Privacy statement
Confidential processing of personal data
Fimatec attaches the utmost importance to the privacy of its users. We understand that your trust is our most important asset. This privacy statement (hereinafter referred to as the "Privacy Statement") applies, among other things, to (i) our website www.fimatec.com (hereinafter referred to as the "Website").
You can visit our site, inquire about our services and consult blog posts without disclosing your personal information. If you do communicate personal information to us, we will treat it confidentially in accordance with the provisions below and national and international legal requirements. Fimatec wishes to emphasize that it endeavors at all times to act in accordance with (i) the Belgian Privacy Law of December 8, 1992 on the protection of privacy with respect to the processing of personal data.
This Privacy Statement contains, among other things, information about the personal data that Fimatec collects, as well as about the way Fimatec uses and processes this personal data. Please read this Privacy Statement in conjunction with Fimatec's cookie policy.
Categories of personal data processed.
The information you communicate to us may include personal data. "Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ("data subject"); identifiable is considered to be a natural person who can be directly or indirectly identifiedidentified, in particular by an indicator such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or by one or more elements characterizing the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
Fimatec may collect and process the following personal data:
Name:
First name:
E-mail address:
Phone number:
Company Name:
Correspondence data with and from Fimatec.
Fimatec also automatically collects anonymous information regarding the use you make of the Website. For example, Fimatec will automatically log which parts of the Website you visit, which web browser you use, which website you were visiting when you accessed the Website, as well as what your IP address is. We cannot identify you based on this data, but it allows Fimatec to compile statistics regarding the use of the Website, as well as to send more targeted communications.For more information on this, please see the cookie policy further down this page.
Purpose of processing
If you communicate your personal data to us, they will be included in our database with the aim of:
To improve the quality of our services and information;To inform you with tips and new developments from our offer;To inform you in connection with the services we offer;Statistical purposes;
Consent to processing.
When you wish to leave your personal data on our website, you will be asked if you wish to give your consent for the processing of that data by Fimatec for the purposes mentioned above. You have the right to withdraw your consent to processing at any time. However, withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of the processing operations that occurred prior to the withdrawal of your consent. If you wish to withdraw your consent, you may do so by notifying Fimatec at the email address: sales@fimatec.com.
Disclosure of personal data to third parties
Fimatec will not disclose your personal data to third parties unless it is necessary in the context of the performance of services by Fimatec and its optimization (such as but not limited to maintenance work, payment processing, database management). If it is necessary for Fimatec to disclose your personal data to third parties in this context, the relevant third party is obliged to use your personal data in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, Fimatec may disclose your personal data to the competent authorities (i) when Fimatec is required to do so by law or in the context of judicial or future legal proceedings and (ii) in order to safeguard and defend our rights. In all other cases, Fimatec will not sell, rent or transfer your personal data to third parties, unless it has (i) obtained your consent to do so and (ii) entered into a data processing agreement with the third party in question, which contains the necessary guarantees regarding confidentiality and privacy conformity of your personal data.
Fimatec uses Google ADS. Read how Google handles your data here: Google website with Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
Read how Google uses your personal data through this link when you have given your consent on the site: the Privacy and of Google Terms of Service.
Storage of personal dataUnless a longer retention period is required or justified (i) by law or (ii) by compliance with another legal obligation, Fimatec will retain your personal data only for the period necessary to achieve and fulfill the purposes, as described in the Privacy Statement under 'use of personal data'.
Your rights
Right to information
If you wish to exercise your rights or have any questions regarding the processing of your data, please contact sales@fimatec.com;
Right of access
Users have the right to access the personal data that Fimatec may hold about you;
Right to rectification and completion or update of your personal data;
Right to erasure of your personal data;
Right to limit the processing of your personal data;
You have the right, under certain circumstances, to request Fimatec to restrict the processing of your personal data.
Right to portability of your personal data;
Right to object/resist the processing of your personal data. If you no longer wish to receive newsletters or information about our services, you may unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the "unsubscribe" button provided at the bottom of each email from Fimatec.
Personal data security
Fimatec undertakes to take reasonable, physical, technological and organizational precautions to prevent (i) unauthorized access to your personal data, as well as (ii) loss, misuse or alteration of your personal data.Fimatec will store all personal data, which it has collected, in the cloud (with data center(s) within the EU).
Cross-border processing of personal data.
Fimatec guarantees that there will be no transfer of personal data outside of Europe or the European Economic Area (EEA).
Update Privacy Statement
Fimatec may modify and update the Privacy Statement at any time without prior notice by posting a new version on the Website.
For this reason, it is highly recommended that you regularly check the Website and the relevant page on which the Privacy Statement appears to ensure that you are aware of any changes. The date of the most recent version is always updated and can be found at the bottom of the Privacy Statement.
Other websites
The website may possibly contain hyperlinks to other websites. In no event is Fimatec responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any third party.
Questions and complaints
If you have any questions about the Privacy Statement or how Fimatec collects, uses or processes your personal data, please contact us:By email:sales@fimatec.com
By post: Fimatec, Nokerseweg 200, 8790 Waregem
By phone: +32 (0)56 61 67 01
If you have complaints about the way Fimatec collects, uses and/or processes your personal data, you may file a complaint with the Privacy Commission.
Version Privacy Statement
10/9/2025