Colmena, with its registered office located at Bouhon Corti 20, 4960 Bevercé (Malmedy), undertakes to respect and strictly comply with the European privacy legislation **GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)**¹ for the protection of personal data. This regulation has been in force since May 25, 2018. Personal data is processed in accordance with this legislation.
Colmena only processes personal data to comply with a legal obligation or if it has been provided for the execution of an agreement. By doing so, you expressly grant Colmena permission to process your personal data for the intended purposes. Personal data is only processed in secure environments and systems, which are not accessible to the public. All our employees also receive clear guidelines and are made aware of and sensitized to the handling and processing of your personal data.
Colmena guarantees that:
your personal data is only collected and processed in order to carry out the task you requested or to comply with legal service obligations;
your personal data is only processed in a country belonging to the European Union;
the processing of your personal data is limited to the intended purpose;
your personal data is only retained during the period of service provision, unless a longer legal retention period is required;
your personal data can only be shared with other organizations in order to meet legal obligations, or at the explicit request of judicial authorities or police services;
under no other circumstances will your personal data be transferred to third parties, nor will it be used for direct marketing purposes.
You always have the (legal) right to access your personal data.
You always have the (legal) right to complete or correct your personal data, in whole or in part. If Colmena no longer has legal grounds to continue processing your data, or if your data is no longer necessary for the intended service, you have the right to request deletion of your personal data.
Questions regarding the processing of your personal data or requests concerning the data we process for you may be addressed to the manager. This can be done by post addressed to Colmena, Bouhon Corti 20, 4960 Bevercé (Malmedy), or by sending an email to info@colmena.be. We commit to responding to your request within 20 working days.
If you believe your data is being processed unlawfully, you may also contact the DPA (Data Protection Authority), also known as the Privacy Commission, via the email address commission@privacycommission.be.
¹ Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.