Privacy statement

Your privacy is important to us. This privacy statement explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Who We Are

This website is operated by Steve Baeyen. For any privacy-related questions, please contact steve.baeyen@ilvo.vlaanderen.be.

What Data We Collect

  • Newsletter Subscription: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address.
  • Website Usage: We may collect anonymized data about your visit (such as browser type, referring site, and time of visit) for analytics purposes.

How We Use Your Data

  • To send you newsletters and updates if you have subscribed.
  • To improve our website and services through analytics.

We process your personal data based on your consent (for newsletter subscriptions) and our legitimate interest in improving our website (for analytics).

How We Store and Protect Your Data

Your data is stored securely and is not shared with third parties except as necessary to provide the newsletter service (e.g., Buttondown for email delivery). We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data.

Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Correct or update your data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Withdraw your consent at any time
  • Object to or restrict processing

To exercise these rights, please contact me at steve.baeyen@ilvo.vlaanderen.be.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above or as required by law.

Third-Party Services

We use Buttondown to manage our newsletter subscriptions. Please refer to Buttondown’s Privacy Policy for more information. This website uses Google Analytics to understand visitor interactions.
IP anonymization is enabled. Data is used only for statistical purposes.
You can revoke your consent by clearing your browser cookies.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy statement from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page.

Last updated: 7/8/2025