Terms of use – Privacy Statement – Cookie Policy

Terms of use

a. General

bupaR aims to ensure that all information on its website is as accurate, understandable, precise and up to date as possible, based on the current state of knowledge. To this end, bupaR makes every effort. Nevertheless, bupaR cannot guarantee that the information provided on its website is at all times complete, correct or updated. If necessary, bupaR can unilaterally modify and/or add to the information on its website.

The content of each web page is supplied by the author and/or service mentioned below and does not necessarily bind bupaR. The publication of official texts such as e.g. law texts, decrees, … does not resort a formally binding effect.

On or through this website you can be directed by hyperlinks to websites of other authorities, agencies and organisations and to sources of information managed by third parties. bupaR cannot be held responsible for any incompleteness or inaccuracy of the content and/or the availability of those websites and sources of information. The hyperlinks to other websites do not imply any endorsement of the referenced site or its content. The links are offered to you for information purposes and for your convenience only. bupaR accepts no liability for direct or indirect damage resulting from consulting or using such external websites and their content.

bupaR cannot be held liable for direct or indirect damage resulting from the use of this website or from information provided on or via the website. This also applies, without any restriction, to all losses, work interruptions and damage to equipment, programmes or other data on your computer system(s).

If the information on this website displays errors, bupaR will do all it can to eliminate them as quickly as possible. If you notice any inaccuracies during your visit, you can contact us at info@bupar.net. bupaR will also do everything in its power to prevent, as much as possible, interruptions of a technical nature. However, bupaR cannot guarantee that the website will never be subject to interruptions or other technical problems.

b. Copyright clause

All texts and illustrations on this website as well as its layout and functionality are protected by copyright. Printing these texts and illustrations is allowed for private use only. Distribution is only possible after approval by bupaR. Without this permission, any non-private use is prohibited.

Citations are allowed provided that reference is always made to the authentic source. Reproduction is authorised provided that reference is always made to the original source, unless for commercial purposes, in which case reproduction, even with acknowledgement of the source, is prohibited.

Permission to reproduce material protected by copyright is only valid for elements on this website for which bupaR holds the copyright. Permission to reproduce material of which the copyright belongs to third parties must be obtained from the relevant copyright holder.

c. Personal data

bupaR attaches great importance to protecting your privacy. Despite the large amount of information available without having to provide personal details, bupaR still asks in certain cases for certain personal data to be processed. The personal data provided will be processed by bupaR in accordance with the Belgian Act of 30 July 2018 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (together the Privacy Legislation”).

bupaR applies the following principles:

  • Personal data is only collected and processed in order to provide the requested information or to perform the service you requested online. The processing of personal data is limited to the intended purpose.
  • Personal data will not be disclosed to third parties and will not be used for direct marketing unless you have consented to this by opting in.
  • bupaR will take the best possible safety measures to prevent third parties from abusing your personal data.

In the privacy statement below you will find more information on how bupaR treats your personal data.

d. Disputes

All disputes and claims arising from the use of this site or any information contained in it are subject to Belgian law. Consultation of this website implies that you subject yourself to the jurisdiction of the courts of Hasselt, Belgium, and that you can only bring the disputes before those courts.

Privacy statement

Like many other institutions, bupaR processes personal data. bupaR attaches great importance to the protection of these data and endeavours to treat them in a careful and responsible way, guaranteeing the privacy rights of all parties involved.

In this privacy statement, we inform you about how we handle your personal data, the purposes for which your personal data is collected, how you can exercise your rights and other information which may be of importance to you.

In order to meet the needs and requirements of society and its regulations in the best possible way, bupaR reserves the right to make changes to this statement. Therefore bupaR advises you to consult this statement regularly.

To give you an overview of the relevant information, we have sorted it by subject.

Purposes of processing your personal data

bupaR warrants that the processing of personal data is limited to the intended purpose.

The main purposes for which bupaR processes personal data are related to the newsletter subscription, or enrollment in bupaR courses and webinars.

All these data are treated with the utmost confidentiality and care and are not freely accessible. Employees and persons who work with such data on behalf of bupaR will only have access to them if this is necessary for the performance of their duties. Moreover, bupaR continuously works on appropriate technical and organisational measures in the field of information security.

Categories of personal data

For the performance of the various activities, it is possible that bupaR processes the following categories of personal data:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Town/City
  • Date and place of birth
  • Bank account number
  • Telephone number
  • E-mail address
  • Interaction data (IP address, cookies, surfing and clicking behaviour, information from contact forms …)

In principle, these (personal) data will be provided directly by the parties concerned to bupaR.

Passing on data to third parties

bupaR will not rent out, sell or pass on personal data to third parties for financial gain. Personal data that can be traced back to individual persons will only be provided to third parties if there is a legal basis or obligation for this, e.g. if it is necessary to execute an agreement with the person concerned, or if the person concerned has explicitly agreed to the transfer of these data.

bupaR can instruct third parties to carry out certain tasks that entail the processing of personal data on its behalf. In that case, bupaR will enter into an agreement with that third party (processing agreement) which states that the third party will handle any personal data provided in a legitimate, confidential and careful manner.

Apart from the above-mentioned scenarios, bupaR will not provide your details to third parties, unless we are legally obliged to do so.

Rights of the data subject

The GDPR grants individuals certain rights with regard to their personal data and its protection. For example, depending on the legal basis on which bupaR processes these personal data, individuals may have the right to:

  • find out which of their personal data are being processed and, in the event that these data were provided to bupaR by a third party, request information about the source of these data;
  • request that data be corrected if it is inaccurate;
  • if a number of conditions are met, to ask to be ‘forgotten’ by the organisation that processes their personal data;
  • request certain data to be transferred to another organisation;
  • to object to the processing of his or her data in connection with fully automated processing (direct marketing, profiling, etc.);

If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please contact us at info@bupar.net.

If you have further questions about the various rights and obligations in the area of privacy, please contact info@bupar.net.

Finally, if you believe that bupaR has processed your data unfairly, you have the right to lodge a formal complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (‘GBA’) as the supervisory authority (www.privacycommission.be).

Cookie policy

Cookies are small data or text files that are placed on a computer or mobile device when a website is visited and then stored.

Cookies can have different purposes. There are technical cookies (e.g. for language settings, preferences, etc.), session cookies (temporary cookies) and tracking cookies (cookies that follow and record your visiting and clicking behaviour on the website).

Cookies help to optimise your visit to our website and to provide you with the best possible user experience, to remember technical choices (e.g. choice of language, newsletter …). If you visit our website again at another time, the information stored in the cookie can be read again by our servers.

The cookies we use are safe. The information we collect using cookies helps us:

  • to identify any errors;
  • so that you only have to make certain settings once during and between visits to our website;
  • so that you can share certain pages on social media such as Facebook and Twitter;
  • To optimise the site and improve its content.

If you wish to consult our website, it is recommended that you have cookies enabled. However, if you prefer not to, you are free to disable cookies. However, without cookies enabled, we may not be able to guarantee you a trouble-free visit to our website.

Due to the way the Internet and websites work, we may not always have insight into the cookies that are placed via our website by third parties. This is particularly the case if our web pages contain so-called embedded elements; these are texts, documents, images or videos that are stored with another party but are shown on, in or through our website.

What cookies does this website use?

bupaR uses the following cookies, among others:

Functional Cookies

  • These cookies ensure that the content of the website is kept up-to-date and are necessary for the proper functioning of our website. These cookies cannot be refused when surfing on the website of bupaR.

Performance

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

Analytics

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

More information on www.aboutcookies.org