Privacy and Cookie Statement
I – Privacy Policy
The processing of personal data covered by this privacy policy is subject to Belgian law and to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (hereinafter the “GDPR”), hereinafter referred to as the “Personal Data Regulations”.
1. Data controller
The Publisher is the company HighCo DATA Benelux SA, whose registered office is located at Kruiskouter 1, 1730 Asse, Belgium, and registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises under number 0427.027.949.
The data controller is the company HighCo DATA Benelux SA, whose registered office is located at Kruiskouter 1, 1730 Asse, Belgium, and registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises under number 0427.027.949.
2. Who is this data protection policy intended for?
This policy applies to all visitors to this website (hereinafter “our website”), as well as to persons who request information from us.
The term “personal data” (hereinafter the “Data”) has the meaning defined by the GDPR.
In order to allow you to browse our website with confidence, we undertake to process your Data in accordance with the GDPR. This privacy policy aims to describe in a transparent manner how your Data are processed and the reasons for such processing.
3. Categories of Data processed
We may process the following Data on our website:
Data you provide
- Contact form for manufacturers/distributors: surname, first name, email address, telephone number, store / brand (for distributors), company / position (for advertisers)
- Newsletter subscription: email address
Data we automatically collect when you use our services
- In order to enable you to access the services offered by our website, we collect usage Data in order, for example, to measure our website’s audience or the number of pages viewed. We use the technical identifiers of your fixed and/or mobile devices, your IP address and trackers to identify you and to record your activity. We may also collect technical data relating to your internet connection, your browser and your devices (e.g. iPhone or Android, PC or Mac, font size, etc.). For more information on the use of cookies and/or trackers, please refer to section II “Cookie Policy” below.
Data relating to minors
- Our website and/or our thematic promotional campaigns are not intended for minors. However, if you become aware that a minor for whom you are responsible has registered on our website against your wishes, please contact us and we will immediately delete such Data from our databases.
4. Use of your Data, legal basis and retention period
The processing operations carried out on Personal Data consist of recording, storage, modification, consultation, use and deletion.
| Purpose | Legal basis | Type of Data | Retention period (indicative¹) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sending newsletters, communications and/or information about our products and services by email, postal mail or telephone (if you have provided us with such information) Disclosure of your data to commercial partners so that they may contact you for marketing prospecting purposes relating to their products and services | Consent (Article 6 a. GDPR) Consent is obtained prior to any processing in a free, specific, informed and unambiguous manner by a clear affirmative action, in accordance with the Personal Data Regulations | Identification data (email, name, etc.) Cookies and trackers Connection data | As long as the data subject does not unsubscribe and remains a customer Unsubscription is notably possible via the unsubscribe link included in communications You may also withdraw your consent at any time under the conditions described in Article 8 below. The retention period for cookies and/or trackers is specified in the Cookie Policy (II) |
| Management of recruitment via the website | Contract (Article 6 b. GDPR) | Identification data (email, name, etc.) Professional data Connection data | 2 years after the last contact with the candidate |
| Responding to data subjects’ rights requests Responding to requests from competent authorities (police, DPA, etc.) | Legal obligations (Article 6 c. GDPR) | All data listed above | 1 year from the date of collection |
¹ The retention period may vary depending on the purpose of the processing.
Your Personal Data are retained only for the period strictly necessary for the purposes pursued. Your Personal Data may also be retained for a longer period for other purposes, in particular to comply with our legal obligations (litigation, accounting and tax obligations, etc.). Access to archived Personal Data is restricted.
5. Disclosure of your Data to recipients
Your Data may be communicated to certain of our processors in the context of services performed on our behalf.
6. Transfer of Data outside the European Union
Your Data are not transferred outside the European Union. Should our policy change, we will ensure that any such transfer is made to countries recognised as providing an adequate level of protection for your Data or, at the very least, on the basis of appropriate safeguards provided for by law.
7. Security of your Data
We attach particular importance to the security of personal data.
We have implemented appropriate physical, technical, administrative and organisational measures, adapted to the level of sensitivity of the Data, in order to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the Data and to protect them against any malicious intrusion, loss, alteration or disclosure to unauthorised third parties.
Where we use a service provider, we only communicate Data to it after having verified compliance with these security principles.
We may carry out audits in order to verify the proper operational application of the rules relating to Data security.
8. Your rights
Exercise of your rights
You may send your request to the following email address, specifying “HighCo DATA Benelux website”: dpo@highco.be.
If you request this information in electronic format, unless you instruct otherwise, we will also reply by electronic means.
Please note that your request is linked to the email address you provide to identify yourself. If you have created several accounts using different email addresses, you must provide us with all email addresses concerned by your request.
In accordance with the GDPR, your request will be processed within thirty days from the time we are in possession of all the elements necessary to process it. If your request is complex, this period may be extended by up to two months, but you will be informed in advance.
Your request for erasure of your Data
Subject to reasons relating to your particular situation, we will only erase such Data when they are no longer necessary for the above-mentioned purposes, unless compliance with a legal obligation or the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims requires longer retention.
Your right to object to the processing of your Data
If you have given your consent to receive offers/newsletters, you have the right to object at any time and without justification to the processing of your Data. However, we may refuse your request in the event of compelling legitimate grounds.
Your right to restriction of processing
In the event of a dispute relating to the processing of your Data, you may request that the processing of your Data be suspended for the duration of the investigation of the dispute. In such a case, we will no longer use your Data until the dispute has been resolved.
You may exercise this right where you object to the processing, contest the accuracy of your Data, believe that the processing is unlawful or where you need the Data for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Your right to data portability
You may request that the Data you have provided to us be transferred to another data controller in a structured, commonly used and readable format, within the limits provided for by the GDPR. In such a case, we will transfer them to the recipient of your choice.
Your right to lodge a complaint with the DPA
You may lodge a complaint with the Belgian supervisory authority, the DPA (Data Protection Authority).
Your right to give instructions in the event of death
You have the right to give instructions regarding the fate of your Data after your death.
9. Data Protection Officer
For further information on our Data Protection Policy or for any complaint concerning your privacy, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (hereinafter the “DPO”) by email at: dpo@highco.be.
II – Cookie Policy
Our website provides various services using cookies and/or trackers. We place cookies and/or trackers on your device in order to provide you with enriched and personalised access to essential services and to provide other services with the aim of making your visit more relevant.
1. What is a cookie?
Cookies are small text files placed on the hard drive of your device (computer, tablet or mobile phone) by a website publisher or a mobile application through your browser software. The cookie assigns a unique identifier to your device. The cookie helps to navigate from page to page on a website, adapt the content of our services, provide secure connections and remember your browsing preferences.
2. Cookies used on our website by our Company
The precise list of cookies and/or trackers placed on our website, by purpose and their retention period, is available in our privacy policy.
We do not manage third-party cookies of partner companies and have no control or responsibility over these cookies or over the use of the data collected through them. In this respect, we recommend that you consult their own cookie policies.
3. Your choices regarding cookies
You may at any time express or modify your preferences via the cookie management module available on our website, globally or by purpose, in accordance with the GDPR.
In addition, you may also manage your cookie preferences more generally via your internet browser. To facilitate your steps, here are links to the “Help” sections of the most commonly used browsers:
For more information on how cookies work and on targeted advertising, you may consult the websites www.youronlinechoices.eu and www.allaboutcookies.org.
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