Privacy policy

Last updated: 14 October 2026

1. Purpose

This privacy policy describes how personal data collected through the registration platform inauguration.d-stor.be is processed, for the sole purpose of organising the official inauguration of D-STOR, to be held on Monday, 9 November 2026 in La Louvière (the « Event »).

2. Data controller

The data controller is D-STOR SA, a public limited company under Belgian law, registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises under number 1003.618.616, with its registered office at Avenue Herrmann-Debroux 42, 1160 Auderghem, Belgium (operating site: Rue Mercure 2, 7110 La Louvière).

For any question about your data: info@d-stor.be.

3. Data collected

As part of your registration, the following data is processed: title, first name, last name, company or organisation, job title, e-mail address, telephone number (optional), attendance choice (whole event, ceremony and cocktail only, or absence), and any remarks you provide, such as dietary requirements or accessibility needs. Guest identification data (name, organisation, e-mail address) comes from the invitation list drawn up by the organisers.

4. Purposes and legal basis

Your data is processed exclusively to: (a) send the invitation and, where applicable, a reminder; (b) record and confirm your attendance; (c) organise the logistics of the Event (welcome, bus transfers, guided visit, cocktail, dietary and accessibility requirements); (d) send practical information about the Event; (e) where applicable, send a thank-you message after the Event.

This processing is based on D-STOR’s legitimate interest in organising the Event and welcoming its guests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) and, for the data you voluntarily provide in the form, on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you may withdraw at any time.

5. Recipients

Your data is accessible only to the persons in charge of organising the Event within D-STOR and its shareholders BSTOR and Duferco Wallonie, and to the service providers acting on their behalf as processors: the event agency in charge of the Event, Inside Web srl (design and hosting of the registration platform, Belgium) and Brevo (e-mail delivery service, European Union). These providers process the data solely on instruction and for the purposes described above.

Your data is not sold, rented, transferred or disclosed to third parties, and is not used for any commercial communication or prospecting. It is not transferred outside the European Economic Area.

6. Retention period

Data is kept only for as long as strictly necessary to organise and follow up the Event. It is deleted from the platform no later than 31 December 2026, unless a legal obligation requires otherwise.

7. Security

The platform is hosted on servers located in the European Union, protected by encrypted connections (HTTPS) and accessible only to authorised persons with personal credentials. The form is protected against automated submissions.

8. Your rights

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict the processing of, object to the processing of and, where applicable, port your data, as well as the right to withdraw your consent at any time. To exercise these rights, send your request to info@d-stor.be, stating your name and the e-mail address used for registration. You may also stop receiving communications about the Event through the link provided in our e-mails.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Rue de la Presse 35, 1000 Brussels, www.dataprotectionauthority.be).

9. Cookies

The platform does not use any tracking, analytics or advertising cookies. Only the technical elements strictly necessary for the form to work and to protect it against bots are used.