our privacy policy

The website https://3fonteinen.be (hereafter: the “Website”) is offered by:

3 Fonteinen NV

Molenstraat 47

1651 Lot, Belgium

VAT number: BE0474.218.746

E-mail: privacy@3fonteinen.be

Phone: +32 2 306 71 03

1. Why this Privacy Statement?

Every person (hereafter the “User”) who visits or uses the Website discloses a certain amount of personal data. The personal data is information which allows 3 Fonteinen NV to identify you as a natural person, regardless of whether we actually do this. You are identifiable as soon as it is possible to create a direct or indirect link between one or more data and you as a natural person.

We only use and process your personal data in accordance with the GDPR and any replacement legislation, or any similar regulation under any applicable law, and any regulatory requirements or codes of practice governing the use, storage or transmission of personal data.

Every reference in this Privacy Statement to the 'GDPR' is a reference to the Regulation of 27 April 2016 on the Protection of Natural Persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data and on the Free Movement of such Data (General Data Protection Regulation).

Through this Privacy Policy, every User of the Website is informed of the processing activities 3 Fonteinen NV may carry out with his or her personal data. 3 Fonteinen NV has the right to modify this Privacy Policy at all times. Every substantial change will be clearly communicated towards the User. We advise you to consult this document regularly.

2. Who is responsible for the processing of personal data?

2.1. Controller

3 Fonteinen NV is responsible for the processing and decides alone and/or in cooperation with others which personal data are being collected as well as the purposes and the technical and organisational means with regard to the processing of those personal data.

2.2. Processor(s)

3 Fonteinen NV is free to rely on data processors. A processor is the natural or legal person who processes your personal data upon request and on behalf of the data controller. The processor is required to ensure the security and confidentiality of the data. The processor shall always act on the instructions of the data controller.

3 Fonteinen NV relies on the following categories of "processors":

  • Companies we have engaged for marketing purposes,
  • Companies we have engaged with for hosting purposes,
  • Companies we have engaged with for statistical purposes.

On what legal grounds are my data processed?

In accordance with the GDPR we process personal data on the following legal grounds:

  • On the basis of our legitimate interest in sending information and newsletters to our customers,
  • On the basis of your consent to send promotional offers (direct marketing).

3. Which personal data are being processed?

3 Fonteinen NV commits to only collect and process data, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which they are processed.

The following categories of personal data are processed by 3 Fonteinen NV:

  • Personal identification data (eg. first and last name, country of residence),
  • Contact details (eg. e-mail address, address, phone number).

This data is collected at the time of your subscription to our newsletter and/or when you use our services (eg. webshop). Other personal data may be collected later, e.g. in the context of our after-sales. These data are necessary for the provision of 3 Fonteinen NV services. The amount of personal data collected depends on your use of the Website and/or the functionalities of the webshop.

4. For which purposes are my personal data being used?

3 Fonteinen NV collects your personal data for the sole purpose of offering every User of our a safe, optimised and personal user experience of our Website and the offered services. The collection of personal data becomes more extensive as the User makes more intensive use of our Website and our online services. 3 Fonteinen NV reserves the right to suspend or cancel certain operations if personal data is missing, incorrect or incomplete.

The processing of your personal data is essential for the proper functioning of the Website and the provision of associated services. 3 Fonteinen NV commits to solely process your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Customer management: customer administration, order management, deliveries, invoicing, support, and complaint follow-up.
  • Personalized marketing and advertising (eg. sending newsletters) if you have expressly agreed to it. In that case, you are free to withdraw your consent at any time.

When visiting the website of 3 Fonteinen NV, some data are being collected for statistical purposes. Such data is necessary to optimise your user experience. These data are: IP-address, probable location of the visit, the hour and day of the visit and the pages which are being consulted. When you visit the Website, you explicitly agree to this collection of data for statistical purposes.

The User provides the personal data to 3 Fonteinen NV himself and can therefore exercise some kind of control. When certain data is incomplete or possibly incorrect, the User has the right to postpone some actions temporarily or permanently.

5. Who receives your personal data?

Your personal data are processed for internal use only. Your personal data will not be sold, passed on or communicated to any third parties, except in case you have given us your explicit prior consent.

6. How long do we store your personal data?

Your data is stored as long as necessary to achieve the ends pursued. They will be erased as soon as they are no longer necessary for the ends pursued or if you validly exercise your right to erasure.

7. What are my rights?

7.1 Guarantee of a legitimate and secure process of your personal data

Your personal data are always processed for the legitimate purposes explained in point 5. They are collected and processed in an appropriate, relevant and non-excessive manner, and are not kept longer than necessary to achieve the intended purposes.

7.2 Right to access

If you can prove your identity, you have the right to obtain information about the processing of your data. Thus, you have the right to know the purposes of the processing, the overview of data concerned, the list of recipients to whom the data are transmitted, the criteria used to determine the data retention period, and the rights that you can exercise on your data.

7.3 Right to rectification of your personal data

Inaccurate or incomplete personal data may be corrected. At any time you can request us to correct or complete your personal data, either in writing or by email.

7.4 Right to erasure (or “right to be forgotten”)

You also have the right to obtain the erasure of your personal data under the following assumptions:

  • Your personal data are no longer necessary for the intended purposes,
  • You withdraw your consent to the processing and there is no other legal ground for processing,
  • You have validly exercised your right of opposition,
  • Your data has been illegally processed,
  • Your data must be deleted to comply with a legal obligation.

7.5 Right to limitation of processing

In certain cases, you have the right to request the limitation of the processing of your personal data, especially in case of dispute as to the accuracy of the data, if the data are necessary in the context of legal proceedings or the time required to 3 Fonteinen NV to verify that you can validly exercise your right to erasure.

7.6 Right to object

You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes. 3 Fonteinen NV will stop processing your personal data unless it can demonstrate that there are compelling legitimate reasons for the processing which prevail over your right to object.

7.7 Right to data portability

You have the right to obtain any personal data which you have provided us in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format. At your request, this data may be transferred to another provider unless it is technically impossible.

7.8 Right to withdraw your consent

You may withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time, for example for direct marketing purposes.

8. How to exercise my rights?

If you wish to exercise your rights, you must send a written request and proof of identity by registered mail to:

3 Fonteinen NV, Molenstraat 47, 1651 Lot, Belgium or by email to privacy@3fonteinen.be. We will respond as soon as possible, and no later than one month after receipt of the request.

9. Possibility to lodge a complaint

If you are not satisfied with the processing of your personal data by 3 Fonteinen NV, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent Data Protection Authority.

For Belgium, the appointed Data Protection Authority can be contacted via https://www.privacycommission.be.

Data Protection Officer

Werner Van Obberghen

Molenstraat 47

1651 Lot, Belgium

T: +32 2 306 71 03

E: privacy@3fonteinen.be

Supervisory Authority

Data Protection Authority

Drukpersstraat 35

1000 Brussels, Belgium

T: +32 2 274 48 00

E: contact@apd-gba.be