Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 1, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how CodePilotes Pro LLC ("we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website codepilotes.pro or use our services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable data protection laws.

Data Controller Information

The data controller responsible for your personal information is:
CodePilotes Pro LLC
Rue de la Loi 9, 1054 Brussels, Belgium
Email: privacy@codepilotes.pro
Phone: +32 25089325

Data We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our travel blog services. The data we collect includes:

• Personal Information: When you contact us or subscribe to our newsletter, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you voluntarily provide.
• Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our website, including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring websites.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience and analyze website traffic. For detailed information about our cookie usage, please see our Cookie Policy.
• Communication Data: When you contact us through our contact form or email, we collect and store your communications with us.

How We Use Your Information

We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes, based on legitimate business interests, your consent, or to fulfill contractual obligations:

• Service Provision: To provide our travel blog content, respond to your inquiries, and deliver the services you request.
• Communication: To send you travel tips, destination guides, and other relevant content if you have subscribed to our communications.
• Website Improvement: To analyze website usage patterns and improve our content, user experience, and technical performance.
• Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
• Security: To protect our website, users, and business from security threats and fraudulent activities.

Legal Basis for Processing

Under GDPR, we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: When you have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for specific purposes.
• Legitimate Interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services and website functionality.
• Legal Obligation: When processing is required to comply with legal requirements.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your data in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and providing our services, subject to confidentiality agreements.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information when required by law, court order, or governmental authority.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Specifically, we retain contact form submissions and email communications for up to 3 years, website analytics data for up to 2 years, and cookie data according to the timeframes specified in our Cookie Policy. When data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.

Your Rights

Under GDPR and applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of Access: You can request information about the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request limitation of how we process your data.
• Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: You can object to processing of your personal data for direct marketing or other purposes.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption, secure data transmission, access controls, and regular security assessments. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Data Transfers

As we operate from Belgium within the European Union, your data is primarily processed within the EU. If we transfer data to countries outside the EU/EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as adequacy decisions by the European Commission or appropriate contractual clauses.

Children's Privacy

Our website and services are not directed to children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information promptly.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, services, or applications. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website with a new "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Supervisory Authority

If you believe we have not addressed your privacy concerns adequately, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority. In Belgium, this is the Data Protection Authority (Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit).