ASCENTIS CONSULTING

Privacy Policy

Updated May 01, 2022

1. Parties and Purpose

Ascentis Consulting Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Ascentis” or the ” Data Privacy Controller)

Rue des Postes 12, 7090 Braine-le-Comte

BCE / VAT : BE0830.868.049

Mail: info@ascentis-consulting.com

Phone: +32 (0) 67 21 14 06

Ascentis Consulting hereby establishes this Privacy Policy, which aims to transparently inform Users of the website hosted at the following address: www.ascentis-consulting.com, (hereinafter the”Site”), on how personal data is collected and processed by Ascentis Consulting.

The term “User” refers to any user, whether a natural or legal person, who visits or interacts in anyway with the Site.

As such, Ascentis Consulting determines all technical, legal and organizational means and purposes for the processing of Users’ personal data. For this purpose, Ascentis Consulting commits to undertake all necessary measures to ensure that the processing of personal data complies with the Law of 30 July 2018 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data (herein after the “Law”) and the European Regulation of 26 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (herein after the “Regulation”).

Ascentis Consulting is entitled to appoint any individual or legal entity that processes users’ personal data at its request and on its behalf (hereinafter the “Subcontractor”). If necessary, Ascentis Consulting undertakes to select a Subcontractor offering sufficient guarantees regarding the technical and organizational security measures for the processing of personal data, in accordance with the Law and the Regulations.

2. Processing of Personal Data

The use of the Site by Users may involve the communication of personal data. The processing of such data by Ascentis Consulting, in its capacity as Data Controller, or by service providers acting in the name and on behalf of Ascentis Consulting, will be in accordance with the Law and Regulations.

Depending on the purpose, the data collected is processed automatically and at the request of the user (newsletter registration, automatically generated messages, etc.) or by our employees for non-automated processing (contractual management, responses to requests, litigation management, etc.).

3. Purpose of Personal Data processing

In accordance with Article 13 of the Regulations, the objectives of the processing of personal data are communicated to the User and are as follows:

  1. Manage the (pre-)contractual relations with the users
  2. Manage clients requests via the contact form
  3. Manage the requests related to a current or closed mission
  4. Manage the requests related to a current or closed litigation
  5. Manage the data for the purpose of the Newsletter
  6. Manage data in the context of distributing information on the services offered by Ascentis Consulting

4. Personal Data that may be processed

The User consents, when visiting and using the Site, that Ascentis Consulting collects and processes, according to the terms and principles described in this Privacy Policy, the following personal data:

  1. Information from Users (whether visitors or registered members) that they provide for contact or contractual purposes in order to enable the proper performance of reciprocal obligations, such as first name, last name, address; and more generally, any information voluntarily provided by the User.
  2. User information by filling out contact forms or by contacting by telephone, e-mail or other means, for example, the surname, first name, address, e-mail address, telephone number of the Users.
  3. With respect to each of the Users’ visits to the www.ascentis-consulting.comSite, the information automatically collected such as:
    1. IP address, browser type and model, time zone, operating system;
    2. all information concerning the pages that the User has consulted on the www.ascentis-consulting.com Site, in particular the url, the time of consultation.

5. Consent

By accessing and using the Site, the User declares that he or she is aware of and agrees freely, specifically, knowledgeably and unequivocally to the processing of personal data concerning him or her. This agreement relates to the content of this Privacy Policy.

Consent is given by the positive act by which the User has ticked the box proposing the Privacy Policy in the hyperlink. This consent is an obligatory condition for carrying out certain operations on the Site or for enabling the User to enter into a contractual relationship with Ascentis Consulting. Any contract between Ascentis Consulting and a User concerning the services offered on the Site is subject to the User’s acceptance of the Privacy Policy.

The User consents to the Processing Manager processing and collecting, in accordance with the terms and principles included in this Privacy Policy, his personal data that he communicates on the Site or in connection with the services offered by Ascentis Consulting, for the purposes indicated above.

The User has the right to withdraw his consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not compromise the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent previously given.

6. Retention period of Users’ Personal Data

In accordance with Article 13 §2 of the Regulation and the Law, the Data Controller shall only keep personal data for the time reasonably necessary to allow the fulfilment of the purposes for which they are processed.

