IFLA Europe is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in a transparent and secure manner.
This Privacy Statement explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information obtained through our website, membership administration, events, communications and other professional activities.
By using our website or providing your personal data to IFLA Europe, you acknowledge that your data may be processed in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
IFLA Europe (The European Region of the International Federation of Landscape Architects) is the data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data.
Address: Rue Général Tombeur 81, bus WAO 23, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Email: secretariat@iflaeurope.eu
Depending on your relationship with IFLA Europe, we may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
We only collect personal data that is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Statement.
Personal data provided to us may be collected and processed for the following purposes:
Depending on the purpose of processing, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases:
We process personal data when it is necessary to manage memberships, registrations, participation in events, or other services requested by members or stakeholders.
We process personal data based on consent when you subscribe to newsletters, agree to receive communications, or voluntarily provide information for specific purposes. You may withdraw your consent at any time.
We may process personal data where necessary for the effective operation of IFLA Europe, including communication with members and National Associations, professional networking, research, statistical analysis and the promotion of our activities, provided that these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
We may process personal data where required to comply with applicable laws, regulations or requests from competent authorities.
Personal data may be shared where necessary with:
IFLA Europe does not sell personal data to third parties.
Personal data will never be shared with third parties for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
As a European and international professional organisation, IFLA Europe may occasionally transfer personal data to organisations located outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Where such transfers occur, IFLA Europe will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
Articles and pages on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, maps or social media content.
Embedded content from third-party websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited those websites directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interactions according to their own privacy policies.
IFLA Europe is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected and to comply with legal obligations.
Membership information is typically retained for the duration of membership and for a reasonable period thereafter for administrative, financial and legal purposes.
Once personal data is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or anonymised.
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: secretariat@iflaeurope.eu
We will respond to requests within one month unless a longer period is permitted by applicable law.
IFLA Europe takes appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
Access to personal data is limited to authorised persons who require access for legitimate organisational purposes.
If you believe that your personal data is being processed unlawfully or that your rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in your country of residence or with the competent supervisory authority.
We encourage you to contact IFLA Europe first so that we can address your concerns directly.
IFLA Europe may update this Privacy Statement from time to time.
Any material changes will be published on our website and, where appropriate, communicated directly to members and subscribers.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement or about how IFLA Europe processes personal data, please contact us at: secretariat@iflaeurope.eu
