Privacy Policy

Article 1: Preamble

The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform users of the website:

about how their personal data is collected and processed, and how it is used;
about their rights regarding this data;
about the person responsible for processing this data;
about the recipients of this data;
about the website's policy on cookies.

Personal data is defined as any information that can be used to identify a user. This may include information such as their first and last names, age, postal address, email address, location or IP address (non-exhaustive list).

This privacy policy supplements the legal notices available at the following address: https://www.ceev.eu/legal-notice.

Article 2: Data controller

The European Committee of Wine Companies (also referred to below as ‘CEEV’) is responsible for processing the personal data collected on the website www.ceev.eu.
The data controller can be contacted:

by post at: 43 Avenue des Arts, 5th floor, 1040 Brussels, Belgium.
by e-mail: [email protected]

Article 3: Principles relating to the collection and processing of personal data

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), this privacy policy is subject to the following regulations.

Personal data shall be:

processed lawfully and transparently;
collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes, and shall not be further processed in a manner incompatible with those purposes;
adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed;
accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date. All reasonable steps will be taken to correct or delete data that is inaccurate in relation to the purposes for which it is collected;
kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss or destruction.

The processing of collected data is lawful only if at least one of the following conditions is met:

the data subject has consented to the processing of the data for one or more specific purposes;
the processing of the data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject;
processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person;
processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests, freedoms or fundamental rights of the data subject.

Article 4: Consent

By using the website www.ceev.eu, users give their consent to:

all the conditions included in this privacy policy;
the collection, use and storage of data in accordance with the conditions set out in this privacy policy.

Article 5: Personal data

Article 5.1: Data collected

When you browse the www.ceev.eu website, personal data about users is collected. No personal data is collected automatically and therefore without informing users in advance.

The personal data collected on this website is as follows:

Contact form: surname, first name, email address and message;
Newsletter subscription form: surname, first name and email address.

This personal data is stored by the data controller under reasonable security conditions for the period strictly necessary for its processing and use.

Article 5.2: Purposes of data collection

Personal data collected on this website is only collected and processed for the purposes specified in this privacy policy.
The collection and processing of this data serve the following purposes:

Contact form: to respond to requests made via the contact form while keeping a record of previous requests for future reference, if necessary;
Newsletter subscription form: to send the newsletter to users who have subscribed to it.

Article 5.3: Data hosting

The website www.ceev.eu is hosted by:

OVH

Company headquarters: OVH Groupe SA
Company postal address: 2 Rue Kellermann, 59100 Roubaix, France
APE Code: 2620Z
VAT Number: FR22424761419
SIREN: 424 761 419

Article 5.4: Transmission of data to third parties

Personal data collected on this site is collected and processed for internal purposes only. In this context, it may be shared with CEEV managers to the extent that they need it to pursue the purposes set out in this policy.

In addition, personal data collected may be shared:

if CEEV is required to do so by law;
if the information is required in the context of legal proceedings;
in order to protect the legal rights of CEEV.

Apart from the situations provided for in this policy, personal information will not be disclosed or shared with third parties under any circumstances.

Article 6: User rights regarding data collection and processing

Any user concerned by the processing of their personal data may exercise the following rights:

right of access to data;
right to rectify data;
right to erase data;
right to restrict data processing;
right to data portability;
right to object to data processing.

All users may exercise these rights by sending their request:

by post to: 43 Avenue des Arts, 5th floor, 1040 Brussels, Belgium.
by email: [email protected]

Article 7: Cookie policy

A cookie is a file stored on a user's hard drive when they browse a website. Cookies provide insight into the user's browsing habits in order to offer them a better user experience.

The list of cookies used on this website can be viewed by clicking on the ‘Cookie settings’ icon at the bottom (right or left) of the screen.

Article 8: Changes to the privacy policy

In order to comply with the law or to reflect any changes in our personal data management process, this privacy policy may be amended from time to time.

Users are advised to check this policy regularly to keep themselves informed of our policy regarding the collection and processing of personal data. Users are therefore invited to review this privacy policy each time they use our services, without the need for formal notification.

This policy, published on 7 November 2025, was updated on 7 November 2025.

Article 9: Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, you can contact us:

by post at: 43 Avenue des Arts, 5th floor, 1040 Brussels, Belgium.
by e-mail: [email protected]