OST Belgium Privacy Law for Website Use.
Purpose of the law
This privacy law aims to protect personal privacy and ensure the confidentiality of personal data collected, used, stored and shared by OST Belgium through the websitewww.ostbelgium.be.
Protected information
This law applies to all personal data collected and processed by OST Belgium through the website, including but not limited to name, address, contact details, company details and other information directly or indirectly traceable to an individual.
Collection and use of data
- Personal data is collected only for specific, legitimate purposes, in particular to provide pricing information about our products and services.
- The prices of our products are not publicly available on the website. To view prices, an individual must make a request and provide their company and personal information.
- Personal information collected is used to link the appropriate price list to the applicant's account.
Retention periods
- Persoonlijke gegevens van aanvragers zullen gedurende een periode van twee jaar worden bewaard in ons systeem, op voorwaarde dat er binnen deze periode diensten worden afgenomen bij OST Belgium.
- Indien er geen contact is geweest met OST Belgium gedurende een periode van twee jaar, zullen de persoonlijke gegevens automatisch worden verwijderd uit ons systeem.
Rights of individuals
- Individuals have the right to access, correct and object to the processing of their personal data.
- Requests regarding personal data can be submitted to OST Belgium at info@ostbelgium.be or by phone at +32 (0)14/88 34 34.
Applicability and compliance
- This privacy law applies to all activities of OST Belgium relating to the collection and processing of personal data via the website.
- OST Belgium will regularly review its compliance with this Privacy Act and make adjustments as necessary to comply with changes in laws and regulations.
Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of text sent by our servers to your computer or device when you access our services. They are stored in your browser and later sent back to our servers so that we can provide contextual content. Without cookies, using the Internet would be a much more frustrating experience. We use them to support your activities on our website, for example, your session (so you don't have to log in again) or your shopping basket.
What cookies do we use and why?
We use cookies to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current activity on our website (the pages you've visited), your language and country, enabling us to provide you with better services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
What cookies are set through our site?
Here is an overview of the cookies that may be stored on your device when you visit our website:
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Session & Security |
Authenticate users, protect user data and allow the website to deliver the services users expects, such as maintaining the content of their cart, or allowing file uploads. The website will not work properly if you reject or discard those cookies. |
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Preferences |
Remember information about the preferred look or behavior of the website, such as your preferred language or region. Your experience may be degraded if you discard those cookies, but the website will still work. |
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| Interaction History (optional) |
Used to collect information about your interactions with the website, the pages you've seen, and any specific marketing campaign that brought you to the website. We may not be able to provide the best service to you if you reject those cookies, but the website will work. |
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Advertising & Marketing |
Used to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers, such as providing more relevant ads when you visit other websites that display ads or to improve reporting on ad campaign performance. Note that some third-party services may install additional cookies on your browser in order to identify you. You may opt-out of a third-party's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page. The website will still work if you reject or discard those cookies. |
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Analytics |
Understand how visitors engage with our website, via Google Analytics. Learn more about Analytics cookies and privacy information. The website will still work if you reject or discard those cookies. |
How can you disable cookies?
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser's Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
We do not currently support Do Not Track signals, as there is no industry standard for compliance.