Privacy

John Cockerill Foundation Data Protection Policy

 

1. Purpose

The purpose of this John Cockerill Foundation Personal Data Protection Policy is to explain clearly and simply the processing that the John Cockerill Foundation carries out on the personal data of persons external to the foundation (customers, prospects, suppliers, subcontractors, professional contacts, visitors to the John Cockerill Foundation website or social network page, etc.). This Data Protection Policy is regularly updated. You are invited to consult the John Cockerill Foundation website regularly to see the latest version in force.

 

2. General information applicable to all processing of personal data

 

2.1. Who processes your data?

The John Cockerill Foundation, with whom you are in contact and whose contact details can be found at info@johncockerillfoundation.org (hereinafter referred to as “the Foundation”), is responsible for processing your data.

In this Policy, “the John Cockerill Foundation” shall be understood to mean the John Cockerill Foundation with which you have a relationship.

You can contact the General Data Protection Officer by email at info@johncockerillfoundation.org.

 

2.2. Is the data transferred outside the European Union?

In principle, your data is only stored on servers located within the EU. If your data is transferred outside the European Union, it is only transferred to a country that does not offer an adequate level of protection if the processing of your file requires the sharing of information with professionals from non-EU countries. Similarly, for certain processing activities, we may use subcontractors located outside the European Union. In these cases, we of course ensure that the recipients are obliged to respect the same data protection standards as in the EU through appropriate contractual clauses. You can obtain a copy of these guarantees on request.

 

2.3 As a data subject, what are your rights?

 

  • Information – This right is exercised through this document. If the data processed includes the data of your staff, you undertake to make them aware of this document.

 

  • Access and rectification – You have the right to access your data and to have them rectified if necessary.

 

  • Objection – You may object to the processing of your data by us on the basis of our legitimate interest.
  • Withdrawing your consent – Where data is processed on the basis of your consent, you may withdraw this decision at any time, without calling into question the past processing.

 

  • Erasure – You may obtain the erasure of your data or the restriction of processing under the conditions set out in Articles 17 and 18 of the General Data Protection Regulation.

 

  • Portability – The data you have provided to us may be provided to you in electronic format.

 

2.4. Where to get more information and/or file a complaint?

The person responsible for processing your data (as defined in point 2.1.) and the General Data Protection Officer (info@johncockerillfoundation.org) are available to answer any questions you may have and, upon proof of your identity, to answer any requests relating to the rights set out above.

 

If you require further information, or if you wish to lodge a complaint, you may contact the Data Protection Authority in your country or at the headquarters of the company concerned: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_fr#member-be .

 

3. Specific data processing according to your quality:

 

3.1. You are a visitor to the John Cockerill Foundation website

 

Categories of data collected – If you visit the John Cockerill Foundation website, you do not have to provide any personal data. However, the provision of the websites involves the collection of “cookies”.

If you contact the John Cockerill Foundation via the “Contact Us” form on the website, the following personal data about you may be processed: identification data (name), contact data (e-mail address), occupation data (Company), application data.

 

Purposes – These personal data are processed for the following purposes:

  • For the purposes of placing and reading cookies: some cookies are necessary to enable navigation on the websites while others are optional and you are free to accept them or not. For more information, see the Cookie Policy above.
  • To manage your request: in order to answer your question/request, the John Cockerill Foundation needs to know the information requested. Without this information, the John Cockerill Foundation cannot respond to you.
  • For statistical purposes: on the basis of its legitimate interest, the John Cockerill Foundation carries out statistics on the audience and use of its websites.
  • For direct marketing purposes, based on your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time.

 

Recipients – In order to accomplish the purposes listed above, your data may be communicated to the following recipients:

  • John Cockerill’s staff members (employees, freelancers, trainees, etc.) as well as its partners, if the processing of your data is necessary for the performance of their tasks;
  • To John Cockerill Foundation and John Cockerill subcontractors processing personal data on behalf of John Cockerill Foundation and John Cockerill;
  • To the third parties listed in the Cookie Policy.

