Disclaimer – Privacy Policy

This statement was last modified on 22/03/2024. It applies to all websites and apps of Transition Stories, including www.transitionstories.be and www.transitionstoriesacademy.be. Transition Stories (hereinafter referred to as TS) is located at 2300 Turnhout, Kastelein 142A, with KBO number 0726.745.477.

Disclaimer

The information provided by TS is written by TS itself or derived from sources believed to be reliable. However, despite the care taken in the drafting, the accuracy and completeness of this information cannot be guaranteed. The information on this website is indicative and may be changed at any time without notice.

Liability

No rights can be derived from the provided information. TS cannot guarantee that the TS website will function without errors and uninterrupted. TS and other suppliers accept no liability for the content of this website and the information provided on it. TS accepts no liability for the content of sites not developed by TS that are referred to.

Responsibility

The recipient of the information is responsible for the choice and use of the information. The information may only be used by the recipient. The recipient may not transfer, reproduce, edit, or distribute the information without prior permission from TS. There is no freedom to copy the content of this website; all copyrights are reserved. Belgian law applies.

Privacy Statement

Privacy protection in relation to internet use benefits from as much openness as possible regarding all phases of the information processing process. For this reason, this Privacy Statement indicates how TS collects personal data and for what purposes these can be used.

TS attaches great importance to correctly protecting the data it processes, especially personal data. With this privacy statement, TS aims to strategically outline how data is protected, what responsibilities are assigned around this, and what priorities TS has determined regarding data protection.

Scope of this Privacy Statement

This privacy statement applies only to the entire lifecycle of information within TS websites, from obtaining information to the eventual deletion of information within the organization.

For certain domains or processes (e.g., surveys and inquiries) within TS, additional guidelines or procedures may be developed detailing the measures taken to achieve the desired level of data protection.

What Personal Data Do We Collect?

We collect various types of personal data:

Personal data you provide via web forms: For example, your name, email address, and phone number when you use our contact form.
Personal data we obtain through your use of the websites:
- Log file information: We track data in server logs such as IP address, browser information, the external webpage you came from, the pages you visited on our websites, the time and duration of the visited pages.
- Device information: We may track the device through which you visit our websites.
- Cookies: We use cookies to collect visitor information necessary for visitor statistics. For more information about cookies, please refer to our cookie policy.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Purpose of Data Processing

TS aims to contribute to solving the climate problem by informing, inspiring, and activating visitors about our services via this website. Your data is necessary to provide the requested services (partner information, quote request, information related to providers or applicants, newsletter). By requesting these services, you consent to the processing of your personal data for the described purposes.

We use the personal data we collect to provide, maintain, protect, and improve the correct service. Your personal data is only kept as long as necessary for the purpose for which we collected it. When we no longer need your data, we delete it.

We only share your personal data:

With your consent: We only share your personal data with other companies than TS if we have your consent. Be aware that when you click on a social media button, the privacy policy of that provider applies.
For legal reasons: It may be necessary to share your personal data to comply with a legal obligation.
With parties that process personal data for us: These parties may only process personal data on behalf of TS. These processes are documented in a processing agreement between TS and this party.

Data Security

TS makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that the data of website users and the personal data they provide are protected against:

Loss: Data is no longer available.
Leaks: Data falls into the wrong hands.
Errors: Data is incorrect, e.g., outdated or incomplete.
Inaccessibility: Data is not accessible when needed.
Unauthorized access: Viewed by unauthorized persons.
Lack of traceability: Unable to trace who viewed, modified, or deleted the data.
Processing that does not comply with regulations, guidelines, and standards.

TS will not process personal data related to political or religious preferences or beliefs, race, or any data related to your health or sex life.

TS reserves the right to change this privacy statement. In the event of significant changes, we will notify data subjects through the (social) media of TS.

Only if necessary due to a reorganization of TS can your personal data be transferred to another organization.