Ascentis Consulting retains your Data for the duration necessary for the operations for which they were collected, in compliance with the legislation in force. With respect to tax and legal obligations, the data retention period is 10 years

7. Recipients of Data and Disclosure to Third Parties

Personal data may be transmitted to employees, collaborators, subcontractors or suppliers of Ascentis Consulting who offer adequate data security guarantees, and who collaborate with Ascentis Consulting in the provision of services. They act under the direct authority of Ascentis Consulting, and are in particular responsible for collecting, processing or subcontracting such data.

In all cases, the recipients of the data and those to whom the data has been disclosed comply with the content of this Privacy Policy. Ascentis Consulting assures that they will process such data solely for the purposes intended, in a confidential and secure manner.

In the event that the data is disclosed to third parties for direct marketing or prospecting purposes, the User will be informed in advance so that he or she can express his or her consent to the use of such personal data

8. Rights of the Users

At any time, the User may exercise his rights by sending a message by e-mail to the following address: info@www.ascentis-consulting.com, or a letter by post, enclosing a copy of his identity card to the following address: Rue des Postes 12, 7090 Braine-le-Comte.

a. Right of access

In accordance with Article 15 of the Regulations, Ascentis Consulting guarantees the User’s right of access to his/her personal data. The User has the right to obtain access to said personal data as well as the following information:

  • the purposes of the processing;
  • the categories of personal data concerned;
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be communicated, in particular recipients who are established in third countries or international organizations;
  • where possible, the intended period of retention of the personal data or, where that is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
  • the existence of automated decision making, including profiling, as referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the Regulation, and, at least in such cases, relevant information concerning the underlying logic, as well as the importance and the expected consequences of the processing for the data subject

The Data Controller may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs for any additional copies requested by the User.

When the User submits this request electronically (e.g., via e-mail address), the information is provided in a commonly used electronic form, unless the User requests otherwise.

b. Right of rectification

Ascentis Consulting guarantees the user’s right to correct and delete personal data.

In accordance with Article 16 of the Regulations, incorrect, inaccurate or irrelevant data may be corrected or deleted at any time. The User first makes the necessary changes himself/herself from his/her user/other account, unless they cannot be made autonomously, in which case the request can be made to Ascentis Consulting.

In accordance with Article 19 of the Regulations, the Controller shall notify each recipient to whom the personal data has been communicated of any rectification of the personal data, unless such communication proves impossible or requires disproportionate efforts. The Controller shall provide the data subject with information about such recipients if the latter so requests.

c. Right of deletion

The User has the right to obtain the deletion of his/her personal data as soon as possible in the cases listed in article 17 of the Regulations.

Where the Controller has made the personal data public and is required to erase them pursuant to the previous paragraph, the Controller, taking into account the available technologies and the costs of implementation, shall take reasonable measures, including technical measures, to inform the other controllers who process such personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by such controllers of any link to such personal data, or of any copy or reproduction thereof.

The two preceding paragraphs shall not apply to the extent that such processing is necessary:

  • for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
  • to comply with a legal obligation which requires the processing to be carried out in accordance with European Union legislation or the legislation of the Member State to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
  • for the establishment, exercise or enforcement of legal claims.

In accordance with Article 19 of the Regulation, the Controller shall notify each recipient to whom the personal data have been communicated of any erasure of personal data or any limitation of the processing carried out, unless such communication proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. The data controller shall provide the data subject with information on such recipients if the latter so requests. A copy of the User’s data will be provided to the User no later than one month after receipt of the request.

d. Right to limit data processing

The User has the right to obtain the limitation of the processing of his/her personal data in the hypotheses listed in article 19 of the Regulations.

In accordance with Article 19 of the Regulation, the Data Controller shall notify each recipient to whom the personal data have been communicated of any limitation of the processing carried out, unless such communication proves impossible or requires disproportionate effort. The Controller shall provide the concerned person with information about such recipients if the latter so requests.

e. Right of data portability

In accordance with Article 20of the Regulations, Users have the right to receive from Ascentis Consulting their personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Users have the right to transmit such data to another data controller without Ascentis Consulting obstructing them in the cases provided for in the Regulations.

When the User exercises its right to data portability pursuant to the preceding paragraph, it has the right to obtain that personal data be transmitted directly from one data controller to another, when technically possible.

The exercise of the right of data portability shall be without prejudice to the right of deletion. This right does not apply to processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

The right of data portability does not affect the rights and freedoms of third parties.

f. Right of opposition and automated individual decision-making

The User has the right at any time to object to the processing of his/her personal data due to his/her particular situation, including the automation of data carried out by Ascentis Consulting. In accordance with Article 21 of the Regulations, Ascentis Consulting will no longer process personal data, unless there are legitimate and compelling reasons for the processing that prevail over the interests and rights and freedoms of the User, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal rights.

