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Privacy Policy

The non-profit organization Ars Musica is committed to respecting your privacy. While most of the information on this website is available without requiring the user's personal data, you may be asked to provide personal information. This data will only be processed for customer management purposes, to keep you informed about our activities. You can always object, free of charge and upon request, to the use of your personal data for direct marketing purposes. To do so, please contact Ars Musica at info@arsmusica.be . Your personal data is never shared with third parties.

In accordance with the law of 08/12/1992 on the protection of personal data, users have a legal right to access and, if necessary, correct their personal data. Upon proof of identity (copy of identity card), you may, by sending a written, signed, and dated request to the non-profit organization Ars Musica – Galerie de la Porte Louise 203/1, 1050 Brussels, or to info@arsmusica.be, receive a free written report of your personal data. Where applicable, you may also request the correction of any personal data concerning you that is incorrect, incomplete, or erroneous.

The non-profit organization Ars Musica may collect anonymous or aggregated non-personal information such as browser version or IP address, the operating system you are using, or the domain name of the website from which you accessed or left the Ars Musica website. This allows us to continuously optimize the Ars Musica website for users.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND SCOPE

Please read the following to learn how your personal data will be processed. This document is subject to change. You will be notified via a banner each time this privacy policy is updated. This version is dated April 10, 2018.

Legal framework and scope
Ars Musica is committed to respecting the legislation on the protection of privacy in force in Belgium: the processing of personal data relating to this site is subject to the law of 8 December 1992 on the protection of privacy and to the General Data Protection Regulation (or “GDPR”) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, which entered into force on 24 May 2018.
This privacy agreement is valid for all pages hosted on www.arsmusica.be. It is not valid for pages hosted by other organizations to which we may refer and whose privacy agreements may be different.

This policy concerns:
1. Your visit to this website and the use of cookies for a better browsing experience
2. The various forms filled out to receive our newsletters.

If you wish to comment on any of the practices described below, you can contact us.

ACCESS, MODIFICATION OR DELETION OF PERSONAL DATA

In accordance with the Law on the Protection of Privacy, law of December 8, 1992, and the General Data Protection Regulation of April 27, 2016, any user who has submitted personal information, directly or indirectly, to this site has the following rights regarding their personal data:

  • Right to information and access: You can request access to personal information concerning you.
  • Right of rectification: You can request the rectification of personal information concerning you. This allows you to correct any inaccuracies and complete incomplete data.
  • Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”): You can request that your personal data be completely erased from our databases.
  • Right to restriction of processing of personal data: You can object to the use of personal information concerning you.
  • Right to data portability: You can obtain the personal data applicable to you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
  • Right to object: You can object to prospecting, direct marketing and profiling practices.

To exercise these rights, please send a written and signed request, specifying the postal or email address to which the response should be sent. We may ask you to verify your identity before we can respond to the above requests.

If you have a complaint regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact us directly.

You always have the right to lodge a complaint with the Privacy Committee, the supervisory authority in the field of privacy protection.

Use of cookies

Cookies for a better browsing experience

What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files created to save certain data from the websites you visit. For example, your language selection, login details, or other settings. Cookies are necessary to improve the website's functionality and are used for statistical purposes. They do not record your name, address, or other personal information.

Only the website that created the cookie can access the file. The file itself contains only text and cannot perform any action on your computer. Its sole purpose is to provide additional information to your browser. A cookie—since it contains so little data—is therefore harmless.

If you feel that your privacy is not being respected, you can adjust your browser settings to prevent cookies from being stored on your computer or to prevent cookies from saving data. You will still be able to browse the Ars Musica website.

For web statistics

Statistics for this website are recorded using Google Analytics and Google Search Console. This website analytics service, offered by Google Inc., is one of the most widely used.

We use this data solely to analyze your visit to our site. For example: which pages are visited most often, which browsers are used by visitors to our site, or how long is your visit?

Based on statistics from Google Analytics and Google Search Console, we can improve the website. We request your permission to use these cookies via a banner.

The information generated is transmitted to Google, which stores it on servers in the United States. Google retains this information to track website usage, compile reports on website activity for website operators, and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. For more information about the privacy policy related to the use of Google Analytics, please refer to the section "About Google Analytics" .

What information is collected on this site via cookies?

Each time you visit our website, if cookies are not disabled, our server automatically recognizes your originating domain. However, it does not automatically detect your email address or name.

When you visit our site, we collect the following information via cookies:
• your domain (automatically detected as stated above);
• all the information concerning the pages you have viewed on our site;
• your age and gender, your language and your geographical area.

Cookies from other third parties

On this website, we also use services from our trusted partners specializing in social media, advertising, and analytics. We share information about your use of the site by offering, for example, the integration of YouTube videos, content sharing buttons via the "Simple Share Buttons Adder" extension, the installation of the Facebook Pixel service, and other third-party services. We believe that using the services offered by these third parties enhances your visit to our website. These third parties may use cookies to record certain data, for example, to analyze visitor clicks.

How do I disable cookies?

Disabling cookies only applies to the computer and browser used to disable them. If you use multiple computers or browsers, you must repeat this process for each computer and browser. Consult your browser's help function for more detailed information on enabling, disabling, and deleting cookies.

Here are some links to the most common browsers:
• Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=fr&answer=95647
• Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/activate-deactivate-cookies
• Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/fr-FR/windows7/Block-enable-or-allow-cookies
• Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042