Privacy Statement: Competitions

Date last updated: 26 November 2024

Port of Antwerp-Bruges NV (hereinafter "Port of Antwerp-Bruges", "POAB", "we" or "us") attaches great importance to the protection of personal data. Personal Data is all the information about an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter the "data subject", "you", or "your"). We will always protect your personal data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation or "GDPR") including any applicable current or future national or international legislation implementing or replacing the GDPR (hereinafter collectively "Applicable Privacy Legislation").

 

This notification on the processing of your personal data (hereinafter "Privacy Statement") was drawn up to clearly inform you about the processing of your personal data and your rights as a data subject. As such, please read this document carefully and contact us if you have any questions via the contact details in Article 9 below.

1. Application of this statement

This Privacy Statement applies to the processing of personal data of the following categories of data subjects:

  • Participants in competitions organised by Port of Antwerp-Bruges. 

2. Data controllers

2.1 The controller for this processing is Port of Antwerp-Bruges.

 

2.2 The Data Protection Officers for Port of Antwerp-Bruges can be contacted at dpo@portofantwerpbruges.com.

3. Overview of the processing (purpose, personal data, legal basis)

PurposePersonal dataLegal basis
Participation in competitions, recording and informing of outcomeForename, surname, e-mail addressPerformance of an agreement

Insofar as the processing of personal data constitutes a contractual or legal obligation and the data must be provided by the data subject, the data subject is required to provide the personal data. 

4. Source of personal data

Port of Antwerp-Bruges processes the personal data that it obtains directly from the data subject.

5. Categories of recipients

Personal data collected is not shared with third parties.

6. International transfers

6.1 In the event that we transfer your personal data to a third country or international organisation (i.e. outside the EEA), we will ensure that your personal data is either transferred only to third countries that are deemed by the European Commission to provide an "adequate" level of protection (a list of adequate third countries is available on the European Commission's website) or if your personal data is not transferred to a country that provides an adequate level of protection, we will provide appropriate safeguards (e.g. enter into EU standard contractual clauses or binding corporate rules with the recipient and implement the necessary additional measures) to ensure that your personal data remains protected in accordance with Applicable Privacy Legislation.

 

6.2 If you would like any further information or to receive a copy of these guarantees, please contact us at the following e-mail address: dpo@portofantwerpbruges.com.

7. Retention period

7.1 Port of Antwerp-Bruges shall retain your personal data for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in Article 3. After that time, the personal data shall be deleted/anonymised.

 

7.2 For more information, you can always contact dpo@portofantwerpbruges.com.

8. Your rights as a Data Subject

8.1 In accordance with the Applicable Privacy Legislation, you may exercise the following rights (if and to the extent applicable):

  • You can request access to and receive a copy of any personal data we have processed concerning you;
  • You can also request that your personal data that is incorrect or incomplete be corrected or completed;
  • You can request that your personal data be deleted;
  • You can object to the processing of your personal data, request that we restrict the processing of your personal data or request the portability  of your personal data.

 

8.2 You can exercise these rights by sending an e-mail to dpo@portofantwerpbruges.com. We will handle your request in accordance with the Applicable Privacy Legislation.

  • Finally, you also have the right to file a complaint with the Data Protection Authority:

 

Data Protection Authority
Rue de la Presse 35, B-1000 Brussels

+32 (0)2 274 48 00
+32 (0)2 274 48 35
contact@apd-gba.be
https://www.dataprotectionauthority.be/

9. Contact details

Port of Antwerp-Bruges is responsible for the collection and use of your personal data as described in this Privacy Statement. You can contact us at dpo@portofantwerpbruges.com.

10. Updates to this Privacy Statement

We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time to comply with business, legal or technical developments. When we update our Privacy Statement, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, depending on the significance of the changes and the legal requirements in this regard.