Privacy Policy

Antwerp Combat Academy

At Antwerp Combat Academy, we understand that we have a responsibility to protect and respect your privacy and look after your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Belgian law. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use your personal data, reasons we may need to disclose your personal data to others, how we store your personal data securely, and your rights regarding your personal data.

Data Protection Principles

We adhere to the following principles for the protection of your personal data:

• Processing is lawful, fair, transparent. Our Processing activities have lawful grounds. We always consider your rights before Processing Personal Data.
• Processing is limited to the purpose. Our Processing activities fit the purpose for which Personal Data was gathered.
• Processing is done with minimal data. We only gather and process the minimal amount of Personal Data required for any purpose.
• We do our best to ensure the accuracy of data.
• We do our best to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of data.

Who We Are

Antwerp Combat Academy is a premier Martial Arts Academy focusing on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We strive to provide a safe, comfortable and welcoming atmosphere for all students and family members. We take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your account and to provide the products and services you have requested from us.

Data We Collect

Antwerp Combat Academy collects the following data:

• Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number, etc.)
• Information regarding your martial arts history and interests
• Membership status and details
• Attendance records

Legal Basis for Processing

We collect and process your data only when we have a valid legal basis to do so. These bases include your consent, a contract with you, a legal obligation, protection of your vital interests, a task carried out in the public interest or in exercising official authority, and legitimate interests pursued by Antwerp Combat Academy or a third party.

How We Collect Your Data

We collect data from you directly when you sign up for our waiting list, use our website, or interact with us on social media. We may also receive your data indirectly from third-party partners we work with, such as payment providers and technical data from analytics providers and search information providers.

How We Use Your Data

Antwerp Combat Academy uses your data to:

• Manage your membership and provide the services you signed up for
• Personalize your experience with us
• Contact you with updates about classes and events
• Process payments and prevent fraudulent transactions (we may pass your details to a third party to carry out these functions)
• Administer our website and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes
• Improve our website to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer

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Your data is securely stored on our internal systems. We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The specific retention period for different types of personal data may vary, but we will comply with all applicable legal requirements when determining that period.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or otherwise share your personal data with third parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances:

• We may share your data with any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.
• We may share your information with selected third parties including business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with them or you.
• We may disclose your personal information to third parties if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Cross-Border Data Transfers

If we transfer personal data outside the EEA, we will ensure that it is protected and transferred in a manner consistent with legal requirements. In relation to data being transferred outside of Europe, for example, this may be done where the recipient is located in a country which provides an adequate level of protection, the recipient has agreed to model contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, the recipient is located in the US and is a certified member of the EU-US Privacy Shield arrangement, or there exists another situation where the transfer is permitted under applicable law.

Data Subject Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. These include the right to:

• Request access to your personal data.
• Request correction of your personal data.
• Request erasure of your personal data.
• Object to processing of your personal data.
• Request restriction of processing your personal data.
• Request transfer of your personal data.
• Right to withdraw consent.

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

Antwerp Combat Academy keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 26 May 2023.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions about Antwerp Combat Academy's privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: [email protected]

Or Call us: +32 470 00 00 00

How to Contact the Appropriate Authority

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Antwerp Combat Academy has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Belgian Data Protection Authority.

Email: [email protected]

Address: Drukpersstraat 35, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium

Telephone: +32 (0)2 274 48 00