Privacy Policy

Privacy Statement

This privacy statement was last revised on January 21, 2023.

Introduction

www.forumforag.com is owned and operated by the organisers of the Forum for the Future of Agriculture (referred to as the Forum in this document). The Forum is committed to respecting the legal requirements that exist regarding the personal privacy of the individuals who use this site. This privacy statement describes the Forum’s current policies and practices with regard to personal data collected by the Forum through this Site.

Definitions

The term “personal data” means information relating to an identified or identifiable natural or legal person, for example, the name, age, e-mail address or mailing address of the individual. The term “site” refers to the website located at www.forumforag.com. The term “The Forum” means the organisers of the Forum for the Future of Agriculture.

Notification of changes to this privacy statement

The Forum is continually improving and adding new functionality and features to this site. These ongoing improvements, changes in the law or changes in technology may require changes to this privacy statement. The Forum reserves the right to update or modify this privacy statement at any time. For this reason, we encourage you to review this privacy statement every time you use this site.

We will notify you of changes to this privacy statement by posting an updated or modified version of this privacy statement on this site. Your use of this site following any such change constitutes your agreement that personal data collected from or about you through this site after the revised privacy statement is posted will be subject to the terms of the revised privacy statement.

You may access the current version of this Privacy Statement at any time by clicking on the button marked “Privacy statement” at the bottom of each page of this Site.

This privacy statement is included in and is part of the www.forumforagriculture.com terms and conditions. By using this site, you are consenting to the collection and use of your personal data as set forth in this privacy statement, this, however, being subject to specific statements regarding personal data which may be published on this site. If such specific statements are actually provided, they shall prevail in case of any conflicts with this privacy statement.


Personal data collected through this site

Personal data you provide

The Forum may collect the personal data you provide to us when you use this site or when you register for a Forum event or Forum affiliated event being run by a Forum partner. These personal data may include, for example, your name, the name of your company, your or your company’s mailing address and your e-mail address. Subject to the content of this privacy statement your personal data will be kept strictly confidential and there will be no commercial use of this data.

The Forum uses the personal data you provide when you use this site to provide the information, services and products you request. For example, we may use your e-mail address to respond to your comments and questions or to allow you to access our online events. The site will allow registration to Forum events and we may use your email or mailing address to provide brochures, maps and event information.

The Forum also uses the personal data collected to improve the content and functionality of this site. From time to time, we may contact you with information about events and services, particularly through emails. If you do not want us to contact you for such purposes, please unsubscribe when receiving emails.

Use of cookies

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as “Necessary” are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site.

We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze how you use this website, store your preferences, and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you. These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent.

You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience.

Necessary – Always Active
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

Functional
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.


Data integrity and security

The Forum will take commercially reasonable measures to maintain the reliability, accuracy, completeness and currency of personal data in our databases and to protect the security of our databases. We keep your personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with any applicable legal reporting or document retention requirements. Although we cannot guarantee against any loss, misuse, unauthorized disclosure, alternation or destruction of data, we try to prevent such unfortunate occurrences.

Children

The Forum does not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of eighteen. If you are under eighteen, please do not give us any personal data. If you have reason to believe that a child has provided personal data to the Forum, please contact us and we will endeavour to delete these personal data from our databases.

This privacy statement applies only to www.forumforag.com. This site contains hyperlinks to websites that are not operated by the Forum. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of these third-party websites or any association with their operators. The Forum does not control these websites and is not responsible for their data practices. We urge you to review the privacy policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or providing any personal data about yourself.

Questions about our privacy statement

If you have any questions about this privacy statement or concerns about the way www.forumforag.com processes your personal data, please notify us by email to info@forumforag.com and your data will be deleted or amended as required within 5 working days. In the case of any dispute or litigation the laws of Belgium will apply and the place of settlement is Brussels.