Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement

Youth Orchestra Flanders attaches great importance to the protection of your personal data and respect for your privacy.

In this Privacy statement we inform you of the personal data that we collect from our participants and how we process the data. We do everything we can to protect your privacy and therefore treat your personal data with care. Youth Orchestra Flanders complies at all times with the applicable laws and regulations, including the European General Data Protection Regulation.

This means that:
• we process your personal data in accordance with the purpose for which they were provided: these purposes and the type of personal data are described in this Privacy statement;
• processing of your personal data is limited to only the minimum items of data that are necessary for the purposes for which they are processed;
• we ask explicitly for your consent if we need it for the processing of your personal data;
• we do not transmit personal data to any other parties unless doing so is necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were provided;
• we are aware of your rights concerning your personal data, inform you of them and respect them.

Youth Orchestra Flanders is responsible for the processing of your personal data. If after reading our Privacy statement you have any questions about the processing of your personal data or the exercise of your rights, please contact us via the following:

edb@brusselsphilharmonic.be
02/627 11 60
Contact person: Ellen De Bin

Which personal data on our participants do we process and why:

By participants, we mean all persons who take part in the activities of Youth Orchestra Flanders. We collect the following data from them:
Surname and given names, address, email address, phone number, date and place of birth, nationality and gender; we also gather information on their educational background and playing experience. These data are used to guarantee the application and participation of the person(s) in question. These data are not used for any other purpose.

Youth Orchestra Flanders may also store certain data (address, email address, surname and given names, telephone number) and use them to keep participants informed of its activities and to send out newsletters. This is done solely with the express consent of the person in question.

In addition, Youth Orchestra Flanders may also collect, store and use visual materials (photos and video recordings) and sound recordings. These data are used for communication purposes (internal and external) only and are collected, stored and used solely with the express consent of the person in question. These personal data may be consulted at any time by the person in question, and that person may also request that the data be erased. Such a request must be made in writing via the above-mentioned contact details (email address: edb@brusselsphilharmonic.be).

Under-age participants:
We process the personal data of minors under 16 solely and exclusively if prior written consent has first been given by a parent or legal representative.

Third parties:
Youth Orchestra Flanders does not transmit any personal data to other parties unless doing so is necessary to achieve the above-mentioned purposes (participation in the activities of Youth Orchestra Flanders). You have the right to refuse such consent and to withdraw it at any time.

Storage period:
Youth Orchestra Flanders stores personal data no longer than necessary for the purpose for which they were provided or as required by law. The data are stored on our own secure servers.

Your rights concerning your data:
You have the right to consult and obtain a copy of the personal data relating to you. You have the right to correct and supplement them if the data about you are inaccurate or incomplete.

You may ask that your personal data be erased when they are no longer needed for the purposes for which they were collected or processed.

Earlier in this Privacy statement, we indicated how you can contact us in order to exercise your rights. You may contact us by email (edb@brusselsphilharmonic.be) (to prevent misuse, we may ask you to identify yourself appropriately).