The function of this page is to inform you of our policies regarding the protection of your personal data, which is used when you visit our website, when you use our contact form, and when you sign the petition using various forms.

We are committed to dealing with your data in accordance with the Belgian law of 8th December 1992 and European Directive 95/46/CE of 24th October 1995 regarding the protection of privacy with reference to personal data.

To this end, please bear the following in mind.

1. The purpose of our data processing

The personal data that you input are recorded in server files.

Marc Tarabella deals with the data which is collected when you visit our site and/or when you communicate with us through the use of forms. He is responsible for handling data, with the aim of collecting statistics which are relevant to the use of the website.

We will not contact you by email to send you information relating to the material on the website or to the topic of the petition which you sign.

Under no circumstances will your personal data be shared with third parties.

2. Access rights and your right to edit data

In accordance with the law you have the right to access and edit data about you.

If you can supply proof of your identity, and you submit a signed, dated request, Marc Tarabella will inform you of which of your personal data is held by us, and will edit your data if it proves to be incomplete, incorrect or excessively detailed. This request can be made by email to the following email address: marie.ramot@europarl.europa.eu

When, with your consent, Marc Tarabella uses your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object to this, at any time, at no cost and without providing a reason, and ask that you no longer receive messages from him. You simply need to request this by email: marie.ramot@europarl.europa.eu

3. Security and privacy

Marc Tarabella is committed to making every effort to prevent any modification, deletion, circulation or unauthorised access to data.

4. Use of cookies

A Cookie is a way for a web server to take into account habits and preferences of a user, and therefore to send the user information related to his or her needs. There are two types of cookie : permanent and session-based.

• Permanent cookies are stored by the server for an amount of time that is fixed by the web server when it transmits the cookie to the browser. These cookies are used to store the state of information between two visits to the site.
• The session-based, or transient, cookies are used to store information only during each visit. These cookies are stored in the cache while the visitor is connected to that webs server, and are erased from the cache when he or she closes the session.

Marc Tarabella will never forward any data collected by cookies to any third party.

It is possible to configure your web browser in such a way that it does not receive cookies. However, please note that blocking cookies on our site may make your visit on our website a little less convenient.

5. Statement regarding the use of personal data

Marc Tarabella has declared the automated use of personal data to the Privacy Commission under identification number: 1283526920048

For more information regarding legislation to protect privacy, feel free to browse their website: http://www.privacycommission.be/en/