Privacy policy

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The privacy policy explains, in a transparent manner, how the Province of Hainaut handles your personal data.

The data controller is the Provincial College, located at 13 rue Verte, 7000 Mons, Belgium.
To carry out its missions, Hainaut Province is required to process your personal data in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and the Belgian Data Protection Act of 30 July 2018 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on information security regulations.

Your rights

You have a series of rights (access, information, rectification, portability, erasure (right to be forgotten), restriction, object, withdraw consent) in accordance with Articles 15 to 22 of the General Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data (RGPD), enabling you to not remain totally passive in relation to the use of your data.
This request to exercise your rights (which must be accompanied by documentary proof of your identity) or a request for information should be addressed to the Data Protection Officer (DPO) either:

by letter addressed to the DPO Unit, 102 avenue Général de Gaulle, 7000 Mons, Belgium
or by e-mail to the following address: info.dpo@hainaut.be

Data security and confidentiality

Hainaut Province implements technical and organizational measures to guarantee a level of security appropriate to the risk inherent in its processing operations, to meet regulatory requirements and to protect your rights and your data right from the processing operation design stage.
If the Province processes images, videos and voice recordings, it undertakes not to use them for commercial purposes and to refrain from any exploitation that is prejudicial, contrary to the law or that may infringe on privacy/reputation. Insofar as possible, it will provide proof of each distribution on request. It will also encourage its partners to do the same, and to implement all the means necessary to achieve this objective.

Avenues of appeal

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority if you consider that your rights have not been respected or that a processing of personal data concerning you constitutes a breach of the GDPR. To file a claim, send a request to the following address: Data Protection Authority, 35 rue de la Presse, 1000 Brussels, Belgium (e-mail : contact@apd-gba.be)

Update

This policy may be updated from time to time. We therefore ask you to reread it occasionally to keep abreast of changes.

Process name

INTERREG Fusion – Website

Description

FUSION is part of the European INTERREG France-Wallonia-Flanders program (cross-border cooperation). The project targets the cross-border catchment area of the Lys river / Leie (in Dutch). The project is largely financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The project consortium brings together a number of public players and institutions on both sides of the Franco-Belgian border, including Hainaut Ingénierie Technique (HIT), which is the lead partner. FUSION aims to improve coordination, balance and sustainable water management in the cross-border Lys catchment area. The aim of the project is to slow the flow of water and encourage greater biodiversity on both sides of the border. This site is a showcase of information for citizens, political leaders, public administrations and professionals in various sectors. The aim of the site is to promote the project, news, planned infrastructure works and events. The site may include hypertext links to partner sites/social media over which Hainaut Province has no control. Consequently, it declines all responsibility for the content, accuracy or legality of information published on these external sites/social media. Use is also made of various social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Youtube. A tool to measure site traffic has been implemented for statistical purposes and for the continuous improvement of the services offered. Site content is managed by Hainaut Ingénierie Technique.

Qualification

Data controller

Contact details of the data controller

Collège Provincial – Rue Verte 13 à 7000 Mons

Details of processor, if any

CIH (ASBL), 102 Avenue de Gaulle – 7000 MONS, 102 Avenue de Gaulle – 7000 MONS provides support for the provincial IT system (in the context of a specific and justified request, CIH (asbl) may be asked to consult/use certain data items to solve a technical problem or for maintenance purposes). The external communications provider, whose contact details can be provided by the institution on request.

Details of joint controller, if any

Social media used :

Youtube: Alphabet (parent company) at 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, California – The entity providing the Service in the European Economic Area is Google Ireland Limited: Gordon House, Barrow Streeet, Dublin 4, DO4 E5W5 Ireland
Facebook: Meta: 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
Linkedin: Microsoft Corporation (parent company) at 1 Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 UNITED STATES – If you are in a European country, the data controller is LINKEDIN IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY at Wilton Plaza, Dublin 2, IRELAND.

If you have a processor, what types of processing are carried out on your behalf?

Collection
CommunicatiCommunication by transmission
Conservation
Consultation
Distribution or making available in any other way
Deletion or destruction
Recording
Extraction
Organization, structuring
Use

If you are a joint controller, what types of processing are carried out together?

Communication by transmission
Conservation
DiffusioDistribution or making available in any other way
Hosting
Use

People categories

Provincial agent, provincial mandatary or attached personnel
Citizens
Business contacts

Additional information/Other category

All citizens and visitors who consult the website/Public and institutional partners

Main types of personal data

Identification data
Personal characteristics
Profession and employment
Image and/or sound recordings

Exhaustive list of all personal data processed in this way

Last name, first name, position, institution, professional activity, professional email address, professional telephone number. When visiting the website: IP address. When promoting the project to its target audiences: Image and/or sound recordings – physical description.

Lawfulness

Contract
Consent

Are there any specific category(ies) of data concerned that are subject to absolute necessity and appropriate safeguards?

Legal basis

Legal reference(s) for lawfulness of processing

Through European funding, the legal framework is defined below:

DIRECTIVE 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 23, 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy;
DIRECTIVE 2007/60/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of October 23, 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks, Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 23, 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy;
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/2102 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of October 26, 2016 on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies Transposed by the Belgian Law of 19.07.2018 on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies;
Regulation (EU) 2021/1059 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 24, 2021 laying down special provisions for the European Territorial Cooperation Objective (Interreg) supported by the European Regional Development Fund and the external financing instruments.

Main recipient categories

The registrant himself/herself
Registered person’s employer or employment relationship
Other private companies (please specify)
European subsidizing authorities

Other category(ies)

Provincie West-Vlaanderen – Provinciehuis Boeverbos – Koning Leopold III-laan 41, 8200 Brugge, Belgique
ICube SERTIT – Parc d’innovation, 300 Bd Sébastien Brant, 67412 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
SYMAGEL – Rue Léon Blum 138 Bis, 62290 Noeux-les-Mines, France
USAN – Parc d’activités de la Verte Rue 403, Allée des Prêles – BAT 1, 59270 Bailleul, France
European Regional Development Fund – ERDF – Place Saint-Lazare 2, 1035 Brussels, Belgium
CIH (ASBL), 102 Avenue de Gaulle – 7000 MONS provides support for the provincial IT system (in the context of a specific and justified request, CIH (asbl) may be asked to consult/use certain data items to solve a technical problem or for maintenance purposes). The external communications provider, whose contact details can be provided by the institution on request.

Social media used :

Youtube: Alphabet (parent company) at 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, California – The entity providing the Service in the European Economic Area is Google Ireland Limited: Gordon House, Barrow Streeet, Dublin 4, DO4 E5W5 Ireland
Facebook: Meta: 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
Linkedin: Microsoft Corporation (parent company) at 1 Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 UNITED STATES – If you are in a European country, the data controller is LINKEDIN IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY at Wilton Plaza, Dublin 2, IRELAND.

Transfer

Transfer based on a suitability decision

Transfer country

On suitability decision: USA

Conservation

Contract

Duration and motivation

The project ends in 2028, but the site must remain functional (showcase) until 31/12/2037. As far as social media are concerned, this depends on their own retention policies.

Rights of data subjects in relation to this processing

Right to information
Right to access
Right to rectification
Right to portability
Right to erasure

Specify if there are any exceptions to the above rights

In the case of contractual data, the right to deletion can only be exercised once the retention period has expired./The right to deletion must also be exercised directly with the social media concerned.