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Last updated: May 24, 2018

These General Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy (“Terms”, “Terms of Use”) regulate the use of all web pages of the websites owned by Fast Lines Belgium (“Fast-lines”, “us”, “we”, or “our”), available at the domain fast-lines.com and their respective subdomains (the “Websites”), as well as mutual rights and obligations regarding provision and use of services, materials, functionalities and other content available through the Websites.

These Terms apply to all users of the Websites. By accessing or using the Websites for the first time, the user acknowledges its contents, and fully understands and agrees to the rights and obligations arising from the use of services, materials, functionalities and other content available through the Websites. If you do not accept any of these Terms, please do not use the Websites.

Specific terms may also apply to the use of certain services, materials, functionalities and other content available through the Websites, of which the users shall be informed in an appropriate manner.

We reserve the right to modify or append the Terms, unilaterally, at any time and without prior notice, of which all users shall be duly informed by means of an appropriate notice on the Websites. You are obliged to review the Terms periodically, in order to check for possible modifications or additions. By using the Websites after modifications or additions to these Terms have been made, you fully acknowledge, understand and accept the content thereof. Furthermore, we reserve the right to modify the content, design or location of the Websites, as well as the services, materials, functionalities and other content available through the Websites, unilaterally, at any time and without prior notice. We cannot be held responsible for any damage caused to users or third parties related to the above described modifications.

OUR COMPANY

FAST LINES BELGIUM HQ
Ernest Van Dijckkaai 17 box 21
2000 Antwerpen
Belgium

Tel +32 3 213 52 70
Fax +32 3213 52 80

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BE 0416137027

CONTENTS OF THE WEBSITES

The following services, materials, functionalities and contents are available to users through the Websites: presentations, articles, news and other content (“Content(s)”).

The Websites contains Fast Lines own Content, as well as the Content of partners and third parties.

We shall make every available effort to ensure constant availability of the Websites, as well as constant and unhindered access to the Contents available through the Websites, as regulated by these Terms, and possible specific terms applicable to the use of certain Content or separate web pages within the Websites.

Prohibited Content

It is prohibited to publish, transmit, upload or exchange any content violating the current laws of the European Union, particularly the content that is untrue, deceptive, offensive, vulgar, threatening, racist or chauvinist, the content violating intellectual property rights, the content considered as unauthorized disclosure of personal data or as violation of the right of privacy of users or third parties, as well as any other content which may cause damage to Fast Lines Belgium, other users or third parties (“Prohibited Content”).

Links to third party websites

The Websites contain links to third party websites (“Links”). The Links shall be duly marked, whenever this is enabled by the manner of their publication or use.

The publication of Links on the Websites does not mean that we endorse, approve, recommend, promote or in any other way support the information, statements or facts, attitudes, opinions, or conclusions contained therein.

We shall not control or supervise content available through the Links and therefore we cannot guarantee the accuracy, truthfulness, origin, contents, or availability thereof.

For any comments or information regarding the Links please contact the Fast Lines Belgium HQ.

USE OF THE WEBSITES

It is not allowed (hereinafter: Prohibited Practices):

    to use the Websites or content available through the Websites in a manner which may cause damage to Fast Lines Belgium, other users or any third party;
    to publish, upload, exchange or transmit Prohibited Content;
    to publish, upload, exchange or transmit any content that the user knows to be false or untrue, or has justifiable reason to believe it to be false or untrue, and whose use may cause damage to Fast Lines Belgium, other users or third parties;
    to misrepresent yourself with the purpose of deceiving Fast Lines Belgium, other users or third parties;
    to publish, upload, exchange or transmit to Fast Lines Belgium, other users or third parties any unwanted notices or other content of commercial or malicious nature, without prior request or consent, particularly including notices and other content of the same or similar nature;
    to purposefully publish, upload, exchange or transmit any content containing computer viruses, worms, and programs that may obstruct or hinder regular operation of the Websites, cause damage or destruction of any computer program, or any computer and other equipment owned by Fast Lines Belgium, other users or third parties;
    to collect, process or use personal data of the Websites users or third parties in an unauthorized manner;
    to engage in overt or covert advertising (verbal or graphic representation of products, services, personal names, names of companies, names, trademarks (registered or unregistered trademarks and service marks), businesses etc.) in an unauthorized manner.

Users or third parties shall be legally liable for failure to comply with the provisions of these Terms related to Prohibited Practices or Prohibited Content, particularly for possible damage caused by such actions to Fast Lines Belgium, other users and/or third parties.

COPYRIGHT AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Content available through the Websites in any form, especially that in the form of documents, photographs, images, drawings, diagrams, charts, audio and visual materials, etc., are protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights according to the legal provisions in force.

