Privacy
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Creative Rescues BV
Last updated October 2026
First and foremost, we are pleased that you are interested in the products and services of ‘Sec’.
In this privacy policy, we inform you about the way in which Personal Data is processed by us.
We may ask you to share certain Personal Data with us, including but not limited to your first name, surname and email address (identification data). For certain specific obligations, you may be required to provide us with additional information, such as payment and billing details.
We only collect Personal Data that is necessary to provide you with information about our products and services, to perform an agreement with you and to communicate with you.
For this purpose, we rely on the legal grounds of the performance of a contract, compliance with a legal obligation, our legitimate interest and, in certain cases, your consent (see also Article 2).
The processing of your Personal Data is subject to this privacy policy. For any questions and/or comments, please contact us at info@secclothing.be.
Definitions
‘Sec’, a private limited company (BV) under Belgian law, with registered office at 2640 Mortsel (Belgium), Ter Varentstraat 37, and registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises under company number BE1028374105.
“Personal Data” has the meaning as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, including any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (also referred to as the “data subject”).
“Controller” has the meaning as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679. ‘Sec’ shall qualify as the controller determining the purposes and means of the processing of your Personal Data.
“Affiliated Company” means an undertaking that is affiliated with ‘Sec’ insofar as it meets the conditions of an “affiliated company” within the meaning of Article 1:20 of the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations.
“Processor” has the meaning as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, being the party that processes Personal Data on behalf of and/or under the instructions of the Controller.
“Website” means Sec’s website: www.secclothing.be
Purposes and legal grounds for processing
Customer data
In the context of our services and activities, we collect and process the identification and contact details of our customers and clients, their personnel and employees. The purposes of these processing activities are the performance of agreements with our customers, customer management, accounting and direct marketing activities, such as sending promotional or commercial information.
The legal grounds are the performance of a contract, compliance with legal and regulatory obligations (in particular accounting legislation), our legitimate interest and, in certain cases, your consent.
Data of suppliers and subcontractors
We collect and process the identification and contact details of our suppliers and subcontractors, as well as their potential (sub)contractors, personnel and employees.
The purposes of these processing activities are the performance of agreements, supplier/subcontractor management and accounting.
The legal grounds are the performance of a contract, compliance with legal and regulatory obligations (in particular accounting legislation) and/or our legitimate interest.
Employee data
We process the Personal Data of our employees in the context of personnel management and payroll administration.
Applicant data
We process the identification and contact details, as well as employment history and other information commonly included in a curriculum vitae, of applicants when they provide us with such information.
The Personal Data is processed to assess whether applicants are suitable for a position with us, based on our legitimate interest.
If we wish to retain their Personal Data for a longer period after the relevant vacancy has been filled, we will inform them accordingly and request their consent to do so.
Other data
In addition to the data of customers, suppliers/subcontractors, employees and applicants, we also process Personal Data of other individuals, such as potential new customers/prospects, relevant contacts within our sector, networking contacts, etc.
This may take place through our Website or through other channels.
The purposes of these processing activities are related to our business activities, direct marketing and public relations.
The legal grounds are our legitimate interest, the performance of a contract and, in certain cases, your consent.
More specifically, we may use the Personal Data we collect for the following purposes:
- to provide you with information about our products and services;
- to provide our products and services to you and perform any agreements;
- to process and handle potential complaints or requests;
- to help us evaluate, correct or improve the Website and all related products or services;
- for direct marketing purposes;
- for internal purposes, including business administration and archiving purposes.
Confidentiality of your Personal Data
Whenever you provide us with Personal Data, we will handle this information in accordance with the provisions of this privacy policy and the legal obligations applicable to the processing of Personal Data, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679.
We implement appropriate measures and procedures to secure and protect the Personal Data we collect. In this way, we undertake, insofar as reasonably possible, to prevent unlawful processing of Personal Data and the accidental loss or destruction of your Personal Data.
We seek to optimise the security of your Personal Data by limiting access to your Personal Data on a “need-to-know” basis. For example, only ‘Sec’ and its employees, staff members, Affiliated Companies or subcontractors who require access to your Personal Data for the purposes described in Article 2 will have access to such data.
How do we collect your Personal Data and how long do we retain it?
Collection of your Personal Data
We collect your Personal Data, without limitation, in the following circumstances:
- when you enter into an (employment) agreement with us;
- when you register on the Website to receive information;
- when you call, email or otherwise correspond with us other than through the Website.
We avoid collecting Personal Data that is not relevant to the purposes set out in Article 2.
We may combine the Personal Data we collect with information provided to us by third parties.
Retention of your data
We retain and process Personal Data for the period necessary in view of the purposes for which it is processed.
