We understand that your trust in us, is ECONCORE ’s most important asset (hereinafter referred to as "ECONCORE", "we" or "us"). As such, your privacy is essential for us. 

This privacy statement (hereinafter referred to as "Privacy Statement") is applicable, inter alia, to (i) our website https://www.ECONCORE.com/ (hereinafter referred to as the "Website") and (ii) all (commercial) relations between ECONCORE and its customers, prospects and business partners. 

This Privacy Statement includes information about the personal data collected by ECONCORE, as well as the manner in which ECONCORE uses and processes this personal data.

ECONCORE wishes to emphasize that it always attempts to act in accordance with (i) the Belgian Privacy Law of 8 December 1992 on privacy protection in relation to the processing of personal data and/or (ii) the EU Regulation of 2016 concerning the protection of individuals with regards to the processing of personal data, regarding the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC and (iii) all (future) Belgian laws regarding the implementation of this Regulation. 

Visiting the Website, appealing on the services of ECONCORE, subscribing for the newsletter, purchasing of products/goods and services or subscribing to an event, implies your explicit approval (through disclosure of your personal information or opt-in) of the Privacy Statement and consequently how we collect, use and process your personal data.

Please read this Privacy Statement in conjunction with ECONCORE’s legal disclaimer and cookie policy.

Types of personal data

ECONCORE can collect and process the following personal data:

  • Name
  • Surname
  • E-mail address
  • Telephone number (landline and/or mobile phone)
  • Type of business the person is/was related to
  • Company name and address

ECONCORE also automatically collects anonymous information regarding your use of the Website. As such, ECONCORE shall, for example, automatically log which sections of the Website and Platform you visit, which web browser you use, which website you visited when you obtained access to the Website. We cannot identify you through these data, but it allows ECONCORE to draw up statistics regarding the use of the Website.

Methods of personal data collection:

These personal data are collected in the context of:

  • Visiting the Website
  • Collaboration with ECONCORE
  • Incoming and outgoing correspondence with ECONCORE
  • Subscription to a newsletter
  • Appealing on the services of ECONCORE
  • Exchanging business cards
  • Subscription to an event/trade show
  • Verification of your identity (e.g. when a data subject contacts customer service)

All personal data, collected by ECONCORE, are thus expressly and voluntarily provided by you. 

Providing certain personal data is (sometimes) a requirement to be able to enjoy certain services (e.g. to gain access to certain parts of the Website, to subscribe to newsletters, to participate in certain activities and events). In this respect, it shall be indicated which data must be provided mandatory and which data is optional.

Use of personal data

ECONCORE can use your personal data for the following purposes: 

  • Performance of the agreement with ECONCORE (incl. follow-up thereof)
  • Responding to questions (whether or not received through the contact form)
  • Sending newsletters
  • Creating statistics
  • Drawing up a quote
  • Follow-up after a meeting
  • Confirmation of the subscription of a webinar/seminar/event/etc
  • Issuing invoices and the collection thereof
  • Providing support/assistance
  • Sending vouchers for trade shows

Processing takes place on the following legal grounds, as the case may be:

  • You have given consent to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes 
  • Processing is necessary for the performance of the agreement with ECONCORE or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into an agreement 
  • Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which ECONCORE is subject 
  • Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by ECONCORE or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, which require protection of personal data (in particular when you are a child).

Disclosure of personal data to third parties

ECONCORE shall not disclose your personal data to third parties, unless it is necessary in the context of performing the agreement and optimisation thereof (including but not limited to ECONCORE). In this respect, your personal data may be disclosed to payment providers, software providers, cloud & IT partner, transport partners, suppliers, financial and insurance partners and services providers used by ECONCORE.

If it is necessary that ECONCORE discloses your personal data to third parties, the third party concerned is required to use your personal data in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Statement. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is however possible that ECONCORE discloses your personal data:

  • To the competent authorities (i) if ECONCORE is obliged to do so under the law or under legal or future legal proceedings and (ii) to safeguard and defend our rights
  • If ECONCORE, or the majority of its assets, are taken over by a third party, in which case your personal data – which ECONCORE has collected – shall be one of the transferred assets

In all other cases, ECONCORE will not sell, hire out or pass on your personal data to third parties, except when it (i) has obtained your permission to this end and (ii) has completed a data processing agreement with the third party in question, which contains the necessary guarantees regarding confidentiality and privacy compliance of your personal data.

Cross-border processing of personal data

Any transfer of personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to a recipient whose domicile or registered office is in a country which does not fall under the adequacy decision enacted by the European Commission, shall be governed by the provisions of a data transfer agreement, which shall contain (i) the standard contractual clauses, as referred to in the 'European Commission decision of 5 February 2010 (Decision 2010/87/EC)', or (ii) any other mechanism pursuant to privacy legislation, or any other regulations pertaining to the processing of personal data.

Storage of personal data  

Unless a longer storage period is required or justified (i) by law or (ii) through compliance with another legal obligation, ECONCORE shall only store your personal data for the period necessary to achieve and fulfil the purpose in question, as specified in the Privacy Statement under 'Use of personal data'.

Your privacy rights

In light of the processing of your personal data, you enjoy the following privacy rights:

  • Right of access to your personal data
  • Right to rectification, completion or update of your personal data 
  • Right to delete your personal data ('right to be forgotten'). 
  • Right to limit the processing of your personal data 
  • Right to transferability of your personal data
  • Right to object to/oppose the processing of your personal data

If you wish to invoke your privacy rights please contact legal@ECONCORE.com or complete and deliver it to ECONCORE by email or post:

If you no longer wish to receive newsletters or information about the services of ECONCORE, you can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" button underneath each of ECONCORE’ emails.

Security of personal data 

ECONCORE undertakes to take reasonable, physical, technological and organisational precautions in order to avoid (i) unauthorised access to your personal information, and (ii) loss, abuse or alteration of your personal data.

ECONCORE shall store all personal data, which it has collected in [in the cloud with data centre in EU and/or onsite].

Notwithstanding ECONCORE’ security policy, the checks it carries out and the actions it proposes in this context, an infallible level of security cannot be guaranteed. Since no method of transmission or forwarding over the internet, or any method of electronic storage is 100% secure, ECONCORE is, in this context, not in a position to guarantee absolute security. 

Update Privacy Statement

ECONCORE is entitled to update this Privacy Statement by posting a new version on the Website. As such, it is strongly recommended to regularly consult the Website and the page displaying the Privacy Statement, to make sure that you are aware of any changes. 

Other websites

The Website may potentially contain hyperlinks to other websites. When you click on one of these links, you may be redirected to another website or internet source that could collect information about you through cookies or other technologies. ECONCORE does not bear any responsibility, liability or control authority over these other websites or internet resources, nor about their collection, use and disclosure of your personal data. You must check the privacy statements of these other websites and internet sources in order to be able to judge whether they act in accordance with the Privacy Legislation.

Contact ECONCORE

If you have questions and/or remarks about this Privacy Statement or the manner in which ECONCORE collects, uses and/or processes your personal data, please contact us:

or 

  • Via post: Company Address

In case you are not satisfied with the way ECONCORE handled your questions and/or remarks or have any complaints about the way ECONCORE collects, uses and and/or processes your personal data, note that you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Privacy Commission.