice provides information about the publisher, hosting provider, and legal details of the website Variant Journal, available at:
https://www.variantjournal.com
This website is published in accordance with applicable legal requirements, including French law where applicable.
1. Website Publisher
The website Variant Journal is published by:
Publisher: Guedes Co. (sole proprietorship)
Address: 213 bis Chemin de l'Artaude, 83220 Le Pradet, France
Contact:
Website: https://www.guedesco.com
2. Editorial Contact
For editorial inquiries, contributor submissions, press releases, interviews, collaborations, or corrections, you may contact us at:
https://www.variantjournal.com/contact
Or via email:
Variant Journal reserves the right to review, edit, reject, remove, or decline any editorial submission or inquiry at its discretion.
3. Hosting Provider
The Variant Journal website is hosted by:
PawnHoster LLC
30 N Gould St Ste R
Sheridan, WY 82801
United States of America
Website: https://www.pawnhoster.com
Phone: +1 (517) 280-5824
4. Website Design, Development, and Maintenance
The website design, development, technical maintenance, and administration are handled by us.
Website operator: Variant Journal
Email:
5. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the structure, design, layout, text, branding, logos, graphics, interface elements, and original editorial content published on this website are owned by or licensed to Variant Journal and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
Certain images, photographs, artworks, videos, names, logos, and other materials featured on the website may belong to third-party artists, photographers, agencies, brands, galleries, contributors, or other rights holders. Such content remains the property of its respective owners.
The use of third-party content on Variant Journal is intended for informational, editorial, cultural, artistic, portfolio, artist-feature, or related magazine purposes only, including promotional use where authorized.
Unless expressly stated, no ownership, endorsement, partnership, sponsorship, or official affiliation is claimed or implied between Variant Journal and any featured third party.
No content from this website may be copied, reproduced, distributed, modified, republished, downloaded, displayed, transmitted, or used for commercial purposes without the prior written permission of Variant Journal or the relevant rights holder.
If you are the owner or authorized representative of any content featured on this website and believe that it has been used without proper authorization, credit, or in violation of your rights, please contact us at:
Legal / IP contact:
Upon receiving a valid request, we will review the matter and, where appropriate, update the credit, modify the content, or remove the material.
6. Editorial Content
Variant Journal is an independent publication exploring visual culture, creative expression, and modern living.
The content published on this website is provided for general informational, editorial, cultural, artistic, and creative purposes only.
Articles, interviews, reviews, features, visual essays, artist profiles, opinions, and other editorial materials may reflect the views of their respective authors, contributors, artists, interviewees, or third-party sources. These views do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or editorial position of Variant Journal.
Variant Journal makes reasonable efforts to ensure that the information published on the website is accurate and up to date. However, we do not guarantee that all content is complete, accurate, current, or free from errors.
Users rely on the information published on this website at their own risk.
7. Third-Party Content and Links
The website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, social media pages, embedded content, external resources, or partner websites.
These links and embedded materials are provided for convenience, informational, editorial, or illustrative purposes only.
Variant Journal does not control and is not responsible for third-party websites, services, content, privacy policies, cookie practices, security, or availability.
Accessing third-party websites or interacting with embedded content is done at your own risk.
8. Liability
Variant Journal makes reasonable efforts to maintain access to the website and to keep its content available, secure, and accurate.
However, we do not guarantee that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, virus-free, or available at all times.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Variant Journal shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damage arising from:
- use of the website;
- inability to access the website;
- technical errors or interruptions;
- third-party websites or embedded content;
- inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated information;
- unauthorized access, cyberattacks, viruses, or other harmful components;
- use of information published on the website.
Nothing in this Legal Notice excludes or limits liability where such exclusion or limitation is not permitted under applicable law.
9. Personal Data
Variant Journal may collect and process personal data in connection with the operation of the website, including when users browse the website, create an account, leave comments, subscribe to a newsletter, submit materials, contact us, or make a purchase.
Personal data is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Please review our Privacy Policy here:
https://www.variantjournal.com/privacy-policy
For privacy-related questions, you may contact us at:
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal data, including the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to processing, withdraw consent, or request data portability.
If you are located in France, you may also lodge a complaint with the CNIL:
https://www.cnil.fr
10. Cookies
The website may use cookies and similar technologies for functionality, security, analytics, embedded content, user preferences, and, where applicable, marketing purposes.
Where required by law, Variant Journal will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
You can find more information in our Cookie Policy:
https://www.variantjournal.com/cookie-policy
11. Terms and Conditions
Use of the website is governed by our Terms and Conditions.
Please review our Terms and Conditions here:
https://www.variantjournal.com/terms-conditions
By accessing or using the website, you agree to comply with the Terms and Conditions.
12. Terms of Sale
Where products, services, subscriptions, memberships, digital content, publications, merchandise, or other paid items are offered through the website, purchases may be governed by our Terms of Sale.
Please review our Terms of Sale here:
https://www.variantjournal.com/terms-sale
Refunds, returns, cancellations, and withdrawal rights may also be governed by our Refund Policy:
https://www.variantjournal.com/refund-policy
13. Dispute Resolution
If you are a consumer and a dispute arises in connection with the website, products, or services, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can try to resolve the matter directly.
Where required by applicable law, information about consumer mediation or other dispute resolution mechanisms will be provided upon request.
14. Consumer Mediation and Dispute Resolution
If you are a consumer and a dispute arises in connection with the website, products, services, subscriptions, memberships, digital content, publications, or any other paid offering provided by Variant Journal, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can try to resolve the matter directly.
Before initiating any external dispute resolution procedure, consumers must first submit a written complaint to Variant Journal by email or through our contact form:
Email:
Contact form: https://www.variantjournal.com/contact
Where required by applicable French consumer law, consumers may have access to a consumer mediation mechanism.
Variant Journal is currently in the process of appointing a consumer mediator. The relevant mediator details will be added to this page and/or to our Terms of Sale once confirmed.
This does not affect the consumer’s right to seek remedies before the competent courts, where applicable.
15. Governing Law
This Legal Notice is governed by the laws of France, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer protection rights that may apply under the laws of your country of residence.
Any dispute relating to this website or this Legal Notice shall be submitted to the competent courts in accordance with applicable law.
16. Contact
For general inquiries, please contact us here:
https://www.variantjournal.com/contact
Or via email:
For all legal, intellectual property, or privacy-related inquiries, please contact us at:
