Terms and Conditions and Copyright Statement

User-generated content: terms of use 

EHRI-ERIC offers users the opportunity to contribute to the content provided by EHRI-ERIC through enriching and annotating data. To participate in this process of producing user-generated content, users must agree to the Terms of Use listed below.

By signing-in/creating an account you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge having read our Data and Privacy Policy Statement. 

  1. Users producing content agree not to add comments which are inappropriate.
  2. Users producing content agree not to infringe the GDPR, the Dutch Uitvoeringswet Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (UAVG), or the personal data protection act of the country in which they are located when adding content. This implies that users producing content will not disclose information in violation of personal data protection rights.
  3. Users producing content agree that EHRI-ERIC will review the user-generated content before publication, implying that personal data needed for that purpose will be shared with the reviewer(s).
  4. User-generated content is made available to users and can be reused, though acknowledgment of the author must be given when the information is published elsewhere. For this purpose, the author of the user-generated content will be clearly stated.

Copyright Statement 

Copyright EHRI-ERIC 2025

The use, re-use and/or reproduction of the information published on this website is free, though conditional on the copyright holder and EHRI-ERIC being clearly acknowledged and reference being made to the source. This does not apply to material for which the copyright is not held by the EHRI-ERIC but by a third party. The user must respect any copyrights and/or database rights relating to material published on the website or in datasets, in particular when distributing or publishing datasets. If necessary, the user must contact the holder of the dataset rights. All the content of this website only reflects the views of the author(s)and/or EHRI-ERIC, and the European Commission or any other funder of EHRI-ERIC cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

Disclaimer 

Although EHRI-ERIC makes a continuous effort to clear all copyrights for material used on its websites before publication, users are requested to notify EHRI-ERIC immediately in case they detect potential infringements on their or other people's intellectual property rights. EHRI-ERIC will then remove the offending material immediately and not re-publish it until the copyrights have been cleared with the rightful owner.

Liability 

The material on EHRI-ERIC websites is provided for general information only. EHRI-ERIC makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of any materials and information incorporated thereto and contained on its websites. EHRI-ERIC has a policy of continuous improvement of its communication and reserves the right to make improvements or changes to the online content without notice.

The use of the material (or any information incorporated thereto), in whole or in part, contained in EHRI-ERIC websites is the user’s sole responsibility. EHRI-ERIC disclaims any liability for any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental and/or consequential damages resulting from access to the websites and use of the materials provided therein.

EHRI-ERIC makes no representations about websites accessed through EHRI-ERIC websites which are not maintained, controlled or created by EHRI-ERIC. EHRI-ERIC does not endorse these sites and is not responsible for their content.