This notice applies to the EM-DAT informational websites — https://www.emdat.be/ and https://doc.emdat.be/ — and covers their terms of use, privacy, and cookies. It does not cover the EM-DAT data portal at https://public.emdat.be/, which has its own terms of use and cookie policy.
Ownership
The EM-DAT informational websites are maintained by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), attached to the Institute of Health & Society (IRSS) of the Université catholique de 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
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
Unless otherwise stated, UCLouvain is the owner or the licensee of the intellectual property rights related to the EM-DAT website and EM-DAT database and the material published on it, including but not limited to copyright.
The EM-DAT website and the EM-DAT database, including its constituent parts (text, photos, illustrations, graphics or infographics, and the EM-DAT and CRED logos), are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world and in particular by Book XI of the Belgian Code of Economic Law, which, since 1 January 2015, incorporated and replaced the Law of 30 June 1994 on copyright and neighbouring rights and the legislation on the legal protection of databases. All such rights are reserved, except as expressly licensed in the section “Using our content and services” below.
Certain logos, trademarks, icons, fonts, software components, map data, and source data appearing on the website belong to third parties and remain the property of their respective owners; they are used under licence or applicable terms. Nothing on this website should be construed as granting any right in such third-party materials.
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 these terms of use, including the privacy information 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
CRED and UCLouvain are committed to protecting your privacy. Personal data processed in connection with the EM-DAT informational websites is handled in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the General Data Protection Regulation, “GDPR”) and the Belgian Law of 30 July 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, under the supervision of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Autorité de protection des données / Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit, https://www.dataprotectionauthority.be). The data controller is the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain).
Cookies
The EM-DAT informational websites (www.emdat.be and doc.emdat.be) do not use cookies or any similar tracking technology. We use no analytics, advertising, or third-party tracking, so no consent banner is required. As is standard for any web server, technical access logs (including IP addresses) may be retained briefly for security and to keep the site running; these are not used to identify or profile you and are handled in accordance with the privacy information on this page.
Information We Collect
These websites are purely informational and do not require you to create an account. We collect personal data only when you choose to provide it — for example, by contacting us by email or subscribing to our newsletter — in which case we use it solely to respond to you or to send you the content you have requested, and we do not transfer it to third parties.
Your Rights
In accordance with the GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data, the right to data portability, and the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority.
To exercise these rights, or for any question concerning the protection of your personal data, contact CRED at contact@cred.be or the UCLouvain Data Protection Officer at privacy@uclouvain.be.
Contact
Data Protection Officer (UCLouvain)
privacy@uclouvain.be
CRED
contact@cred.be
Address
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters,
Institute of Health & Society (IRSS),
Université catholique de Louvain,
Clos Chapelle-aux-Champs Bte B1.30.15,
1200 Brussels, Belgium
Related Pages
See also UCLouvain’s privacy notice: https://www.uclouvain.be/en/privacy.