Privacy & Cookie policy

Privacy Policy – WVS Bricks

1. Identity of the Data Controller

WVS Bricks
Nelcastraat 8
8860 Lendelede
Belgium
E-mail: info@wvsbricks.be

VAT BE 0794.587.079

E-mail: info@wvsbricks.be

WVS Bricks is responsible for the processing of your personal data as described in this privacy policy.

2. What Personal Data Do We Process?

We process personal data when you make use of our services, visit our website, or provide this data to us directly.

This may include the following data:

Identification and contact details

  • First name
  • Surname
  • E-mail address
  • Telephone number
  • Street, number, box
  • Postcode and municipality

Digital data

  • IP address
  • Internet browser and device type
  • Location data
  • Data about your browsing behaviour on our website
  • Data about your browsing behaviour across multiple websites (where we form part of an advertising network)

When you complete the contact form, you give your consent for your data to be used to answer your enquiry, provide information, or prepare a quotation.

3. For What Purposes Do We Process Your Data?

We process your personal data exclusively for specific and legitimate purposes:

  • Answering your enquiries
  • Preparing and sending quotations
  • Fulfilling agreements
  • Invoicing and accounting obligations
  • Sending newsletters or commercial information (where you have given consent)
  • Improving our website and services
  • Analysing website usage

We never process more data than is necessary for the intended purpose.

4. What Is the Legal Basis for Processing?

We process your data on the basis of one or more of the following legal grounds:

  • Your consent
  • The performance of a contract
  • Compliance with a legal obligation
  • Our legitimate interest, such as improving our services or securing our website

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

5. Retention Period for Data

We do not retain your personal data for longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

  • Accounting data: 7 years (statutory obligation)
  • Contact enquiries: maximum 2 years after last contact
  • Newsletter data: until withdrawal of your consent
  • Website and analytical data: maximum 26 months

Upon expiry of these periods, your data will be deleted or anonymised.

Data is stored within Belgium or the European Economic Area (EEA), unless otherwise stated.

6. Sharing Personal Data with Third Parties

We only share your personal data where this is necessary:

  • With IT and hosting providers
  • With accounting service providers
  • With marketing and analytics tools
  • Where we are legally obliged to do so

We never sell your data to third parties.

Where data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, this is done exclusively with appropriate safeguards in accordance with the GDPR (e.g. via standard contractual clauses).

7. Cookies and Tracking

Our website makes use of functional, analytical, and marketing cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device upon your first visit.

Which cookies do we use?

Functional cookies

Necessary for the operation of the website.

Analytical cookies

For analysis of website usage, for example via:

  • Google Analytics

Marketing and remarketing cookies

  • Google Ads
  • Google Ads Remarketing

These cookies help us tailor advertisements to your interests.

Cookie management

Upon your first visit, you may set your preferences. You may also refuse or delete cookies via your browser settings.

8. Special or Sensitive Personal Data

Our website does not intend to collect data from persons under the age of 16 without the consent of a parent or guardian.

If you suspect that we have inadvertently collected data relating to a minor, please contact us at info@wvsbricks.be so that we may delete this data.

9. Your Rights as a Data Subject

You have the following rights:

  • Right of access
  • Right to rectification
  • Right to erasure
  • Right to restriction of processing
  • Right to object to processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to withdraw your consent

You may direct your request to: info@wvsbricks.be

We will respond within 30 days.

10. Security of Your Data

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against:

  • Unauthorised access
  • Loss or theft
  • Unlawful processing

These measures include, among others:

  • Secure (SSL) connections
  • Restricted access controls
  • Regular system updates
  • Internal procedures relating to data protection

11. Transparency and Amendments

This privacy policy is always accessible via our website.

We reserve the right to amend this policy in order to comply with legal obligations or operational changes. The most recent version is always available on our website.

*In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the Dutch version and any translated version of these documents, the Dutch version shall prevail.