Privacy Policy

This privacy statement applies to all services provided by M&A Community Belgium BV.

WE RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY

Your privacy is of great importance to M&A Community Belgium, and we treat your personal information confidentially. We comply with privacy laws, meaning your data is safe with us, and we always use it properly. In this privacy statement, we explain what we do with the information we learn about you at M&A Community Belgium.

This privacy policy applies to the processing of personal and non-personal information related to our services, and you should read this document before using these services. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, you may not use our services.

PROCESSING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

M&A Community Belgium only collects personal information that is relevant to the purposes described in this privacy policy.

M&A Community Belgium processes personal information for the purpose of providing services, including organizing events and (online) meetings, providing training, and facilitating communities using various websites.

Ways in which we receive personal data from you:

1. Creating Your Account
   • At certain parts of our websites, you need to register first. You must provide information about yourself and choose a username. With this information, we create an account for you, which you can log into with your chosen username and password.
   • We use your name, address, company name, position, phone number, email address, gender, date of birth, and IP address for this purpose. We do this based on your consent to avoid you having to repeatedly enter your information and to easily reach out to you when necessary. You can update your account information whenever you wish.
2. Subscribing to Membership
   • If you take out a paid membership with us, we use your personal data to process this properly.
   • We use your name, address, company name, phone number, billing address, email address, payment details, and IP address for this purpose. We need this information because of the contract we enter
     into with you. We retain this information until the end of the membership and seven years thereafter (as required by law).
3. Contact Form
   • If you send us an email with a question, we will respond as soon as possible.
   • We use your name, address, company name, phone number, and email address for this purpose. Sending such an email to us is considered consent for this use. We retain this information for one year thereafter to facilitate follow-up questions.
4. Newsletter
   • You can subscribe to one or more of our newsletters, which contain news, tips, and information about our products and services. You can unsubscribe from this subscription at any time. Each newsletter
     contains an unsubscribe link, and you can also do this through your account.
   • Your email address is only added to the list of subscribers with your consent. We retain this data for up to three months after you unsubscribe.
5. Registering for an (Online) Event
   • By registering for one of the (online) events of M&A Community Belgium, we receive personal data from you. We use your name, address, company name, position, phone number, email address, gender, turnover, or dietary requirements if relevant or necessary for the registration of the event. We do this based on your consent. We retain this information for up to three years after you register to avoid you having to repeatedly enter all your data and to easily reach out to you when necessary. Additionally, we may invite you to future (online) events and offer you interesting deals on various products and services that M&A Community Belgium provides.
   • Photos and possibly videos are taken during events. By participating in the event, you agree to the online posting of photos and/or videos.
   • Participant lists containing names, positions, and companies are sent to participants and partners of the event. The partners involved are listed on the respective event website under the 'partners' section in the main menu. By registering, you agree to this distribution. If a webinar is sponsored by a partner, data (name, position, company, and email address) are shared with the relevant party.
   • If you agree to have your badge scanned when entering a session at an event, you agree that the relevant party (session facilitator) receives the data (name, company, position, and email address) with which you are registered.

STATISTICS AND PROFILING

We keep statistics on the use of our websites, including individual data, to improve our websites, for example, to display only relevant information. We may combine personal data to learn more about you. Of course, we will always respect your privacy.

We use names, addresses, company names, phone numbers, email addresses, IP addresses, click behavior, and visit behavior for this purpose. We have a legitimate interest in this. We retain this information for three months.

ADVERTISING

We would like to send you advertisements about offers and new products or services via email. You can object to these advertisements at any time. Each advertisement contains instructions on how to do so. Each email contains an unsubscribe link. These advertisements may be from us or from our partners.

ADVERTISEMENTS

Our websites display advertisements. We assess whether people find these relevant and use this information to only offer relevant or interesting advertisements and deals in the future.

DISCLOSURE TO OTHER COMPANIES OR INSTITUTIONS

We provide your personal data to other companies or institutions in the following
situations:

1. When you download whitepapers or services from third parties via our website, we provide these parties with certain personal data such as your name, company, position, phone number, and email address. By downloading the whitepaper or services, you consent to the provision of the data you have provided to the partner.
2. When we collaborate with certain companies. If applicable, we mention that our partners may receive your personal data. They ensure that advertisements contain as many interesting or relevant offers as possible. They may send you advertisements and/or contact you themselves. We have agreed with them that you can always unsubscribe from this, and that they must then delete your data.
3. When we are legally obliged to do so. For example, if demanded by the police in case of suspected criminal activity.

COOKIES

Our websites use cookies. Cookies are small files in which we can store information so you don't have to fill it in every time. But we can also see that you visit us again.

When you visit our websites for the first time, we show a notification explaining cookies. If you continue to use our websites, we assume you do not object to the cookies.

You can disable the placement of cookies via your browser, but some parts of our websites may not work properly anymore.

We have agreements with other companies that place cookies regarding the use of the cookies. However, we do not have full control over what they do with the cookies themselves. Therefore, also read their privacy statements.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT

When our websites change, or when we adjust our services, we must also adjust the privacy statement. Therefore, always pay attention to the date below and see if there are new versions. We will do our best to announce changes separately.

ACCESSING AND CHANGING YOUR DATA

If you have any questions or want to know what personal data we have about you, you can always contact us. See the contact details below.

You have the following rights:

• Explanation of what personal data we have and what we do with it.
• Access to the precise personal data we have.
• Correction of errors.
• Deletion of outdated personal data.
• Withdrawal of consent.
• Objection to a certain use.

Please make sure to clearly indicate who you are, so we can ensure we do not modify or delete data belonging to the wrong person.

FILING A COMPLAINT

If you feel we are not assisting you correctly, you have the right to file a complaint with the supervisory authority.

CONTACT INFORMATION

M&A Community Belgium BV

Lange Nieuwstraat 29e

2000 Antwerpen

[email protected]