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Privacy & Cookie Policy

CodeCounsel BV — Last updated: May 2026

1. Who We Are

This website is operated by CodeCounsel BV, a private limited company incorporated under Belgian law, with registered office at Standelkruidstraat 4, 9041 Oostakker, Belgium (KBO/BTW: BE 1036.699.277).

For any questions about this policy or how we handle your personal data, you can reach us at: privacy@codecounsel.be

2. What This Policy Covers

This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains what data we collect when you visit codecounsel.be, why we collect it, how we use it, and what rights you have. It covers:

• Data collected via our contact form
• Data collected through cookies
• Data collected through other technologies deployed on this website

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Any personal data that we process is processed on the following legal bases under the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679):

• Legitimate interest – for necessary cookies
• Consent – for any non-essential cookies
• Contract performance – when you contact us to enquire about or engage our services

4. Data Collected via the Contact Form on the website

When you submit our contact form, we collect the following personal data:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• IP address
• Any additional personal data that you entered, part of your message

4.1 Purpose

We use this data solely to respond to your enquiry and, where applicable, to take steps prior to entering into a services agreement with you.

4.2 Retention

We retain contact form submissions during the time necessary to handle your enquiry.

The contact form is deleted within two (2) months from its submission if based on your enquiry no services relationship is entered into. If, following your enquiry, a services relationship is entered into, the contact information and any other personal data shared within the scope of that relationship is processed and retained in accordance with the terms of the contractual agreement entered into.

4.3 Sharing

We only use this information in the furtherance of our relationship with you, and do not sell or share your contact form data with any third parties for marketing purposes. Your data is stored in the WordPress database of this website, and we will only disclose your data if required to do so by law or court order.

5. Data collected through Cookies

5.1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, and to provide information to the owners of the site. The most commonly used cookies are:

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of a website. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

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

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.

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

5.2. What cookies do we use?

We only use cookies as described below. You can also consult the privacy notice displayed when you visit our website:

Necessary cookies

• CookieConsent. This cookie stores the visitor’s cookie consent state.
• wp_api and wp_api_sec. These are used in context with the website’s WordPress theme. They allow to implement or change the website’s content in real-time.
• wpEmojiSettingsSupports. This is used in context with the website’s WordPress theme. It helps to determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly.

These cookies are Necessary Cookies that are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off. These cookies do not collect any personal information about the site visitors.

Analytical cookies for website statistics

Like most websites certain information that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of visitors is collected.

This data is collected by a third-party tool Jetpack Stats from Automattic Inc., and is only presented to website owners as aggregated, non-identifiable data. For example, as the site owner, we can only see that a specific page on our website had 100 views, but we cannot see which specific users viewed that page.

The data collected through Jetpack Stats is processed by Automattic Inc. For more information, see the Jetpack Stats feature section on jetpack.com/support/for-your-privacy-policy/.

6. Rights pursuant to GDPR

If you would like to access, correct, complete or have any personal data that we process deleted, you can mail to privacy@codecounsel.be.

The Data Controller is CodeCounsel BV, Standelkruidstraat 4, 9041 Oostakker, KBO VAT BE1036.699.277.

The Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD-GBA) is the independent federal body responsible for overseeing GDPR compliance in Belgium. It can be reached at: www.dataprotectionauthority.be.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this page periodically.