Ownership
The EM-DAT website is maintained by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters attached to the Institute of Health & Society (IRSS) of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain).
Contact information
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters
Institute of Health & Society (IRSS)
Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
Clos Chapelle-aux-Champs, Bte B1.30.15, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
contact@cred.be
Terms of use for the emdat.be website
These terms of use apply specifically to the website www.emdat.be and not to other services or the EM-DAT database, which can be found on their specific web portals such as https://doc.emdat.be and https://public.emdat.be/.
Accuracy and liability
EM-DAT strives to provide reliable information about natural disasters on our website. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or availability of the information at all times. Therefore, EM-DAT assumes no liability for errors and omissions on our website or the material prepared or published by third parties, even if our website contains links to other websites.
Copyright
UCLouvain is the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights related to the EM-DAT website and EM-DAT database and the material published on it, including but not limited to the copyright. The EM-DAT website and the EM-DAT database including all its parts (text, photos, illustrations, graphics or infographics, logos, …) are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world and especially the Belgian law of 30 June 1994 on copyright and the Belgian law of 31 August 1998 on the legal protection of databases. All such rights are reserved.
Using our content and services
We encourage the reproduction, distribution, adaptation, translation, and public performance of the content on this website, subject to certain terms of use. Unless specified otherwise, you may use the content provided that you acknowledge EM-DAT as the source (including a hyperlink back to www.emdat.be) and indicate if you made any changes. However, you must not distort, mutilate, or modify the content in a way that would harm the reputation of EM-DAT, CRED, IRSS, or UCLouvain. Adaptations, translations, and derivatives of the content should not include any EM-DAT or CRED official emblem or logo, and you may not imply any sponsorship or endorsement by EM-DAT or CRED without our express written permission.
By using our website and related services, the user agrees to their terms of use, including the Privacy policy below.
Disclaimers on maps
The maps displayed on our website do not represent the official views of EM-DAT owners concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, or area or its authorities or the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
Privacy
Respect for Privacy
UCLouvain and CRED are committed to respecting current Belgian legislation on the protection of privacy. The processing of personal data in connection with this site is subject to the 8 December 1992 law on the protection of privacy with regard to the processing of personal data, amended by the 11 December 1998 law transposing the 24 October 1995 Directive 95/46/CE of the European Parliament and Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, as well as to the relevant Royal Decrees. Moreover, UCLouvain applies the provisions of Collective Labour Agreement No. 81 on the protection of worker privacy with regard to network electronic communication data verification. The legal texts are available on the website of the Belgian Commission for the Protection of Privacy (https://www.privacycommission.be/en).
The term ‘personal data’ refers to all information concerning an identified or identifiable person. A person is identifiable when he or she can be identified directly or indirectly, including by reference to an identification number or to one or several specific physical, physiological, psychological, economic, cultural or social characteristics – for example, to the person’s surname and name, address, telephone number, email address, preferences, race, gender, etc. A person’s professional address and telephone number are also personal data. Finally, a TCP/IP address can in certain cases be considered personal data.
‘Processing’ is understood as any operation or series of operations carried out with or without the assistance of automated processes and applied to personal data. Examples include collection, storage, organisation, maintenance, adaptation or modification, extraction, use, communication by transmission, broadcast or any other form of dissemination, alignment or interconnection, as well as the blocking, erasure or destruction of personal data.
Collected information and data collection methods
We at www.emdat.be use Google Analytics to collect data. We need this data to understand how you use our website so we can improve its design and functionality. With your consent, Google Analytics will process and collect your personal data (cookies and IP address) to give us valuable aggregated and non-identifiable information.
For some services, e.g., the responding to users’ requests or the subscription to the mailing list, UCLouvain-CRED may in addition collect personal data, such as for example the user’s name, surname, address and email address. By using these services, the user agrees to their terms of use.
Rights of access and rectification
The party responsible for processing your personal data related to the EMDAT website is the Université catholique de Louvain. In accordance with current legislation, you have the right to access your personal information and data as well as the right to rectify any discrepancies. On request, you thus can be informed of the existence of personal data concerning you and correct any inaccuracies. If you wish to exercise these rights, or if you feel our website does not respect privacy protection regulations or the provisions outlined on this page, contact UCLouvain via the CRED (see above). After verifying your identity, we will respond as soon as possible.