This privacy policy applies to the website www.link2europe.eu. This is a website for the services offered by Link2Europe NV, BE 0889.969.357, Rijksweg 10A – 2880 Bornem.

The website uses cookies. More detailed information about the type of cookies used and their application can be found below. In addition, the website offers the possibility to use a contact form and/or to contact us by email as well as registration for the newsletter or creating an account. However, this list is not restrictive. Unlisted and/or any new website applications also automatically fall under this privacy policy.

1. Collection of data

As a result of using the website, contact details and other services, a number of personal data may be collected. “Personal data” means all information about an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter abbreviated as “data”). The Data may be collected in various ways, including but not limited to, when:

• You register / create an account on our site
• You use our services
• You apply for a vacancy
• You contact us via an (online) contact form, email, fax, etc.
• You subscribe to our newsletter and/or are linked with social media
• You possibly participate in surveys

Our company may collect your data directly or obtain it through third parties to the extent that you have given your consent.

With regard to the data, the following categories may be collected and processed by Link2Europe NV, including but not limited to:

• Administrative data and contact details e.g. name, address, telephone number, email address, language preference. This data is processed to correctly identify and contact you.
• Employment preferences and characteristics e.g. job preference, period and place of employment, educational background, language and computer skills, etc. This processing allows for job matching and formulating job proposals with a view to possible employment.
• Contract and employment-related data e.g. family composition. In order to prepare correct labor law documents and comply with legal obligations arising from an employment relationship.
• Certain technical (e.g. IP address) or general data. This is to gain insight into the functionalities of our website and its use and for any marketing strategies, studies and statistics.

Link2Europe NV will in no case communicate the provided and collected personal data to third parties unless you give us explicit consent in advance or unless this is necessary for the execution of our services (e.g. in the context of an employment procedure). We wish to emphasize that companies/offices belonging to our group of companies are not considered third parties insofar as they process the data on behalf of Link2Europe NV. In certain cases, we have a legal obligation to retain and/or communicate certain personal data about you to government authorities and/or judicial authorities e.g. social secretariat, tax obligations or in the context of a police or judicial investigation.

Furthermore, our company may use subcontractors to outsource part of our services to them, such as ICT companies that are responsible for maintenance and management of websites/internal registration systems, legal assistance, social secretariat, marketing agencies, … We ensure that these subcontractors manage your data as a good father would and process them in accordance with the law of 8/12/92 for the protection of privacy and the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679 GDPR).

The data will be kept as long as we can effectively serve you with it in accordance with this privacy policy or in accordance with the legally imposed deadlines. Of course, you always have the right to invoke your rights as presented herein.

2. Security

Link2Europe NV aims to take, within the state of the art, all necessary technical, legal and organizational measures to protect the provided and collected personal data against destruction, loss, unintentional modification, damage or other unauthorized processing of personal data. To this end, our company uses encryption, among other things, to secure communication between the server and your computer for certain data. Furthermore, use is made of firewalls, antivirus systems and internal password protection of the registration system. The number of employees who have access to your personal data is also limited to persons designated by the company for this purpose and insofar as this is necessary for the performance of their tasks. The processing will also take place in accordance with the Privacy Protection Act (Privacy Act 8/12/1992) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR EU2016/679).

If you register/create an account on our website, this will be secured by means of a login and password. We advise you to choose the strongest possible password, not to use automatic storage options and not to share your password.

3. Rights regarding the collected data

Any person whose data is processed can view their personal data, have it corrected, transferred, restricted, object to the processing or have it deleted in accordance with the provisions provided in the Law of 8 December 1992 for the protection of privacy and the General Data Protection Regulation of 26 April 2016 (GDPR). To this end, they send a letter with a copy of their identity card to the above-mentioned address, or send an email with the same data to info@link2europe.eu. If the answer is not satisfactory and the user believes that their rights in the context of the processing of their personal data are being violated, they can contact the Supervisory Authority (Data Protection Authority). For current contact details, see www.privacycommission.be.

