Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for www.transdirect.be,
owned by TransDirect

I. To what does this Privacy Statement apply?

This Privacy Policy applies when you:

  • visit or use the website https://www.transdirect.be/, property of BV TransDirect and/or you provide personal data in doing so (for example, by completing the contact form, sending an email, making telephone contact, etc.)
  • in some way use our products or services
  • interacts in some way with BV TransDirect through certain other sales or marketing channels (such as, for example: in-person meetings or appointments, trade shows, social media, office visits, and so forth);
  • explicitly accepts this Privacy Statement

II. Who processes personal data?
a. Controller

BV TransDirect is the controller: it determines the purpose and means of processing your

personal data and can be contacted through the following ways:

b. Processor

BV TransDirect may use data processors for the proper performance of its services to you. A processor may process your personal data at the request or on the instructions of or on behalf of BV TransDirect.

will be obliged to ensure the security and confidentiality of the personal data.

III. What personal data are processed?

BV TransDirect states that it will only collect and process data that is relevant or necessary for the

purposes for which they are processed. Depending on these purposes BV TransDirect processes the following categories

of personal data that you provide to us (non-exhaustive):

  • Your name, email, telephone and address details (identification - or contact details).
  • Characteristics of the assignments or specific interest you have
  • Curriculum vitae if you respond to a vacancy from BV TransDirect
  • Company details

IV. On what legal basis are personal data processed?

BV TransDirect processes your personal data on the following legal grounds:

  • Because of the execution of the agreement you enter into with us or the pre-contractual steps taken by you during your request;
  • Because of the legitimate interest of BV TransDirect to provide you with its products and services;
  • Because of the express consent given by you to do so.

V. For what purposes are personal data processed?

BV TransDirect processes your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To provide you with a secure, optimal and personalized user experience and service;
  • To manage the contractual relationship with you, including quoting, invoicing and providing support/aftercare or performing our services;
  • To keep you informed about our products, services, projects or news of interest to you;

VI. Who receives the personal data?

With the exception of any processors acting solely and exclusively at the instruction of BV TransDirect or certain of our suppliers depending on the assignment you give us, BV TransDirect will process your personal data solely for its own internal use. Your personal data will not be sold, transferred or communicated to third parties unless you would have given prior explicit consent.

BV TransDirect has also taken appropriate legal and technical measures to prevent unauthorized access and use of your personal data.

VII. How long will personal data be kept?

BV TransDirect retains your personal data (i) for as long as it is necessary or relevant for the purposes proposed, (ii) for the duration to which it is required by law or (iii) for as long as a contractual relationship is ongoing, or (iv) for as long as any legal dispute or investigations may arise in relation to the services or products provided by BV TransDirect.

VIII. What rights do you have?
a. Right to information

Through this Privacy Statement, BV TransDirect wishes to inform you as fully as possible about the processing of your personal data. Your data will be processed for legitimate purposes in an appropriate, relevant, secure and proportionate manner, they will not be kept longer than necessary and this always with the utmost integrity and confidentiality.

b. Right of access

You always have the right to verify the lawfulness of any processing activity of your personal data and to ask BV TransDirect to provide you with information regarding the purposes of the processing, the categories of your personal data, the categories of recipients of your personal data, the retention period and the rights you can exercise.

You also have the right to ask BV TransDirect for a copy of the personal data processed about you. This copy will in principle be provided to you free of charge unless your request would be unreasonable or excessive. In such case, an administrative fee may be charged by BV TransDirect.

c. Right of correction

You have the right to correct incorrect data or complete incomplete data upon simple request to BV TransDirect.

d. Recht op gegevenswissing

U hebt het recht BV TransDirect te verzoeken uw persoonsgegevens te wissen indien daartoe geen gegronde reden meer zou bestaan in hoofde van BV TransDirect om deze nog te verwerken. U kunt dit recht in volgende gevallen uitoefenen:

  • Uw persoonsgegevens zijn niet langer noodzakelijk om het nagestreefde doel te vervullen;
  • U bewijst dat BV TransDirect uw gegevens onrechtmatig heeft verwerkt;
  • Uw persoonsgegevens dienen verwijderd te worden ingevolge een wettelijke verplichting;
  • U herroept uw toestemming tot verwerking van uw persoonsgegevens en er is geen enkele andere rechtsgrond tot verwerken van uw gegevens;
  • U hebt uw recht op bezwaar (zie punt VIII.f) succesvol uitgeoefend

BV TransDirect behoudt echter het recht om uw verzoek tot wissen gemotiveerd te weigeren en kan niet aansprakelijk worden gesteld voor het feit dat verwijderde persoonsgegevens tijdelijk, voor haar onzichtbaar, ergens blijven opgeslagen.

e. Right to data erasure

You have the right to request BV TransDirect to erase your personal data if there is no longer a legitimate reason for BV TransDirect to continue processing it. You can exercise this right in the following cases:

  • Your personal data is no longer necessary to fulfill the purpose pursued;
  • You prove that BV TransDirect has processed your data unlawfully;
  • Your personal data must be removed pursuant to a legal obligation;
  • You revoke your consent to process your personal data and there is no other legal basis for processing your data;
  • You have successfully exercised your right to object (see point VIII.f)
f. Right to object to data processing

You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for "direct marketing" purposes. BV TransDirect will cease processing your personal data unless it can raise compelling grounds that outweigh your rights and freedoms. Where appropriate, you will also be notified accordingly.

g. Right to data portability

You have the right to obtain and reuse the data you have provided to BV TransDirect on the basis of consent in a structured, common and machine-readable form for other services and thus transfer it to another controller, unless this is technically impossible.

h. Right not to be subjected to automated decision-making

You have the right not to be subjected to a fully automated decision - without human intervention - if it significantly affects you or has legal consequences. At present, BV TransDirect declares that you will not be subjected to such automated decision-making in any of the processing activities carried out by BV TransDirect.

IX. How can you exercise your rights?

If you wish to exercise your rights, you must send a written request and proof of identity to BV TransDirect through one of the following channels:

  • By registered mail to: BV TransDirect, Evolis 100, 8500 Kortrijk (CBE no. 0782.223.539)
  • By e-mail to: info@transdirect.be

X. What cookies do we use?

When you visit the BV TransDirect website, certain cookies may be placed on your device during the use of the website. Currently, our website does not use cookies that can collect personal information about you. We limit the use of cookies to necessary or purely functional cookies that serve to allow our website to function correctly. Should certain cookies collect personal information about you in the future, your consent will be sought.

More information on how to manage cookies, install or delete them and how to do so on the specific web browser you use can be found at www.allaboutcookies.org.

XI. How can you complain?

If you have certain complaints about the processing of your personal data, we thank you to first contact us directly about this via one of the contact channels described in Article IX so that we can resolve it for you.

Furthermore, you also always have the right to file a complaint with the competent Data Protection Authority via this link.

XII. Can this privacy statement change?

BV TransDirect always has the right to amend or modify this Privacy Statement at any time, with the changes becoming effective immediately upon their publication on its website. You should regularly review this Privacy Statement to ensure awareness of any adjustments. The continuation of your contractual relationship or the use of our website or services will be considered as an acceptance of any changes made to this current Privacy Statement.

XIII. Applicable law and jurisdiction.

The current Privacy Statement is subject to the laws and regulations in force in Belgium, and only the courts of the judicial district of Ghent, division of Kortrijk, have jurisdiction in case of a dispute.

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