Customer data and data relating to suppliers or subcontractors will in any event be deleted from our systems after a period of 7 years following termination of the agreement, except in the event of an ongoing dispute for which the Personal Data is still required.
Personal Data of employees will be deleted immediately following termination of the employment relationship, except for Personal Data that we are required to retain for a longer period pursuant to specific legislation or in the event of an ongoing dispute for which the Personal Data is still required.
Personal Data of applicants will be deleted once the relevant vacancy has been filled or after a period of 2 years following the granting of consent to contact applicants regarding future job opportunities.
Other data will not be retained for longer than a period of 2 years following the last meaningful contact with you, except where you have expressly consented to a longer retention period.
Transfer of Personal Data
We will not transfer Personal Data to third parties located outside the European Economic Area.
We will also not transfer Personal Data to other parties located within the European Economic Area without your consent, unless:
- the transfer is necessary to enable employees, agents or subcontractors to provide a service or perform a task on our behalf that is necessary for the performance of the agreement we have with you or in the context of our legitimate interest, including but not limited to providing marketing support, conducting market research or providing customer service;
- this is required by law.
Any transfer of Personal Data to a recipient as described above shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679.
We ensure that measures are taken to prevent recipients from using the Personal Data for purposes other than those exhaustively listed in Article 2 and that recipients have implemented adequate technical and organisational measures to protect such data.
In order to ensure the security of Personal Data, we will always enter into a data processing agreement with the aforementioned recipients of Personal Data.
We will take all necessary precautions to ensure that employees and staff members who have access to Personal Data process such data exclusively in accordance with this privacy policy and the legal obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679.
Rights of the data subject
Under both Belgian and European data protection legislation, you have the rights described below.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, you should send us a written request together with a copy of the front of your identity card to info@secclothing.be.
We will inform you within one month of receipt of your request of the action taken. This period may be extended by up to a maximum of three months, in which case you will be informed of the reasons for the delay within one month of the original request.
Right of access to Personal Data
You have the right to request that we provide you with all Personal Data we hold about you, provided that the rights of other data subjects are not affected.
Right to rectification of Personal Data
We kindly ask you to ensure that the Personal Data in our database is as accurate and complete as possible.
If you believe that the data you have provided to us is incorrect or incomplete, you are requested to notify us as described above. We will then correct or supplement your Personal Data as soon as possible.
Right to erasure of Personal Data
You have the right to have your Personal Data erased without undue delay in the following cases:
- where it is no longer necessary to retain the Personal Data in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed;
- in the event that consent is withdrawn for processing based on consent;
- where the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes; and
- where the Personal Data has been unlawfully processed.
However, there are certain general exceptions to the right to erasure. These include cases where processing is necessary:
- for exercising the right to freedom of expression and information;
- for compliance with a legal obligation; or
- for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Right to restriction of processing of Personal Data
In the following cases, you have the right to restrict the processing of your Personal Data:
- where you contest the accuracy of your Personal Data;
- where the processing is unlawful but you do not want the Personal Data to be erased; or
- where you have objected to the processing of your Personal Data, pending verification of that objection.
If processing is restricted on this basis, we may continue to store your Personal Data. However, we will only process the data with your explicit consent, for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of substantial public interest.
Right to object
You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data in the following cases:
- where we process your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, including profiling for such purposes, based on our legitimate interest; and
- due to your specific situation or particular personal circumstances.
Right to data portability
If you wish to exercise your right to data portability, we will provide the Personal Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and transmit it to a data controller of your choice.
Right to withdraw consent
To the extent that the legal basis for our processing of your Personal Data is your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
Such withdrawal shall not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to the withdrawal.
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
You may contact the Data Protection Authority at any time by sending an email to contact@apd-gba.be or by submitting a written request to the Data Protection Authority, located at Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
Links to third parties
The Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us.
Although we do our utmost to ensure that such links lead only to websites that maintain appropriate security and confidentiality standards, we are in no way responsible for the protection and confidentiality of Personal Data, including information you provide on other websites, after you have left the Website.
We therefore encourage you to exercise caution and always consult the privacy policy applicable to the relevant website before providing any Personal Data on such websites.
Changes
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time by publishing a new version on our Website.
We recommend that you regularly consult the Website to verify whether you agree with any changes to this privacy policy.
In any event, you will be informed by email of any changes to this privacy policy insofar as we have your email address.
Cookies
‘Sec’ uses “cookies” whenever you use the Website.
A “cookie” is information that is sent from the server to your device and stored on the hard drive of your device.
Cookies help ‘Sec’ recognise your device when you use the Website. In this way, ‘Sec’ is able to make your experience more user-friendly and provide you with a personalised service.
For more information, please refer to our cookie policy, which can be found on our Website.
