Privacy

Privacy Notice

This privacy policy was established as a result of the entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation on 25 May 2018. This policy describes Sonomuro's rights and obligations with respect to external persons whose personal data are processed for marketing purposes and the provision of our services. Sonomuro processes the data of suppliers, customers and people who show interest in our company.

This privacy policy regulates the processing of personal data by the controller: [Sonomuro bv,  Sterrenlaan 123-125  2610 Wilrijk,BE0 50395  1820]

We attach great importance to your privacy and therefore recommend that you read our privacy policy carefully.

Questions, concerns, or complaints about this privacy policy can be addressed to our data protection officer:

  • by post to Sonomuro bv, Sterrenlaan 123-125, 2610 Wilrijk
  • by e-mail to info@sonomuro.com

The personal data of suppliers, customers and persons who show an interest in our company are protected by the "Law of 8 December 1992 on the protection of privacy with regard to the processing of personal data" and by the current European Regulation of 27 April 2016 on the protection of personal data.

 

Personal data is all data relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. "Identifiable" refers to identifying data (such as name, identity card number, location data, etc.) that can be used to identify you directly or indirectly (as a natural person).

 

Purposes of the processing of personal data

 

If you are a new or existing customer, we use your personal data to communicate with you about our services. We also use your data to send you newsletters and invitations, based on our legitimate interest. We explain what this is about in section 1.6 below.

 

If you are interested in our company and our services and if you have shown this interest (for example, via the contact form on the website or by subscribe to the newsletter), we use your personal data to communicate with you about our company and our services.

 

We collect personal data (via Google Analytics) and cookies to maintain and improve our website and to continuously optimize the user experience of our site. This processing is necessary to ensure the safety and performance of our website. The collection of personal data via Google Analytics is also used to measure traffic on our website.

 

Sometimes there are legal grounds for us to use your personal data to comply with our obligations. This is laid down in applicable law.

 

There are several legal grounds for Sonomuro bv to carry out data processing:  

 

  1. Consent: The data subject has given permission for one or more specific purposes.
  2. Legal obligation. For example: from a legal point of view, accounting data must be kept for 7 years.
  3. Contract: the processing is necessary for the execution of the contract. This applies when the person concerned is a party to the contract.
  4. public interest

Legitimate interest:

  • Interests are always weighed against the privacy of the persons concerned.
  • The processing must always be necessary for the controller.

In this context, the GDPR makes it clear that the processing of personal data for direct marketing purposes can be considered a legitimate interest.

If you are already on our mailing list for receiving marketing material in paper and/or electronic form, your data may be used by Sonomuro bv to send marketing material or other material related to the services and products of our company.

This consent can be withdrawn at any time, without motivation and free of charge, for example by clicking on the unsubscribe link provided at the bottom of each promotional e-mail. You will learn more about your rights in point 5.

 

What personal data do we process and how do we obtain this data?

How we collect your personal data can be divided into three categories:

 

Category 1: personal data you provide to us

Category 2: personal data collected through the use of our website

Category 3: personal data collected by third parties

 

Category 1: personal data that you provide to us. The personal data we process and how we collect it depends on the subcategory in which you fall.

 

  • You are a new or existing customer:

We have obtained your personal data through you, because you have (i) submitted a  request regarding our services and  products,becausee  Sonomuro  bv  (ii) has used your public data to contact you to ask you if our services  and  products are of interest to you, because you (iii) contacted us via the contact form on our website, because you (iv) contacted us by email or telephone, or because you (v) subscribed to our newsletter via Facebook or our website. In these cases, we process the following personal data: your name, surname, company, telephone number, e-mail address and all other data necessary to be able to offer you our services  and  products or the data necessary for a commercial  relationship.  The data we ask for is necessary to enable further communication. This is by no means sensitive information.

 

  • You show interest in our company and our services and products of gabions or sound walls.

We have obtained this personal data through you, because you (i) contacted our company via the contact form on our website, because you (ii) have signed up for our newsletter via the website you or social media, because you (iii) contacted us by telephone, because you (iv) contacted us by e-mail. The data we ask for is necessary to enable further communication. This is your name, last name, company, phone number, gender and email address. This is by no means sensitive information.

