Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

Words with capitalized initial letters have meanings defined under the following conditions. These definitions apply regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

• RPV-Calculator (referred to as either "the RPV-Calculator," "We," "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to RPV Calculator.

• Cookies are small files placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history, among other uses.

• Country refers to: Belgium

• Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.

• Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

• Service refers to the Website.

• Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

• Website refers to RPV Calculator, accessible from https://www.rpv-calculator.be/

• You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the RPV-Calculator, or any other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Information

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, we do not collect any personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You.

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of Our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device's unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

Use of Your Information

The RPV-Calculator may use the information collected for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service: including monitoring the usage of our Service.
• To manage Your preferences: Remember Your language preference and deliver content in Your chosen language.
• To evaluate and improve our Service: Analyze usage patterns, identify potential improvements, and enhance user experience.
• To protect our Service: Detect, prevent and address technical issues and potential security threats.

Data Collection and Usage Details

Language Preference

We use a cookie to store your language preference (NEXT_LOCALE), which may contain one of the following values: nl, fr, de, or en. This cookie is essential for providing you with content in your chosen language and improving your user experience. It remains on your device until you clear your browser’s cookie data or change your preference.

Vercel Analytics

We use Vercel Analytics to collect anonymous usage data that helps us understand how visitors interact with our website, monitor site performance, and ensure security. This service does not collect any personally identifiable information. Data collected may include:

• Page views and navigation patterns
• Device type and browser information
• Geographical location (country level only)
• Site performance metrics (e.g., load times, error rates)

External Data Source

Our Service fetches publicly available data from Statbel (https://bestat.statbel.fgov.be) to provide up-to-date information for calculations. This data is not personal and is used solely to power the Service’s functionality.

State Management

We use Zustand, a state management library, to manage application state during your session. This improves performance and user experience. The state is stored in memory for the duration of your visit and is not persisted between sessions or shared with our servers.

Your Choices

Although the cookie we use is essential for our website’s proper functioning, you have the following options:

• You can delete cookies from your browser at any time.
• You can use your browser in a "private" or "incognito" mode to prevent persistent storage.
• You can configure your browser to notify you when websites set cookies.

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality and user experience of our website.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Usage Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction, where data protection laws may differ from those in Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The RPV-Calculator will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and no transfer of Your Usage Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Your Usage Data

Legal Requirements

The RPV-Calculator may disclose Your Usage Data in good faith, believing that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation
• Protect and defend the rights or property of the RPV-Calculator
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
• Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Usage Data

The security of Your Usage Data is important to Us, but please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Usage Data, We cannot guarantee absolute security.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via a prominent notice on Our Service prior to the change becoming effective, and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

• By email: pieterjan@scheir.eu