Privacy policy
Identity of the data controller
Growth Leader B.V., with registered office at Wegvoeringstraat 93, 9230 Wetteren, company number BE 0782.639.847, (hereafter "Growth Leader", "we" or "us"), acts as the data controller for the processing of your personal data.
This general privacy policy (hereafter "Privacy Policy") contains essential information on how Growth Leader, as the data controller, collects and processes your personal data, including for what purposes, for how long, and what your rights as a data subject are.
If you have any questions after carefully reading this Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us using the contact details in section 8 below.
Applicable legislation
Growth Leader undertakes to process and protect your personal data in accordance with the applicable legislation on the protection of personal data, in particular Regulation 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, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC ("GDPR"), as well as national or international laws or regulations that introduce or supplement the General Data Protection Regulation and any applicable data protection legislation.
For the purposes of this statement, terms such as "personal data", "data controller", "processing", and "data subject" have the meaning given to them in the applicable legislation on the protection of personal data.
Processing of personal data
Contact form or correspondence
By completing the contact form on the website, you consent to Growth Leader processing your name, email address and your inquiry or message. If you contact us directly (by email, phone or letter), we will process your contact information and the content of this correspondence. We only use this information to adequately handle your question or message.
Internal and external communications
When sending out internal and external communications, Growth Leader processes your name, first name, email address and company if you are external. Growth Leader collects this personal data based on your consent and for the purpose of sending you relevant information and keeping you informed about our latest developments at Growth Leader. Justified interest can also be used as a legal basis if the conditions of the applicable legislation are met.
Our internal and external communications also include so-called "tracking pixels”. A tracking pixel is a thumbnail image that allows statistical analysis of the impact of a marketing campaign, e.g. to check whether the email containing the internal/external communication has been opened. The personal data collected via these pixels are stored and analyzed with the aim of optimizing the form and content of the communication and better tailoring the content to your interests in the future.
Sales and marketing
Growth Leader may use your name and contact information for direct marketing campaigns to inform you about promotions related to the products and services Growth Leader provides, and to contact potential future customers. We may also use the data to make targeted offers. We will send these communications or place the advertisements based on Growth Leader’s legitimate interest if we perceive that you are interested in, or could benefit from, our services or products.
Survey / feedback
Based on the legitimate interest of Growth Leader, we may use your contact information and feedback information to assess, evaluate and improve the services offered.
For this purpose, we may send questionnaires or customer surveys, or ask you to complete our customer feedback form.
Social media plug-ins
The Growth Leader websites integrate plug-ins from social media channels such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and Vimeo.
From the moment you visit our website, these social plug-ins send information to the external platform about your device, which pages you visit and how you use our services. The plug-ins are processed regardless of whether you have an account.
Applications
Growth Leader processes applicants' CV, name, first name, position, motivation, personality traits, salary expectations, job progression, date of birth, nationality, work experience, references and publications as part of recruitment procedures. We strongly encourage you not to include sensitive personal data in your motivation or CV when applying for a job with Growth Leader. This data will be processed based on your consent.
If you are not considered for a position and we are not interested in including your profile in our recruitment reserve, we guarantee that your personal data will be deleted no later than 4 weeks after the completion of the recruitment procedure.
If we are interested in including you in our recruitment reserve, we will ask for your consent to do so which will remain valid for 1 year.
If you are hired, we will keep your personal data for as long as it is necessary in function of the employment.
Optimizing the website
Based on our legitimate interest to optimize our website, the Growth Leader may analyze your behavior on the website (e.g. clicks, time spent on the website, browser type, etc.). If consent is required for this activity, we will ask for it before starting this activity.
Management of relationships with suppliers and customers
To manage our relationships with customers and suppliers, Growth Leader processes name, first name, email address, phone number, bank account number, deposits, direct debit and VAT numbers. We process these personal data in order to execute or conclude a contract. These data are kept for 10 years after the next year end after the last assignment.
With whom will your data be shared?
Your personal data may be shared in the following cases:Personal data may be shared with external service providers to which Growth Leader has outsourced certain processing activities. In any case, they are limited to processing your personal data in accordance with our instructions and, if necessary, a processing agreement will be concluded so that they are obliged to comply with all obligations required by applicable data protection laws.If required by applicable laws or regulations.
When your data is transferred outside the European Economic Area to a third country that does not benefit from an adequacy decision by the European Commission, we guarantee that we will implement appropriate safeguards to secure this international transfer, such as entering into Standard Contractual Clauses with the contracting party in the third country in question. Growth Leader also examines for each international transfer whether additional technical, organizational or contractual safeguards must be implemented in addition to the Standard Contractual Clauses in order to achieve an adequate level of data protection.
For how long will your data be kept?
Growth Leader retains your personal data for no longer than is strictly necessary for the fulfillment of the purposes for which we have collected the data, for example for the performance of a contract or to comply with a legal obligation. Retention periods differ with respect to the type of processing activity and the purpose for which the personal data was collected.
