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Transparency is a key part of our commitment to protecting your personal data. We recognize the trust you place in The Governors when sharing your data, and we take that responsibility seriously. This Privacy Statement is intended to keep you well-informed about how we process and manage your personal data retrieved from the use of this website, https://www.thegovernors.eu, and how you can reach us to exercise your rights or get answers to questions you may have about our privacy practices.
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Identification and contact details of the controller
Your personal data is collected and processed by Juvo BV, with registered office at Augustijnenlaan 2A, 2200 Herentals, Belgium, and company registration number 0808.622.781, hereinafter referred to as “Juvo”, “we”, “us”, “our”. Juvo commits to process your personal data in accordance with he General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, EU 2016/679) (“GDPR”).
Affiliate
The Governors is a company in formation and operates as a temporary brand while we establish its legal entity. It will become an affiliate of Juvo BV once incorporated. During this transition, Juvo BV remains responsible for data processing in compliance with applicable regulations.
Contact details
JUVO BV
- Company registration number: 0808.622.781
- Website: https://www.thegovernors.eu, https://juvo.be
- Address: Augustijnenlaan 2A, 2200 Herentals, Belgium
- Phone: +32 14 72 39 72
- Email: privacy@thegovernors.eu
Personal data we process
Categories
We process personal data that you provide to us and data collected through our website and services, including:
- Identity information: First and last name
- Contact details: Address, phone number, email
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, device type
- Usage data: Website activities, browsing behavior
- Marketing data: Preferences, newsletter subscriptions
- Other information: Data actively provided via forms, correspondence, or support & service requests
Purpose and legal basis for processing
We process personal data only when legally permitted under GDPR. The purposes and legal bases include:
| Purpose | Personal data categories | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Service provisioning and customer relationship management | Identity information, contact details, other information | Performance of a contract |
| Procurement and supplier & partner relationship management | Identity information, contact details, other information | Performance of a contract |
| Processing and fulfilling contact requests (contact forms, email, phone) | Identity information, contact details | Performance of a contract |
| Managing job applications (incl. freelancer requests) | Identity information, contact details, other information | Legitimate interest (during hiring) Consent (after negative decision) |
| Event registration (webinar, workshop, training) | Identity information, contact details, other information | Performance of a contract |
| Sending newsletters and company updates (announcements, website) | Identity information, contact details, marketing data | Consent (non-customers) Legitimate interest (customers) |
| Sales and (targeted) marketing | Identity information, contact details, marketing data | Consent (non-customers) Legitimate interest (customers, prospects) |
| Customer service and inquiries | Identity information, contact details, other information | Legitimate interest |
| Website analytics and improvement | Usage data, marketing data | Legitimate interest |
| Legal compliance (e.g., tax records) | Identity information, contact details, other information | Legal obligation |
Special and/or Sensitive Data
We do not intend to process data from individuals under 16 years old unless authorized by a parent or guardian and we do not intend to process special categories of personal data . If we have inadvertently collected such data, please contact us at privacy@thegovernors.eu for deletion.
Data retention
We retain personal data no longer than necessary for the purposes outlined above. In function of the processing activity and purpose retention periods will differ:
- Customer data: For the duration of the contractual relationship and 10 years thereafter (tax/legal obligations)
- Applicant data: For the duration of the hiring process and if you consent for 1 year after a negative decision
- Website analytics data: Up to 2 years
- Marketing data: Data processed with your consent is retained as long as your consent is valid and not withdrawn
- Contact inquiries: 1 year unless follow-up is needed
Sharing personal data with third parties
We refrain from disclosing your personal data. We will only share your personal data with third parties when necessary for:
- Contract execution (e.g., payment processing, hosting services)
- Legal compliance (e.g., tax authorities) or responding to a judicial request
- Analytics and marketing (with your consent)
Affiliates
Personal data may be shared between Juvo BV, as the data controller, and its affiliates where necessary for the performance of our contract or other legitimate business purposes, in compliance with applicable data protection laws. Upon its incorporation, the legal entity of The Governors will become an affiliate of Juvo BV and will assume the role of data controller for the processing activities defined in this Privacy Statement.
Service providers
Personal data can be shared with third party service providers to which certain processing activities are outsourced such as cloud or mailing services. To the extent that these third-party service providers act as our processor, they only process your personal data in accordance with our documented instructions and the data processing agreement concluded with them. We collaborate with third-party service providers for website hosting, analytics, marketing, and customer management. These include but are not limited to:
- Hostinger (hostinger.com) – Website hosting
- Google Services (policies.google.com) – Analytics, email, marketing
- HubSpot CRM (hubspot.com) – Customer management
- CookieHub (cookiehub.com) – Cookie consent management
- Leadfeeder (leadfeeder.com) – Lead identification
- LiteSpeed Cache (litespeedtech.com) – Website optimization
- RankMath SEO (rankmath.com) – Search engine optimization
Data transfers
Your personal data may be transferred to third countries or parties outside the European Economic Area (EEA) when shared with our technology partners. These transfers occur, in principle, only in case an adequacy decision applies to this. In other case, transfers are conducted in accordance with applicable data protection laws and safeguards, using legal mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
Cookies and tracking technologies
Our website, https://www.thegovernors.eu, uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. We use the following categories of cookies:
- Necessary cookies – Necessary for the website function correctly and you cannot refuse them
- Analytical cookies – Optional to measure site performance for analytical purposes and only after you have given consent
- Tracking cookies – Optional to track browsing behavior for marketing purposes and only after you have given consent
On your first visit, you were asked for consent. You can adjust settings anytime via our cookie management tool:
cookie settings.
More information is available in our Cookie Policy.
Your rights as a data subject
Depending on the nature of the processing and the legal basis, there are a number of rights available to you to keep control over your personal data:
- Right of access – Obtain a copy of your data and confirmation as to whether we process your personal data
- Right to rectification – Correct inaccurate data or incomplete personal data
- Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) – Request data deletion in certain circumstances
- Right to restriction – Limit data processing
- Right to data portability – Request your data in a structured format, commonly used, and machine-readable format
- Right to object – Object to the processing of your personal data based on legitimate interest or direct marketing
- Right to withdraw consent – You may revoke your consent when that is the legal basis for the processing of your data.
To exercise these rights or for more information about how we process your personal data, please contact us via email at privacy@thegovernors.eu or via the contact form on this website.
Complaint and supervisory authority
If you have concerns about the processing of your personal data, please, contact us first at privacy@thegovernors.eu.
If your request is unresolved or you believe we infringe on your data protection rights, you may file a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (GBA – Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit):
- Website: https://www.
gegevens beschermings autoriteit.be - Address: Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
- Phone: +32 (0)2 274 48 00
- Email: contact@apd-gba.be
Privacy Statement changes
We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect changes in our data processing activities or relevant legislation. Updates are communicated by updating the version of this website, clearly indicating the date when this privacy statement was last updated. You are encouraged to review this Privacy Statement periodically.
Links
Our website https://www.thegovernors.eu contains links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are moving to another website. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their policies may differ from ours.