Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 24, 2024

Principal Edition, located at Molenstraat 62/0002, 2830 Willebroek, Belgium, with company number 0766785790 (hereinafter “Principal Edition”), is committed to protecting your personal data and privacy. This statement explains how we handle your data and the use of cookies on our website. By using our website or our services, you accept this Privacy and Cookie Statement.

1. Controller.

Principal Edition is responsible for the processing of personal data as described in this statement. For questions or comments, please contact us at info@principaledition.com.

2. What data do we process?

We process your personal data depending on your interaction with our website and services:

• Category 1: Technical data such as your IP address.
• Category 2: Data entered on contact or order forms (such as name, e-mail address, address, and payment information).
• Category 3: Data collected when creating an account (such as username, password, and personal preferences).
• Category 4: Data collected through cookies (see Article 7).

3. Purposes of data processing.

We use your information for the following purposes:

1. Technical and functional purposes: To ensure and improve the operation of our website.
2. Order Processing: To correctly process your orders and provide necessary communication.
3. Marketing and communication: Only after your explicit consent (e.g. via newsletter subscription) will we send offers, news or promotions.
4. Legal obligations: To comply with Belgian and European legislation.

You are not required to provide personal data, but certain services or functionalities may not be available without it.

4. How long do we keep your data?

Personal data is not kept longer than necessary for the purposes for which it is processed. For example:

• Order data: as long as required by law (e.g., for accounting purposes).
• Marketing data: until withdrawal of your consent.

5. Your rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

1. Right of access: You can request an overview of your data free of charge.
2. Right to correct: You can have incorrect or incomplete data corrected.
3. Right to deletion: You can request to have your data deleted, unless this is contrary to legal obligations.
4. Right to restriction: You can request to restrict the processing of your data.
5. Right to portability: You can request your data in a structured, digital format.
6. Right to object: You can object to the use of your data, such as for marketing purposes.
7. Right to withdraw consent: For processing based on consent, you can withdraw this consent at any time.

How to exercise your rights
Send email to info@principaledition.com or a written request to the address listed in Article 1.

If you are dissatisfied with the way your data is processed, you can file a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority at www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be.

6. Security of your data

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from loss, misuse or unauthorized access. Despite our efforts, absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

You are responsible for keeping your account information, such as your password, confidential.

7. Cookies and similar technologies

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device to enhance your experience.

Why do we use cookies?

We use cookies to:

• To optimize the operation of the website.
• Remembering your preferences.
• Maintain statistics for improvement of our services.

Types of cookies we use:

• Functional cookies: Necessary for proper operation of the website.
• Analytical cookies: For collecting statistics on website usage (e.g. via Google Analytics).

Management of cookies:

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may limit certain features of our website.

For more information about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

8. Changes to this statement

Principal Edition reserves the right to change this Privacy and Cookie Statement. The most recent version is always available on our website.

If you have any questions about this statement, please contact us at info@principaledition.com.