Privacy Policy

Below you will find the legal language that ensures your data are safe and used correctly. It is sometimes confusing, so if you have questions or concerns, do not hesitate to reach out to ellen@ellenbracquine.com

Last updated on June 27, 2023

Introduction

We are convinced that the protection of our customers’ personal environment is of vital importance and if we process your personal data, we do so in accordance with the stipulations in the General Data Protection Regulation of 27 April 2016 and the Belgian law entitled ‘Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming van 27 april 2016 en van de Belgische wet van 8 december 1992 tot bescherming van de persoonlijke levenssfeer ten opzichte van de verwerking van persoonsgegevens in Dutch.

This page describes the policy followed on the website https://ellenbracquine.com concerning the personal environment as well as the processing of all the information collected during or as a result of your visit to this website.

We therefore kindly invite you to read this privacy policy carefully and to take notice of its contents. Possible future changes cannot be ruled out. We ask you to read this privacy declaration regularly to remain informed about any such changes.

 

Approval

By using our website, newsletter service or coaching & training services, you accept that some personal data will be collected and processed automatically in accordance with the purposes described below.

 

Purpose of the processing of personal data

When registering on this website e.g., to ask a question through the contact form, or to receive the newsletter or training materials, you will be asked to enter some personal data. We need this personal information to ensure that we can respond to your inquiry and send you the requested materials or newsletter.

This personal data is processed with a view to delivering your requested services and is also used to continually improve the website and the offered services/products as well as to adjust them to your needs. In this respect, we reserve the right to use your information for marketing research and satisfaction surveys, or for the development of services/products, possibly by appealing to subcontractors.

Furthermore, we can send you e-mails including commercial information about new services/products, promotions, advantages, etc. thanks to this data.

If you do not wish to receive publicity from us, you can unsubscribe from the e-mail by clicking the link at the bottom of each e-mail or send us a request to remove your information at ellen@ellenbracquine.com

Our web server also automatically recognizes your IP address every time you visit our website. The data are used as part of analytics to improve the website.

 

Processing of the personal data and those who have access to the processed data

The supplied data will be stored in the database of the email service provider used by Ellen Bracquiné and in the data analytics solution used on the website. The data will only be processed to the extent that its processing is necessary for the purposes mentioned in the previous section.

We can combine the information we have collected from you with information we acquired from other sources. This allows us to improve the general precision and completeness of the information and to tune the correspondence we conduct with you to your needs.

We can also collect information regarding your use of our websites. We use various techniques for this, including cookies.

 

Legal grounds for processing

The data is processed on the basis of the following legal grounds:

  • Your approval, regarding the visit to our website.
  • Your explicit approval when signing up for the newsletter or free materials.
  • A contractual relationship as soon as you acquire our products/services.

If you object to the processing of your data, we will no longer be able to execute the agreement and you will no longer be able to use our services.

 

Sharing of your data

We share your personal data with your approval or if necessary to complete a transaction (such as the newsletter sent to you through an e-mail service provider) or to supply you with a product that you requested.

Your personal data will not be sold or sent to third parties, nor will it be published. Your data will not be shared with organizations in countries outside the EU.

Ellen Bracquiné reserves the right to use or publish your data, when this is necessary to safeguard the website’s integrity when it is required by law, when its processing is a matter of life and death to you, when its processing is needed to fulfill a task of public interest or when the data processing is necessary to serve a legitimate interest.

You can withdraw your consent at any time.

 

Your rights regarding the data we collected

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to access, modify and delete data that concern you. You also have the right to object to its processing within the constraints of the law. You have the right to transfer your data to a third party.

You can assert your rights by sending a message to ellen@ellenbracquine.com

In addition, it is possible for you to refuse the sending of information letters and other commercial information by clicking the ‘Unsubscribe’ link which can be found on every dispatching.

When you assert your right to object to the sending of direct marketing, this will only be valid for the specified e-mail address. If you are receiving commercial messages on multiple e-mail addresses, you must unsubscribe as many times.

 

Term of storage of your data

Ellen Bracquiné saves your data no longer than necessary for the purpose for which it was provided or required by law. As a general rule, we save personal data for a period of 5 years at most after its most recent use.

 

Safety and confidentiality

We are committed to keeping your personal data confidential and have taken security measures to prevent any possible loss, abuse, or falsification of this personal data.

 

Contact details of the processor and the person responsible for processing

Your details are processed by Ellen Bracquiné. You can contact us at the following e-mail address: ellen@ellenbracquine.com

 

Cookies

Cookies are small files that are temporarily stored on your hard disk via the website. These small files facilitate navigation and contribute greatly to the website’s user-friendliness. Surfing our website may result in the installation of cookies on your computer. They simplify your visit and improve the ergonomics of the dialogue.

If you wish your browser to alert you when cookies are being sent, you can adjust your browser settings. You can refuse the installation of these cookies on your computer, but such a refusal may prevent access to certain services of the websites.

If you do not wish to receive cookies, you can choose “do not accept cookies” in your browser settings. You will then no longer receive cookies. However, this can lead to a loss of functionalities and loss of user-friendliness of the website.

 

Links to other websites

Links that are included on the website are for informational purposes only. Despite careful content control, we do not accept any liability, neither for the content of external links nor for the respect of a policy with regard to one’s personal environment that is identical to the policy defined here. When entering the external links, you should read the privacy policy of the website concerned.