About and privacy

BELtogether is a not-for-profit social project started by LAC BV. Its aim is to explain federal criminal law, municipal administrative sanctions (GAS) and regional rules in plain language to everyone who lives in Belgium, newcomers and refugees included. The site is available in Turkish, Dutch, French and English.

Our tone is protective, not accusing: not "You don't know the rules", but "Rules differ from country to country; people who know them protect themselves, their family and their rights."

Privacy

• We do not use cookies.
• No analytics, advertising or tracking tools.
• No accounts; we do not store your name, your location or your searches.
• Only your "large text" setting is stored on your own device, and it is not sent anywhere.
• For offline use, pages are saved in your device's browser cache.
• Read-aloud uses your device's own speech engine. When you share, only the app you choose opens.

Photos

The photos of Belgium on the home page come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under free licences. The photos have been reduced in size and cropped.

• Royal Palace, Brussels: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Grand-Place, Brussels: Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer), CC BY 4.0
• Manneken Pis, Brussels: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0
• Central Station, Antwerp: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Graslei, Ghent: Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Bruges: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Ostend: Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0
• Bouillon, Ardennes: Jean-Pol Grandmont, CC BY-SA 3.0