Privacy policy

Privacy policy & Disclaimer

This website is owned by

APPIT BV

Mondeolaan 2D/bus 3,
3600 Genk, Belgium
VAT: BE 0731.744.442
T: +32 11 495235
info@appit.be

By accessing and using the website, you expressly agree to the following terms and conditions.

Intellectual property rights

The contents of this site, including trademarks, logos, drawings, data, product or company names, texts, images, etc. are protected by intellectual rights and belong to APPIT BV or entitled third parties.

Limitations of liability

The information on the website is of a general nature. The information is not adapted to personal or specific circumstances and therefore cannot be tailored to the user as personal, professional or legal advice.

APPIT BV makes great efforts to ensure that the information made available is complete, correct, accurate and up to date. Despite these efforts, inaccuracies may occur in the information made available. If the information provided contains inaccuracies or if certain information on or via the site is unavailable, APPIT BV will make every effort to rectify this as soon as possible.

However, APPIT BV cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damage resulting from the use of the information on this website. If you would find inaccuracies in the information provided through the site, please contact the site administrator.

The content of the site (including links) may be adjusted, changed or supplemented at any time without notice or notification. APPIT BV does not guarantee the proper functioning of the website and cannot be held liable in any way for malfunctioning or temporary (un)availability of the website or for any type of damage, direct or indirect, that would result from the access or use of the website.

Under no circumstances can APPIT BV be held liable to anyone, directly or indirectly, specifically or otherwise, for any damage due to the use of this site or any other party, in particular as a result of links or hyperlinks, including, without limitation, any losses, work interruptions, damage to programmes or other data on the computer system, equipment, software or other of the user.

The website may contain hyperlinks to websites or pages of third parties, or refer to them indirectly. The placing of links to these websites or pages in no way implies an implicit approval of their contents.

APPIT BV expressly declares that it has no control over the content or other characteristics of these websites and cannot under any circumstances be held liable for their content or characteristics or for any other form of damage resulting from their use.

Applicable law and competent courts

Belgian law applies to this site. In case of a dispute, only the courts of the district of Hasselt/Tongeren have jurisdiction.

Privacy policy

APPIT BV processes personal data in accordance with this privacy statement. For more information, questions or comments on our privacy policy, please visit info@appit.be.

Processing purposes

APPIT BV collects and processes customers’ personal data for customer and order management (e.g. customer administration, order/delivery follow-up, invoicing, solvency monitoring, sending marketing and personalised advertising).

Saving device ID

For the transition of our current apps to a new app version (where the app is made according to a new programming language), we offer a feature. This feature allows users to save their trips in the current app. In the new app version, the data can be loaded. To enable this, we need the device ID of the user.

This data is not shared with external parties and only used for enabling the above feature.

User-generated content (UGC)

The app offers two forms of ‘user-generated content’. Namely, a chat function and photo page. The user agrees to the terms and conditions below by using one or more of these functionalities.

Conditions

We want to keep the app safe for everyone. For that reason, the following is strictly prohibited:

  • Chat function

Sending chat messages related to any form of violence, drugs, sex or offensive behaviour.

Admins can disable the chat at any time (via the back office of Appit) if inappropriate behaviour is shown.

  • Photo page

Upload photos that deal with all forms of violence, drugs, sex or offensive behaviour.

Admins can disable the photo page (via the back office of Appit) if inappropriate behaviour is shown. Furthermore, they can also delete photos that do not comply with the terms and conditions. Of the person uploading a photo, the username is also visible to other users of the app.

Legal basis(s) for processing

Personal data are processed on the basis of (a) consent, (b) necessary for the performance of the contract, (c) necessary to comply with a legal obligation, (f) necessary for the protection of our legitimate interest in doing business, of the General Data Protection Regulation.

Insofar as the processing of personal data takes place on the basis of (a) (consent), the customer has the right to withdraw the consent given

Transfer to third parties

If necessary to achieve the intended purpose, the client’s personal data will be shared with other companies (of the APPIT BV group) within the European Economic Area that are directly or indirectly related to APPIT BV or any other partner of APPIT BV; APPIT BV guarantees that these recipients will take the necessary technical and organisational measures to protect the personal data.

Storage period

Personal data processed for customer management purposes are kept for the period necessary to comply with legal requirements (e.g. in the field of accounting).

Right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection and portability of personal data

The customer has the right at any time to access and correct (or have corrected) his personal data if it is inaccurate or incomplete, to have it deleted, to restrict its processing and to oppose the processing of personal data concerning him pursuant to Article 6.1.(f) including profiling on the basis of these provisions.

In addition, the customer has the right to obtain a copy (in a structured, usual and machine-readable form) of his personal data and to transfer the personal data to another company.

To exercise the above rights, the customer is asked to do the following:

  • Adjust the settings of his customer account himself; and/or
  • To send an e-mail to the following e-mail address: info@appit.be

Direct Marketing

Customers have the right to oppose, free of charge, any processing of their personal data for direct marketing purposes.

Complaint

The customer has the right to lodge a complaint with the Commission for the Protection of Privacy (Rue Privée 35, 1000 Brussels – commission@privacycommission.be).

The use of "cookies"

During a visit to the site, ‘cookies’ may be placed on your computer’s hard drive.

A cookie is a text file placed by a website’s server in your computer’s browser or on your mobile device when you consult a website. Cookies cannot be used to identify individuals; a cookie can only identify a device.

First-party cookies are technical cookies used by the visited site itself, whose purpose is to make the site function optimally. Example: settings made by the user during previous visits to the site, or still: a pre-filled form with data made by the user during previous visits.

Third-party cookies are cookies that do not come from the website itself, but from third parties, such as a marketing or advertising plug-in. For example, cookies from Facebook or google analytics. Such cookies require the prior consent of the website visitor – this can be done via a bar at the bottom or top of the website referring to this policy, which however does not prevent further browsing on the website.

You can set your internet browser to not accept cookies, to alert you when a cookie is installed or to subsequently delete cookies from your hard drive. You can do this through your browser’s settings (via the help function). Please note that certain graphics may not be displayed correctly or you may not be able to use certain applications.

By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies.

Google analytics

This website uses google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may provide this information to third parties if Google is legally required to do so, or insofar as these third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You can refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, please note that if you do so, you may not be able to use all the features of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google (in the manner) and for the purposes described above.

Data APP

Data Transfer to https://portal.appit4travel.com:

By using our services and participating in our app, you agree that we may transfer your personal data to https://portal.appit4travel.com. We want to inform you that this transfer may be necessary to provide certain functionalities and services of the app. Your data will be transferred and processed in accordance with our privacy policy and the applicable data protection laws.

Use of Your Data: The transferred data may be used to enhance certain services and features of our app, such as personalized recommendations, service improvements, and technical issue resolution. We will not share your personal data with third parties unless we have obtained your explicit consent or when it is legally permitted.

We encourage you to read our complete privacy policy to gain a clear understanding of how we collect, use, and protect your data. By continuing to use our app, you indicate that you are aware of this data transfer and the use of your personal data as described in our privacy policy.