 

Category 2: Personal data collected using our website.

By using cookies.

While using the website. We store certain information about you through a Google Analytics tracker. This information is anonymised and cannot be linked in any way to a natural person.

 

Category 3: Personal data collected by third parties.

Sonomuro bv becomes aware of your personal data via third parties. In any case, we treat them in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR. We also assume that this third party has complied with the legislation and has sought the consent of the data subject for the dissemination of his or her data.

 

  • Data obtained through the customer.

In order to ensure the smooth execution of the commercial relationship, personal data will be provided by the customer to the executing party, if applicable Sonomuro  bv. The customer contractually defines the purposes of the data processing and is responsible for this. Sonomuro bv, for its part, guarantees the correct processing of this data by its employees and continuously uses technical and organizational measures.

 

Data from categories 1 and 3 are systematically stored in our central database: Exactonline. Exactonline  also complies with the privacy legislation and guarantees the security of your data at all times. A link to Mailchimp can be found in  Exactonline. It allows us to inform you about the ins and outs of our company via newsletters (provided that you have given us your explicit consent). Mailchimp also has an obligation to comply with new privacy legislation.

 

If you are already on our mailing list for receiving marketing support in paper and/or electronic form, Sonomuro bv may use your data to send marketing material or any other material related to the services and products of Sonomuro BV.

 

This consent can be withdrawn at any time, without motivation and free of charge, for example by clicking on the unsubscribe link provided for this purpose at the bottom of each e-mail.

 

How long do we keep this personal data?

The personal data (category 1 or 2) that you provide to us will be stored until you opt out of our communication. The personal data used for the execution and delivery of the agreed services and products are stored in the archives on our  server, unless the customer wishes otherwise. In accordance with the legal obligation, accounting data are stored for a period of 7 years.

 

Transfer of data to third parties

To provide our services, we may transfer your data to third parties.

 

  • External service providers

As part of our customer relationship management, we use the Exactonline database in which we store your data. We use Mailchimp and Sender to send mailings.

Our cloud platform is Dropbox.

Our web host is Blacklion and Wix.

 

  • If you want to know how your personal data is used, please refer to their respective privacy policies.
  • If you are a customer of Sonomuro bv, please note that we may pass on your data to suppliers to be able to provide our services and products. This is also for the purpose of a trade agreement.
  • If you are a supplier, please note that we may pass on your data to our customers to provide our services.
  • Sonomuro bv does not provide personal data to our social media partners under any circumstances. When you share something on our website, your personal information about you may be collected by a social media service provider. In such cases, the social network service provider acts as an administrator. We refer you to them for questions about their privacy policy.
  • To guarantee the processing of your personal data, we give our employees access to your personal data.

Your rights

  • Right of access: you have the right to view your personal data free of charge at any time. We are obliged to provide this to you in a clear and accessible manner.
  • Right to correction, erasure, and restriction of data: you have the right to ask us to correct, supplement or delete your personal data at any time. You acknowledge that in the event of a refusal to communicate or a request for deletion of personal data, the provision of certain services and products can be made impossible. You can also request to limit the processing of your personal data.
  • Right to object: you also have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for serious and legitimate reasons. In addition, you have the right to object to the use of your personal data for direct marketing purposes at any time. In this case, you do not need to provide a reason.
  • Right to free transfer of data: you have the right to obtain and/or transfer the personal data processed by us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format to another controller.
  • Right to withdraw consent: to the extent that the processing is based on your prior consent, you have the right to withdraw this consent.
  • Exercise of your rights: you can exercise your rights by contacting us

by e-mail: to info@sonomuro.com

  • by post to Sonomuro bv, Sterrenlaan  123-125 2610 Wilrijk
  • by using the "Contact" section of our website.
  • Right to lodge a complaint: you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority: Belgian Commission for the Protection of Privacy, Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels, Tel.: +32 (0)2 274 48 00, Fax +32 (0)2 274 48 35, e-mail: commission@privacycommission.be.

International data transfer

Sonomuro provides services and products in different countries. In order to ensure the proper functioning of these services and products, we may in some cases transfer personal data to suppliers abroad. This transfer is always made to the knowledge of the customer. Countries covered by EU law are required to comply with the GDPR.