Privacy & Cookie Policy
Privacy policy
Privacy Policy – FTI
- INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE
This privacy policy aims to inform you about how Flanders Technology & Innovation BV (“FTI”, “we”, “us”) collects and processes your personal data via our websites https://fti.vlaanderen and https://catalog.fti.be (each a "Website"), via our Community platform (the “Platform”) and in the course of our (client) relationship.
FTI respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data and your privacy in accordance with Belgian and European data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”) as well as any applicable national implementing and supplementing laws. Please read this privacy policy carefully. It describes not only your rights, but also the way in which you can exercise these rights.
By using our Website, Platform or by disclosing your personal data you acknowledge the manner in which FTI collects and processes your personal data as described in this privacy policy.
- WHO ARE WE AND HOW TO CONTACT US?
FTI BV is a limited liability company and acts as data controller in respect of the personal data collected and processed via its Website, Platform and/or in the course of our (client) relationship.
Registered Office
Flanders Technology & Innovation BV
Ottergemsesteenweg Zuid 808, bus 377
9000 Gent
Enterprise number and RLE
1003.648.706 (RLE Brussels, Dutch speaking department)
We have appointed a central contact point for data protection, whom you can contact for questions about this privacy policy, your privacy and the processing of your personal data.
Email address
- WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE PROCESS?
We processes different types of personal data; this depends on the functionalities you use on our Website and Platform, the services you wish to use and on the personal data you share with us.
In general, if we processes your personal data, it will be personal data of one of the categories listed below:
- Identification and contact details (such as name and first name, phone number, address, email address, contact message, etc.);
- Professional details (such as profession, company you work for, job title, (company) address, company registration and VAT number);
- Login details (such as your username and password);
- Account details (such as any information uploaded by a user to personalize its account on the Platform, including a bio, photo, LinkedIn account, etc.);
- Payment details (such as bank account number, sort code, IBAN, BIC, payments due, payment history and other data necessary to register and facilitate payments made in consideration for the usage of our Platform and any services offered (if and to the extent applicable);
- Technical information (such as information about your computer, mobile and other devices (such as, your IP- address, user-ID, operating system, browser type);
- Usage information (such as information regarding your usage of our Website and Platform (such as, history, logs, date, time, location, frequency, duration of the pages you have viewed, consent preferences, information regarding consent(s) given by you (such as, the date and time of your consent));
- Any other categories of personal data as identified below under title 4.
In principle, your personal data originates from you directly or is automatically collected by us (in case of technical or usage information).
- FOR WHICH PURPOSES DO WE PROCESS PERSONAL DATA, ON WHICH LEGAL BASIS AND FOR HOW LONG?
4.1. General
Depending on your use of the Website, our Platform, our services, the information you share with us and our (client) relationship, FTI processes personal data for the purposes specified in this section 4 (if and to the extent applicable to your situation). Please note that our Website, Platform and services may evolve and more functionalities may be added from time to time. In such event, we will update the below table as necessary and your additional consent (if and to the extent required) shall be requested.
For certain processing purposes, FTI requires your consent. The consent you give is always free and you have the right to withdraw it at any time. You can withdraw your consent by sending an email to dpo@FTI.com. Your withdrawal of consent does not affect the processing of personal data prior to such withdrawal or our processing activities which are based on any other legal basis.
To manage and respond to your contact requests and questions submitted via the Website (such as after you have submitted a contact form).
Identification and contact details Professional details Any feedback and information you choose to share with us during our contact
Performance of a contract
As long as necessary to contact you (with respect to a submitted contact request). Your identification and contact details will in any event be deleted no later than two (2) years after our last contact or as soon as FTI notes that the contact details are out of use.
Management and booking of appointments and other (online) meetings and to ensure a proper follow up (by sending related (background) information such as commercial offers).
Identification and contact details Professional details Technical information Any feedback and information you choose to share with us during our meeting
Legitimate interest or performance of a contract (as applicable)
As long as necessary to contact you and manage our appointments and meetings. Your identification and contact details will in any event be deleted no later than two (2) years after our last contact or as soon as FTI notes that the contact details are out of use.
To improve our Website, your user experience thereof and our service offering in general by gathering technical, analytical and statistical insights.
Usage information Technical information Any feedback you choose to provide us
Consent (as given via the cookie banner on our Website). The consent you give is always free. You have the right, at any time and free of charge, to withdraw your consent, by sending an email to: dpo@FTI.com.
The retention period varies from as long as the duration of a Website-visit, to as long as your consent is not withdrawn (as applicable). Technical information, will in any event be pseudonymized or deleted (i) upon your withdrawal of consent; and (ii) within a reasonable time after the collection of the data. For more details, reference is made to our cookie policy.
To register your participation to any of our (networking) events, workshops, challenges, expo’s, competitions, conferences, and other gatherings and to organize the aforementioned.
Identification and contact details Professional information Technical information Any other information you share with us during your registration for or necessary for the organization of our events, workshops and academies
Performance of a contract
As long as necessary to organize the relevant event or workshop.
To purchase tickets for any of our (networking) events, workshops, challenges, expo’s, competitions, conferences, and other gatherings. Please note that payments are processed by our payment service provider. Payments are not processed on FTI’s systems. For more information on how our payment provider processes your personal data, reference is made to the privacy policy of said payment provider (as notified by said payment provider to you during the payment process).
Identification and contact details Payment details Professional information Technical information
Performance of a contract
Your personal data will be deleted ten (10) years after the expiry or termination of our (client) relationship, unless a longer retention term applies in accordance with applicable laws.
For direct marketing purposes (such as to send newsletters and promotional emails about our services, new membership packages or features, functionalities, special offers, events and other information which we think might interest you).
Identification and contact details Professional details Technical information
Consent or legitimate interest (as applicable) You will only receive a newsletter in the event you opted-in. The consent you give is always free. You have the right, at any time and free of charge, to withdraw your consent and to object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, by sending an email to: dpo@FTI.com.
As long as your consent is not withdrawn. In any event as soon as FTI notes that the contact details are out of use. For more information, reference is made to our cookie policy.
Cookie policy