PRIVACY POLICY
06 2024
USAGE POLICIES
The cooperative named Sonian Wood Coop uses the following site www.sonianwoodcoop.be

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information that we receive from site users. Sonian Wood Coop uses your personal information only to communicate project updates or use your anonymized data to improve the performance and functionality of the site. By using the site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this accessibility statement.

Sonian Wood Coop is a social and democratic enterprise. If we ask you to provide certain identifying information when you use this website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. Sonian Wood Coop may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page regularly to make sure you are happy with any changes.

Our site is not intended for use by minors (under the age of 16) and we do not seek to collect information about minors.



PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you through our newsletters. We will not share this information with a third party. Personally identifiable information may include, first name, last name, email address, and possibly the organization you represent. We will not ask you to provide us with sensitive data. We may, from time to time, communicate directly with you by email to keep you informed of the progress of the project or to obtain additional information or comments.

Users can choose not to receive newsletters or request not to be contacted and / or to have their personal details updated, exported, deleted or simply made available. The erasure of data can be done either through the newsletter or by writing to hello@sonianwoodcoop.be if suspected data protection issues need to be addressed.

For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU), the data controllers are the members of the Sonian Wood Coop.



LOG DATA
Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends each time you visit our site. This log data may include information such as the type, version of your browser, the pages of our site that you visit, the time and date of visit, the time spent on these pages, etc.

In addition, we may use third-party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor and analyze this data. Your computer’s IP address has been made anonymous and we will not link your activity on the site with your personal information.



COMMUNICATIONS
If you consent, we may use your personal information to communicate with you through newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, to send you information that is relevant to the project. You can stop this communication at any time by unsubscribing via the newsletters sent.

Like many sites, we use “cookies” to collect information. You can ask your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is sent. This information includes the type of browser, internet service provider, landing and exit pages, operating system, time stamp and browsing route data. We use this information which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track user movements on the site and to collect demographic information about our user base as a whole.

We use third-party tracking services (such as Google Analytics) that use cookies to track non-personally identifiable information about visitors to our site such as browser type, reference / exit pages, operating system, the date and time. We use this information to better understand how our site is used by visitors, which helps us to update and improve the website.

Denomination        Conservation Time        Purpose
_ga        2 years        Distinguish users
_gid        1 day        Distinguish users
_gat            1 minute                    Manage the number of user requests



CONTROL OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Sonian will not sell, distribute, or rent your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are under the obligation by law. If you believe that the information we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, please write to us or email us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.



SECURITY
The security of your personal information is important to us, and in order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and management procedures to protect and secure the information we collect online. Please keep in mind that no method of transmission on the internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Although we make every effort to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.



LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we have no control over external sites. Consequently, we cannot be held responsible for the protection and confidentiality of the information that you provide when you visit these sites and these sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and review the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.



CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy policy comes into force on the aforementioned date and will remain in effect until the next update of its provisions, which will take effect immediately after it is displayed on this page.

We reserve the right to update or modify our privacy policy at any time and you should review this privacy policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any changes to the Privacy Policy on this page constitutes your acknowledgment of the changes and your consent to abide by and be bound by the amended Privacy Policy.

If we make great changes to this privacy policy, we will notify you either by the email address you have provided to us, or by placing a visible notice on our website.



CONTACT
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us: office@sonian.brussels