Privacy and legal notice
How BIAP handles your personal data on biap.org, which cookies the site uses, and who publishes it.
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Who we are
biap.org is published by the Bureau International d’Audiophonologie (BIAP), the International Bureau for Audiophonology, a scientific society established by Belgian Royal Decree on 24 March 1967. BIAP is responsible for the personal data described on this page.
For any question about your data, write to the Secretary-General: BIAP, CHU Sart Tilman – ENT department, B-4000 Liège, Belgium, or use the contact form.
What we collect
We only collect what we need to answer you and to run the member area:
- Contact form: your name, email address, the subject, your country if you give it, and your message.
- Member accounts: your name, email address, society or committee, country and role, and the date of your last login.
- Statistics: anonymous figures on which pages are visited, only if you accept statistics cookies.
Why we use it
We use your details to answer your message, to give members access to the member area, and to improve the site. We never sell your data or share it for advertising.
How long we keep it
Messages sent with the contact form are kept for twelve months after our answer. Member accounts are kept while you are a member, and deleted within three months after your membership ends.
Your rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation you can ask to see, correct or delete your data, to limit how we use it, or to receive a copy. Write to the Secretary-General; we answer within one month.
If you think we handle your data wrongly, you can also complain to the Belgian Data Protection Authority.
Cookies
biap.org uses a few cookies. Only essential cookies are set without your consent; you can change your choice at any time with “Cookie settings” at the bottom of every page.
| Cookie | What it does | Consent |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Remembers the language you chose | Not needed (essential) |
| Login session | Keeps members logged in to the member area | Not needed (essential) |
| Statistics | Counts page visits anonymously | Only if you accept |
Legal notice
Publisher: Bureau International d’Audiophonologie (BIAP), scientific society established by Belgian Royal Decree of 24 March 1967.
Responsible editor: Dr Laurent Demanez, Secretary-General.
Address: CHU Sart Tilman – ENT department, B-4000 Liège, Belgium.
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