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Privacy Policy

1. Why this privacy policy?

1.1. This privacy statement governs the processing of your personal data by UPLACE NV (“Broeklin” or “we”) on our website https://www.broeklin.com (hereinafter: the “Website”). You can find our company details in section 3 below.

1.2. Broeklin attaches great importance to your privacy and data protection. We therefore take all appropriate measures to protect your personal data in accordance with the applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This privacy policy explains which personal data we process via the Website, how, why and what rights you have in this respect and with whom your data can be shared. We try to inform you in a transparent way.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. You can consult this policy at any time under the tab 'Privacy Policy' available on our Website.

1.3. Please note that this privacy policy does not cover any other policies or terms of UPLACE NV or Broeklin nor any policies or terms of third parties. 

1.4. Broeklin can modify this privacy policy at any time. The date of the last amended version is listed at the bottom of this privacy policy. Changes will be notified via the Website or otherwise (e.g. via email). The English text of this privacy policy will always prevail over any translations thereof.

1.5. This privacy policy shall be governed, interpreted and implemented in accordance with Belgian law. Only the courts of Brussels have jurisdiction in the event of a dispute.

2. Who is responsible for processing your data?

We are (Broeklin). We are the so-called 'data controller'. This means that we determine the purposes and means of the processing. We are responsible for the lawful processing of your personal data on our Website.

3. How to contact us?

Contact details:

Email: info@broeklin.com

Hyperlink website: https://www.broeklin.com  

Company details:

Legal form: NV

Company name: UPLACE

Registered office: Boechoutlaan 221, 1853 Grimbergen

Company Registration Number (CBE): 0437.619.656

4. What data do we process from you and how?

4.1. Broeklin processes the following personal data in the context of your use of our Website:

4.2. Broeklin may receive your data directly from you, e.g. when you provide it via our contact form on the Website, when you contact Broeklin via the Website or otherwise. We can also process your personal data via cookies on our Website. 

4.3. Broeklin does not collect or process any special categories of personal data or sensitive data about you, unless you would voluntarily provide it to us through the Website.

5. Why and on which basis do we process your data?

Broeklin processes your personal data for the following purposes:

5.1. General purposes

You are not obliged to provide us your personal data. If you do not provide us with certain information or data, such as your identification data, we will not be able to contact you or provide any services to you. 

5.2. Direct marketing: Broeklin can use your personal data for commercial and advertising communication purposes (direct marketing). Strictly personal communication, greetings and surveys do not constitute direct marketing. 

With your prior consent (e.g. via subscription on our Website) Broeklin can send you commercial and advertising messages about its services or other information that could be interesting or useful to you, by email, newsletter, on social networks or via other means. Your consent can be withdrawn at any time. If you wish that your personal data is no longer processed for such commercial and/or advertising purposes, you have the right to object at any time (unsubscribe or oppose to such processing), free of charge and without assigning any reason (see section 8.3 below). To opt-out you can contact info@broeklin.com or unsubscribe via the link or button at the bottom of such marketing messages.

5.3. The prevention of fraud or other illegal or unlawful use of the Website: we may process your data to block or deny access to the Website to you or other users who violate our policies, statements or applicable law and to take action against you or other users.

5.4. We may process your data for other legitimate (commercial) purposes to the extent permitted by applicable law, such as to facilitate our operations and services, generate aggregated statistics, perform market analyses, apply our policies, statements and procedures, defend against claims or demands, protect our user and/or customers and their rights, and protect the rights of third parties, if any.

5.5. We may process your data for transfer to third parties such as partners, service providers, suppliers, authorities and/or other contracting parties of Broeklin (see also section 6 below) for the implementation of the previous points. It is also possible that your personal data is transferred in the event of reorganization or transfer of Broeklin’s activities, where it reorganizes, transfers, ceases its business operations or if Broeklin goes bankrupt. 

5.6. Compliance – legal requirements:

Finally, we may process your data to comply with applicable laws or lawful requests or orders by supervisory authorities, courts or government agencies.

6. Access to third parties

6.1. Your personal data can be processed by our partners, service providers or suppliers in connection with making the Website available to you. This includes our hosting providers, IT partners, web administrators or other partners or service providers related to the Website.

Broeklin verifies with its partners, service providers, processors and/or sub-processors that they take the necessary appropriate (security) measures in accordance with the GDPR or other applicable data protection legislation to protect your data and concludes the necessary data protection agreements with its (sub-)processors.

6.2. Your personal data can also be passed on to or exchanged by affiliated companies of Broeklin in the context of providing you with services and/or for the purposes described in section 5 above.

6.3. Broeklin will not disclose your personal data to third parties, except in case of the disclosure of information permitted by applicable law or referred to in this section 6, or elsewhere in this privacy policy. 

6.4. We may be required, by law or following a request by supervisory authorities, courts or government agencies, to disclose your data to them or to a third party.

6.5. Your data will not be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA). If your data would be transferred to countries outside the EEA in respect of which the European Commission has not determined that such countries provide an adequate level of protection for personal data, Broeklin will ensure that (additional) measures are taken in accordance with the applicable data protection legislation (e.g. the implementation of standard contractual clauses made available by the European Commission and/or any other additional measures).

7. How long do we store your data?

7.1. We will not keep, collect, handle or process your data longer than necessary for the purposes as described above in section 5. We endeavour to use the minimum data that is required for the purposes and/or by law. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, your identification and electronic data (see section 4 above) will be kept for as long as you use our Website in connection with which such personal data is processed, unless special legal provisions apply to the storage or processing thereof or longer storage or processing is required to defend our interests in legal proceedings or unless there is any other specific legitimate interest of Broeklin in this regard for longer storage or processing.

7.2. The retention period for your personal data may vary depending on the purposes of the processing and our legal obligations. 

In any case, the general principle always applies that we do not keep your data longer than necessary. If your personal data are no longer required for the purposes intended, we will, if necessary, delete or anonymise your personal data.

8. Your rights

8.1. You have the right to information about the processing of your personal data through the Website. All necessary information is communicated to you through this privacy policy. You can request us to provide additional information at any time.

8.2. You have the right to request:

8.3. You have the right to object to the processing of your data.

You can, at any time and free of charge, object to the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes (see section 5.2 above). 

This can be simply done by sending us an email to info@broeklin.com or by unsubscribing via the link or button in the bottom of such marketing messages.

8.4. You have the right to data portability (transfer of your data to another data controller (if applicable)). This is only possible if the processing by us is based on your consent, or the processing is carried out by automated processes. 

8.5. If the processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. 

This will not affect the lawfulness of the processing on the basis of your consent that was granted prior to your withdrawal. 

8.6. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authorities, in Belgium the Data Protection Authority (Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels - T: +32(0)2 274 48 00 - E: contact@apd-gba.be). In the event of a complaint, you can also contact us: info@broeklin.com. 

8.7. The exercise of your rights, as set out above, is always subject to the requirements and conditions set out in the applicable data protection legislation (including the GDPR).

8.8. To exercise your rights, you can simply send us a request to info@broeklin.com.In doing so, you must identify yourself. If we have any reason to doubt your identity, we may ask you for additional information necessary to verify and confirm your identity. If proportional and if identification verification is not possible through other means, we will request a copy of your identity card in order to verify who is actually making the request. Please ensure that any information or data not required for the verification and confirmation of your identity is blacked out or otherwise removed or rendered illegible.

Latest update: 2024.10.04

Questions? Feel free to contact us: info@broeklin.com