Effective date: This Privacy Policy was updated on 17 May 2018 2018 and is effective as of that date.
General
This website http://www.ardo.com ("Website") (excluding any linked sites) is administered by us, Ardo Coordination Center N.V., a company based in Belgium, with registered office at Wezestraat 61, B-8850 Ardooie, Belgium, VAT BE 0416.330.136 RPR/RPM Gent (division Brugge) (“Ardo”, “we” or “us” ), which is also the controller of the Personal Data gathered about you and processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we collect on this Website, including information relating to identified or identifiable individuals ("Personal Data"), for which purposes we use such Personal Data, with whom we may share it, and the rights and choices available to you regarding our use of your Personal Data. This Privacy Policy also describes how your Personal Data are secured and how you can contact us about our privacy practices.
Please read this Privacy Policy before using or submitting any Personal Data on the Website.
By accessing and using this Website, you confirm that you have read and that you understand the way we collect, process, use and disclose your Personal Data as described in this Privacy Policy.
Please note that before using or submitting Personal Data on certain sections of the Website, you might be asked to confirm electronically your acceptance of this Privacy Policy by ticking specific box(es) and/or clicking on a "SEND" or similar button. Your affirmative action in ticking that box and/or clicking on that button and your use of this Website signify that you agree to the collection, processing, use and transfer of your Personal Data as described in this Privacy Policy. Such acceptance and agreement shall be deemed to be as effective and in writing as if you would subscribe this Privacy Policy by your hand signature and this Privacy Policy shall be deemed to satisfy any writing requirement under any applicable law, independently of the fact that it is submitted to you and accepted electronically. Our records of your acceptance of this Privacy Policy, the date thereof, and of all future amendments to this Privacy Policy, shall be regarded as conclusive and written evidence of your consent.
1. For which purposes does Ardo collect Personal Data?
In certain sections of the Website you are asked to provide your Personal Data, in particular your (personal) details, such as your name, telephone number, email address and/or address. We can use these details for various purposes.
* We use your details for the purpose indicated by the Website. One purpose is to answer your questions.
Your personal data will be processed because the processing is necessary for the entering, or taking steps to enter into a contract with you at your request (Article 5, §1, b) of the Belgian Data Protection Act; Article 6, 1., (b) of the GDPR, as of 25 May 2018).
* If you have authorized us to do so, we can also use your details to approach you by email with news on Ardo products and offers (receive notices, newsletters or electronic mails or general information on Ardo or related products). You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting DPO@ardo.com.
Your personal data will be processed based your consent (Article 5, §1, a) of the Belgian Data Protection Act; Article 6, 1, (a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (“GDPR”) as of 25 May 2018).
* We can also use your name and address to send you information on Ardo and/or its products by post. If we want to approach you by telephone, we may use your telephone number (if you provided it to us). You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting DPO@ardo.com.
Your personal data will be processed based your consent (Article 5, §1, a) of the Belgian Data Protection Act; Article 6, 1, (a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (“GDPR”) as of 25 May 2018).
* We can add to your details other information that we already have or have received from a third party. We do this for marketing purposes and to better adjust our products and services to your needs. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting DPO@ardo.com.
Your personal data will be processed based your consent (Article 5, §1, a) of the Belgian Data Protection Act; Article 6, 1, (a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (“GDPR”) as of 25 May 2018).
* We can use your details to fulfil other legitimate purposes disclosed to you at the time you provide your Personal Data, for example, when you are asked to fill in a contact form on the Website (in order to visit one of our factories).
Your Personal Data will be processed because the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Ardo, our affiliates or other third parties (such as existing or potential business partners, suppliers, customers, end-customers, governmental bodies, or courts) and such interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms (Article 5, §1, f) of the Belgian Data Protection Act; Article 6, 1., (f) of the GDPR, as of 25 May 2018).
* We can use your details as permitted or required to comply with applicable laws and regulation to which we are subject.
Your personal data will be processed because the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation (Article 5, §1, c) of the Belgian Data Protection Act; Article 6, 1., (c) of the GDPR, as of 25 May 2018).
We shall obtain your prior express consent (opt-in) for the above-listed purposes where required under applicable law.
2. To whom can Ardo provide Personal Data?
We do not sell or otherwise disclose Personal Data you provide us or we collect about you, except as described below or with your prior express consent.
It may be necessary to share your Personal Data with:
Ardo shall not provide your Personal Data to other third parties without obtaining your prior permission, unless it is required to do so under a statutory provision or court order. In particular, Ardo may disclose your Personal Data in the following circumstances:
These recipients may be located in countries other than the country in which your Personal Data was originally collected. These recipients may also be located in Canada, Costa Rica, China, Russia, USA and India, which include countries outside the EEA that are not covered by an adequacy decision of the European Commission and are therefore not recognized as providing an adequate level of protection of personal data. In any case, Ardo will only transfer Personal Data to recipients that provide an adequate level of data protection or as permitted by Data Protection Laws by implementing appropriate safeguards, including, but not limited to, relevant data transfer agreements based on the EU Commission Standard Contractual Clauses for the transfer of data to third countries (Article 46, 2., (c) of the GDPR as of 25 May 2018). A copy of these appropriate safeguards may be obtained from DPO@ardo.com (see further contact details in section 10 below).
Only a limited number of individuals within Ardo (e.g. individuals in sales, support, legal, finance, IT and accounting departments, as well as certain managers with assigned responsibility) will be granted access to your Personal Data on a need to know basis.
3. Which Personal Data can Ardo collect and process?
Information you provide
Ardo collects Personal Data about you (i.e. any information that relates to you as an identified or identifiable individual), such as your name, your age, your e-mail address, your telephone number and your preferences and interests or any other information you voluntarily wish to share with Ardo through your use of this Website, namely when you respond to questionnaires, forms or surveys posted on the Website, communicate with us or take part in interactive features.
Automatic Information Collection
Subject to your consent where required by law, we and our third-party service providers may use a variety of technologies that collect and provide information about how the Website is accessed and used. Such Information may consist of your internet browser type, operating system, service provider, the webpages you viewed, the time you viewed them and for how long, demographic information about you (such as your age, gender, language, location and interest areas, where available) and what webpages you looked at before viewing the current page. We use this information to get a better idea of how our users interact with our Website and then tailor and improve our Website accordingly. Such information generally cannot be linked to you individually, but if we can link it to you then we treat it as your Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Certain information is gathered by means of cookies. Ardo uses cookies and similar technologies on this Website as described in our Cookies Policy available here. By clicking the "ok" button on the Ardo Cookie Banner, you are agreeing to our use of cookies and similar technologies in line with your current cookie setting and in accordance with our Cookie Policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies in this way, you should set your browser settings accordingly. You will always be able to withdraw your consent and change your choice by amending your browser settings in the future. If you disable cookies that we use, this may impact your user experience while on this Website.