Legal Notice — iCotonou.com
Effective date: 2026-07-22 (Version 1.0)
1. Platform Publisher
The iCotonou.com portal is an independent digital information platform covering Cotonou (the economic capital of the Republic of Benin) — a relocation, investment, and business portal for expats and entrepreneurs.
- Publisher Status: This site is published on a personal, non-professional basis by a private individual. Under the Digital Code of the Republic of Benin (Law No. 2017-20), which protects the privacy of non-professional publishers, the publisher's personal identity is not disclosed publicly. Full identifying information for the publisher has been duly provided to and registered with the domain registrar and the hosting provider.
- Publication Director: The iCotonou.com Team
- Email Contact: contact@icotonou.com
2. Hosting & Domain Registrar
- Host: Vercel Inc., 440 N Barranca Ave #4133, Covina, CA 91723, United States.
- Domain Name Registrar (DNS): LWS (Ligne Web Services), 10 Rue du Penthièvre, 75008 Paris, France.
- Security: Globally secured network with SSL/TLS (HTTPS) encryption.
3. Intellectual Property
All content on iCotonou.com (text, graphics, logos, maps, MDX database, and interface elements) is protected under Benin's Intellectual Property Code and applicable international treaties.
Any reproduction, representation, modification, or adaptation of the site, in whole or in part, without the publisher's prior written consent is strictly prohibited.