Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how Stratos Advisory Group ("we", "us", or "our company") collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use our online platform or service. Stratos Advisory Group is committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Stratos Advisory Group, located at 14 Rue de la Science / Wetenschapsstraat, 7th Floor, Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, 1000 Belgium, acts as the data controller for the personal data processed in connection with this service.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal data that you provide directly to us when you interact with our online platform, such as when you fill out forms, subscribe to newsletters, request information about our services (including strategy development, organizational design, process improvement, change management, digital transformation advisory, financial consulting, human resources consulting, market analysis, technology consulting), or otherwise communicate with us. The types of personal data we collect may include your name, professional title, company name, contact details, and information about your interests or inquiries related to our services.

We may also automatically collect certain information about your use of our site, including IP addresses, browser types, operating systems, referring URLs, site navigation paths, and information about the timing, frequency, and pattern of your service use. This information may be collected through cookies or similar technologies.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes based on lawful bases:

• To provide and maintain our service: This includes enabling you to access and use our online platform and its features. (Lawful Basis: Performance of a contract or steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract).
• To communicate with you: To respond to your inquiries, provide information about our services, or send you updates and newsletters you have subscribed to. (Lawful Basis: Legitimate interests - responding to queries; Consent - for marketing communications where required).
• To improve our service: To understand how users interact with our site, identify trends, and enhance the functionality and user experience. (Lawful Basis: Legitimate interests - improving our business and service).
• For marketing and promotional purposes: To provide you with information about our services, special offers, and events, where you have provided consent or where we have a legitimate interest to do so. (Lawful Basis: Consent or Legitimate interests).
• To comply with legal obligations: To meet legal and regulatory requirements. (Lawful Basis: Legal obligation).
• To protect our business: To detect and prevent fraud or security incidents. (Lawful Basis: Legitimate interests - protecting our business; Legal obligation).

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your personal data with third parties in the following circumstances:

• With service providers: We may share information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services for us or on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, IT services, and customer service. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed.
• With affiliates: We may share information with our affiliated companies within the Stratos Advisory Group for business purposes consistent with this policy.
• For legal reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities, or when necessary to protect our rights, prevent fraud, or protect your safety or the safety of others.
• Business transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company, your data may be transferred.

We do not sell your personal data.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, or as required by law. We will delete or anonymize your data when it is no longer needed.

Your Data Protection Rights

Under GDPR, you have certain rights regarding your personal data. These rights include:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• The right not to be subject to automated decision-making: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you, except under specific circumstances permitted by law.
• The right to withdraw consent: If we are processing your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, such as the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Autorité de protection des données / Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit), if you believe that our processing of your personal data infringes applicable law.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our site may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

Links to Other Websites

Our service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

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 encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data processing practices, please contact us by writing to:

Stratos Advisory Group
14 Rue de la Science / Wetenschapsstraat, 7th Floor, Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, 1000 Belgium