‘escent SA/NV (hereafter: we, us or ‘escent) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy sets out the basis on which any information we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your information and how we will use it. By visiting www.escent.eu and by contacting us, you are accepting and agreeing to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Our Privacy Policy contains the following sections:

  1. Information we collect from you
  2. Cookies
  3. Uses made of your information
  4. Legal basis
  5. Disclosure of your information
  6. Transfer of your information
  7. Your rights
  8. Security of collected information
  9. Retention of your information
  10. External websites
  11. Agreement with collection and use of your information – changes to our Privacy Policy
  12. Identity of data controller – contact details
  13. Cookie Policy
    1. About cookies
    2. What types of cookies are used?
    3. List of cookies used on this website
    4. Cookie configuration settings
    5. Agreement with our use of cookies – changes to our Cookie Policy
    6. Contact details

1. Information we collect from you

We will collect and process the following information about you:

  • Information you give us.

This is information about you that you give us by filling in forms on www.escent.eu (hereafter: our website) or by corresponding with us by phone, email or otherwise. It includes information you provide to us when you complete an online contact form (for application purpose or training information purpose, register on the website, subscribe to the newsletter. The information you give us may include your name, email address, phone number as well as information provided in your curriculum vitae.

  • Information we collect about you.

During each of your visits to our website we will automatically collect the following information:

  • technical information, including the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform;
  • information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL), clickstream to, through and from our website (including date and time), products/services you viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), methods used to browse away from the page and any phone number used to call our customer service number.
  • Information we receive from other sources.

This is information we receive about you if you use any other website than ours that advertises or uses our services. We are working closely with third parties (including, amongst others, business partners, sub-contractors in technical, payment and delivery services, advertising networks, analytics providers, search information providers) and we will collect and process the information we receive from them.

2. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse on our website and also allows us to improve our website. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, see our Cookie Policy at the bottom of this page.

3. Uses made of your information

We use the information we hold about you in the following ways:

  • Information you give to us.

We will use this information:

  • to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information and services that you request from us;
  • to provide you with information about other services we offer that are similar to those that you have already used or enquired about;
  • to review and assess your job application;
  • to provide you with information about goods or services we feel may interest you;
  • Information we collect about you.

We will use this information:

  • to administer our website and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
  • to improve our website to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer/device;
  • as part of our efforts to keep our website safe and secure;
  • Information we receive from other sources.

We may combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We may use this information and the combined information for following purposes:

  • to measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we deliver to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you;
  • to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our website about goods or services that may interest you or them;

4. Legal basis

Your information is being collected and processed on the following legal bases:

  • If it is necessary for pursuing our legitimate interests, considering these interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms, e.g. we use your information to know your preferences so as to be able to better personalize our product offerings, to prevent fraud and to secure our website;
  • If it is necessary for performing the contract we have with you, e.g. in order to pre-register you for trainings given by us; or
  • When you consented to this, e.g. if you have given your prior express consent thereto we may use your email address for sending you marketing materials.

5. Disclosure of your information

You agree that we have the right to share your information with selected third parties including:

  • public authorities (including judicial and police authorities);
  • our professional advisors (e.g. CMS);
  • our suppliers of IT related services (e.g. CodeTwo);
  • our suppliers of marketing related services (e.g. Mailchimp);
  • analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our site (g. Google).

We will also disclose your information to third parties:

  • in the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your information to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets;
  • if ‘escent or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case information held by it about its customers may be one of the transferred assets;
  • if we are under a duty to disclose or share your information in order to comply with any legal obligation or to protect the rights, property, or safety of ‘escent, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with public authorities (including judicial and police authorities) in the event of, for example, a cyber security incident;
  • if that is appropriate to achieve any of the purposes set out in section 3 of this Privacy Policy.

6. Transfer of your information

We may transfer your information to a destination outside the European Economic Area (the EEA), for example to the United States of America, if that is appropriate (i) to achieve any of the purposes set out under section 3 and/or (ii) to disclose your information to a third party in accordance with section 4 of this Privacy Policy.

If we transfer your information outside of the EEA, we will make sure that your information is protected by the following safeguards:

  • the laws of the country to which your information is transferred ensure an adequate level of data protection (Article 45 GDPR); or
  • the transfer is subject to data protection clauses approved by the European Commission (Article 46.2 GDPR) or is subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield.

If you wish to receive more information relating to the transfers of your information and/or the safeguards that have been implemented (including on how to receive a copy thereof), you can contact us through the contact details set out in section 12 below.

7.Your rights

You have certain rights regarding the information we hold about you. These rights can be exercised by contacting us as set out below:

  • you have the right to access the information we keep about you – this is because we want you to be aware of the information we have about you and to enable you to verify whether we process your information in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and regulations;
  • you have the right, under certain circumstances, to block or suppress further use of your information. When the processing is restricted, we can still store your information, but we can no longer use it;
  • if your information is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to request the rectification of your information;
  • you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the deletion or removal of your information from our systems;
  • you have the right to lodge a complaint about the way we handle or process your information with your national data protection authority;
  • if our processing of your personal information is based specifically on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. This includes your right to withdraw consent to our use of your information for direct marketing purposes;
  • you have the right to obtain from us, under certain circumstances, your information in a structured, commonly used and machine readable form so you can reuse it for your own purposes across different services. For example: if you want to work with a different service provider, this enables you to move your information easily and in a secure manner to this new service provider.

