This notice serves to inform you about the processing of personal data that takes place within the activities of BGF I, including the personal data processed through this website. We refer to the cookie notice of this website regarding the use of cookies.

Who is responsible for the processing of your personal data?

BGF I, Oude Graanmarkt 63, 1000 Brussel, is the controller for the processing of your personal data.
In case of questions you can contact us: BGF I, Oude Graanmarkt 63, 1000 Brussel, info@belgiangrowthfund.be

Which personal data do we process about you?

• Communication and marketing, e.g. newsletters and press releases - Name, e-mail address (“Contact details”)
• Communication and marketing, e.g. mentions on our website, social media channels or annual report - Video, pictures, voice and name (“Testimonials”)
• Finance and accounting, e.g. financial costs and transactions - Contact details and bank account information - 
• Investment activities - Contact details, financial and business information

For which purposes do we process your personal data?

We process your personal data

• on the basis of consent, for instance for direct marketing purposes
• for the performance of a contract or to take pre-contractual steps, for instance in view of our investment activities
• for compliance with a legal obligation, such as the processing of personal data necessary to meet requirements in support of anti-money laundering
• on the basis of legitimate interest, except where such interests are overridden by the interests and rights of the data subject, for instance in the case of business communications

How are your personal data protected and how long do we keep your personal data?

BGF I takes appropriate organisational and technical measures, taking into account the state of the art, the nature of processing and the potential risks, to protect your personal data in the best way possible. In order to guarantee the security of your personal data we have set in place a series of security measures as part of our digital operational resilience. Data is managed and stored in a controlled and secure way. We will not process your personal data longer than necessary for the purposes for which the data were collected.

With whom do we share your personal data?

Your personal data will only be shared with or accessed by our staff on a need-to-know basis. They are contractually bound to treat such information with strict confidentiality.

In the cases where third parties act on behalf of or in support of our activities, we will establish data processing agreements to ensure that as a processor through organisational and technical measures they can warrant an adequate level of data protection in line with our privacy policy and in compliance with applicable legislation.

We may share your personal data with supervisory authorities or police, judicial or other authorities if we believe that we are required to do so based upon the applicable legislation, a court order or another lawful request.

Do we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area?

In general, we do not process or transfer personal data outside the European Economic Area. If this exceptionally would be the case however, we will ensure that adequate measures are in place to warrant an equivalent level of data protection, by relying on an adequacy decision, by concluding standard contractual clauses or by any other appropriate safeguards provided for in Chapter V of the GDPR.

What are your rights as a data subject?

As a data subject, you have a number of rights with regard to your personal data. Some of these rights have a very specific scope or are subject to special conditions or exceptions. You have the right to:

• Consult and access your data as well as essential information about the processing of your personal data (processing purposes, categories of data processed etc.);
• Request the rectification of your data or, if necessary, their deletion, under certain conditions, in particular when they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected / processed or when you withdraw your consent;
• Object to the processing of your personal data in certain specific cases. In this case, we will no longer process your data unless there are compelling legitimate reasons for doing so, overriding your interests, rights and freedoms or if the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. You have the right to object to the processing for direct marketing and profiling at all times without need to give a reason;
• Oppose to an automated individual decision under certain conditions;
• Request a restriction of processing, especially when you contest the accuracy of the data, for a period of time enabling us to verify the accuracy of these data; and
• Receive your personal data in a (structured, commonly used and machine-readable) format that allows it to be ported or to transmit your data in such format to another data controller, under certain conditions and if technically possible.

If the processing of your data is based on consent, you also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, without this affecting the legitimacy of the processing done prior to the withdrawal of your consent. You can send your request to the contact details mentioned below. To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before processing your request.

To exercise your rights you can contact us (BGF I, Oude Graanmarkt 63, 1000 Brussel) or via e-mail: info@belgiangrowthfund.be 

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. The Belgian Data Protection Authority is the supervisory authority for Belgium and contact details can be found at https://www.dataprotectionauth...