Privacy Policy

Last updated: 16 September 2026

SEVER Bouw & Constructie cares about the protection of your personal data. This privacy policy explains what data we collect through severbouw.com, why, how long we keep it, and what rights you have — in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Who is responsible for processing your data?

SEVER Bouw & Constructie, Herremansstraat 56/A, 9402 Ninove, Belgium, company number BE 1042.514.230, is the data controller for the data collected through this website.
Email: info@severbouw.com — Phone: +32 486 83 66 06.

2. What data do we collect?

• Contact and quote request form: name, e-mail address, phone number, subject and the content of your message (possibly including the site/project address).
• Automatically, only with your consent: anonymous visitor statistics via Google Analytics (see the cookie table in section 5).

We do not collect any sensitive data (health, religion, etc.) and the website is not intended to collect data from minors.

3. Why do we process this data, and on what legal basis?

Purpose	Legal basis	Retention period
Answering your request or quote request	Performance of (steps prior to) a contract	2 years after last contact, unless a contract follows
Drawing up quotes, invoicing and customer management	Performance of the contract / legal obligation	7 years (statutory accounting obligation)
Website statistics (Google Analytics)	Your consent (opt-in via the cookie banner)	Max. 14 months, or until you withdraw consent

4. Who do we share your data with?

We never sell your data to third parties. We only share data with:

• Combell nv — our hosting partner (based in Belgium/EU), for managing the website and the info@severbouw.com mailbox;
• Google Ireland Limited — only if you consent to analytics cookies (Google Analytics). Google may process data outside the EU under standard contractual clauses / the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

5. Cookies

Our website uses two types of cookies:

Cookie	Type	Purpose	Retention
sever_cookie_consent	Functional (no consent required)	Remembers your cookie choice	1 year
_ga, _ga_*, _gid	Analytics (Google Analytics) — only after consent	Anonymous visitor statistics (pages viewed, traffic sources)	Max. 14 months

Analytics cookies are only placed after you click "Accept" in the cookie banner. You can change your choice at any time via "Change cookie preferences" at the bottom of every page.

6. Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss, misuse or unauthorised access (including secure hosting and restricted access to the mailbox and customer data).

7. Your rights

You always have the right to:

• Access the data we hold about you;
• Correct inaccurate data;
• Erase your data ("right to be forgotten"), unless a legal retention obligation prevents this;
• Restrict or object to the processing;
• Data portability;
• Withdraw your consent (e.g. for cookies), without affecting processing before the withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@severbouw.com. We respond within the statutory period of one month.

8. Filing a complaint

Not satisfied with how we process your data? You can file a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (GBA/APD), Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels — gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The date of the last update is always shown at the top of this page.

10. Contact

Questions about this privacy policy? Email info@severbouw.com or call +32 486 83 66 06.