“BRUSSELS BUSINESS FLATS – BELGIUM” (hereafter we, us or BBF) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
Date 11th of February 2019
This policy together with our terms of use https://www.bbf.be/terms-conditions/ and any other documents referred to on it, sets out the basis on which any information we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your information and how we will use it. By visiting www.bbf.be you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be posted on the Site, with the “Effective Date” posted at the top of the Policy. We may revise and update this Privacy Policy if our practices change, as technology changes, or as we add new services or change existing ones. If we make any material changes to our Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, or we are going to use any personal information in a manner that is materially different from that stated in our Privacy Policy at the time we collected such information, we will give you a reasonable opportunity to consent to the change. If you do not consent, your personal information will be used as agreed to under the terms of the privacy policy in effect at the time we obtained that information. By using our Site or services after the Effective Date, you are deemed to consent to our then-current privacy policy. We will use information previously obtained in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect when the information was obtained from you.
Our Privacy Policy contains the following sections:
- Information we collect from you;
- Cookies;
- Uses made of your information;
- Disclosure of your information;
- Transfer of your information;
- Your rights;
- Security of collected information;
- External websites;
- Newsletter subscription;
- Consent to collection and use of your information – changes to our Privacy Policy;
- Identity of data controller – contact details.
1. Information we collect from you
We will collect and process the following information about you:
Information you give us.
This is information about you that you give us by filling in forms on www.bbf.be (hereafter: our website) or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise. It includes information you provide when you register to use our website, subscribe to our service, make a booking enquiry, create a BBF-account, pay your rent via our website and when you report a problem with our website. The information you give us may include your name, date of birth, address, e-mail address, phone number, country where you live, company which you work for, financial and credit card information, hobbies.
Information we collect about you.
We will collect and process the following information about you:
Information you give us.
This is information about you that you give us by filling in forms on www.bbf.be (hereafter: our website) or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise. It includes information you provide when you register to use our website, subscribe to our service, make a booking enquiry, create a BBF-account, pay your rent via our website and when you report a problem with our website. The information you give us may include your name, date of birth, address, e-mail address, phone number, country where you live, company which you work for, financial and credit card information, hobbies.
Information we collect about you.
During each of your visits to our website we will automatically collect the following information:
technical information, including the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform;
information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL), clickstream to, through and from our website (including date and time), products you viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), methods used to browse away from the page and any phone number used to call our customer service number.
Information we receive from other sources.
This is information we receive about you if you use any other website than ours that advertises or uses our services. We are working closely with third parties (including, amongst others, business partners, sub-contractors in technical, payment and delivery services, advertising networks, analytics providers, search information providers) and we will collect and process the information we receive from them.
Your information is being collected and processed because it is necessary for pursuing our legitimate interests, considering these interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms.
2. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse on our website and also allows us to improve our website. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, see our Cookie Policy.
3. Uses made of your information
We use the information we hold about you in the following ways:
Information you give to us.
We will use this information:
- to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information and services that you request from us;
- to provide you with information about other services we offer that are similar
- to those that you have already purchased or enquired about;
- to provide you with information about goods or services we feel may interest you. If you are an existing customer, we will only contact you by e-mail with information about goods and services similar to those which were the subject of a previous sale to you. If you are not a customer, or where we permit selected third parties
- to use your information, we (or they) will contact you by e-mail only if you have consented to this by ticking the relevant box situated on the form on which we collect your information (eg. the registration form);
- to notify you about changes to our service;
- to ensure that the content from our website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
Information we collect about you.
We will use this information:
- to administer our website and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
- to improve our website to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
- to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;
as part of our efforts - to keep our website safe and secure;
- to measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we deliver
- to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you;
- to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our website about goods or services that may interest you or them.
Information we receive from other sources.
We may combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We may use this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).
4. Disclosure of your information
You agree that we have the right to share your information with selected third parties including:
- our suppliers of IT related services;
- our suppliers of marketing related services;
- our partner providers of serviced apartments;
- providers of online payment services;
- analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our site.
We will disclose your information to third parties:
- in the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your information to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets;
- if BBF or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case information held by it about its customers may be one of the transferred assets;
- if we are under a duty to disclose or share your information in order to comply with any legal obligation or to protect the rights, property, or safety of BBF, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction;
- if that is appropriate to achieve any of the purposes set out in section 3 of this Privacy Policy.
5. Transfer of your information
We may transfer your information to a destination outside the European Economic Area (the EEA) (eg. to Serbia) in one of the situations or for one of the purposes as explained under sections 3 and 4. By submitting information, you agree to this transfer to and storing or processing in a country outside of the EEA. We will take all required steps to ensure that each such data transfer is made in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
We will take appropriate contractual safeguards in order to secure your information as much as possible whenever your information is being transferred to a country that is not deemed to provide adequate protection for data processing activities by the European Commission.
6. Your rights
You have certain rights regarding the information we hold about you. These rights can be exercised by contacting us (see our contact details in section 11) as set out below:
- you have the right to access the information we keep about you by sending us an email with ‘Request access to information’ in the subject line;
- you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of processing of your information by sending us an email with ‘Request to restrict processing’ in the subject line;
- you have the right to request the rectification of your information by sending us an email with ‘Request for rectification’ in the subject line;
- you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of your information by sending us an email with ‘Right to object’ in the subject line;
- you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the removal of your information from our customer database by sending us an email with ‘Request for removal’ in the subject line.
However, note that we may need to retain certain information, for example for legal or administrative purposes (eg. keeping of accounting records).
For all requests set out above, please include a copy of your identity card or another proof of your identity (eg. driver’s license) to help us prevent unauthorized individuals from accessing, changing or deleting your information.
7. Security of collected information
We have implemented a number of security features throughout our website in order to prevent the unauthorized release of or access to collected and/or received information. We have endeavored to create a secure and reliable site for you, but note that the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to or from us or any other party via our website or email cannot be guaranteed. We accept no responsibility or liability for the security of information transmitted via these methods.
All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
8. External websites
Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. To the extent that hyperlinks or banner advertisements incorporating hyperlinks are utilized to access third party websites, you should be aware that these third party websites are not controlled by us and have their own privacy policies. Therefore, they are not subject to this Privacy Policy and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any information to these websites.
9. Newsletter subscription
In order to receive BBF’s occasional newsletters and information mails there is a subscription link in the footer of our website that will lead you to the mailing platform we use. Our occasional mailings provide information about new properties and projects, temporary actions related to our product, information about partners services and events related to our company and industry. We use Campaign Monitor as our mailing platform and if you subscribe to our newsletter your personal data will be collected on their platform.You can read the privacy policy and statement of compliance with GDPR of Campaign Monitor at https://www.campaignmonitor.com/trust/. In every mailing is an unsubscribe link if you wish to terminate receiving our mailings.
10. Consent to collection and use of your information – changes to our Privacy Policy
By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read the terms of this Privacy Policy and that you consent to the collection and the use of your information as set out above.
We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes we make to our Privacy Policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to the Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will indicate your acceptance of these changes. This Privacy Policy was most recently updated on 8 November, 2016.
11. Identity of data controller – contact details
The data controller under this Privacy Policy is:
the public limited liability company “Brussels Business Flats-Belgium”;
registered at ITAF bvba. under the number 0456.960.169; and
incorporated at Roodebeeklaan 78 box 9, 1030 Schaarbeek (Belgium)
Questions, comments and requests regarding the Privacy Policy must be addressed to info@bbf.be