Privacy Policy
This privacy policy applies to the website www.link2europe.be. This is a website for the services offered by Link2Europe NV , BE 0889.969.357 , Rijksweg 10A - 2880 Bornem.
The website uses cookies. More detailed information about the type of cookies used and their application can be found below. In addition, the website offers the possibility of using a contact form and/or contacting us by e-mail as well as registering for the newsletter or creating an account. However, this enumeration is not restrictive. Non-listed and/or, if applicable, new website applications are also automatically covered by this privacy policy.
- Collection of data
As a result of using the website, contact information and other services, some personal data may be collected. "Personal Data" means any information about an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter abbreviated as "Data"). Data may be collected in various ways, non-exhaustive, in particular when:
- You register/create an account on our site
- You use our services
- You are applying for a job opening
- You contact us via an (online) contact form, e-mail, fax, etc.
- You subscribe to our newsletter and/or are linked on social media
- You may be participating in surveys
Our company may collect your data directly or obtain it through third parties to the extent you have given your consent.
With respect to data, the following categories may be collected and processed by Link2Europe NV, non-exhaustive:
- Administrative data and contact information e.g. name, address, phone number, email address, language preference. These data are processed in order to correctly identify and contact you.
- Employment preferences and characteristics e.g. job preference, period and place of employment, educational background, language and computer knowledge, etc. This processing allows for job matching and the formulation of job proposals for possible employment.
- Contract and employment related data e.g. family composition. In order to prepare correct employment documents and comply with legal obligations arising from an employment relationship.
- Certain technical (e.g. Ip address) or general data. This is to gain insight into the functionalities of our website and its use and for possible marketing strategies, studies and statistics.
Link2Europe NV shall under no circumstances pass on any personal details provided or collected to third parties unless you have given us your express permission beforehand, or unless this is necessary for the provision of our services (e.g. in connection with an employment procedure). We wish to emphasize that companies/offices belonging to our corporate group are not considered as third parties to the extent that they process data on behalf of Link2Europe NV. In certain cases, we have a legal obligation to retain certain personal information about you and/or to pass this information on to government agencies and/or judicial authorities, e.g. social secretariat, tax obligations or as part of a police or judicial investigation.
In addition, our company may use subcontractors in order to outsource some of our services to them such as, among others, ICT companies responsible for maintenance and management of the websites/internal registration systems, legal assistance, social secretariat, marketing agencies, ... We ensure that these subcontractors manage your data with due diligence and process it in accordance with the law 8/12/92 for the protection of privacy and the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679 AVG/GDPR).
The data will be kept as long as we can effectively serve you in accordance with this privacy policy or in accordance with the time limits imposed by law. Naturally, you are entitled to invoke your rights as set forth herein at any time.
- Safety
Link2Europe NV aims to take, within the state of the art, all necessary technical, legal and organizational measures to protect the personal data provided and collected against destruction, loss, unintentional modification, damage or other unauthorized processing of personal data. To this end, our company uses, among other things, encryption to secure communication between the server and your computer for certain data. We also use firewalls, anti-virus systems, and internal password protection of the registration system, among others. The number of staff with access to your personal data is also limited to those appointed by the company and to the extent necessary for the performance of their duties. Moreover, the processing will be carried out in compliance with the Privacy Act 8/12/1992 and the General Data Protection Regulation (AVG/GDPR EU2016/679).
If you register/create an account on our website, it will be protected by a log-in and password. We recommend that you choose as strong a password as possible, do not use automatic storage and do not share your password.
- Rights regarding the data collected
Any person whose data are processed may inspect their personal data, have them corrected, transferred, restricted, oppose processing or have them deleted in accordance with the provisions provided for in the Law of December 8, 1992 on Privacy Protection and the General Data Protection Regulation of April 26, 2016 (AVG/GDPR). To do so, he sends a letter with a copy of his identity card to the above address, or sends an e-mail with the same data to info@link2europe.be. If the answer would not be satisfactory and the user believes that his rights in relation to the processing of his personal data are being violated, he can turn to the Supervisory Authority (Data Protection Authority)For current contact details see www.privacycommission.be.
