Privacy policy

The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC/CSEM) is a non-governmental organisation established in 1975. By accessing and using our website, you agree to abide by these Terms of Use. The EMSC reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time without prior notice.
While EMSC strives to maintain the quality of all information provided on its website, it does not guarantee the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of every piece of content. The EMSC shall not be held liable for any general errors or omissions on the website, or for the results obtained from the use of such information (see Disclaimer). Please be aware that the information provided on the EMSC website may be subject to change without prior notice. The EMSC does not endorse or take responsibility for the content of external websites accessed through links provided on its website.
Data collected from felt reports and comments shared on the EMSC platforms (desktop, mobile websites, applications and bots on Telegram and WhatsApp) is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). For all other information or materials, please provide appropriate credit, for example: “Credit: EMSC/CSEM, https://www.emsc-csem.org”.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Disclaimer

The information provided by the EMSC is for informational purposes only and is based on the best available data at the time of publication. Due to the nature of real-time earthquake monitoring, this information may be incomplete, delayed, or contain errors and inaccuracies. EMSC offers no warranties, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information provided.

EMSC shall not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or any other damages resulting from the use, interpretation, or reliance on this information. Users assume full responsibility for their use of the data and are encouraged to consult national and local authorities, seismological services and emergency services for critical decision-making.

By accessing or using this service, users acknowledge and accept these limitations.

Privacy

The EMSC does not use spy-ware, ad-ware, spam or other annoying or intrusive advertising. We do not sell, rent, or exchange your personal information to any third party for any commercial purposes. According to the law n° 78-17 "Informatique et Libertés/software and freedoms", you have the right to access the information as well as to rectify and delete data that concerns you personally on this site. The information we collect is used for internal review and content improvement. It will be disclosed if the EMSC is legally required to do so. It might also be shared with other institutes/organizations for scientific purposes only.

General Data Protection Regulation

In accordance with the European legislation, users may exercise their rights to access, correct, erase, object to processing, and request data transference where applicable. For any question and/or enquiry about privacy, data protection, copyright and terms of us, please contact .

Accessibility

EMSC is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience. We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines. We are continually seeking out solutions that will bring all areas of the site up to the same level of overall web accessibility. In the meantime, should you experience any difficulty in accessing the EMSC website, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Videos and Pictures

It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that any images they submit to EMSC were taken with the subject’s permission and do not infringe the copyright of any third parties or any laws. Users warrant that the pictures they submit are their own and that they have their copyright.