The subject of data protection is personal data (hereafter also data). Personal data include all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. These data include, for example, the name, address, occupation, e-mail address, health status, income, marital status, genetic features, telephone number and if applicable also user data such as an IP address.

The Controller is the entity responsible for processing your personal data in the context of your use of this website, www.uba.be (hereafter the website), here the Royal Belgian Amateur Radio Union or UBA (hereafter the Operator or Controller).
The contact information is:

The Controller has appointed a data protection officer. The data protection officer can be reached by email at dataprivacy [at] uba [dot] be (subject: GDPR) .

If you wish to object to the processing of your data by the Operator in accordance with the provisions of this privacy policy in general or for individual measures, you may do so using the contact information provided in the imprint. Please note that in the event of such an objection, the use of this website and the request for services offered by it may in some circumstances be limited or even impossible.

Each time the website is accessed, user data is transferred by the accessing internet browser and stored in log files (server log files). This access data records the following information:
•    Date and time of the request
•    Name of the accessed website
•    IP address
•    Referrer URL (URL of origin, from which you arrived at the website)
The admissibility of such processing is governed by Art. 6 Para. 1 b) GDPR, which states that processing is lawful if it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract. The data processed by the Operator is required to enable you to access and use the website. This data must necessarily be processed during the use of a telemedium. Otherwise you will not be able to access the website.
The log files are analysed by the Operator in anonymised form to continue to improve the website and make it more user-friendly, to detect and rectify errors more quickly and to control server capacities. For example, the Operator can determine the preferred times of access to the website and thus make available appropriate data volumes.
The legal admissibility of this data processing may also be based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f) GDPR, according to which processing is lawful when it is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the Controller or a third party, so long as these interests are not overridden by the fundamental rights or freedoms of the data subject, which require the protection of personal data. The legitimate interests of the Controller involve the provision of a website to convey inform and offer services via the internet. Provision of your data is necessary to invoke the Operator's website. Failure to provide the data means that the website can no longer be invoked and the Operator's services cannot be utilized.
Your IP address will be deleted or anonymized after your use is concluded. Anonymization means the IP address is altered so that it cannot or can only with a disproportionate investment of time, cost and labor be attributed to a particular or identified or identifiable natural person.

This website contains a contact form if you wish to contact the Operator. This form requires that you provide the following information:

In some places on the website you have the option to open an email message directed to the Operator with just a click of the mouse. As sender, this message automatically uses the e-mail address that is linked to the e-mail program you use. If you do not wish your e-mail address to be invoked in this way, you can change the settings in your e-mail program. If you do not want your e-mail address to be retrieved in this way, you can change this in the settings of your e-mail program.
The legal admissibility of this data processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 b) GDPR, according to which processing is lawful when it is necessary for fulfilling a contract to which the data subject is party or to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract. Failure to provide the data means that you cannot send a message to the Operator. Personal data processed during communication are deleted upon expiry of the statutory retention periods if the Controller has no legitimate interest in further retention. In any event, data are continued to be stored only if they are truly necessary for the corresponding purpose. Personal data are anonymized as much as possible.
The legal admissibility of this data processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 b) GDPR, according to which processing is lawful when it is necessary for fulfilling a contract to which the data subject is party or to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract. Failure to provide the data means that you cannot send a message to the Operator. Personal data processed during communication are deleted upon expiry of the statutory retention periods if the Controller has no legitimate interest in further retention. In any event, data are continued to be stored only if they are truly necessary for the corresponding purpose. Personal data are anonymized as much as possible.
The personal data processed for advertising purposes will be deleted unless the Controller has a legitimate interest in further storage. In any case, only those data will continue to be stored which are actually absolutely necessary to achieve the corresponding purpose.

If you have consented or a legal provision allows this, the Operator uses your data for advertising purposes. The legal admissibility of this data processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f) GDPR, according to which processing is lawful when it is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the Controller or a third party, so long as these interests are not overridden by the fundamental rights or freedoms of the data subject, which require the protection of personal data.
The use of data for advertising purposes represents a legitimate interest of the Operator within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 f) GDPR. The Operator depends on introducing his services to new and existing customers actively. The personal data processed for advertising purposes will be deleted unless the Controller has a legitimate interest in further storage. In any case, only those data will continue to be stored which are actually absolutely necessary to achieve the corresponding purpose.