For example, personal data may be kept longer if there is a legal or regulatory reason to do so, or shorter if the data subject objects to the processing of his/her personal data and if there is no longer a legitimate reason for us to keep them.
We guarantee that we will only provide limited access to archived data and that we will delete or anonymize your personal data when the retention period has expired.
Rights
In accordance with the provisions of the GDPR, you may exercise the following rights:
Right to information
You have the right to be informed about how your personal data are processed (in particular what personal data are processed, for what purposes and on what legal basis). The Privacy Statement you are reading now aims to do exactly this.
Right to access
You have the right to access your personal data and request a copy of the personal data.
Right to rectification
You have the right to have incorrect personal data corrected, or incomplete personal data completed.
Right to deletion
You can request the erasure of personal data held about you. The request to erase your personal data cannot always be granted, for example due to contractual or legal obligations.
Right to object
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data, e.g. if the processing is carried out on the grounds of legitimate interest or the public interest of Growth Leader processing your data. If your personal data is used for direct marketing purposes, you have an absolute right to object to this processing activity.
Right to restrict
You have the right to obtain restriction of processing in certain situations, for example if you dispute the accuracy of personal data, for a period of time that allows Growth Leader to verify the accuracy.
Right to data portability
You have the right to receive personal data concerning you, processed by Growth Leader, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and/or to transfer such data to another controller.
Right to file a complaint
In case of problems, we encourage you to contact Growth Leader to reach an amicable agreement. However, if you consider that an amicable settlement is not possible or desirable, you may exercise your right to file a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority: Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit, Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels, Tel +32 (0)2 274 48 00, e-mail: contact@apd-gba.be.
If handling your request requires unreasonable measures (e.g. it is technically or organisationally virtually impossible or extremely costly), Growth Leader may charge you a reasonable fee in light of the administrative costs involved in handling the request. We may also refuse to process requests that are excessive, in particular due to their repetitive nature.
You may exercise these rights by sending an email to our Data Protection Officer ("DPO") at the following email address: hello@growthleader.io. We will handle your request in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
Security
We have implemented technical and organizational security measures to prevent the destruction, loss, forgery, alteration, unauthorized access or disclosure of your personal data to third parties and any other unauthorized processing of such data. We have made every effort to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information systems and services in which personal data are processed. All our employees and third parties engaged by us are obliged to respect the privacy and security of your data.
Contact details
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hello@growthleader.io so that we may further assist you.
Identity of the data controller
Growth Leader B.V., with registered office at Wegvoeringstraat 93, 9230 Wetteren, company number BE 0782.639.847, (hereafter "Growth Leader", "we" or "us"), acts as the data controller for the processing of your personal data.
This general privacy policy (hereafter "Privacy Policy") contains essential information on how Growth Leader, as the data controller, collects and processes your personal data, including for what purposes, for how long, and what your rights as a data subject are.
If you have any questions after carefully reading this Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us using the contact details in section 8 below.
Applicable legislation
Growth Leader undertakes to process and protect your personal data in accordance with the applicable legislation on the protection of personal data, in particular Regulation 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, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC ("GDPR"), as well as national or international laws or regulations that introduce or supplement the General Data Protection Regulation and any applicable data protection legislation.
For the purposes of this statement, terms such as "personal data", "data controller", "processing", and "data subject" have the meaning given to them in the applicable legislation on the protection of personal data.
Processing of personal data
Contact form or correspondence
By completing the contact form on the website, you consent to Growth Leader processing your name, email address and your inquiry or message. If you contact us directly (by email, phone or letter), we will process your contact information and the content of this correspondence. We only use this information to adequately handle your question or message.
Internal and external communications
When sending out internal and external communications, Growth Leader processes your name, first name, email address and company if you are external. Growth Leader collects this personal data based on your consent and for the purpose of sending you relevant information and keeping you informed about our latest developments at Growth Leader. Justified interest can also be used as a legal basis if the conditions of the applicable legislation are met.
Our internal and external communications also include so-called "tracking pixels”. A tracking pixel is a thumbnail image that allows statistical analysis of the impact of a marketing campaign, e.g. to check whether the email containing the internal/external communication has been opened. The personal data collected via these pixels are stored and analyzed with the aim of optimizing the form and content of the communication and better tailoring the content to your interests in the future.
Sales and marketing
Growth Leader may use your name and contact information for direct marketing campaigns to inform you about promotions related to the products and services Growth Leader provides, and to contact potential future customers. We may also use the data to make targeted offers. We will send these communications or place the advertisements based on Growth Leader’s legitimate interest if we perceive that you are interested in, or could benefit from, our services or products.
Survey / feedback
Based on the legitimate interest of Growth Leader, we may use your contact information and feedback information to assess, evaluate and improve the services offered.
For this purpose, we may send questionnaires or customer surveys, or ask you to complete our customer feedback form.
