Your privacy is very important to Toerisme Lommel. We do everything in our power to protect your data. The purpose of this privacy policy notice is to provide you with straightforward, clear and comprehensible information about how we collect, treat and store your data.
Toerisme Lommel is committed to protecting your personal data and to respecting your privacy. Toerisme Lommel complies with all applicable laws and regulations, including the Law of 8 December 1992 on privacy protection when processing personal data, and since may 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
In each and every case, we ensure that we:
If, after reading our privacy policy, you have any questions about how we process your data, you can contact us by using the following contact information:
Toerisme Lommel vzw
Dorp 14, 3920 Lommel
+32 (0) 11 399 600
BTW: BE 0407 576 182
Functionaris voor gegevensbescherming
DPO Stad/OCMW Lommel
This privacy policy is subject to change. Previous versions are stored in our archive. You may submit a request to consult the archive via email. The latest amendment is dated 23 October 2020.
Our privacy policy is aimed at visitors to our tourist information office and website, participants in our activities, persons who are interested in or have been interested in our activities, members, journalists, clients, prospects and suppliers.
This privacy policy applies to all Toerisme Lommel services. By “all services” is understood to mean the services that you encounter through visiting our tourist information office, media campaigns, public events organised by Toerisme Lommel and through administrative services such as invoicing. Furthermore, this policy covers all Toerisme LOmmel online services, such as website, apps, internet services offered by Toerisme Lommel and access to content.
Toerisme Lommel processes personal data for various reasons and legal grounds, including for:
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, if indeed the processing takes place based on consent. We use the data provided exclusively for the purposes for which it was obtained.
For the purposes described above and depending on the specific purpose, Toerisme Lommel processes the following data:
We collect this information when you share it with us (for example, when subscribing or making a booking) or when you use our online services. The ways that we collect data include: cookies, registration forms, contracts, debt recovery forms and through personal/telephone/digital contact. We do not collect personal data through third parties with the exception of the data that we receive from the city of Lommel.
In order to provide the best possible service, we may combine your data with publicly available data or with data that you provide to Toerisme Lommel on other platforms (for example, by purchasing a ticket or booking a guided tour).
Certain data are automatically collected when you visit Toerisme Lommel’s website. For example, we can see the IP address, the opened pages, the number of mouse clicks, the date and time of the visit and which browser you are using. This data allows the website to recognise you when you next visit and helps us optimise our websites and tailor our operations to the needs of the user.
We use cookies to make visiting the website as enjoyable an experience for everyone as possible. Cookies remember pieces of information, such as your language choice, obtained from a previous visit. We do not use this data to track you on other websites. You can disable cookies by going to your browser settings.
We use Google Analytics to gain insight into who visits our websites and how we can improve them.
Under-13-year-olds can only register for workshops, guided tours and the newsletter if they have parental permission. Furthermore, under-13-year-olds have the same rights as anyone else regarding this privacy notice.
If you do not provide certain information to us you may be unable to purchase tickets, make a reservation and/or work with Toerisme Lommel, as certain data is essential to the performance of these activities.
We only provide your data to third parties if this is necessary to perform the actions described above. We always request your permission before we do so. You can withdraw this permission at any time.
We use a third party in the following circumstances:
When we do use a third party, we either draw up a data processing agreement (DPA) or make certain that the same provisions are included in the contract terms. We ensure that your personal data is secured through the DPA or contract at all times.
Toerisme Lommel regularly collaborates with other companies and government agencies and this means they may come in contact with your personal data in certain cases. We share personal data with the following third parties:
With these parties we also make sure that the necessary agreements regarding the protection of your personal data are made, monitored and respected. We will not under any circumstances pass on your data to third parties unless this is legally obligated and permitted (for example, by court or police order). Your personal data will never be sold, leased or used for commercial purposes.
In the event that your personal data is passed on to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), this data is protected by specific contractual obligations in compliance with the European privacy regulation.
We never store your personal data for longer than is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was provided, in compliance with the legally defined period (such as for accounting reasons). Retention periods may differ according to the purpose.
We undertake to keep personal data for no longer than a maximum of ten years after it was last used or after termination of a collaboration.
Your personal information is protected against unlawful access, use, loss or disclosure. The measures we have taken include the following:
You have a number of rights with regard to the processing of your personal data, including:
You can exercise these rights by contacting us at info@toerismelommel.be, accompanied by the reason for your submission and proof of your identity. We recommend that you conceal your ID photograph and clearly state that it is a copy and not the original.
If you have a complaint about how we process your data or about the exercise of your rights, we recommend that you contact at info@toerismelommel.be. You also have the right to file a complaint with the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority) if you have reason to believe that your data is being processed incorrectly:
Drukpersstraat 35
1000 Brussels
If you have any questions about the processing of your personal data as described in this notice, you can always contact the data protection officer of the city of Lommel at privacy@lommel.be.
This website was created on behalf of Toerisme Lommel. The website and the information contained herein may be used subject to full compliance with the terms and conditions of use displayed here. By using this website, you legally agree to accept and comply with the terms and conditions of use. Toerisme Lommel cannot be held liable for any technical harm you may experience when using the website. Toerisme Lommel is also not liable for any viruses that may occur on the website and rejects all liability for any damage these viruses may cause.
Toerisme Lommel makes the best efforts to ensure that the information displayed is as complete, correct, precise and up-to-date as possible. Toerisme Lommel can not be held liable for any incorrect or incomplete information that may be found on this website. Should the information displayed contain errors, or should any information you may expect to find on the website be missing, Toerisme Lommel undertakes to rectify this as soon as possible after being informed of these deficiencies. Remarks can be sent to info@toerismelommel.be. The content of the website (including links) may be adapted, changed, supplemented or removed by Toerisme Lommel at any time, without notice or notification.
May I use the information on your website?
Unless otherwise indicated, the information found on this site is free of rights. The information may be used free of charge for personal and non-commercial purposes, provided the source is acknowledged. If you wish to reproduce, distribute or otherwise make the information (texts, images…) available in any form, you must first obtain permission from Toerisme Lommel. Toerisme Lommel and any others retain all intellectual property rights to this site. Certain software applications and graphical elements on the website have been supplied by third parties and may be protected by copyright, which limits the possibility of use and reproduction, which is subject to the prior consent of the author.
Are the links to websites managed by third parties trustworthy?
Toerisme Lommel places links on the website that we think may be useful to you. Toerisme Lommel does not give any guarantee as to the content, sources of information, availability, quality or completeness of these websites and therefore cannot be held responsible for them. Toerisme Lommel accepts no liability for direct or indirect damage resulting from consulting or using external websites and their content. In the event that information available on linked websites is not reliable, correct, up to date or violates the law, Toerisme Lommel reserves the right to remove the link without notice. Problems with links can be reported to Toerisme Lommel at any time via info@toerismelommel.be. Toerisme Lommel reserves the right to refuse links to external information.
What am I not allowed to use the Toerisme Lommel website for?
As a user, among other things, you undertake:
What if there’s a dispute?
This online agreement and all disputes arising from the use of the website or any information contained herein are subject to Belgian law. Only the courts of the district of Hasselt have jurisdiction.