Privacy Notice
This privacy notice explains how Stanex Strategy (“we”, “us”) processes personal data when you visit stanexstrategy.com or contact us. We process personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Belgian data protection rules.
1. Data Controller
Stanex Strategy
Belgium (operating internationally)
Email: stan@stanexstrategy.com
2. What personal data we process
- Contact data you provide (e.g., name, email address, company, phone number) when you email us.
- Message content and any attachments you send.
- Basic technical data required to deliver the website (e.g., IP address and browser information) as part of standard web requests.
3. Purposes and legal bases
We process personal data for the following purposes:
- Responding to enquiries and communicating with you — GDPR Art. 6(1)(b) (steps prior to contract) and/or Art. 6(1)(f) (legitimate interests).
- Providing services and managing client relationships — GDPR Art. 6(1)(b) (contract).
- Compliance with legal obligations (e.g., accounting where applicable) — GDPR Art. 6(1)(c).
4. Cookies and analytics
We do not intentionally use marketing cookies. If we add analytics in the future (e.g., Google Analytics), we will update this notice and, where required, request consent before placing non-essential cookies.
5. Recipients and processors
We may use trusted service providers to operate our business and website:
- Email provider: Microsoft 365 (email communications).
- Website hosting: GitHub Pages (static hosting).
- Domain/DNS: your domain registrar/DNS provider.
These providers may process personal data on our behalf as “processors” under GDPR, under appropriate contractual and security safeguards.
6. International transfers
Some of our providers may process data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Where this occurs, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as adequacy decisions and/or Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) as applicable.
7. Retention
We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above, including to respond to enquiries and meet legal obligations. Business emails may be retained for a reasonable period to maintain professional records.
8. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, including access controls and multi-factor authentication for email accounts. No internet transmission is 100% secure, but we work to reduce risk.
9. Your rights
Subject to the conditions in GDPR, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request rectification (correction)
- Request erasure
- Request restriction of processing
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Data portability (where applicable)
- Withdraw consent (where processing is based on consent)
To exercise your rights, contact us at stan@stanexstrategy.com.
10. Complaints
If you believe your data protection rights have been infringed, you may lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. In Belgium, this is the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Autorité de protection des données / Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit).
11. Changes to this notice
We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top indicates when changes were made.