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Privacy

This privacy statement explains how we deal with personal data on the Interreg Meuse-Rhine website. This statement does not apply to external pages to which this website links. By using this website, you agree with the privacy statement below and also agree to our collecting and/or using your data in the manner described below. We reserve the right to alter this statement at any time without prior notice.

Active information collection

On various pages of this website, we may ask you to provide your name, e-mail address, company name, telephone number or other non-confidential personal data for a specific purpose. Whether you answer our questions is entirely up to you. We collect this data to improve our website and the supply of information to you as a user. In addition, we may use your personal data for other commercial or non-commercial purposes.

For example, we may use it to alert you to products and services that we have on offer, or to inform you of products and services that may be of interest to you or your company. If you do not want your personal data to be used in this way, please contact us by clicking the contact button on the website landing page. In the e-mail, state that you object to our using your personal data.

Passive information collection

On our website, we also collect domain data to assist in site use analytics. We collect this data, for example number of site visits and pageviews, to improve the accessibility and quality of our web pages. All data processed for this purpose is anonymised. It is collected automatically, without requiring any action on your part.

Cookies

Pages on this website may make use of cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored automatically on the user’s computer (depending on specific browser settings). These files are used to register you for our online services and to store your preferences for your next website visit. Cookies cannot remove or read any data on your hard drive.

As stated above, you may accept or reject having cookies stored automatically on your hard drive. If you reject cookies, however, some pages may not be fully functional and you may not be able to access certain information on www.interregmeuserhine.eu

Accessibility

Interreg Meuse-Rhine (NL-BE-DE) is committed to making its website and services accessible, in accordance with the Provisional Governmental Digital Accessibility Act (Tijdelijk Besluit Digitale Toegankelijkheid Overheid) transposing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

This accessibility statement applies to the Joint electronic Monitoring System (Jems).

Compliance status

This web application is partially compliant with conformance level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG 2.1 and the applicable European standard EN 301 549 V3.2.1 (2021-03), respectively, due to the exemptions listed below

Aspects that are partially compliant with accessibility regulations 

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:

Disproportionate burden

The web application will be offered to a restricted number of registered users. For this reason, the expected number of disabled users among them will be very limited. Therefore, according to Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 and especially taking into account Article 5.2 (b) of Directive (EU) 2016/2102, it is considered a disproportionate burden to comply with all accessibility criteria in the part of the web application which is restricted to registered users.

Content by third parties, for example, annexes uploaded to applications, that are not within the sphere of Interreg Meuse-Rhine (NL-BE-DE), are exempt from the Directive (EU) 2016/2102. No statement can be made regarding this third-party content's compliance with accessibility regulations.

Programme- and System Management

For the reasons given above, the programme- and system management in Jems is not regularly verified for compatibility with accessibility standards, besides default support provided by the chosen development frameworks.

  • Coverage of WAI-ARIA attributes is incomplete (1.1.1 Non-text Content).
  • Application regularly deviates from info and relationship requirements (1.3.1 Info and Relationships)
  • Most complex form content does not reflow for single scrolling direction (1.4.10 Reflow)
  • A few elements do not fulfill the requirements on minimum contrast (1.4.1 Use of color, 1.4.3 Contrast and 1.4.11 Non-text contrast )
  • Application is not fully keyboard navigable (2.1.1 Keyboard)
  • No bypassing of repeated blocks supported (2.4.1 Bypass Blocks)
  • The order of elements accessed by keyboard navigation does not always correspond with the logical reading order (2.4.3 Focus Order).
  • Sporadically, elements are still excluded from visible keyboard focus (2.4.7. Focus Visible)
  • Form elements are only partially compatible with screen readers (3.3.2 Labels or Instructions).
  • Parsing quality inconsistencies (4.1.1 Parsing)
  • Alternative input methods and assistive technologies are not supported by all form elements (1.3.1 Information and Relationships; 3.3.1 Error Identification; 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value; 4.1.3 Status Messages).

Application Form

For the reasons given above, the application form section of Jems is not regularly verified for compatibility with accessibility standards, besides default support provided by the chosen development frameworks.

  • Application regularly deviates from info and relationship requirements (1.3.1 Info and Relationships)
  • Most complex form content does not reflow for single scrolling direction (1.4.10 Reflow)
  • A few elements do not fulfill the requirements on minimum contrast (1.4.1 Use of color, 1.4.3 Contrast and 1.4.11 Non-text contrast)
  • Application is not fully keyboard navigable (2.1.1 Keyboard)
  • No bypassing of repeated blocks supported (2.4.1 Bypass Blocks)
  • Some elements (e.g. table rows) are still excluded from visible keyboard focus (2.4.7. Focus Visible)
  • Form elements are only partially compatible with screen readers (3.3.2 Labels or Instructions).
  • Parsing quality inconsistencies (4.1.1 Parsing)
  • Alternative input methods and assistive technologies are not supported by all form elements (1.3.1 Information and Relationships; 3.3.1 Error Identification; 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value; 4.1.3 Status Messages).

Preparation of this accessibility statement

The evaluation of the web applications accessibility was conducted in the form of a self-assessment in accordance with WCAG 2.1, conformance level AA, on 9th June 2023.

The statement was last reviewed on 9th June 2023.

Feedback and contact information

Should you notice any barriers to accessibility that prevent you from using our website problems that are not described in this statement or failures to comply with the accessibility regulations we invite you to contact us via email.

Please describe the problem and cite the URL(s) of the web page or document in question.

Please send your feedback to: jems-helpdesk@prvlimburg.nl

We will look into your request and get back to you as soon as possible.

Contact
Interreg Meuse-Rhine (NL-BE-DE) - Management Authority
p/a Province of Limburg

Postal Address:
Postbus 5700 NL 6202 MA Maastricht
Limburglaan 10 6229 GA Maastricht

+31 6 256 824 82 | interregmeuserhine@prvlimburg.nl

Enforcement procedure

In the event of an unsatisfactory response to the aforementioned contact opportunity, you can direct your complaint to https://www.digitoegankelijk.nl/meldpunt

These complaints will be assessed to establish whether they constitute violations of the provisions laid out in the Provisional Governmental Digital Accessibility Act (Tijdelijk Besluit Digitale Toegankelijkheid Overheid), particularly with regard to failure by the state or a public sector body to comply with accessibility regulations. 

If the complaint is valid, Meldpunt DigiToegankelijk is obliged to make recommendations for action to the state or the relevant legal entities and propose measures that will redress the existing failures.