You also have the right to object to certain types of processing, including processing for direct marketing purposes.

However, note that we may need to retain certain information, for example for legal or administrative purposes (e.g. keeping of accounting records).

For all requests set out above, please send us an email with “data privacy request” in the subject line and include a copy of your identity card or another proof of your identity (e.g. driver’s license) to help us prevent unauthorised individuals from accessing, changing or deleting your information. We will respond to your request as soon as practically possible. If we need more than one month (from receipt of your request) to respond to your request, we will come back to you and let you know.

8. Security of collected information

We have implemented a number of security features throughout our website in order to prevent the unauthorized release of or access to collected and/or received information. We have endeavored to create a secure and reliable website for you but note that the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to or from us or any other party via our website or email cannot be guaranteed. We accept no responsibility or liability for the security of information transmitted via these methods.

All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers.

9. Retention of your information

The information we hold about you will be retained in a manner consistent with the applicable data protection legislation. In any event, your information shall not be kept longer than is necessary to achieve the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy.

Our policies and procedures build upon the following criteria to determine the retention periods of personal data in the context of the purposes set out above:

  • time elapsed since your last interaction with us;
  • end of the contractual relationship with you;
  • sensitivity of the personal data;
  • security reasons;
  • applicable statutes of limitation;
  • any actual or potential litigation or dispute (e.g. we need this information to establish or defend legal claims), in which case we will keep your information until the end of such dispute;
  • regulatory or legal obligation to retain the personal data (e.g. for tax purposes), in which case we will keep your information as long as required by that obligation.

10.External websites

Our website may, from time to time, contain links to and from websites and/or applications of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. To the extent that hyperlinks or banner advertisements incorporating hyperlinks are utilized to access third party websites and/or applications, you should be aware that these third party websites and/or applications are not controlled by us and have their own privacy policies. Therefore, they are not subject to this Privacy Policy and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any information to these websites and/or applications.

11.Agreement with collection and use of your information – changes to our Privacy Policy

By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read the terms of this Privacy Policy and that you agree with the collection and the use of your information as set out above.

We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes we make to our Privacy Policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to the Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this website following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will indicate your acceptance of these changes. This Privacy Policy was most recently updated on 25/04/2018.

12.Identity of data controller – contact details

The data controller under this Privacy Policy is ‘escent, with company number 883 260 026 and incorporated at rue Guimard, 15 1040 Brussels.

Questions, comments and requests regarding the Privacy Policy must be addressed to privacy@escent.eu

13.Cookie Policy

Our Cookie Policy contains the following sections:

  1. About cookies.
  2. What types of cookies are used?.
  3. List of cookies used on this website.
  4. Cookie configuration settings.
  5. Agreement with our use of cookies – changes to our Cookie Policy.
  6. Contact details.

1.About cookies

Cookies are small data files which are downloaded to your device when you visit our website. Cookies may gather information about your use of the website or may enable us to recognise you as an existing customer when you return to our website at a later date. Cookies allow us to recognise your device. You can find more information about cookies at http//www.allaboutcookies.org and http://www.youronlinechoices.eu.

You do not have to accept (all of) our cookies. However, if you do not accept or delete our cookies, some areas of our website may take more time to work, or may not function properly. You can find more information on how to disable and/or delete cookies in section 4 below.

2.What types of cookies are used?

We use only persistent cookies on our website. These cookies are:

  • analytical / performance cookies – cookies that collect information about how you use our website, for example which webpages/features you go to most often. These cookies allow us to improve how the website works.

3.List of cookies used on this website

The following list categorises and describes the cookies used on this website and the purposes for which they are used:

Google Analytics (_ga, _gat and _gid)

Purpose: These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use this website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve this website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including information on the number of visitors to this website, from where visitors came to this website and the pages they visited.

Cookie owner: third party

Cookie type: analytics / performance cookie

Information: The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. You can find out more about Google cookies by visiting the Google Privacy Policy.

4.Cookie configuration settings

Cookie settings can vary from one browser to another. By way of example, the below hyperlinks provide further guidance on how to disable the use of cookies on certain browsers, and/or on how to delete cookies:

5.Agreement with our use of cookies – changes to our Cookie Policy

By continuing to use this website, you acknowledge that you have read the terms of this Cookie Policy and that you agree with our use of cookies as set out above (unless you expressly indicated otherwise).
We may amend this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes we make to our Cookie Policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to the Cookie Policy. Your continued use of this website following the posting of changes to this Cookie Policy will indicate your acceptance of these changes. This Cookie Policy was most recently updated on 21 June 2018.

6.Contact details

Questions, comments and requests regarding this Cookie Policy must be addressed to privacy@escent.eu .

Copyright 2016 - escent - All Rights Reserved. Design by