Privacy Policy

  1. General

Parte Group BV attaches great importance to the protection of your privacy and the careful handling of your personal data. We make every effort to comply with applicable data protection legislation, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016).

The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform you in a clear and transparent manner about:

  • which personal data we process;
  • the purposes for which this data is used;
  • the legal basis on which this is done;
  • and the rights you have regarding your personal data.

We recommend that you read this privacy policy carefully. Parte Group BV reserves the right to change this policy at any time, for example to comply with new legal or regulatory obligations. The most recent version always applies.

  1. Who is responsible for the processing?

The party responsible for processing your personal data is:

Parte Group BV

Jan van Gentstraat 7/401

2000 Antwerp

Belgium

VAT number: BE 0756.903.470

Privacy@parte.be

Parte Group BV has appointed a data protection officer. For questions regarding this privacy policy or the processing of your personal data, you can contact us at the address above.

  1. Which personal data do we process?

As part of our activities, we may process the following personal data, among others:

  • Identification data: name, first name, marital status, date of birth, nationality, postal address, landline and mobile phone number, email address;
  • Professional data: profession and sector of activity;
  • Financial data: such as IBAN/SWIFT, insofar as necessary for service provision or accounting obligations;
  • Usage data: data about your use of our websites;
  • Application data: data you provide when applying for a job;
  • Account data: such as data provided when creating a user account;
  • Communication data: information you share with us via email or other communication channels;
  • Other data that you voluntarily provide to us.
  1. For what purposes do we process your data?

Your personal data is primarily processed in the context of our services and contacts with you, for example when you request information, use our services, or communicate with us.

Specifically, your data may be processed for the following purposes:

  • entering into and executing contractual relationships;
  • providing and managing our services;
  • answering questions and requests for information;
  • marketing and promotional activities, provided you have given your consent for this;
  • assessing and processing job applications;
  • other purposes for which you have given your explicit consent.

    We only process personal data that is relevant and necessary for the intended purpose.
  1. Legal basis for processing

The processing of your personal data is based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

  • Performance of a contract: certain data is necessary to fulfill your requests. If you do not provide this data, it may prevent the performance of the contract;
  • Your consent: when the processing is based on it;
  • Legal obligations: such as accounting, tax, or administrative obligations;
  • Legitimate interest of Parte Group BV: including communicating with you, improving our services, preventing fraud and abuse, and safeguarding our rights, unless your interests or fundamental rights outweigh these.

When processing is based on your consent, you can withdraw this consent at any time. This does not affect the lawfulness of the processing prior to the withdrawal.

For direct marketing, you can unsubscribe at any time via the unsubscribe option in our communications or by contacting us.

  1. With whom do we share your personal data?

Your personal data is only accessible to employees and subcontractors of Parte Group BV insofar as this is necessary for the performance of their duties. They are bound by a strict duty of confidentiality.

In addition, your data may be shared with trusted third parties, such as:

  • professional advisors, accountants, supervisors, and regulatory authorities;
  • service providers to whom we outsource certain tasks or services.
  • This list is not exhaustive. In certain cases, it may be necessary to share personal data to perform our services correctly and efficiently.
  1. Retention period of your data

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

Personal data may be kept longer if necessary to assert our rights or defend ourselves in legal proceedings, until the end of the applicable statutory retention periods.

After these periods, the data will be deleted or anonymized.

  1. Security of your personal data

Parte Group BV takes appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against loss, destruction, unauthorized access, modification, or processing.

These measures are regularly evaluated and adapted to technological and organizational developments. Our employees, consultants, and subcontractors are also required to respect the confidentiality of personal data.

  1. Your rights

Within the limits of the applicable legislation, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access: you can request confirmation as to whether we process your personal data and obtain access to this data;
  • Right to rectification: you can have incorrect or incomplete data corrected;
  • Right to erasure: you can request that your data be deleted, except when we are legally obliged to retain it;
  • Right to restriction of processing: you can request to temporarily restrict the processing;
  • Right to data portability: you can receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or request that it be transferred to another controller;
  • Right to withdraw consent: when the processing is based on it;
  • Right to object: you can object to the processing of your personal data for reasons related to your specific situation.

You can exercise these rights by contacting us at the address mentioned above. Your request must be accompanied by proof of identity.
We will handle your request as quickly as possible and at the latest within one month of receipt. If necessary, this period can be extended by one month.

  1. Complaints

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates applicable regulations, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority:

  1. Liability and disputes

If personal data is lawfully transferred to third parties, Parte Group BV is not responsible for the further processing by these third parties.

In case of questions, comments, or complaints, we commit to engaging in dialogue and striving for an amicable solution.