4. Minors and use of the website

Link2Europe NV considers the privacy protection of minors very important and encourages parents to be actively involved in their children’s online activities. Our company will not knowingly or intentionally collect personal data from minors via its website. It encourages minors, if they use the website and/or applications and wish to transfer their contact details, to inform their parents beforehand and ask their opinion. Link2Europe NV also advises that the minor and their parents carefully read the privacy policy in advance. For certain requests from the minor user, our company may first request the consent of the parents. We reserve the right to ask for the age of the user if necessary, but cannot be held responsible if we cannot know that it concerns the personal data of a minor.

5. Cookies

As required by Article 129, 1° of the Electronic Communications Act of 13 June 2005, Link2Europe NV wishes to inform visitors to its websites about the use of cookies. Cookies are small text files that are placed on the hard drive of the computer of website visitors. They contain information such as the surfer’s language preference, so that this information does not have to be entered again on a subsequent visit to the same website. Some cookies ensure that a website appears graphically neat, others that a website application works correctly. If you do not want a website to place cookies on your computer, you can set your browser accordingly.

Types of cookies that can be used

Cookies can be subdivided according to their origin, their function and their lifespan.

First party cookies are those cookies that are placed by a website that is currently being visited by the user (e.g. cookies placed by [company website]).

Third-party cookies are cookies that are placed by a domain name other than that of the website being visited by the user. If a user visits a website and a third party places a cookie via that Website, then this is a third-party cookie (e.g. cookies placed by Google, Twitter and Facebook).

Functional cookies are cookies that ensure that the website functions properly (e.g. cookies for login or registration, language preferences). Functional cookies are logically first party cookies.

Non-functional cookies are cookies that can be placed for statistical, social, targeting and commercial purposes. They have nothing to do with the purely technical support of the website. Cookies with statistical purposes allow you to check which pages of the website you visit, where your computer is located, etc. Cookies with social purposes enable the user to share the content of the visited website directly with others via social media. Cookies with targeting purposes allow a profile to be built based on your surfing behavior so that the displayed advertisements are tailored to your interests. Cookies with commercial purposes track how many and which advertisements were shown to a user. Non-functional cookies can be first party or third party cookies.

Permanent cookies: These cookies remain on the user’s device for the duration specified in the cookie. They are activated every time the user visits the website that placed this cookie (e.g. cookies placed by social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Google Analytics etc). Most non-functional cookies are permanent cookies.

Session cookies: These cookies allow us to simplify and link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session begins when a user opens the browser window and ends when they close the browser window. Session cookies are placed temporarily. As soon as you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted. Most functional cookies are session cookies.

Which cookies does the Link2Europe NV website use?

The website uses cookies in particular.

The Link2Europe NV website provides social media buttons. These give the option to share certain content with the user’s network. These displayed icons only form a link to the provider of the relevant social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter). These can then place cookies.

For any cookies placed by third parties, we would like to refer you to the statements that these parties provide on their respective websites. Please note: we cannot exert any influence on the content of those statements or on the content of the cookies of these third parties.

How do you turn off cookies?

As explained above, the use of cookies has a certain usefulness. So keep in mind that when you disable them, certain graphic elements may not appear nicely or you may not be able to use certain applications.

If you still wish to block cookies, you can do so, depending on the browser you use, as follows:

• Internet Explorer
• Chrome
• Firefox
• Safari

6. Links to other websites or applications

This website contains links to sites of our partners. Link2Europe NV cannot guarantee that these websites comply with a privacy policy in accordance with the Law of 8 December 1992 for the protection of privacy and the General Data Protection Regulation of 26 April 2016 (GDPR) with respect to the processing of personal data. We therefore recommend that users check this themselves by consulting the privacy clauses that must appear on each website.

7. Changes

Link2Europe NV reserves the right to change this privacy statement. Any changes will be published on the website. When you use this website, you are automatically bound by the terms of the (amended) privacy policy. It is therefore recommended to consult this text regularly when you visit our site.

8. Contact

If you have any questions after reading this statement, you can always contact us via info@link2europe.eu or by letter to Link2Europe NV, Rijksweg 10A – 2880 Bornem.

Last modified: 4-12-2025