When personal data is processed for prospecting purposes, the User has the right to object at anytime to the processing of personal data concerning him/her for such prospecting purposes, including profiling to the extent that it is related to such prospecting.

When the data subject objects to the processing for prospecting purposes, the personal data will no longer be processed for such purposes.

g. Right of complain

The User has the right to file a complaint regarding the processing of his personal data by Ascentis Consulting with the Data Protection Authority, competent within the Belgian territory. Further information can be found on the website: https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be.

Complaints can be submitted to the following addresses:

Data Protection Authority/Autorité de Protection des Données

Rue de la Presse 35, 1000 Brussels

Phone+ 32 2 274 48 00Fax + 32 2 274 48 35

E-mail: contact@apd-gba.be

The User may also file a complaint with the First Instance Court of his address of residence.

9. Cookies

The Site uses cookies to identify Users profiles on the Site. This helps to provide Users with a better browsing experience and an improvement of the Site and its content. The objectives and modalities of cookies are contained in this article.

a. General principles

A “Cookie” is a file that is temporarily or permanently stored on the User’s hard disk when the User consults the Website, with a view to connecting to it at a later date. Thanks to cookies, the server recognizes the User’s computer.

Cookies may also be installed by third parties with whom Ascentis Consulting collaborates.

Some of the cookies used by Ascentis Consulting are necessary for the proper functioning of the Site, while others make it possible to improve the User’s experience.

The User may personalize or deactivate cookies by setting up his browser.

By using the Website, the User expressly agrees to the management of cookies as described in this article.

b. Type of cookies and purposes

Different types of cookies are used by Ascentis Consulting on the Site:

  • Technical cookies: these are necessary for the operation of the Website, allow the communication of the data entered and are intended to facilitate the User’s navigation;
  • Cookies for statistical and audience measurement: these cookies allow the User to be recognized and are used to count the number of Users of the Website over a certain period of time. Since they also indicate browsing behavior, they are an effective way to improve the User’s browsing by displaying proposals and offers that may be of interest to the User. They also allow Ascentis Consulting to identify possible bugs on the Website and to correct them.
  • Functional cookies: these cookies facilitate the use of the Website by retaining certain choices introduced (for example, user name or language);

c. Period of conservation of cookies

Cookies are kept for the time necessary to accomplish the purpose for which they were created.

d. Cookies management

If the User does not want the Website to place cookies on his/her hard disk, it is easy for him/her to manage or delete them by modifying the parameters of his/her browser. Browser programming also allows the User to receive a notice or notification whenever a Website uses cookies and to decide whether to accept or reject them.

If the User deactivates certain cookies, the User accepts that the Website may not function optimally.

Certain parts of the Website may not be usable, or may only be partially usable.

If the User wishes to manage and/or delete certain cookies in this way, he or she can do so by using the following link(s):

For Users with a :

Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/block-or-allow-cookies

Microsoft Edge: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-10/edge-privacy-faq

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=fr

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/activer-desactiver-cookies-preferences

Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=fr_CA

10. Limitation of liability of the Data Controller

The Website may contain links to other websites owned by third parties not related to Ascentis Consulting. The content of these sites and their compliance with the Law and Regulations is not the responsibility of Ascentis Consulting.

Ascentis Consulting is not responsible for the loss, corruption or theft of personal data caused in particular by the presence of viruses or as a result of computer attacks.

11. Security

The Data Controller implements organizational and technical measures to ensure an appropriate levelof security for the processing and collection of data. These security measures depend on the costs of implementation with regard to the nature, context and purposes of the processing of personal data.

The Data Controller uses standard encryption technologies within the IT sector when transferring or collecting data on the Site

12. Modification of the Privacy Policy

Ascentis Consulting reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy in order to comply with legal obligations in this regard. The user is therefore invited to regularly consult the Privacy Policy in order to be aware of the modifications and adaptations. Any such modification will be posted on the Site or sent by e-mail for purposes of enforceability.  

13. Applicable law and jurisdiction

This Privacy Policy is governed exclusively by Belgian law. Any dispute shall be brought before the courts of the judicial district of the registered office of Ascentis Consulting.

14. Contact

For any questions or complaints relating to this Privacy Policy, the User may contact the Data Controller via the following address: info@www.ascentis-consulting.com.