You may subscribe to an e-mail newsletter to receive additional information about the Operator. We use what is known as the double opt-in procedure to distribute the newsletter. This means that you receive a newsletter by e-mail only if you provide your explicit confirmation in advance that you wish to activate the newsletter service. Once you activate the newsletter, you receive an e-mail notification with an activation link. Only by clicking this link will you then receive the newsletter. You may deactivate the newsletter at any time. Contact the Operator to do so or use the link provided in each newsletter to unsubscribe.
The legal admissibility of this data processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 a) GDPR, according to which processing is lawful when the data subject has provided consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more purposes. Provision of your data is voluntary and not prescribed by law. Failure to provide the data means that you will not receive a newsletter. Your data will be deleted after you withdraw your consent, unless the Controller has a legitimate interest in further storage. This may be the case if the Operator still has to store your data due to a contract with you. In any case, only those data will continue to be stored which are actually absolutely necessary to achieve the corresponding purpose.

The Operator uses cookies to collect and store data. Cookies are small data packets that typically consist of letters and numbers and are stored on a browser when you visit certain websites. Cookies allow the website to recognize your browser again, to track your surfing through various sections of a website and to identify you if visit the website again later. Cookies contain no data that identify you personally but the information about you stored by the Operator may be attributed to the data obtained by and stored in the cookies.
Information that the Operator obtains through the use of cookies may be used for the following purposes:

Cookies do not damage your computer in any way. They do not contain viruses and also do not allow the Operator to spy on you. There are two types of cookies:

With the help of cookies, the Operator is able to track your usage behavior for the above-mentioned purposes and to an appropriate extent. They should also enable you to optimize your surfing on the Operator's website. This data is also only collected by the Operator in an anonymous form.
The legal admissibility of this data processing may also be based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f) GDPR, according to which processing is lawful when it is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the Controller or a third party, so long as these interests are not overridden by the fundamental rights or freedoms of the data subject, which require the protection of personal data. The legitimate interest of the Operator lies in the optimized presentation of his website. The provision of the data is necessary in order to be able to access the website of the Operator without errors. If you do not accept cookies or delete cookies already set, this can lead to functional limitations of the website.
Temporary cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser (session cookies). Permanent cookies, on the other hand, have a maximum lifetime of up to 20 days. This type of cookie allows you to be recognized when you leave the website.

Upon request, the Operator will inform you whether he processes data concerning you. The Operator endeavors to respond to requests for information expeditiously.

You have the right to request from the Controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you.

You have the right to obtain from the Controller the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay and the Controller has the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the grounds listed in Art. 17 Para. 1 a)-f) GDPR applies.
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You have the right to obtain from the Controller restriction of processing where one of the conditions listed in Art. 18 Para. 1 a)-d) GDPR applies.

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of your personal data concerning that is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 e) or f) GDPR including profiling based on those provisions. The Controller shall no longer process your personal data unless the Controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms or if processing is used for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
Where your personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to processing of your personal data for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
Where personal data are processed for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 Para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to object to processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest. Please use the contact address provided in the imprint for your message.

You have the right to receive information about your personal data that you have provided to a Controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine- readable format and you have the right to transmit these data to another Controller without hindrance from the Controller to which the personal data have been provided, so long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 a) GDPR, Art. 9 Para. 2 a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 b) GDPR and if the processing is carried out by automated means.

If you have given your consent to the processing of your personal data and withdraw it, the processing up to the time of this withdrawal remains unaffected.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority at any time. Nevertheless, we highly recommend to contact first the Data Protection Officer (dataprivacy [at] uba [dot] be).

Data obtained as a result of the access and use of this website and information you provide when you make contact are transmitted to the Operator's server and stored there. Otherwise, your data may be forwarded to the following categories of recipients:

Visiting this website may display content that is linked with the website of a third party. The Operator has no access to the cookies or other functionalities that are used by third-party websites and cannot control them. Such third-party websites are not subject to the data privacy conditions of the Operator.