Social media plug-ins
The Growth Leader websites integrate plug-ins from social media channels such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and Vimeo.
From the moment you visit our website, these social plug-ins send information to the external platform about your device, which pages you visit and how you use our services. The plug-ins are processed regardless of whether you have an account.
Applications
Growth Leader processes applicants' CV, name, first name, position, motivation, personality traits, salary expectations, job progression, date of birth, nationality, work experience, references and publications as part of recruitment procedures. We strongly encourage you not to include sensitive personal data in your motivation or CV when applying for a job with Growth Leader. This data will be processed based on your consent.
If you are not considered for a position and we are not interested in including your profile in our recruitment reserve, we guarantee that your personal data will be deleted no later than 4 weeks after the completion of the recruitment procedure.
If we are interested in including you in our recruitment reserve, we will ask for your consent to do so which will remain valid for 1 year.
If you are hired, we will keep your personal data for as long as it is necessary in function of the employment.
Optimizing the website
Based on our legitimate interest to optimize our website, the Growth Leader may analyze your behavior on the website (e.g. clicks, time spent on the website, browser type, etc.). If consent is required for this activity, we will ask for it before starting this activity.
Management of relationships with suppliers and customers
To manage our relationships with customers and suppliers, Growth Leader processes name, first name, email address, phone number, bank account number, deposits, direct debit and VAT numbers. We process these personal data in order to execute or conclude a contract. These data are kept for 10 years after the next year end after the last assignment.
With whom will your data be shared?
Your personal data may be shared in the following cases:Personal data may be shared with external service providers to which Growth Leader has outsourced certain processing activities. In any case, they are limited to processing your personal data in accordance with our instructions and, if necessary, a processing agreement will be concluded so that they are obliged to comply with all obligations required by applicable data protection laws.If required by applicable laws or regulations.
When your data is transferred outside the European Economic Area to a third country that does not benefit from an adequacy decision by the European Commission, we guarantee that we will implement appropriate safeguards to secure this international transfer, such as entering into Standard Contractual Clauses with the contracting party in the third country in question. Growth Leader also examines for each international transfer whether additional technical, organizational or contractual safeguards must be implemented in addition to the Standard Contractual Clauses in order to achieve an adequate level of data protection.
For how long will your data be kept?
Growth Leader retains your personal data for no longer than is strictly necessary for the fulfillment of the purposes for which we have collected the data, for example for the performance of a contract or to comply with a legal obligation. Retention periods differ with respect to the type of processing activity and the purpose for which the personal data was collected.
For example, personal data may be kept longer if there is a legal or regulatory reason to do so, or shorter if the data subject objects to the processing of his/her personal data and if there is no longer a legitimate reason for us to keep them.
We guarantee that we will only provide limited access to archived data and that we will delete or anonymize your personal data when the retention period has expired.
Rights
In accordance with the provisions of the GDPR, you may exercise the following rights:
Right to information
You have the right to be informed about how your personal data are processed (in particular what personal data are processed, for what purposes and on what legal basis). The Privacy Statement you are reading now aims to do exactly this.
Right to access
You have the right to access your personal data and request a copy of the personal data.
Right to rectification
You have the right to have incorrect personal data corrected, or incomplete personal data completed.
Right to deletion
You can request the erasure of personal data held about you. The request to erase your personal data cannot always be granted, for example due to contractual or legal obligations.
Right to object
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data, e.g. if the processing is carried out on the grounds of legitimate interest or the public interest of Growth Leader processing your data. If your personal data is used for direct marketing purposes, you have an absolute right to object to this processing activity.
Right to restrict
You have the right to obtain restriction of processing in certain situations, for example if you dispute the accuracy of personal data, for a period of time that allows Growth Leader to verify the accuracy.
Right to data portability
You have the right to receive personal data concerning you, processed by Growth Leader, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and/or to transfer such data to another controller.
Right to file a complaint
In case of problems, we encourage you to contact Growth Leader to reach an amicable agreement. However, if you consider that an amicable settlement is not possible or desirable, you may exercise your right to file a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority: Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit, Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels, Tel +32 (0)2 274 48 00, e-mail: contact@apd-gba.be.
If handling your request requires unreasonable measures (e.g. it is technically or organisationally virtually impossible or extremely costly), Growth Leader may charge you a reasonable fee in light of the administrative costs involved in handling the request. We may also refuse to process requests that are excessive, in particular due to their repetitive nature.
You may exercise these rights by sending an email to our Data Protection Officer ("DPO") at the following email address: hello@growthleader.io. We will handle your request in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
Security
We have implemented technical and organizational security measures to prevent the destruction, loss, forgery, alteration, unauthorized access or disclosure of your personal data to third parties and any other unauthorized processing of such data. We have made every effort to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information systems and services in which personal data are processed. All our employees and third parties engaged by us are obliged to respect the privacy and security of your data.
Contact details
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hello@growthleader.io so that we may further assist you.