 

3.2. You are a visitor of a social network page of the John Cockerill Foundation

 

Categories of data collected – If you visit the John Cockerill Foundation’s social networking pages, the following personal data may be processed jointly by the social network and the administrator of that page: data related to your account, data related to the sharing of content or communications you have with others.

 

Purposes – These personal data are processed for the following purposes:

  • For placement and reading of cookies: for more information, see the Cookie Policy above;
  • For the purpose of improving the social network’s advertising system;
  • For statistical purposes: on the basis of its legitimate interest, John Cockerill carries out statistics on the audience of the page.

 

Your data will only be processed by the administrator of the page (the John Cockerill Foundation) within the framework of its legitimate interest to obtain statistics on the visitors of its page in order to adequately promote its page. The audience statistics established by the social network are only transmitted to the administrator of the page in an anonymized form.

 

Retention Period – Your data is or may be processed for as long as the page exists and you visit it.

 

Recipients – In order to accomplish the purposes listed above, your data may be communicated to the following recipients:

  • Members of the John Cockerill Foundation and John Cockerill’s staff (employees, freelancers, trainees, etc.) as well as its partners, if the processing of your data is necessary for the performance of their tasks;
  • To John Cockerill Foundation and John Cockerill’s subcontractors processing personal data on behalf of John Cockerill Foundation and John Cockerill;
  • To the relevant social network.

 

4. In all cases

In any case, the John Cockerill Foundation may process your personal data in the following cases:

 

4.1 Management of possible litigation

Your data may be processed for the purposes of managing any disputes that may arise: in accordance with Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, if a dispute should arise between you and the John Cockerill Foundation, the latter may process your data in order to defend its rights in court.

 

For the fulfilment of this purpose, your data may be communicated to the following recipients:

  • Members of the John Cockerill Foundation and John Cockerill’s staff (employees, freelancers, trainees, etc.) as well as its partners, if the processing of your data is necessary for the performance of their tasks;
  • To the attorneys, counsel, collection companies, bailiffs of the John Cockerill Foundation;
  • To police and/or judicial institutions;
  • To John Cockerill Foundation’s subcontractors, processing personal data on behalf of John Cockerill.

 

4.2. Fight against fraud and abuse

Your data may be processed to combat fraud and abuse (only for processing involving a contract between you and the John Cockerill Foundation): the John Cockerill Foundation has a legitimate interest in carrying out certain checks relating to the reputation and solvency of its co-contractors, in order to guard against the risks of fraud and abuse.

 

For the fulfilment of this purpose, your data may be communicated to the following recipients:

  • Members of the John Cockerill Foundation and John Cockerill’s staff (employees, freelancers, trainees, etc.) as well as its partners, if the processing of your data is necessary for the performance of their tasks;
  • To the attorneys, counsel, collection companies, bailiffs of the John Cockerill Foundation;
  • To police and/or judicial institutions;
  • To the John Cockerill Foundation’s subcontractors, processing personal data on behalf of the John Cockerill Foundation.

4.3. Direct marketing

Your data may be processed for direct marketing purposes:

  • If you are a client of the John Cockerill Foundation, the legitimate interest of the John Cockerill Foundation justifies carrying out information or promotional operations of the services (which also includes invitations to events. However, you have the right to object to the processing of your data at any time.
  • If you give your consent, your personal data may be processed for the purpose of sending you direct marketing. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

 

Your data will be retained by the John Cockerill Foundation for this purpose until you ask it to stop.

 

For the fulfilment of this purpose, your data may be communicated to the following recipients:

  • Members of the John Cockerill Foundation and John Cockerill’s staff (employees, freelancers, trainees, etc.) as well as its partners, if the processing of your data is necessary for the performance of their tasks;
  • To John Cockerill Foundation’s subcontractors, processing personal data on behalf of John Cockerill.