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We make it a matter of pride to respect the privacy of our users and to treat their personal data in the strictest confidentiality and in accordance with the legislation in force.
The Privacy policy is intended to inform you, in a transparent manner, about the data we collect, the purpose for collecting it, the way we use it and the rights you have regarding the processing of such data.
On this page, we provide you with a simplified version of our Privacy policy in the form of questions and answers. We invite you to also read the detailed version available on this page.
We draw your attention to the need to read this Privacy policy carefully. If you have any other questions, do not hesitate to contact us at the following address privacy@worldsteel.org
The World Steel Association is the controller of your personal data.
Here is our complete contact information:
World Steel Association AISBL (hereinafter, ‘worldsteel’)
Avenue de Tervueren 270
1150 Brussel
Belgium
VAT Number BE 0406.597.373
We collect your data – personal or otherwise – for various reasons which are defined in the following point (see point 3).
It includes the following data:
We collect your data to easily communicate with each other and to improve our Services.
Your data also allow us to improve and facilitate your navigation on our websites. The legal bases for processing your data are listed in the full version of the Privacy policy.
Most of your data is communicated to us by your active intervention. This is the case when you send us your identifying data. Other data such as the date and time of your access to our website, the pages you have viewed, or your demographic data, are collected automatically through servers consulted and ‘cookies’ placed on our websites. For more information on what a cookie is, how it is used and the exact data it collects, visit our page concerning our Cookie policy.
We take pride in respecting the privacy of our users. We maintain a strict Privacy policy and take all appropriate measures to ensure that our servers prevent, to the extent possible, any unauthorised leak, destruction, loss, disclosure, use, access or modification of your data.
Regarding the payment of orders, we only use the secure payment systems ‘Stripe’ and ‘Ingenico’ in order to guarantee optimal security.
We keep your data for the time necessary to accomplish the objectives pursued (see point 3). Once this goal is achieved, we delete them.
You may at any time, request to verify, access, rectify, delete, transfer and object to the use of your data, as well as request the limitation of such use of your data. To do so, simply send us an email at the following address privacy@worldsteel.org. We will then make every effort to take the necessary action as soon as possible.
Our employees and subcontractors have acess to your data only to the extent necessary for processing your request and/or fulfilling the objectives pursued (see point 3). Each of them is subject to a strict obligation of confidentiality.
We only transfer your data to a non-EU country if it provides a level of protection equivalent to what you can find in your country of residence. (For more information, please check: https://goo.gl/1eWt1V).
We only use your email address to offer you Services required to collaborate with you.
With your consent, or based on our legitimate interest based in particular on our relationship, we will subscribe you to our newsletter and offer you other articles that may interest you. You can unsubscribe and withdraw your consent to these communications at any time by sending an email to the following address privacy@worldsteel.org.
Our websites are not targeted to children under the age of 18. If you learn that your minor child has provided us with their personal data without your consent, contact us at the following address: privacy@worldsteel.org.
If we had to make any changes to the Privacy policy, you would be notified through our websites.
Lengthy trials do not benefit anyone. In the event of a dispute between us, we commit to give priority to dialogue and openness in search of an amicable solution. You can also contact the Data Protection Authority.