Information Notice - Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting the privacy of the individuals whose personal data we process. We treat this information with the strictest confidentiality and in full compliance with current legislation.

The purpose of this Information Notice is to provide you with transparent information about the data we collect, its purpose, our use of it and your rights in relation to the processing of your personal data.

On this page, we provide you with a simplified version of our Privacy Policy in the form of questions and answers. We also invite you to read the full version available here.

We would draw your attention to the need to read this Notice carefully. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at the following address: [email protected]

 

  1. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSING YOUR DATA?

The King Baudouin Foundation - KBF is responsible for processing your personal data.

King Baudouin Foundation - Foundation of Public Utility

21 Rue Brederode, 1000 Brussels - Belgium

CBE number: BE0415.580.365

 

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer (more commonly referred to as "DPO") as our single point of contact, whose details are as follows:

Kaizen Law SRL

[email protected]

CBE number: BE0758.448.146

 

  1. WHY DO WE COLLECT YOUR DATA?

We mainly collect your data:

  1. For the because.eu launch campaign and to encourage you to promote your organisation on the because.eu website;
  2. To create a user account on the because.eu website which allows you to update your organisation's details;
  3. To send you newsletters about what's happening on the because.eu website and in the sector.
  4. To carry out a biennial study measuring the financial health of associations in Belgium since 2010. 

For more information, please refer to the full version of the King Baudouin Foundation's Privacy Policy available here.

 

  1. WHAT DATA DO WE COLLECT?

We collect your data - personal or otherwise - for various purposes, as defined in the previous section (see point 2). These are the following categories of data:

  • Your e-mail address for the because.eu launch campaign
  • Your identification data (surname, first name, e-mail address, telephone number and role in the organisation) for the creation of your account;
  • Your surname, first name and email address for sending newsletters.
  • Company number, organisation name, address, email address, organisation telephone number

 

  1. HOW DO WE COLLECT YOUR DATA?

We collect and store data about you when you register or fill in a form made available by the KBF on its websites, for the purposes mentioned in point 2.

As part of the campaign to launch because.eu, the KBF collects contact data (email address) concerning you via third parties and information accessible on public sites. This information will be deleted immediately after the end of the campaign.

As part of the barometer, we have extracted data on your organisation from the "Bonnes Causes" website.

 

  1. IS YOUR DATA PROTECTED?

We make it a point of honour to respect the privacy of the persons concerned. We apply a strict confidentiality policy and take all appropriate measures to ensure that our servers prevent, as far as possible, any unauthorised leakage, destruction, loss, disclosure, use, access or modification of your data.

 

  1. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA?

We retain your data for as long as is necessary to achieve the aims and objectives pursued (see point 2). The retention periods may vary from one processing operation to another, depending on the purpose and the legal basis for the retention periods.

 

  1. WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS AND HOW CAN YOU EXERCISE THEM?

You may at any time ask to check, access, rectify, delete or transfer your data, object to the use of your data or ask for it to be restricted. To do so, simply send us an e-mail to the following address: [email protected]. We will then do everything in our power to take the necessary action as quickly as possible.

 

  1. WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR DATA AND TO WHOM IS IT DISCLOSED?

Our employees and sub-contractors have access to your data only to the extent necessary to achieve the objectives pursued (see point 2). Each of them is subject to an obligation of strict confidentiality. The categories of recipients are listed in the full version of the Privacy Policy.

 

  1. DO WE TRANSFER YOUR DATA ABROAD?

We will only transfer your data to a country outside the European Union if that country ensures a level of protection equivalent to that which you can enjoy in your country of residence or within the limits permitted by the legislation in force, for example by ensuring data protection through appropriate contractual provisions.

 

  1. HOW TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT BECAUSE.EU 

We only use your e-mail address to follow up your requests, manage your registrations and keep you informed about because.eu activities.

 

  1. WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE?

Lengthy legal proceedings benefit no-one. In the event of a dispute between us, we undertake to give priority to dialogue and openness in the search for an amicable solution. You can also contact the Data Protection Authority.