Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 1, 2026 · Effective Date: January 1, 2026

1. Introduction & Data Controller Information

This Privacy Policy governs the processing of personal data collected via festivalrankripple.buzz (the "Platform"), operated by Festivalrankripple BVBA ("we", "us", or "our"), a legal entity registered under Belgian company law with registration number BE 0842.918.420, having its registered business address at Rue Haute 142, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium.

We are dedicated to safeguarding the fundamental privacy rights of our users, collectors, and valuation applicants in full compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR) as well as the Belgian Act of 30 July 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data.

2. Categories of Data We Collect

We process personal data only when strictly necessary for the performance of our editorial, advisory, appraisal inquiry, and web delivery services:

Directly Provided Information: Full name, email address, phone number, shipping coordinates, and photographs/provenance records submitted via our contact and valuation forms.
Technical & Telemetry Data: IP address (anonymized), browser user-agent, operating system, localized time zone, screen resolution, and navigation events across antique district guides.
Cookie & Local Storage Data: Consent state records, reader bookmark preferences, and anonymous session telemetry.

3. Legal Bases for Processing

Under Article 6 of the GDPR, our data processing activities rely upon the following legitimate legal grounds:

Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): When you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter dispatch or accept non-essential analytical cookies.
Contractual Performance (Art. 6(1)(b)): To review appraisal submissions, arrange private market tours, or respond directly to collector inquiries.
Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): To safeguard platform security, prevent fraudulent bot traffic, and optimize spatial rendering speeds.
Legal Obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): To maintain tax, invoicing, and corporate compliance records under Belgian commerce statutes.

4. Third-Party Processors & International Transfers

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. Data may be processed by vetted European infrastructure providers adhering to strict Data Processing Agreements (DPAs). Any transfers outside the European Economic Area (EEA) occur exclusively under European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

5. Your Statutory Rights Under GDPR

As a data subject within the European Union and international jurisdictions, you hold the following unconditional rights:

Right of Access (Art. 15): Request a copy of all personal records maintained about you.
Right to Rectification (Art. 16): Correct outdated or inaccurate biographical and contact data.
Right to Erasure (Art. 17): Request deletion of your personal records ("Right to be Forgotten").
Right to Restriction & Objection (Art. 18 & 21): Limit or object to specific processing workflows.
Right to Data Portability (Art. 20): Receive your structured data in a standard machine-readable format.

6. Data Retention Schedule

Contact form submissions and appraisal inquiries are retained for twenty-four (24) months to facilitate ongoing historical provenance records, after which they are securely purged or irreversibly anonymized.

7. Data Protection Officer & Supervisory Contact

For any inquiries, requests to exercise statutory data rights, or privacy concerns, contact our Data Protection Officer at:
Email: [email protected]
Postal Address: Festivalrankripple BVBA, Attn: DPO Desk, Rue Haute 142, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium.

You also maintain the legal right to lodge a formal complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Autorité de protection des données / Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit), Rue de la Presse 35, 1000 Brussels.