{"id":13547,"date":"2026-10-18T12:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T10:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.meytec.eu\/privacy-policy-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T14:43:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T12:43:38","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meytec.eu\/en-gb\/service\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Version: 22 October 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>1. Who is responsible?<\/h2>\n<p>Meytec BV is the controller of the personal data processed via www.meytec.eu.<\/p>\n<p>Meytec BV \u2013 Registered office: Poederleesteenweg 94\/E3, 2460 Kasterlee \u2013 Company number\/VAT: BE 0747.687.975 \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:info@meytec.eu\">info@meytec.eu<\/a> \u2013 +32 3 377 83 23.<\/p>\n<p>We do not have a data protection officer; this is not mandatory for us. For all your questions about privacy, you can contact Meytec BV via <a href=\"mailto:info@meytec.eu\">info@meytec.eu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Which data, for what purpose and on what legal basis?<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Purpose<\/th>\n<th>Data<\/th>\n<th>Legal basis (GDPR)<\/th>\n<th>Retention period<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Order, payment, delivery, customer account, customer service and legal guarantee<\/td>\n<td>name, address, email, telephone, company name and VAT number, order and invoice data, payment status, account data, correspondence<\/td>\n<td>performance of the contract (art. 6.1.b)<\/td>\n<td>until the end of the statutory legal guarantee and limitation periods; account data until you close your account<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accounting and tax<\/td>\n<td>invoice and payment data<\/td>\n<td>legal obligation (art. 6.1.c)<\/td>\n<td>7 years from 1 January of the year following the financial year or the invoice date<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Questions via email, telephone or the contact form<\/td>\n<td>name, email, telephone, company, content of your message<\/td>\n<td>legitimate interest: answering your question (art. 6.1.f)<\/td>\n<td>until your question has been dealt with, and thereafter for as long as necessary for its follow-up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Newsletter<\/td>\n<td>email address<\/td>\n<td>consent (art. 6.1.a)<\/td>\n<td>until you unsubscribe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Statistics with Google Analytics<\/td>\n<td>cookie identifiers, truncated usage and device data<\/td>\n<td>consent via the cookie banner (art. 6.1.a)<\/td>\n<td>see our cookie policy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Security of the web shop and fraud prevention<\/td>\n<td>IP address, browser and device data, log files<\/td>\n<td>legitimate interest: a secure web shop (art. 6.1.f)<\/td>\n<td>for as long as necessary for that purpose, or longer if a security incident requires it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>We need the data marked as mandatory when ordering in order to process your order. Without that data, we cannot deliver. We do not take decisions based solely on automated processing and we do not create profiles.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Who receives your data?<\/h2>\n<p>We only share your data to the extent necessary, with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>our hosting provider and the suppliers of our web shop software and security<\/strong>, as processors on our behalf;<\/li>\n<li><strong>the carrier<\/strong> that delivers your shipment;<\/li>\n<li><strong>payment service providers<\/strong>: the payment service provider that processes your payment, and your bank in the case of a bank transfer. If you choose a payment service that acts as an independent controller (such as a payment service where you have your own account or pay later), it processes your data in accordance with its own privacy statement;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google<\/strong> (Google Analytics), only if you allow cookies for this;<\/li>\n<li>our accountant and advisers, and public authorities where the law requires it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We do not sell your data.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Transfers outside the European Economic Area<\/h2>\n<p>Google may process Google Analytics data in the United States. That transfer takes place with appropriate safeguards (EU standard contractual clauses). If another recipient processes data outside the EEA, this only takes place on the basis of an adequacy decision or standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. You can request a copy of those safeguards via <a href=\"mailto:info@meytec.eu\">info@meytec.eu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Your rights<\/h2>\n<p>You have the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing and portability of your data. You can object to processing based on our legitimate interest. You can always object to direct marketing free of charge. You can always withdraw consent, without this making the processing before the withdrawal unlawful: for the newsletter via the unsubscribe link in every email, for cookies via &#8220;Cookie settings&#8221; at the bottom of every page.<\/p>\n<p>Send your request to <a href=\"mailto:info@meytec.eu\">info@meytec.eu<\/a>. We will reply within one month. We may ask you to prove your identity.<\/p>\n<p>You can lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit), Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussel, www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Cookies<\/h2>\n<p>You can read all about cookies in our cookie policy.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Newsletter<\/h2>\n<p>If you subscribe to the newsletter, you consent to receiving commercial emails from Meytec. You can always unsubscribe via the link in every email or via <a href=\"mailto:info@meytec.eu\">info@meytec.eu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>8. Security and minors<\/h2>\n<p>We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data. The web shop is not aimed at children. We do not knowingly process data of persons under 16 years of age.<\/p>\n<h2>9. Changes<\/h2>\n<p>We may amend this privacy policy. The version date at the top shows the latest change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Version: 22 October 2026 1. Who is responsible? Meytec BV is the controller of the personal data processed via www.meytec.eu. Meytec BV \u2013 Registered office: Poederleesteenweg 94\/E3, 2460 Kasterlee \u2013 Company number\/VAT: BE 0747.687.975 \u2013 info@meytec.eu \u2013 +32 3 377 83 23. 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