Privacy Policy

Last update: June 17, 2025

This privacy and cookie policy applies to all visitors, customers and users of the website cursist-courses.com, a trademark of Ostyn BV, with registered office at Zuidbroek 62, 9030 Mariakerke (Belgium), VAT BE 0555.755.956, hereinafter referred to as “Cursist”.

For questions or requests about this policy, please contact us at info@cursist-courses.com.

1. Controller.

Cursist is the data controller of your personal data, as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation (AVG or GDPR – Regulation (EU) 2016/679).

2. What data do we collect?

We only collect and process personal data that you communicate to us directly or that we obtain through your use of our website and services, including:

Name, email address and contact information
Billing information and VAT number
IP address, browser type, device information
Preferences and interactions with our courses and newsletters

3. Why do we process your data?

Your data will be processed for the following legitimate purposes:

Delivering digital courses and products
Preparing and sending quotes and invoices
Customer management and order follow-up
Sending information, updates or marketing (subject to consent)
Improving the user experience and performance of the website
Meeting legal obligations

We rely on at least one of the following legal grounds: your consent, the performance of a contract, a legal obligation or our legitimate interest.

4. Cookies and tracking technologies.

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve the operation of the site, collect statistics and customize advertisements. Cookies are small files that are stored on your device when you visit our website.

We use:

Functional cookies: necessary for the operation of the site
Analytical cookies (e.g. Google Analytics): to analyze browsing behavior anonymously
Marketing cookies: for personalized advertisements (only with permission)

When you first visit our website, you will be asked to set your preferences regarding cookies via our cookie banner. This banner is managed by the Complianz plugin and ensures that we only set cookies for which you have given your consent.

You can change or revoke your cookie preferences at any time using the “Cookie Settings” button at the bottom of our website.

Please note that some parts of the website may not function correctly if cookies are disabled.

5. Sharing data with third parties

Your personal data is shared only with trusted processors who provide services on our behalf, such as:

Hosting providers and IT service providers
Payment providers
Email marketing or learning management software

These parties always act on our behalf and may not use your data for their own purposes. We enter into processing agreements with them in accordance with the AVG.

We do not transfer your data to countries outside the European Economic Area without appropriate safeguards.

6. Retention periods

We do not retain your personal data longer than necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

For example:

Billing data: 7 years (accounting requirement)
Newsletter data: until cancellation of subscription
Usage data (cookies): see cookie policy or settings

7. Your rights as a data subject

has the following rights with respect to your personal data:

Right of inspection and copy
Right to correct or supplement
Right to erasure (“right to oblivion”).
Right to restriction of processing
Right to transferability
Right to object to processing, especially in the case of direct marketing
Right to withdraw your consent at any time

You may exercise these rights by contacting us at info@cursist-courses.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

8. Security of your data

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from loss, theft, unauthorized access or other unlawful processing.

Our website is secured with HTTPS, data is stored encrypted, and access to systems is restricted to authorized employees.

9. Intellectual property

All content on our website and digital courses (text, videos, logos, images) are protected by intellectual property rights and may not be used, distributed or copied without written permission.

10. Complaints

If you believe that we are processing your data unlawfully, you can:

Filing a complaint with us at info@cursist-courses.com
Or address a complaint to the Data Protection Authority(www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be)

11. Changes

Cursist reserves the right to modify this policy at any time. Significant changes will be posted on our website. The most recent version can always be accessed at cursist-courses.com/privacy.