Privacy Statement: additional fishing permit

Last updated: 14/10/2025

Port of Antwerp-Bruges (as specified and hereinafter referred to as “POAB”, “we” or “us”) attaches great importance to the protection of personal data. Personal Data are all the information about an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject", "you", or "your"). POAB will protect your personal data at all times in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (hereinafter the “General Data Protection Regulation” or “GDPR”), including any national or international legislation or regulations implementing or replacing the GDPR (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Applicable Privacy Legislation”).

 

This notification concerning the processing of your personal data (hereinafter “Privacy Statement”) was drawn up in order to provide you with clear information concerning the processing of your personal data and your rights as a data subject in relation to the TOOL application on the My Port of Antwerp-Bruges platform. Please therefore read this document carefully and if you have any questions, please contact us using the contact details in Section 9 below.

1. Application of this Statement

This Privacy Statement applies to the processing of personal data of any individual who submits their details via the application form to apply for an additional fishing licence (hereinafter referred to as the "Applicant").

2. Data controllers

The Data Controller for this processing is POAB.

 

The Data Protection Officers for Port of Antwerp-Bruges can be contacted at dpo@portofantwerpbruges.com.

3. Overview of the processing (personal data, purpose, legal basis)

PurposePersonal dataLegal basis
The granting of a
fishing licence to the Applicant
First name, last name, 
email 
Decision of the 
Agency for Nature and Forests 
concerning the establishment of 
local measures for the 
protection of sea bass — 
implementation of Article 14 of the 
Act of 1 July 1954 on 
River Fishing.

4. Source of personal data

POAB processes only the personal data directly provided by the Applicant.

5. Categories of recipients

In compliance with Applicable Privacy Legislation, your personal data may be shared with regulatory bodies and enforcement authorities.

6. International transfer

Your personal data will not be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

7. Retention period

The permit is always issued for the current calendar year. POAB will retain your personal data for that year. The data will subsequently be erased or rendered completely anonymous.

8. Your rights as a Data Subject

In accordance with the Applicable Privacy Legislation, you may exercise the following rights (if and to the extent applicable):

  • You can request access to and receive a copy of any personal data we have processed concerning you;
  • You can also request that your personal data that is incorrect or incomplete be corrected or completed;
  • You can request that your personal data be deleted;
  • You can object to the processing of your personal data, ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data or request the portability of your personal data.
  • You can also object, free of charge, to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes by contacting POAB at the address below or by using the unsubscribe link in any direct marketing communication.
  • If we collect and process your personal data with your consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing based on your consent before it is
    withdrawn.

 

 

You can exercise these rights by sending an email to dpo@portofantwerpbruges.com. We will reply to your request within 30 days, in accordance with the Applicable Privacy Legislation.

 

Finally, you always have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, i.e. the Data Protection Authority.

9. Contact details

Port of Antwerp-Bruges is responsible for the collection and use of your personal data as described in this Privacy Statement. You can contact us at dpo@portofantwerpbruges.com.

10. Updates to this Privacy Statement

We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time to comply with business, legal or technical developments. When we update our Privacy Statement, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, depending on the significance of the changes and the legal requirements in this regard.