Welcome to Shmira.be. These Terms & Conditions govern your use of this website and the services and information made available through it.
Shmira Antwerp operates under REACT vzw, a Belgian non-profit organisation. By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms & Conditions.
Shmira is a volunteer-based community safety organisation operating in Antwerp, Belgium.
Our activities may include community safety initiatives, incident reporting and follow-up, safety awareness, cooperation with relevant community organisations and public authorities, and the coordination of trained volunteers.
Shmira is not a police force, emergency service, private security company or law-enforcement authority. Our activities are intended to complement, and never replace, the work of the police, emergency services or other competent authorities.
Shmira.be must not be used as a substitute for contacting emergency services.
If you or another person are in immediate danger, if a crime is in progress, or if urgent police, medical or fire assistance is required, contact the appropriate emergency services immediately.
In Belgium:
112 – European emergency number
101 – Urgent police assistance
Submitting a report, message, email or contact form through Shmira does not guarantee immediate monitoring, response or intervention.
You may use Shmira.be for lawful purposes only.
You agree not to:
We reserve the right to restrict access to the website or particular services where reasonably necessary for security, legal or operational reasons.
Users may be able to report incidents, suspicious behaviour, safety concerns or other relevant information to Shmira.
When submitting information, you should provide information that you reasonably believe to be accurate and relevant.
Please avoid submitting unnecessary sensitive or personal information, particularly concerning third parties.
Information submitted to Shmira may, where appropriate and legally permitted, be reviewed, documented and shared with competent authorities or relevant organisations where this is reasonably necessary for safety, incident management, legal compliance or the protection of individuals or the community.
Submission of a report does not create an obligation for Shmira or REACT vzw to investigate the matter, take a particular action or provide feedback concerning the report.
We recognise that information provided in connection with safety incidents can be sensitive.
Personal data is handled in accordance with applicable data-protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), where applicable.
Further information about how we collect, use, store and share personal information should be provided in our Privacy Policy.
While we take reasonable measures to protect information submitted to us, no internet-based communication or information system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
We aim to ensure that information published on Shmira.be is accurate and up to date. However, information relating to incidents, security situations and developing events may change rapidly.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, information published on the website is provided for general informational and community-safety purposes.
Shmira and REACT vzw do not guarantee that all information on the website is complete, continuously updated or free from errors.
Where information concerns an ongoing incident or investigation, users should rely on instructions and official information issued by the police, emergency services and competent public authorities.
Any safety recommendations, alerts or guidance published by Shmira are provided in good faith based on the information available to us at the relevant time.
Such information does not constitute professional legal, law-enforcement, medical or security advice and cannot account for every individual circumstance.
Users remain responsible for assessing their own circumstances and following instructions issued by competent authorities.
Shmira’s activities may be carried out wholly or partly by volunteers.
Nothing on this website creates an employment, agency or contractual relationship between website users and Shmira, REACT vzw, its volunteers, officers or representatives.
Users should not represent themselves as acting on behalf of Shmira or REACT vzw without prior authorisation.
Donations made to support Shmira are administered through REACT vzw.
Unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing, donations are voluntary and do not entitle the donor to any service, influence over operational decisions or other consideration.
Any eligibility for a donation receipt, certificate or other documentation depends on the applicable legal and administrative requirements.
Shmira.be may contain links to third-party websites, including public authorities, community organisations or other external resources.
These websites are operated independently. Shmira and REACT vzw are not responsible for their availability, security, accuracy, content or privacy practices.
The inclusion of an external link does not necessarily constitute endorsement of the organisation, website or its contents.
Unless otherwise indicated, the content of Shmira.be, including text, graphics, branding, logos and original materials, belongs to or is licensed for use by Shmira and/or REACT vzw and is protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.
Content may not be reproduced, modified, distributed or used commercially without prior permission, except where permitted by law.
Official information originating from third parties remains the property of its respective rights holders.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Shmira and REACT vzw shall not be liable for losses or damages resulting solely from reliance on general information provided through this website, interruptions or technical problems affecting the website, or circumstances outside their reasonable control.
Nothing in these Terms & Conditions excludes or limits liability where such exclusion or limitation is prohibited by Belgian law.
We aim to keep Shmira.be available and functioning correctly, but continuous or uninterrupted availability cannot be guaranteed.
We may temporarily suspend, modify or discontinue parts of the website for maintenance, security, technical, legal or operational reasons.
We may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time to reflect changes to our activities, website, legal obligations or operational practices.
The latest version will be published on Shmira.be together with the date of the most recent update.
Continued use of the website after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms to the extent permitted by law.
These Terms & Conditions are governed by Belgian law.
Any dispute concerning these Terms or the use of Shmira.be shall be submitted to the competent Belgian courts, subject to any mandatory jurisdictional rules that apply.
For questions concerning these Terms & Conditions or Shmira.be, please contact:
Shmira Antwerp
Operated under REACT vzw
Antwerp, Belgium
Website: Shmira.be
Additional official contact and registration details of REACT vzw may be provided here as required by Belgian law.