Personal data is collected when:
- You surf on the pages of the portal chancellery.belgium.be. In your browser, those pages begin with ‘https://www.sustainabledevelopment.be’. When a link takes you to another website, an online application or a social network, you must check the terms and conditions for the processing of personal data used by those responsible for those services
- You contact us
You are protected in accordance with:
- European Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (entered into force on 25 May 2018) on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (GDPR)
- the Data Protection Act of 30 July 2018
Table of contents
- Legal bases and purposes of the processing operations
- Processed data
- Use of cookies
- Storage duration
- Security
- Right of inspection, modification, objection and deletion
- Complaints
- Contact
1. Legal bases and purposes of the processing operations
At the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002, Belgium made a number of commitments on this theme. The federal programme-based public service Sustainable Development was established to fulfil these commitments.
In 2014, the service was transformed into the Federal Institute for Sustainable Development (FISD). The aim of this organisational change was to strengthen federal policy on sustainable development by embedding sustainable development in the government's core policy. The FISD is the federal public service that assists the Belgian federal government in preparing sustainable development policy. It is also responsible for coordinating and implementing this policy. The FISD stands for Motivation, Integration and Innovation. We do not shy away from challenges, we seek sustainable solutions through a cross-cutting approach and we want to bring about change with innovative ideas. The four strategic objectives of the FISD:
- To be the driving force behind sustainable development policy in Belgium.
- To be recognised as a reference in Belgium in terms of policy supporting social responsibility.
- To be the vector for the integration of the federal strategy (short, medium and long term) on sustainable development in all policy sectors.
- To integrate sustainable development into the internal management of FISD.
The Federal Institute for Sustainable Development collects and processes personal data in order to:
- Inform you
- Answer your questions
- Handle the files that concern you
- Publish your SDG initiatives on the website
The Federal Institute for Sustainable Development collects and processes this data anonymously:
- For statistical and qualitative purposes, to improve our services
- To provide you with a response in your language
If your request for information or services is intended for another administration, we will provide you with the details of that administration. You are free to contact them.
2. Processed data
In the situations listed in the table below, personal data is collected and processed automatically.
| Situations | Data collected and processed |
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| You visit one or more pages |
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| You contact us through an electronic form or e-mail |
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| You respond to a survey or project call that we launch. |
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The other personal data that may be processed is listed in the data processing register.
Data that is not of a personal nature is automatically collected without linking it to your IP address and therefore with respect for your privacy. It is used to generate statistics and to improve the content of the portal site:
- language selection
- search engine used
- keywords used
- website from which you came
- pages you viewed
- duration of each page view
- list of files downloaded
- date and time of access
- browser used
- platform and/or operating system installed on your computer
3. Use of cookies
This site uses the following cookies:
- Acceptance cookies: If you accept the cookie policy, the website will place a cookie so that it can remember your choice for one month. After one month, the cookie will disappear and you will receive a new invitation to accept our cookie policy.
- Sign-in cookies: When you sign in to our website, a cookie is stored. This cookie is essential for navigating and using the website.
- Language cookies: this cookie enables the website to remember your language choice for the duration of your browsing session.
- Data analysis cookies: These cookies track (the origin of) your visit. We use them to compile statistics that enable us to optimise the website and make navigation more pleasant. The data is analysed anonymously. The information collected is not passed on to third parties and is not used for other purposes.
4. Storage duration
The storage duration:
- of your IP address is 24 hours;
- of the exchanges through the contact form and through e-mail is 3 months;
- of the exchanges through the complaint form and through e-mail is 24 months.
In exceptional cases, such as in the context of legal proceedings, your personal data may be stored for a longer period.
5. Security
The Federal Institute for Sustainable Development guarantees the security (integrity and confidentiality) of your personal data. It is protected against unauthorised access, unauthorised use, loss and unauthorised changes.
To this end, we use security methods and procedures that we will not describe in detail here for security reasons.
Please note: Appropriate physical, technical and organisational measures are taken to guarantee a level of security that is appropriate with regard to the risks.
6. Right of inspection, modification, objection and deletion
You have certain rights relating to the personal data that we use: the right of inspection, the right of modification, the right to object and the right to have data deleted.
Your application will be processed within 30 calendar days. If your application is complex or if our department has to deal with a large number of applications, that period may be extended by 60 days.
Please send an e-mail or letter to our Data Protection Officer together with a scanned copy or paper copy of your identity document containing your signature to the following address in order to exercise your rights:
Federal Public Service (FPS) Chancellery of the Prime Minister
Courtesy of the Data Protection Officer
Rue Ducale 4
1000 Brussels
7. Complaints
If you consider that the Federal Institute for Sustainable Development has not processed your personal data in accordance with the applicable regulations, you are entitled to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority:
Data Protection Authority
Rue de la Presse 35
1000 Brussels
E-mail: commission@privacycommission.be
8. Contact
For more information about our data protection policy, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at: dpo@premier.fed.be
You can delete your account on our website at any time by sending an email to communication@ifdd.fed.be.