Privacy and cookie policy

Privacy and Cookie Policy

(Version 1 – Juli 2023)

Application

This privacy policy applies to all personal data processed on butgb-ubatc.be.

Butgb-ubatc.be is a website managed by Buildwise.

Buildwise is a trade name of the SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CENTER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, an establishment recognized under the Act of 30 January 1947, with its registered office at Lombardstraat 42, 1000 Brussels, Belgium, and with company number 0407.695.057.

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The processing of cookies on this website is described in our privacy policy. Information on how to manage your cookie preferences is explained more specifically in our cookie policy at the bottom of this page.

Personal data

This policy applies to the personal data processed by Buildwise on butgb-ubatc.be. The collection and use of personal data by Buildwise comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

How do we collect this personal data

This data can be collected in various ways:

Through cookies and tags, your browser provides us access to certain usage information.
When you contact our helpdesk or fill out a contact form. In such cases, the data is only used to respond to your inquiries.

Retention period

Your data is not retained longer than necessary for the purposes for which you provided it:

If provided under an agreement with Buildwise, it is not retained longer than necessary for its execution.
If provided based on your consent, processing is stopped as soon as you withdraw your consent.
If processed based on a legal obligation or legitimate interest of Buildwise, it is retained as long as necessary.

How do I contact Buildwise regarding my privacy rights?

According to GDPR legislation, you have the right to access, rectify, object to processing, and request deletion of your personal data. Buildwise, as the data controller for Butgb-ubatc.be, has the obligation to provide a copy of the data it has about you upon request. Buildwise may charge a reasonable fee for additional copies.

To exercise your rights, email gdpr@buildwise.be.

Security

Butgb-ubatc.be uses appropriate technologies and security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure, loss, and destruction. Buildwise also employs professional firewalls and secure passwords to ensure data confidentiality.

While Buildwise aims to secure data transfer, it is not liable for any damage arising from data loss or interception by a third party. It is essential to install necessary software and handle personal data use and disclosure with care.

Amendment

Butgb-ubatc.be may revise its policy regarding the processing of personal data. Such adjustments will be communicated on the website.

Other websites

The website may contain links to other sites. Buildwise cannot guarantee that these websites comply with their privacy policies according to applicable regulations. It is advisable to check this by consulting the privacy clauses on these websites.

Cookie Policy

Butgb-ubatc.be uses cookies to optimize user experience, under the application of this cookie policy. This policy aims to inform you accurately and clearly about the use of cookies and how you can give your consent to their use.

During your visit and/or use of the website, you can refuse or accept cookies in accordance with this policy. We reserve the right to adjust this policy periodically, as well as to add and/or remove cookies, to keep it as up-to-date as possible. We will inform you through the website.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small text or data file that your browser stores on your computer, tablet, or smartphone when you visit a website.

A cookie consists of a unique value that allows your browser to recognize you. This way, as a visitor to the website, you can be identified on a subsequent visit without having to reset certain preferences (such as language).

Cookies also allow us to analyze the website and tools, so we can continuously improve their functioning.

Refusing cookies

If you do not want the website to place cookies, you can set your preferences before using the website for the first time. Strictly necessary cookies, responsible for the proper functioning of the website, cannot be refused.

Cookie overview

Butgb-ubatc.be uses these Analytical cookies.

Name	Domain	Duration	Description
_ga_*	butgb-ubatc.be	14 months	This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics – which is a major update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a customer identifier. It is included in every page request on a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the site’s analytics reports. The “*” indicates that there are several cookie variants active on the site with the same prefix. However, the function is the same
_gid	butgb-ubatc.be	1 day	The _gid cookie is installed by Google Analytics and stores information about how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some data collected are the number of visitors, their source and the pages they visit anonymously.
_gat_gtag_	butgb-ubatc.be	1 min	Used to limit the percentage of requests. It collects information about how visitors use the site.
slimstat_tracking_code	butgb-ubatc.be	30 min	Tracks returning customers and registered users, monitors JavaScript events, detects breaches, analyzes email campaigns
_no_tracky_[site_id]	butgb-ubatc.be	1 hour	This cookie reduces bandwidth usage when certain visitor filters are active and expires after 1 hour. NOTE: The Terms of Service require that you remove the tracking code from all sites upon termination of your account. For sites that violate the terms and leave the code installed, this cookie is always set, regardless of privacy settings, to minimize the use of bandwidth and CPU resources on our tracking servers.

Butgb-ubatc.be uses these Functional cookies.

Name	Domain	Duration	Discription
_icl_visitor_lang_js	butgb-ubatc.be	1 day	Stores the preferred language. This cookie is enabled for all website visitors if you use the Browser Language Redirect feature.
wpml_browser_redirect_test	butgb-ubatc.be	SESSION	Test of cookies zijn ingeschakeld. Deze cookie is ingeschakeld voor alle websitebezoekers als u de taalomleidingsfunctie gebruikt.