Privacy and cookie policy

The carlomertens.be website is managed and owned by Carlo Mertens, Papatoetoet CommV, established at Boniverlei 12, 2650 Edegem, tel. +32 495 536931, registered with the KBO under number BE 0863.225.863. Carlo Mertens is responsible for processing your personal data. Carlo Mertens attaches great importance to the protection of your personal data. In this privacy and cookie policy we want to provide clear information about how your personal data are collected and processed and about the reasons why this is done.

This privacy policy applies to the carlomertens.be website and it governs data collection, processing and usage practices, and applies to all contacts between Carlo Mertens and his customers, business relations of customers, and suppliers. By using the website, you consent to the data practices described in this privacy policy. If you do not agree with the data practices described in this privacy policy, you should not use the website. If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle the information you provide to us, you can send us an email at info@carlomertens.be.

Carlo Mertens treats your personal data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of private individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and to the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC – the General Data Protection Regulation and Law of 30 July 2018 on the protection of private individuals with regard to the processing of personal data.

You are free to explore our website without providing any information about yourself. If you want to get in touch with us to get more information about our services, you can provide personal information about yourself via the contact form. “Personal Information” refers to any information you voluntarily provide to us that personally identifies you, including contact information, such as your name, email address, company name, address, telephone number and other information about yourself or your company. When you send us the contact form, we process your personal data to contact you by phone or e-mail if this is necessary for allowing us to perform our services.

Our website and/or service does not intend to collect data about website visitors under the age of 18, unless they have parental or guardian consent. However, we cannot check whether a visitor is over 18. We therefore advise parents to be involved in the online activities of their children in order to prevent their children’s data from being collected without parental consent. If you are convinced that we have collected personal information about a minor without this consent, please contact us at info@carlomertens.be and we will delete this information.

Carlo Mertens may share your personal data with third parties if this is necessary for the performance of the services or to comply with any legal obligation. We will only do this with your explicit permission.
We reserve the right to use or disclose your personal information if required to do so by law, or if we reasonably believe that use or disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, or to comply with a law, a court order or legal process, or if this is legally, ethically or contractually necessary for the implementation of the purposes described in the cooperation. We will never sell your personal information to third parties.
Carlo Mertens does not store the personal information you provide to us for longer than necessary for the purpose for which it was provided, with a maximum duration as allowed or required by law. We then delete the information in a secure manner. We will remove this information from the servers sooner if you so request us.
If you provide us with your personal information, you have the following rights in relation to that information:

To view the user information you have provided to us
To request that we correct any errors, out- dated information or omissions in user information that you have provided to us
To request that your user data are not used and/or processed, or only to a limited extent, , and to withdraw your previous consent to this
To request that your information be removed from our records not to be contacted
To have us transfer the data you have provided to yourself or directly to another party on your instructions.
To exercise one of these rights, please contact us at info@carlomertens.be. We will immediately change, correct or delete your information and inform you of the action we have taken.

The carlomertens.be website uses cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer, tablet or smartphone when you first visit the website. The law allows us to store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the use of the site. For all other types of cookies we need your consent.
When you visit the website for the first time, you can accept, reject or set the cookies yourself.

We distinguish between the following cookies:

· Essential Cookies
These cookies enable core functionality such as security, identity verification and network management. These cookies cannot be disabled.

· Marketing cookies
These cookies are used to track the effectiveness of advertisements in order to provide a more relevant service and display better advertisements that match your interests.

· Functional cookies
These cookies collect data to remember user choices in order to improve and personalize the experience.

· Analytical cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website, spot errors, and perform better overall analytics.

Our website sometimes provides links to other websites. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, the content or practices of these other websites. The fact that we provide such links does not mean that we endorse these other websites, their content, their owners or their practices. This privacy policy does not apply to these other websites, which are subject to any privacy and other policies they may have.

If you have any questions or complaints in the context of this privacy and cookie statement, you can report this to us via info@carlomertens.be.