We are Praatbox.be. Praatbox.be is not an entity (yet) and currently consists of Kris Nobels and Bavo van den Heuvel. You can reach us at privacy@praatbox.be.
Praatbox.be (hereinafter the “Controller”, “We” or “Our”) is committed to complying with applicable data protection laws, including the GDPR, as well as any applicable implementing, amending or subsequent/future acts or legislation relating to this (hereinafter together referred to as “Applicable Data Protection Law”).
In this privacy notice (hereinafter referred to as the “Privacy Notice”) we explain how we process personal data of users (hereinafter the “User”, “You” or “Your”) of the Praatbox application at www.praatbox.be (hereinafter “Praatbox”) and how you can exercise your rights under Applicable Data Protection Law.
In this Privacy Notice, terms such as “processing”, “personal data”, “controller”, “processor” or “data subject” will be interpreted in accordance with Applicable Data Protection Law.
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of your personal data on Praatbox, then please do not hesitate to contact us using the contact details provided at the bottom of this Privacy Notice.
Praatbox and/or third parties (Google Analytics) processes the following cookies:
Cookie | Function | Provider | Description | Retention |
_ga (IP addresses of the initiator and all other participants + name of the chatroom (sum of the three chosen words) | statistical | Praatbox.be | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years |
_gat | statistical | Praatbox.be | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | 1 day |
_gid | statistical | Praatbox.be | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day |
collect | statistical | Google-analytics.com (third party) | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Session |
activeLanguage | functional | Praatbox.be | Used to remember your preferred display language. | Persistent |
You can always manage the installation of the cookies on your device in your browser settings. Cookies that are already installed on your computer or mobile device may be deleted at any time. If you choose to disable cookies, you can do so for the browser you use:
Please note that disabling certain cookies may result in improper functioning of the website.
Praatbox is a portal to access the chatroom at Meet.jit.si which runs on the following open source software in the background: Jitsi Videobridge and Jitsi Meet. Meet.jit.si is an application of the Jitsi.org open-source video meetings solution that 8x8 (8x8 Inc., with registered office at 675 Creekside Way, Campbell, CA 95008, United States, hereinafter “8x8”) hosts.
8x8 processes the following personal data when you use the Meet.jit.si service:
Where and to the extent that 8x8 processes this personal data on our behalf and in accordance with our documented instructions (e.g. to deliver the service or to deliver, to identify and troubleshoot problems with the service), 8x8 merely acts as a processor, receiving your personal data. We process this personal data because it is necessary to provide you with the chatroom service that you requested (contractual necessity as a lawful basis for processing).
For other processing activities, 8x8 acts as a separate data controller. For more information about these separate processing activities and your rights in this respect, please review the privacy and security notice of meet.jit.si : https://jitsi.org/news/security/.
We may transfer your personal data to a third country or international organisation (i.e. outside the EEA) when the Jitsi server by 8x8 is operated from there.
Where that is the case, we will make sure that your personal data is either transferred to third countries that are deemed to be offering an “adequate” level of protection by the European Commission (a list of adequate third countries is available on the European Commission’s website), or alternatively, where your personal data is not sent to a country that provides an adequate level of protection, we will put in place appropriate safeguards with the entity receiving your personal data (e.g. the EU standard contractual clauses or binding corporate rules) to ensure that your personal data remains protected in accordance with Applicable Data Protection Law.
You can obtain more information and a copy of the applicable safeguards upon request by contacting us in accordance with section 6 below.
In accordance with Applicable Data Protection Law you can exercise the following data protection rights:
You may exercise these rights using the contact details below (section 6). We will respond to your request in accordance with Applicable Data Protection Law.