Privacy Policy

De Bethune Privacy Policy for the www.debethunemecavers.com website

This Privacy Policy explains which information we collect, why we collect it, and how you can update, manage, export, and delete your data.

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

We collect only the information you choose to provide.

This may be the name, surname, phone number and email address you provide when submitting a request through the contact form or subscribing to the newsletter. During this process, we may store your IP address, the date and the time of registration. By proceeding, you agree to our privacy policy.

When you navigate our website, external tools such as Google Analytics may collect your navigation data anonymously.

USE OF INFORMATION

We collect information to answer your request and personalise your experience on our website by providing specific content related to our activity.

Your information will be used to send newsletters if you expressly subscribe to our newsletter. You may unsubscribe by informing us at press@debethune.com or clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of our newsletter.

We also use the information to continuously conduct market research to improve the services we provide to our website visitors.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

We do not sell, exchange or transfer your personal information to third parties. This does not include trusted third parties that help us to improve our website, such as Google Analytics. It also does not include trusted third parties that help us to send out newsletters, such as Mail Chimp. Our trusted third parties guarantee that the data they collect remains confidential.

PROTECTION OF INFORMATION

We implement various measures to preserve the security of your personal information. We protect your information both online and offline. The computers and servers used to store your information operate in a secure environment.

USE OF COOKIES

Cookies are small text files placed in browser directories on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They improve access to the website and allow the identification of frequent visitors. Cookies improve the user experience by tracking the user’s interests. However, cookies are by no means linked to personal information of any visitor. You can manage cookies in your browser’s settings. For more information about cookies, please visit www.aboutcookies.org/

We use the following types of cookies to ensure a smooth website experience:

Cookies are required to navigate the website

These cookies are required for the operation of De Bethune’s website. They enable the primary functionalities of the website. Without these cookies, users cannot correctly use the website.

Cookies for analytics

These cookies enable the monitoring of website usage and performance in order to improve its operation:

- by analysing the usage frequency of informational pages;

- by tracking opening rates, click rates, and individual rebound rates.

MODIFICATION OR DELETION OF INFORMATION

We delete your personal information once all processing purposes have been fulfilled. Should we be obliged to retain your personal information due to statutory provisions, we will delete it at the end of the applicable retention period.

You have the right to access the information about you that is stored. You also have the right to modify or delete your data, as well as to define the use that may be made of it, at any moment by contacting us at press@debethune.com

Concerning the collection of information by Google Analytics, you can deactivate it by installing the following module on your browser: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

LEGAL BASIS

The present declaration of confidentiality considers the Swiss federal law on data protection (LPD), and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

CONTACT

For further details concerning our privacy policy and modifications to or deletion of your information, please get in touch with us at press@debethune.com