Terms and conditions

DataJournalism.com (updated on 1 April 2019)

DataJournalism.com is a space for journalists to learn and improve their data skills. It is open to anyone, journalists, developers, designers, and organisations committed to the practice and development of data journalism. It is completely free.

Some areas of DataJournalism.com require to sign in. By completing the initial registration form and by entering your email address and password, you will be deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions. If you register with DataJournalism.com, you should read our privacy policy. Once you complete your registration, you will be able to create a free profile, enroll for our courses and join the discussion forums. Every member of DataJournalism.com should respect Intellectual Property Regulation. DataJournalism.com could not be held responsible for their infringement.

If you wish to delete your profile, you can let us know by contacting us. If we wish to bring the agreement to an end, we will do so by emailing you at the address you have registered stating that the agreement has terminated. The agreement will terminate and your email address and password will become invalid on DataJournalism.com within 5 business days.

DataJournalism.com is an initiative of the European Journalism Centre.

1. Terms

By accessing this Website, you are agreeing to be bound by these Website Terms and Conditions of Use and agree that you are responsible for the agreement with any applicable local laws. If you disagree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from accessing this site. The materials contained in this Website are protected by copyright and trade mark law.

2. Use License

Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials on DataJournalism.com for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

  • modify or copy the materials;
  • use the materials for any commercial purpose or for any public display;
  • attempt to reverse engineer any software contained on DataJournalism.com;
  • remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or transferring the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server.

This will let European Journalism Centre to terminate upon violations of any of these restrictions. Upon termination, your viewing right will also be terminated and you should destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether it is printed or electronic format.

3. Disclaimer

All the materials on DataJournalism.com are provided “as is”. We make no warranties, may it be expressed or implied, therefore negates all other warranties. Furthermore, we do not make any representations concerning the accuracy or reliability of the use of the materials on DataJournalism.com or otherwise relating to such materials or any sites linked to this website.

4. Limitations

DataJournalism.com or its suppliers will not be held accountable for any damages that will arise with the use or inability to use the materials on DataJournalism.com, even if the European Journalism Centre or an authorised representative of this Website has been notified, orally or written, of the possibility of such damage. Some jurisdiction does not allow limitations on implied warranties or limitations of liability for incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

5. Revisions and Errata

The materials appearing on DataJournalism.com may include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. We will not promise that any of the materials in this website are accurate, complete, or current. We may change the materials contained on DataJournalism.com at any time without notice. We do not make any commitment to update the materials.

6. Links

We have not reviewed all of the sites linked to DataJournalism.com and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The presence of any link does not imply endorsement by DataJournalism.com or the European Journalism Centre of the site. The use of any linked website is at the user’s own risk.

7. Site Terms of Use Modifications

We may revise these Terms of Use for DataJournalism.com at any time without prior notice. By using this Website, you are agreeing to be bound by the current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

8. Governing Law

Any claim related to DataJournalism.com shall be governed by the laws of Netherlands without regards to its conflict of law provisions.

Questions and comments

For all queries related to our terms and conditions, please contact us.

DataJournalism.com is operated by or on behalf of: European Journalism Centre Petrus Regoutplein 1F02 6211XX Maastricht The Netherlands

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