Privacy Policy

G-tec (hereinafter “we”), located at Ter Duinenwijk 8, 8670 Oostduinkerke, is the owner of the website www.drivemyquest.com. This is a public website where promotional content from G-tec is published.

We care deeply about our visitors, and taking care of the personal data you share with us is an important part of that commitment. This privacy policy explains how we use your data to offer you a better and more inspiring user experience.

G-tec is the data controller for the processing of personal data on the website www.drivemyquest.com (hereinafter “the Website”) and is committed to respecting and protecting the confidentiality of your personal data.

“Confidential” processing means that we handle your personal data in accordance with applicable national and international privacy laws, including the Belgian Data Protection Act of 8 December 1992 (as amended), and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), effective as of 25 May 2018. We will never process personal data such as your address, email, phone number, demographic data, or identification details without your consent and without informing you of the purpose of this processing.

You may visit the Website freely and access all information about G-tec, our products, and pricing without providing any personal data.

Whenever you do provide personal data, we will process it in accordance with this policy and our legal obligations regarding personal data.

Personal data collected by G-tec is stored in a secure environment, inaccessible to the public. Only a limited number of G-tec employees have access to this data, and it is used exclusively for internal purposes.

G-tec does not share personal data with third parties, except when required by law or upon explicit request by judicial or law enforcement authorities.

G-tec does NOT sell your personal data to third parties.

• Email address and interests when registering for our newsletter on the Website.

• Email address, subject, first and last name, phone number, and message content when submitting a contact request (may also include data from categories 2 and 3 if you create an account or subscribe to the newsletter).

• Non-personal data collected includes:

  • A session cookie for non-logged-in users to track login status, search filters, and favorite listings. This cookie is valid only during the session and is not stored permanently.

  • A cookie to remember whether the user closed the slide-out banner at the bottom of the page.

  • A technical cookie to handle non-logged-in sessions, which contains no personal data.

• Category 1: Managing your Website account to enable access and use, based on the performance of a contract requested by you. Also includes sending direct marketing if you have explicitly consented to it.

• Category 2: Sending direct marketing, newsletters, campaigns, and promotions based on your explicit prior consent.

• Categories 3 & 4: Providing and invoicing products ordered by you, based on the performance of a requested contract.

• Category 9: Ensuring website security and availability, based on G-tec’s legitimate interest in improving services.

• Category 10: Spam protection, based on G-tec’s legitimate interest.

• Category 11: Ensuring security for prevention, detection, and prosecution of crimes, based on G-tec’s legitimate interest.

• Category 13: Website improvement and anonymized statistics, where no personal or company identities can be traced, based on G-tec’s legitimate interest.

We use Google Analytics to monitor Website usage. Google may share this data with third parties if legally required or if third parties process data on Google's behalf. We have no control over this.

Data collected via Google is anonymized as much as possible. Your IP address is not shared. The data is stored on Google servers in the USA and falls under the Privacy Shield agreement, ensuring an adequate level of data protection.

We use retargeting cookies (e.g., Facebook Pixel) to show relevant ads based on previous visits to our Website. These cookies are anonymized as much as possible and data is stored on servers in the USA under the Privacy Shield agreement.

Instructions for enabling/disabling and deleting cookies can be found in your browser’s Help section. Some third-party tracking cookies can be managed via Your Online Choices.

Our Website and mobile apps may contain social media features (e.g., Twitter, Google+, Pinterest), each with their own privacy policies. Please read their terms and policies before providing personal data—we are not responsible for them.

If G-tec intends to process your data for different purposes or share it with partners, we will request your explicit consent and provide you the right to object.

Your data is processed only for the period necessary to achieve the purposes outlined above.

We do not use your personal data for profiling. This means we do not build user profiles based on your data, and you will not be subject to automated decision-making.

• Right of Access and Rectification: You have the right to access and correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data. You may also request deletion of your data.

• Right to Unsubscribe, Modify, or Delete Data: You can unsubscribe at any time via the unsubscribe link, by emailing info@g-tec.be, or by writing to Ter Duinenwijk 8, 8670 Oostduinkerke.
  You will still receive essential service messages.

• Right to Object: You may object to data processing for serious and legitimate reasons, and always for direct marketing purposes.

• Right to Data Portability: You can request your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and/or have it transferred to another data controller.

• Right to Withdraw Consent: If processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of the above rights, contact us via email at info@g-tec.be, by post at Ter Duinenwijk 8, 8670 Oostduinkerke, or through the Contact Us section of our Website.

If you have a complaint, please contact us first via info@g-tec.be or +32 495 24 55 08. We will take all steps necessary to address your concerns.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority:
Commission for the Protection of Privacy
Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels
Tel: +32 (0)2 274 48 00
Fax: +32 (0)2 274 48 35
Email: commission@privacycommission.be

You may also pursue legal action if you suffer damage due to the processing of your personal data.

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to prevent unauthorized access, destruction, loss, or alteration of personal data. However, we cannot be held liable for misuse of data by third parties due to negligence or unsafe practices.

You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential and for any use of www.drivemyquest.com from your device, IP address, or account.

Only G-tec employees have access to your data for processing purposes. We require all staff to adhere to confidentiality obligations equivalent to those in this Privacy Policy.

To deliver products and services, we may share your data with travel service providers or trusted vendors (e.g., IT services). They are required to keep your data secure and may not use it for their own marketing.

We only share the necessary data required for them to deliver their services, based on the contract you and/or we have requested.

No text or images from this website may be reproduced without the express permission of G-tec.

This Privacy Policy replaces all previous versions. It may be updated at any time, so we recommend checking our Website regularly. Significant changes will be communicated clearly on the Website and, where applicable, via email.

Last updated: May 2018