PRIVACY DECLARATION

INTRODUCTION

This Privacy Declaration has been drafted in accordance with the GDPR regulations (General Data Protection Regulation). We attach great importance to the protection of your privacy and the personal data entrusted to us. We want to deal herewith correctly and in a safe way. In this Privacy Declaration we want to make clear to you how this is done.

WHO ARE WE?

DANIELLE PEENEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (in short: PEENEN-IP), B.V. based in 2110 Wijnegem, Jozef Nauwelaertsstraat 26, CBE number 0766.688.196, https://peenen-ip.be is responsible for the processing of the personal data described in this Privacy Declaration.

We offer a broad range of services with the main purpose to establish, manage and defend intellectual property rights, more specifically trademarks, designs and copyright.

You can contact us via e-mail info@peenen-ip.be or on the above-mentioned address regarding all your question about this Privacy Declaration.

If there are new developments within our company PEENEN-IP or in our services, it is possible that we will update our Privacy Declaration. Below you can see when the last update took place.

WHICH DATA ARE WE COLLECTING?

PEENEN-IP collects all data that are required to allow you to use our services.

PEENEN-IP can process your personal data through your use of our services and/or because you provide us therewith yourself by completing the contact form on PEENEN-IP’s website. We can process the following personal data:

  • Your name and first name
  • Your e-mail address
  • Your address
  • Your telephone number and/or mobile number
  • Your bank account number
  • Name, address and company number of the enterprise or enterprises that you are working for
  • Your function within that company
  • The question you ask or the message you leave on our contact form
  • The data regarding your activities on our website
  • Your buyer’s track record
  • Data entrusted to us in connection with job applications (C.V.’s)

 

FOR WHICH PURPOSE DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

PEENEN-IP uses the collected personal data in connection with her services, more specifically to be able to communicate with you in response to your question or instructions, and more in general in connection with our activities regarding intellectual property, for administrative purposes, for accounting purposes, in order to enable us to fulfill legal and tax obligations, for the management of your trademarks and designs portfolio, for marketing purposes like e.g. the sending of newsletters and to keep you posted on important developments related to intellectual property.

We always limit the processing of your personal data to a strict minimum and only for the above-mentioned purposes.

 

WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

PEENEN-IP can share your personal data with third parties as long as this is required for the accomplishment of the services that you entrust us with and only to fulfill our assignments in the best possible way. 

The transmission of your personal data to these third parties is limited to the data they specifically need to accomplish the tasks they were given. We always make the necessary arrangements with these parties to treat the provided data confidentially and to secure these data effectively.

The respective third parties are administrative authorities, partners who assist us in certain aspects of our work in the field of intellectual property and who work on our behalf, translators, designers, experts, financial institutions, accountants, notaries, lawyers, the IT providers of PEENEN-IP in relation to the management, maintenance, support and hosting of our IT infrastructure, supporting partners in connection with marketing initiatives.

We are only allowed to communicate your personal data to other third parties when we have your prior approval.

In the event of default, your personal data that are connected therewith can be transmitted to a debt-collection agency appointed by us or to an eligible  financial institution responsible for the follow-up.

PEENEN-IP does not provide personal data to third parties outside the European Union. In the cases where this is required to guarantee an optimal service, we can communicate your data to parties outside the European Union, but only limited to those data that are strictly necessary to fulfill the assignment.  In that event, we will always insist upon a safe and respectful handling of your personal data.

 

HOW LONG DO WE STORE YOUR DATA?

Your personal data are not kept any longer than strictly necessary to achieve the goals for which your data are collected, or on the basis of a contract or a legal provision.

 

COOKIES

PEENEN-IP only uses technical and functional cookies. Analytical cookies which do not violate your privacy (Google services), as well.

A cookie is a small text file that is registered on your computer, tablet or smartphone at your first visit to our website The cookies that we use are necessary for the technical functioning of our website and for your easy usage. They ensure the proper functioning of the website and remember  e.g. your preferred settings.  They also enable us to optimize our website.  PEENEN-IP will never share these data with or sell these data to third parties.

You can opt out for cookies in the settings of your internet browser so that cookies are no longer stored. There you can,  next to that, also delete in your browser all information stored earlier.

 

HOW DO WE SECURE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

PEENEN-IP takes the protection of your data seriously and takes appropriate measures to avoid abuse, loss, unauthorized access, accidental disclosure, and unauthorized changes.  If you have the impression that your data are not properly secured, or that there are signs of abuse, please contact us via info@peenen-ip.be.

The information that you can find on our website is only intended as general information. PEENEN-IP is not responsible for the contents of websites to which we provide links from our website. In other words, we can not be hold responsible for the privacy policy of those websites.

 

WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS? 

You have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data. Next to that, you have the right to withdraw your possible authorization for the data processing or to object to the processing  of your personal data by PEENEN-IP and you have the right to data portability.  This means that you can ask us to send the personal data that we have in our possession in a computer file to you or to another organization of your choice.

You can send your request for access, correction, deletion, data portability of your personal data  or your withdrawal request regarding your authorization or your objection to the processing of your personal data to info@peenen-ip.be.

In order to ascertain that the request for access was yours, we request you to send us as well a copy of your identity card together with your request. 

PEENEN-IP draws your attention to the fact that you have the possibility to file a complaint with the Data protection authority, Drukpersstraat 35 in 1000 Brussels, +32(02)2 274 48 00, www.dataprotectionauthority.be