Privacy Policy


GROUPE EQUIP S.A., EQUIP’ S.A, ("EQUIP’" or "we", "our", or "us") are deeply committed to the importance of privacy and are therefore committed to protecting it. Here are the personal details we collect to maximize our chances of satisfying you. We collect personal data during your visits to the Website including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, survey contents and contact forms, and any other communication data, as well as the resources that you access. The collection of your personal information will facilitate your future visits to the Website, as we will be able to offer you relevant content or services based on the location from which you access the Site. We collect any information you provide to us when you use our contact forms. The transmission of your personal data through our contact forms is not a regulatory or contractual requirement. However, please note that fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory, as we need this information to respond to your request. Other information or personal data you share with us when filling out our contact forms is entirely at your discretion. When you contact us, we record and keep this correspondence. We may use your personal data to send you email communications. You can unsubscribe at any time to stop receiving this type of communication. We may also store cookies, as detailed in our

Cookie Policy. 

Our use of your personal information as described above is permitted by current data protection law, as it is:

  • necessary for our legitimate interests in pursuing the purposes outlined above. These interests, in each specific case, cannot override your interests in the protection of your privacy; in some cases, necessary to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, such as disclosure to official bodies, control authorities, or public and regulatory authorities; or in some cases,
  • necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest and, when using specific categories of personal data, necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims or for the processing related to personal data which are clearly public domain;
  • in certain circumstances, carried out with your consent, which you provide us periodically when, for example, you agree to receive marketing communications and news by email.

We do not make decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you. We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations. The retention period for your personal data depends on the purpose for processing this data and the tool used for its processing. It is not possible, within the scope of this Policy, to provide an overview of the different data retention periods in a reasonable and readable format. The criteria used to determine the applicable data retention period are as follows: we will retain the personal information defined in this policy for as long (i) as necessary to achieve the intended purposes, (ii) as necessary for the purposes of our business relationship with you, (iii) as you consent to and/or (iv) as required by applicable data retention laws and regulations.

Disclosure to Third Parties

To facilitate our efficient use of your information and to provide you with the best services and/or opportunities, it is sometimes necessary for us to share your data with third parties. However, this disclosure will only occur in the following circumstances:

  • Disclosure to suppliers, service providers, subcontractors, and agents: Periodically, we may engage or call upon other companies or individuals to perform certain functions on our behalf. For example, this could be for hosting and/or maintaining the content of the Website, providing certain features on the Site, providing marketing services, or providing financial information at your request. These suppliers are located in the following places: These recipients will only have access to the personal data they need to perform their functions and are not permitted to use this personal information for any other purpose. These recipients will be subject to contractual confidentiality obligations. 
  • Disclosure to other entities belonging to the GROUPE EQUIP group (any company directly or indirectly controlled by GROUPE EQUIP).
  • Disclosure to government authorities or law enforcement if we believe that we are legally required to do so.

IP Addresses and Cookies

We collect information about your computer, including (where possible) your IP address, operating system, and browser type, for system administration purposes. These are statistical data about our users' browsing habits and behaviors that do not identify you or any other individual. For the same purpose, we may obtain information about your general use of the Internet by using a cookie file that is placed and stored on your device. Cookies help us to improve the Website and to deliver a better and more personalized content. For more information about the use of cookies on the Website, please refer to our Cookie Policy. If you share your computer with others, we advise you not to select the "Remember me" option when offered by the Website.

Where is your personal information stored and processed?

As explained earlier in the "Disclosure to Third Parties" section, we share your personal information with the following third parties:

Suppliers, service providers, subcontractors, or third-party agents: When we engage a supplier, service provider, subcontractor, or third-party agent, your data remains under our control, and verification means are put in place to ensure the adequate protection of your personal information. We strive to take all reasonably necessary measures to ensure that your personal data is processed securely and in accordance with this Policy.

Are your data transferred outside the European Union?

Your personal information may be transferred to and processed in one or more countries, inside or outside the European Union. We will only transfer your personal information outside the European Union to countries considered by the European Commission to provide an adequate level of protection, or to countries with which GROUPE EQUIP has implemented appropriate measures to preserve the confidentiality of your data.

Data Security

While we commit to doing everything necessary to protect your personal information, you should be aware that the transmission of information over the Internet is not completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal data communicated on the Website or to any third party, and for this reason, any data transmission is at your own risk. We will use strict operational procedures and adequate technical and organizational security measures to prevent any unauthorized access, alteration, deletion, or transmission of said data.

Your Rights. Your means of accessing, correcting, and deleting your personal information

Under applicable data protection laws, your rights include:

  • Right of access and to obtain a copy of your personal data: You are entitled to request confirmation that we are processing any personal information regarding you. If so, you can access your personal data and certain information about its processing. In some cases, upon your request, we may provide you with an electronic copy of your data.
  • Right to rectification of your personal data: If you can demonstrate that the information we hold about you is incorrect, you may request that it be updated or otherwise corrected.
  • Right to erasure/right to be forgotten: In certain circumstances, you are entitled to request the deletion of your personal data. You can make this request at any time, and EQUIP S.A. will decide on the action to be taken. However, this right is subject to any rights or obligations that may be imposed on us by law regarding data retention. When we determine, in accordance with the law, that your request is valid, EQUIP S.A. will proceed with the deletion of your personal data as soon as possible.

To exercise your rights, you can contact us at the following address: privacy@groupequip.be. To the extent that the processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you also have the right to withdraw this consent at any time. The withdrawal of your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing based on your consent that was carried out prior to this withdrawal.

You also have the option to file a complaint regarding the processing of your personal data with the local data protection authority, the Privacy Protection Commission (CPP).

Changes to this Policy

The terms of this Policy may be changed periodically. Any significant changes made to this Policy will be published on this website or communicated to you via any other available communication channel.

Contact

Questions, comments, and requests regarding this Policy are welcome and should be addressed to

EQUIP’ S.A. GDPR
Place du Samedi 8 Zaterdagplein
1000 BRUSSELS, Belgium

or at
privacy@groupequip.be.

You can request a copy of the mechanisms related to a specific transfer of your personal data by contacting privacy@groupequip.be.