Privacy

This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which asdf collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a "User") of the Belgian Button Company website ("Site"). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by Belgian Button Company.

Controller

This site comply with the legislation of EU General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR). We have appointed a data privacy manager who is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this privacy notice. If you have any questions about this privacy notice, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact the data privacy manager using the details set out below.

Contact Details

Full name of the legal entity: Belgian Button Company

Postal address: Van Diepenbeeckstraat 7, 2018 Antwerpen

Email address: info@belgianbuttoncompany.be

Personal identification information

We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, register on the siteplace an orderfill out a formsubscribe to the newsletter and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information,

Users may, however, visit our Site anonymously.

We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.

Non-personal identification information

We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.

Cookies
We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services.

Tracking and third-party cookies
We also use tracking cookies to analyze visitors’ preferences (e.g. data regarding which pages a customer visited on our Site, which products were viewed, etc.), which enables us to tailor our website and improve our offer for you. For more details (e.g. which of our statistics and marketing tools use such tracking cookies and what kind of data is tracked and stored with these cookies), please see below.

With the usage of our website you consent to our usage of these tracking and third-party cookies. If you don’t want that, please ensure that these cookies are disabled in your browser settings. You can also withdraw your consent at any time by deleting existing cookies and setting up your browser preferences appropriately to prevent new types of cookies from being set. More information about how cookies can be prevented and deleted can be found in the section (“Prevention and deletion of cookies”) below.

Prevention and deletion of cookies

You can prevent cookies from being stored on your hard drive by setting up the necessary settings in your browser. You can also delete cookies already stored on your computer at any time. For details on how to do this, please refer to your browser’s manual or your browser manufacturer's help function. There, you will learn:

  • how your browser can notify you when you receive a new cookie;

  • how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, or

  • how to disable cookies to keep them from being obtained and stored in general and

  • how to delete cookies.

And of course, you can delete cookies already stored on your computer at any time.

You can also turn off or delete similar functions, such as flash cookies, which browser add-ons use, by changing the browser add-on settings or via the website of the browser add-on manufacturer (e.g. the Adobe Flash Player site).

Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. However, this can lead to function restrictions on our Site (for example, regarding the order forms).

Passing Your Personal Data on to Third Parties

We will not pass on your personal data to anyone not included in this data privacy statement. The only exception to this would be to serve legal obligations.

List of cookies we collect

The table below lists most of the the cookies we collect and what information they store.

COOKIE name COOKIE Description
__utm.gif Google Analytics Tracking Code that logs details about the visitor's browser and computer.
__utma Collects data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. Used by Google Analytics.
__utmb Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user accessed the website. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a web site visit.
__utmc Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user leaves the web site. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a web site visit.
__utmt Used to throttle the speed of requests to the server.
__utmz Collects data on where the user came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked and what search term was used. Used by Google Analytics.
__zlcmid Preserves users states across page requests.
collect Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.
NID Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted Google ads.
r/collect doubleclick.net - Google service
external_no_cache, frontend, cookie_accepted, language needed for the website’s correct work.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA. On behalf of Belgian Button Company Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Further information concerning data privacy can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/en/policies/

How we use collected information

asdf collects and uses Users personal information for the following purposes:

  • To improve customer service
    Your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.
  • To personalize user experience
    We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site.
  • To improve our Site
    We continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.
  • To process transactions
    We may use the information Users provide about themselves when placing an order only to provide service to that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to provide the service.
  • To administer a content, promotion, survey or other Site feature
    To send Users information they agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to them.
  • To send periodic emails

    The email address Users provide for order processing, will only be used to send them information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, and/or other requests or questions. If User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or User may contact us via our Site.

How we protect your information

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site.

Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures. 

Right to Information and Right to Object

There is a right to information about your personal data that we store and the right to rectification, blocking and deleting your stored personal data.

You have the right to object to the use or processing of your data at any time. You have the right to revoke any consent you have previously granted us regarding the use of your personal data.

Shall you wish to avail yourself of your right to information and/or the right to object to the use of your personal data, or if you have any other questions on privacy policy, please send us an email at: info@belgianbuttoncompany.be