- Minors and use of the website
Link2Europe NV considers the privacy protection of minors very important and encourages parents to be actively involved in their children's online activities. Our company will not knowingly or intentionally collect personal information from minors through its website. It encourages minors, if they use the website and/or applications and wish to submit their contact details, to inform their parents in advance and ask their opinion. Link2Europe NV also recommends that minors and their parents read the privacy policy carefully in advance. For certain requests from minors, our company may request parental consent first. We reserve the right to ask for the age of the user if necessary, but cannot be held responsible if we do not know that the personal data of a minor is involved.
- Cookies
As required by Article 129, 1° of the Electronic Communications Act of 13 June 2005, Link2Europe NV wishes to inform visitors to its websites about the use of cookies. Cookies are small text files that are placed on the hard drive of website visitors' computers. They contain information such as the surfer's language preference, so that this information does not have to be re-entered during a subsequent visit to the same website. Some cookies ensure that a website appears graphically neat, others that a website application works correctly. If you do not want a website to place cookies on your computer, you can set your browser to do so.
Types of cookies that may be used
Cookies can be divided according to their origin, their function and their lifetime.
First party cookies are those cookies placed by a website that is currently visited by the user (e.g., cookies placed by [website company] ).
Third-party cookies are cookies placed by a different domain name than that of the website visited by the user. If a user visits a website and a third party places a cookie through that Website, this is a third-party cookie (e.g., cookies placed by Google, Twitter and Facebook).
Functional cookies are cookies that ensure that the website functions properly (e.g., cookies for log-in or registration, language preferences). Functional cookies are logically first party cookies.
Non-functional cookies are cookies that can be placed for statistical, social, targeting and commercial purposes. They have nothing to do with the mere technical support of the website. Cookies with statistical purposes allow tracking which pages of the website you visit, where your computer is located, etc. Cookies with social purposes allow the user to share the content of the visited website with others directly via social media. Cookies with targeting purposes allow a profile to be built based on your browsing behavior so that the ads shown are tailored to your interests. Cookies with commercial purposes track how many and which ads were shown to a user. Non-functional cookies can be first party or third party cookies.
Persistent cookies: These cookies remain on the user's device for the duration defined in the cookie. They are activated each time the user visits the website that placed this cookie (e.g. cookies placed by social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Google Analytics etc). Most non-functional cookies are permanent cookies.
Session cookies: These cookies allow us to simplify and link a user's actions during a browser session. A browser session begins when a user opens the browser window and ends when they close the browser window. Session cookies are placed temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted. Most functional cookies are session cookies.
What cookies does the Link2Europe NV website use?
In particular, the website uses cookies.
The Link2Europe NV website provides social media buttons. These give the option to share certain content with the user's network. These icons displayed are only a link to the provider of the social media in question (e.g. Facebook, Twitter). These may then place cookies.
For any cookies placed by third parties, please refer to the statements made by these parties on their respective websites about them. Please note that we cannot exert any influence on the content of those statements nor on the content of the cookies of these third parties.
How do you disable cookies?
As explained above, the use of cookies has a certain utility. So keep in mind that if you disable them, certain graphics may not appear nicely or you may not be able to use certain applications.
If you still wish to block cookies you can do so, depending on the browser you are using, as follows:
- Links to other websites or applications
This website contains links to sites of our partners. Link2Europe NV cannot guarantee that these websites observe a privacy policy in accordance with the Law of December 8, 1992 on the protection of privacy and the General Data Protection Regulation of April 26, 2016 (AVG/GDPR) with respect to the processing of personal data. We therefore recommend that users check this for themselves by consulting the privacy clauses that must appear on every website.
- Changes
Link2Europe NV reserves the right to modify this privacy statement. Any changes will be published on the website. When using this website, you are automatically bound by the terms of the (modified) privacy policy. It is therefore recommended that you consult this text regularly when visiting our site.
- Contact
If you have any questions after reading this statement, please feel free to contact us anytime at info@link2europe.be or by letter to Link2Europe NV , Rijksweg 10A - 2880 Bornem.
Last modified: 7-6-2018
Privacy form
Use this form if you would like to review or correct the data we manage for you.
You can also request that we delete all the data we have on you.
Please make the selection of the action desired on the right. You can use the "Additional elements" field to request additional elements.