The Websites contain names of natural and legal persons, names of products or services, trademarks, logos, pictures, graphics and other content subject to the protection of intellectual property rights (hereinafter: Protected Content) held by Fast Lines Belgium and/or third parties. Access to or use of the Websites or the Contents does not grant any license, right to use, right to exploit, or any other right related to Protected Content, except to the extent and in the manner explicitly specified in the provisions of these Terms or a corresponding separate contract.

It is not allowed:

    to download, reproduce, copy, distribute, lease, provide for use, publish, communicate to unauthorized third parties or general public, or use Content in any other way for commercial purposes, without written consent previously granted by Fast Lines Belgium;
    to alter, modify, edit, translate, or create derived works from any Content available through the Websites for commercial purposes, without written consent previously granted by Fast Lines Belgium;
    to use Content available through the Websites for purposes related to selling or offering for sale, advertising or promotion of any product or service by any person.

If we independently discover a violation of copyright and/or other intellectual property rights, trade secret or other rights of users or third parties, or any other violation of these Terms, or if we are informed by a user or third party of any such violation, or if we receive a request for the removal of a Content, Link, Protected Content or Interactive Content, we shall immediately take all necessary measures to establish grounds for such request and elimination of possible violation.

PRIVACY POLICY

Communication and disclosure of personal data to third parties

Your personal data shall not be disclosed to third parties without your express consent, except under legal obligation. More specifically, your personal data shall not be transmitted or provided to third parties outside the European Union without your express consent, except under legal obligation.

The personal data you provided may be transmitted to our related companies and/or partners when this is deemed necessary for the purpose of maintaining and managing the Websites and for the purpose of provisioning our products and services. In such cases, we shall ensure that our partners and/or related companies take over the responsibility to protect personal data to an extent equal to that guaranteed in these Terms.

Your personal data (including your email) will never be shared with any third parties for marketing purposes.

Which personal data do we collect?

Types of data that we collect for specified purposes are: your name, phone number, business data related to the implementation of standards, IP address, and email address.

Purpose and manner of personal data collection and use

Fast Lines Belgium collects and processes personal data in accordance with the provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act and other regulations in force in the European Union.

Your personal data are processed only on the basis of your approval a free and express consent to process your personal data for the purposes related to the use of the Content available through the Websites. Your consent for the collection and processing of your personal data for a given purpose shall be requested when completing the appropriate form published on the Websites.

Your personal data shall be used in order to provide Content, reply to queries concerning the Content available on the Websites, and inform you about the existing and new content, materials, functionalities, services and other offers that may interest you, and in order to improve the quality of the Content and the Websites.

All collected data are electronically stored, and appropriate measures and procedures are applied in order to prevent unauthorized access, maintain the level of personal data protection and use the data collected online in a correct manner.

Even though we take all appropriate measures to ensure against unauthorized disclosure of your personal data, we cannot guarantee that some of the collected personal data shall never be disclosed in a manner that is not in accordance with these Terms. Accidental disclosure may be, for example, a consequence of false misrepresentation when accessing websites that contain such data, with the purpose of correcting possible errors in the data. We shall not be liable, to the fullest extent permitted by law, for any damage caused to users or third parties relating to accidental disclosure of personal data.

Modification and deletion of personal data

You are legally entitled to access, request modification, restriction or deletion of your personal data and data portability. Modification or deletion of data shall be effected on the basis of an appropriate notice addressed to the contact identified on the Websites.
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Cookies

We reserve the right to use cookies.

A cookie is a group of data serving as your anonymous individual identifier that is sent to your browser by websites. Cookies are sent when you access a website, they are stored in your computer and they serve to record information about your subsequent online visits. Therefore, after a cookie has been stored on your computer during your first access to a website, every time you return to the website it will look for its cookie in order to read the stored data.

Since a cookie is an anonymous individual identifier, it does not contain or send any personal information to the website that stored it on your computer, but only enables faster and more efficient activation of information, data and settings previously communicated during access and use of the website.

Your browser is set in such a way that each website can only access its own previously sent cookies, but not the cookies of other websites.

The Options or Settings menu of your browser allows you to select an appropriate option for receiving cookies, even to disable them completely. However, disabling cookies completely will reduce the efficiency of some contents available on some websites.

GOVERNING LAW

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Belgium and European Union, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Websites and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have between us regarding the Websites.

DISCLAIMER

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Fast Lines Belgium NV and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.

Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of Fast Lines Belgium NV. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, Fast Lines Belgium NV takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

Contact details will be stored, but will not be sold, given or in anyway communicated to third parties of marketing agencies.