Privacy policy

Personal information

When you visit our website, you may share information voluntarily and knowingly, for example by sending messages or questions through this site or by signing up to our newsletters.

This data is used to keep you informed, to contact you at a later date and to compile statistics in order to improve the content of our website. If, in the future, you no longer wish to receive post and/or emails from our organisation, please contact us.

Use of data by WAPA International

This data is collected only in connection with our specific activities, such as (e-)mailings, opinion surveys, newsletter sign-ups, etc.

You can ask WAPA for a copy of your personal data at any time. You always have the right to object to its use. You can also ask us to amend your personal data.

Data processing

Your personal data is kept in our database only if you sign up to our newsletters or ask us to send you our magazine or annual report.

WAPA International undertakes not to share this information with other organisations for commercial or other purposes, nor to pass it on to commercial databases.

Legal framework

The processing of personal data relating to this website is subject to Belgian law (the Law of 8 December 1992 on the protection of privacy with regard to the processing of personal data, as amended by the Law of 11 December 1998 transposing Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data).

This privacy policy applies to all pages hosted on www.wapainternational.org. It does not apply to pages hosted by other organisations to which we may refer, whose privacy policies may differ.

If you wish to respond to any of the practices described below, please contact us.

Cookies and visit statistics

This site only uses audience measurement cookies with your consent. If you click “Accept” in the cookie banner, we use Google Analytics (Google Ireland Limited) to count visits and see which pages are viewed and where our visitors come from, so that we can improve the site. These statistics are kept for 14 months. We do not use any advertising cookies.

If you click “Decline”, no data is sent to Google. Your choice is kept in your browser for six months, and you can change it at any time with the “Cookie settings” link at the bottom of every page.

Security of the information collected

Once data has been received, WAPA International undertakes to do its utmost to ensure the security of its systems.

We take all necessary measures to ensure that this information is processed securely. However, no transmission of data over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Therefore, although efforts are made to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee 100% the security of the information sent to us.

Accessing, amending or deleting personal data

In accordance with the Belgian law on information technology, data files and civil liberties (CNIL), any user who has submitted information on this site that directly or indirectly identifies them may request access to the personal information concerning them by contacting WAPA International ASBL.

You have the right to be informed, the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to anonymity and the right to object with regard to personal data concerning you, by sending a written, signed request stating the postal or email address to which the reply should be sent.

On request, you can therefore find out what personal data concerning you is held, correct any inaccuracies, ask for it to be anonymised and object to its use. If you wish to exercise these rights, please contact us.

If you believe that our website does not comply with this privacy policy, or if you have any comments, please contact our organisation.