PRIVACY POLICY SMARTFLATS
Last amended on 25 May 2018.
1. WELCOME
Your privacy is important to us.
We therefore do everything in our power to protect this privacy in as far as possible and attach great importance to adherence to (i) the Act of 8 December 1992 on the protection of privacy with regard to the processing of personal data (as amended by the Act of 11 December 1998, « Personal Data Processing Act »); (ii) the anti-spam regulations in Volume XII of the Economic Law Code regarding the laws of the electronic economy; and (iii) European Regulation 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 regarding the protection of personal data (« General Data Protection Regulation »).
In this privacy policy we define which personal information we, as the ‘controller’, collect and how we use and share it in order to improve our services.
We therefore do everything in our power to protect this privacy in as far as possible and attach great importance to adherence to (i) the Act of 8 December 1992 on the protection of privacy with regard to the processing of personal data (as amended by the Act of 11 December 1998, « Personal Data Processing Act »); (ii) the anti-spam regulations in Volume XII of the Economic Law Code regarding the laws of the electronic economy; and (iii) European Regulation 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 regarding the protection of personal data (« General Data Protection Regulation »).
In this privacy policy we define which personal information we, as the ‘controller’, collect and how we use and share it in order to improve our services.
2. CONTROLLER
Smartflats NV is responsible for processing your personal data. You will find our contact details below:
Smartflats NV
Rue de la loi 42
1040 Bruxelles
Legal entities register no.: BE0849.650.615
privacy@smartflats.be
Smartflats NV
Rue de la loi 42
1040 Bruxelles
Legal entities register no.: BE0849.650.615
privacy@smartflats.be
3. PERSONAL DATA
The limited personal data we store are collected in the following ways:
- Website: when visiting our website, certain data are registered via cookies (including your IP address) in order to maintain and improve our website. You can find more information about these cookies in our separate Cookie policy;
- Business relations: when you contact us as a (potential) customer or partner in order to make use of our services, we will process your full name, contact data (e-mail address, telephone number, office and/or residential address), company, capacity, language, profile sketch and other data required for the project, for invoicing or collaboration purposes (such as your bank details, contact history, or data with regard to your previous projects);
- Marketing: if you provide us with explicit consent in this regard, we will process your full name and e-mail address in order to send you direct marketing, press reports, newsletters, campaigns and promotions about our products and services. You are easily able to unsubscribe from this service at any time.
We may also collect personal data about you via other companies or government institutions.
You are never obliged to share your personal details. If you do not wish to share certain essential information, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that this might affect our services.
Our website and our services are not intended for children under the age of 18 years. If you find out that your minor child has provided us with your personal data without your consent, please contact us.
Our website and our services are not intended for children under the age of 18 years. If you find out that your minor child has provided us with your personal data without your consent, please contact us.
4. PROCESSING PURPOSES
We process personal data as part of our general customer and order control process, or to be able to provide services. These include customer administration, following up on projects, invoicing, answering questions and for marketing purposes.
Processing takes place on the basis of the following legal grounds categories:
- Based on your consent;
- Essential for implementing an agreement;
- Essential for meeting a legal obligation;
- In order to protect your vital interests or those of another person;
- To carry out a task in the interests of the public;
- Essential for safeguarding our legitimate interests to operate.
You have the right to withdraw the consent you have given at any time.
We make use of your e-mail address to inform you about our events, publications, etc. only to offer you services that are comparable to those for which you have consulted us.
With your consent or on the basis of our legitimate interests, especially based on our business relationship, we will subscribe you to our newsletter and offer you other similar services that may be of interest to you. You may unsubscribe at any time and withdraw your consent to such communication by sending an e-mail to the following address: privacy@smartflats.be
With your consent or on the basis of our legitimate interests, especially based on our business relationship, we will subscribe you to our newsletter and offer you other similar services that may be of interest to you. You may unsubscribe at any time and withdraw your consent to such communication by sending an e-mail to the following address: privacy@smartflats.be
5. SHARING WITH THIRD PARTIES
We may share your personal data with employees and our professional partners and advisers where this is essential to meet our predefined objectives. In turn, our partners and advisers will take the necessary technical and organisational steps to protect these personal data.
We will never sell your personal data to third parties. As part of a potential reorganisation, bankruptcy proceedings or transfer of activities, data that form part of our business activities may also be forwarded to third parties.
In exceptional cases we may also be obliged to share personal data, based on a court order or binding legislation.
We will never sell your personal data to third parties. As part of a potential reorganisation, bankruptcy proceedings or transfer of activities, data that form part of our business activities may also be forwarded to third parties.
In exceptional cases we may also be obliged to share personal data, based on a court order or binding legislation.
6. STORAGE PERIOD
The personal data will be processed and stored by us for the period required to achieve the predefined purposes, depending on our contractual relationship, in order to meet legal requirements, or as part of common retention mechanisms that are reasonably time-limited (back-ups).
7. YOUR RIGHTS
All individuals whose personal data we store have the following rights at all times:
- obtaininginsight into their personal data;
- having their personal data corrected or supplemented if they are inaccurate or incomplete;
- having their personal data removed;
- restricting the processing of their personal data;
- objecting to the processing of their personal data for a justified and legitimate reason;
- having their personal data transferred to another company.
- In order to exercise the aforementioned rights, please contact us by mail or at privacy@smartflats.be
8. AMENDMENTS
We may amend our privacy policy from time to time. The amended privacy policy will apply from the specified amendment date. It is therefore advisable to consult our privacy policy at regular intervals.
9. COMPLAINTS
If you should have any comments or questions about our privacy policy, we look forward to hearing from you.
Every person whose personal data we store also has the right to submit a complaint to the Commission for the Protection of Privacy (Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels, commission@privacycommission.be).
Every person whose personal data we store also has the right to submit a complaint to the Commission for the Protection of Privacy (Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels, commission@privacycommission.be).
10. SECURITY
We apply at least the commonly used technical and organisational safeguarding means that can be reasonably expected of us to safeguard your personal data against destruction, loss, amendment, falsification, dissemination or unauthorised access.
Personal data are only forwarded to a partner in a country outside the European Economic Area if that country guarantees an appropriate safeguarding level for your personal data. Before sharing your personal data with a partner in the United States of America, we require a separate processing agreement or certification in accordance with the Privacy Shield Framework (www.privacyshield.gov).
We cannot be held liable for any erroneous or unauthorised use of your personal data by a third party. You remain personally responsible for the confidentiality and use of your computer, IP address, login and identification data.
Personal data are only forwarded to a partner in a country outside the European Economic Area if that country guarantees an appropriate safeguarding level for your personal data. Before sharing your personal data with a partner in the United States of America, we require a separate processing agreement or certification in accordance with the Privacy Shield Framework (www.privacyshield.gov).
We cannot be held liable for any erroneous or unauthorised use of your personal data by a third party. You remain personally responsible for the confidentiality and use of your computer, IP address, login and identification data.