Privacy statement (last change on July 1, 2025)

General

This Privacy Statement governs the processing of your personal data as part of the use of our website (www.penetron-benelux.be) and related services. These processing operations are always carried out by Penetron Benelux as data controller, located at 2200 Herentals, Toekomstlaan 6 with company number 0805.320.724.

Protecting the personal data of customers and visitors is very important to Penetron Benelux. That is why we make every effort to ensure this data protection and to always act in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when we process your personal data. With regard to the personal data that we process on our website (www.penetron-benelux.be), Penetron Benelux will always act as data controller.

More specifically, Penetron Benelux will always treat personal data lawfully for specific purposes. We will do everything necessary to never ask for more personal data than necessary for the purpose or to keep this personal data longer than necessary. Finally, Penetron Benelux takes appropriate technical and organizational measures that ensure appropriate security so that personal data is protected against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage.

For more information, you can always contact info@penetron.be.

This Privacy Statement was last updated on 01/07/2025. Penetron Benelux reserves the right to amend this Privacy Statement at its sole discretion. It will also keep visitors informed about this at all times.

Personal Data

We define the processing of personal data as an operation or set of operations on personal data or a set of personal data, whether or not by automated processes, such as collecting, recording, organizing, structuring, storing, updating or changing, retrieving, consulting, using, providing by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, aligning or combining, blocking, deleting or destroying data.

In accordance with current regulations, personal data means all information about an identified or identifiable natural person (“the data subject”); identifiable is considered a natural person who can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more elements that characterize the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that person natural person.

Examples of personal data include name, address or email address, but this also includes your IP address.

Applications

Penetron Benelux will process your personal data for the following purposes:

Who do we share your personal data with?

We will not provide your personal information to third parties in an identifiable way unless required by law or unless you have given your explicit consent to do so.

Penetron Benelux reserves the right to anonymise the personal data and thus transfer it to other organizations that can use this data to improve products and services and to organize the marketing, presentation and sale of customized products and services.

Penetron Benelux will take the necessary steps to process the personal data only within the European Economic Area, except for MailerLite. These transfers are subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield. They will do what is necessary to adequately protect your personal data even outside the EEA.

How long do we keep your personal data?

Your personal data will only be processed for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Statement or if you withdraw your consent to the processing. In that case, we will take the necessary steps to stop processing your personal data as soon as possible. We will not provide your personal data to third parties in an identifiable way unless required by law or unless you have given your explicit consent.

What rights can you exercise as a data subject?

As a data subject, you have the right to view all personal data that Penetron Benelux processes about you.
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As a data subject, you have the right to request rectification of personal data that is inaccurate or inaccurate.
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When the processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of consent, you are always able to withdraw this consent. This can be done by contacting us at info@penetron.be.
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As a data subject, you have the right to request that your personal data be deleted if it is no longer necessary for the purposes of this Privacy Statement or if you withdraw your consent to the processing. However, this right cannot be exercised if Penetron Benelux is obliged by another legal provision to further process this personal data.
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If you want to exercise the above rights of the data subject or if you have any further questions, you can always contact us at info@penetron.be. However, if you want to exercise your rights, you will always have to identify yourself appropriately. This happens if, for example, you send your request from the email address that is already known to us.
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If you are not satisfied with the processing of your request, you can always file a complaint with the competent data protection authority, being the Data Protection Authority in Belgium. For more information, you can always visit www.privacycommission.be.

Cookies

Our website (www.penetron-benelux.be) uses cookies. Cookies are small information files that are stored on your computer's hard drive. This information makes your visit to the site faster and more efficient. If you disable the use of cookies in your browser, we cannot guarantee the correct functioning of the website. The cookies are primarily used to track your session and improve your experience on our website.
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Furthermore, our website will use tracking cookies that analyze your surfing behavior so that we can inform you about Penetron Benelux activities that you may find interesting. This analysis will be done using Google Analytics and LeadInfo. This processing of your personal data will only take place after you have given your consent. You are always able to withdraw your consent about this.

What cookies do we use on www.penetron-benelux.be?

Penetron Benelux uses various types of cookies. More information about the properties of the various cookies can be found in the following table: