Privacy policy
1. Introduction
1.1 We
are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our SmartBlog visitors.
1.2 This
policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to the
personal data of our SmartBlog visitors; in other words, where we determine the
purposes and means of the processing of that personal data.
1.3 We
use cookies on our website. Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary
for the provision of our SmartBlog, we will ask you to consent to our use of
cookies when you first visit our SmartBlog
2. Credit
2.1 This
document was created using a template from SEQ Legal (https://seqlegal.com).
3. How we use your personal data
3.1 In
this Section 3 we have set out:
(a) the
general categories of personal data that we may process;
(b) [in the case of personal data that we did not
obtain directly from you, the source and
specific categories of that data];
(c) the
purposes for which we may process personal data; and
(d) the
legal bases of the processing.
3.2 We
may process data about your use of our SmartBlog ("usage data").
The usage data may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type
and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and
navigation paths. The source of the usage data is Google Analytics. This usage
data may be processed for the purposes of analyzing the use of the SmartBlog.
The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely
monitoring and improving our SmartBlog.
3.3 We
may process information that you post for publication on our SmartBlog or
through our services ("publication data"). The publication
data may be processed for the purposes of enabling such publication and
administering our SmartBlog. The legal basis for this processing is our
legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our SmartBlog.
3.4 We
may process information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing
to our email notifications and/or newsletters ("notification data").
The notification data may be processed for the purposes of sending you the
relevant notifications and/or newsletters. The legal basis for this processing
is consent by subscribing to our email notifications and/or newsletters.
3.5 We
may process information contained in or relating to any communication that you
send to us ("correspondence data"). The correspondence data
may include the communication content and metadata associated with the
communication. Our SmartBlog will generate the metadata associated with
communications made using the contact forms. The correspondence data may be
processed for the purposes of communicating with you and record-keeping. The
legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper
administration of our SmartBlog and communications with users.
4. Providing your personal data to others
4.1 We
will not disclose your personal data except where such disclosure is necessary
for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to
protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.
5. International transfers of your personal data
5.1 In
this Section 5, we provide information about the circumstances in which your
personal data may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic
Area (EEA).
5.2 The
hosting facilities for our SmartBlog is handled by Google. The European
Commission has made an "adequacy decision" with respect to the data
protection laws of each country. Transfers will be protected by appropriate
safeguards, namely the use of standard data protection clauses adopted or
approved by the European Commission.
5.3 You
acknowledge that personal data that you submit for publication through our SmartBlog
may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use
(or misuse) of such personal data by others.
6. Retaining and deleting personal data
6.1 This
Section 6 sets out our data retention policies and procedure, which are
designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation
to the retention and deletion of personal data.
6.2 Personal
data that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer
than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
6.3 Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this Section 6, we may retain your personal data where
such retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we
are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests
of another natural person.
7. Amendments
7.1 We
may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our SmartBlog.
7.2 You
should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to
this policy.
7.3 We
will notify you of significant changes to this policy by email.
8. Your rights
8.1 In
this Section 8, we have summarized the rights that you have under data
protection law. Some of the rights are complex, and not all of the details have
been included in our summaries. Accordingly, you should read the relevant laws
and guidance from the regulatory authorities for a full explanation of these
rights.
8.2 Your
principal rights under data protection law are:
(a) the
right to access;
(b) the
right to rectification;
(c) the
right to erasure;
(d) the
right to restrict processing;
(e) the
right to object to processing;
(f) the
right to data portability;
(g) the
right to complain to a supervisory authority; and
(h) the
right to withdraw consent.
8.3 You
have the right to confirmation as to whether or not we process your personal
data and, where we do, access to the personal data, together with certain
additional information. That additional information includes details of the
purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data concerned and the
recipients of the personal data. Providing the rights and freedoms of others
are not affected, we will supply to you a copy of your personal data.
8.4 You
have the right to have any inaccurate personal data about you rectified and,
taking into account the purposes of the processing, to have any incomplete
personal data about you completed.
8.5 In
some circumstances you have the right to the erasure of your personal data
without undue delay. Those circumstances include: the personal data are no
longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or
otherwise processed; you withdraw consent to consent-based processing; you
object to the processing under certain rules of applicable data protection law;
and the personal data have been unlawfully processed. However, there are
exclusions of the right to erasure. The general exclusions include where
processing is necessary: for exercising the right of freedom of expression and
information; for compliance with a legal obligation; or for the establishment,
exercise or defense of legal claims.
8.6 In
some circumstances you have the right to restrict the processing of your
personal data. Those circumstances are: you contest the accuracy of the
personal data; processing is unlawful but you oppose erasure; we no longer need
the personal data for the purposes of our processing, but you require personal
data for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; and you have
objected to processing, pending the verification of that objection. Where
processing has been restricted on this basis, we may continue to store your
personal data. However, we will only otherwise process it: with your consent;
for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; for the protection
of the rights of another natural or legal person; or for reasons of important
public interest.
8.7 You
have the right to object to our processing of your personal data on grounds
relating to your particular situation, but only to the extent that the legal
basis for the processing is that the processing is necessary for: the
performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of
any official authority vested in us; or the purposes of the legitimate
interests pursued by us or by a third party. If you make such an objection, we
will cease to process the personal information unless we can demonstrate
compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests,
rights and freedoms, or the processing is for the establishment, exercise or defense
of legal claims.
8.8 You
have the right to object to our processing of your personal data for scientific
or historical research purposes or statistical purposes on grounds relating to
your particular situation, unless the processing is necessary for the
performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.
8.9 To
the extent that the legal basis for our processing of your personal data is:
(a) consent;
or
(b) that
the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are
party
or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a
contract, and
such
processing is carried out by automated means, you have the right to
receive your
personal data from us in a structured, commonly used and
machine-readable format.
However, this right does not apply where it would
adversely affect the rights and
freedoms of others.
8.10 If
you consider that our processing of your personal information infringes data
protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory
authority responsible for data protection. You may do so in the EU member state
of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged
infringement.
8.11 To
the extent that the legal basis for our processing of your personal information
is consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal
will not affect the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal.
8.12 You
may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written
notice to us, in addition to the other methods specified in this Section 8.
9. About cookies
9.1 A
cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers)
that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The
identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a
page from the server.
9.2 Cookies
may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a
persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until
its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a
session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session,
when the web browser is closed.
9.3 Cookies
do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but
personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information
stored in and obtained from cookies.
10. Cookies used by our service providers
10.1 Our
service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer
when you visit our SmartBlog.
10.2 We
use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our SmartBlog. Google Analytics
gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information
gathered relating to our SmartBlog is used to create reports about the use of
our website. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
11. Managing cookies
11.1 Most
browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The
methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version.
You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting
cookies via these links:
(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
(Chrome);
(Firefox);
cookies
(Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411
(Safari); and
11.2 Blocking
all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
11.3 If
you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our SmartBlog.
12. Our details
12.1 This
website is owned and operated by the European Federation of the parquet
Industry.
12.2 We
are registered in Belgium under registration number 0655.762.263, and
our registered office is at Rue Montoyer 24, 1000 Brussels.
12.3 Our
principal place of business is at Rue Montoyer 24, 1000 Brussels.
12.4 You
can contact us:
(a) by
post, to the postal address given above;
(b) using
our website contact form;
(c) by
telephone, on the contact number published on our website; or
(d) by
email, using [the email address published on our website.
