Eurovent Terms and Conditions

Brussels, 11 November 2022

Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using the Eurovent website. By using the Eurovent website, you signify your consent to these Terms and conditions.

Provider

Eurovent AISBL / IVZW / INPA
80 Bd A. Reyers Ln
1030 Brussels
Belgium
Phone: +32 466 90 04 01
Email: secretariat@eurovent.eu
Represented by the Secretary General: Mr Francesco Scuderi, and the Presidency: Mr Raul Corredera Haener
Court of Registration: Brussels
VAT number: Not applicable (Eurovent is not VAT-registered)

Eurovent, Europe’s Industry Association for Indoor Climate (HVAC), Process Cooling, and Food Cold Chain Technologies, as the operator of this website, takes personal data protection very seriously. We comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and e-Privacy Regulation. Please read our privacy policy carefully for a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your personal data on our website.

Do we use 'cookies'?

This website uses ‘technical’ cookies that do not track users and serve the website’s normal functionality.

Third-party disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties.

Third-party links

We do not include or offer third-party products or services on our website.

Google

We have not enabled Google AdSense on our website.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (‘Google’). Google Analytics uses cookies stored on your computer that enable analysis of your usage of the website by you.

Further information on the conditions of use and data protection of Google Analytics can be found here https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html.

Google Analytics captures your IP address anonymously.

How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?

We honour Do Not Track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.

Does our site allow third-party behavioural tracking?

We do not allow third-party behavioural tracking.

ClimaNovela newsletter

If you voluntarily sign up for our ClimaNovela newsletter, we treat your data according to the General Data Protection Regulation.

You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. To do so, use the Unsubscribe link in the newsletter, or send an email to secretariat@eurovent.eu.

This website uses ZOHO to share our ClimaNovela newsletter. Further information on ZOHO’s conditions of use and data protection can be found here: https://www.zoho.com/crm/zohocrm-terms.html

Personal data breaches

To comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, if a personal data breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we will communicate the personal data breach to the data subject as soon as possible via email.

Should any changes to this data protection declaration occur, they will be published on this website together with the date of the change.

Eurovent meeting rules

Competition Law Rules

Because participants in Eurovent Product Groups, Issue Groups, Board, Commission, and related meetings are companies with competing, and sometimes opposing economic interests, the meetings are subject to close competition law (anti-trust) scrutiny. Eurovent applies the following conservative guidelines:

• Each meeting is always preceded by notice of the date and time of the meeting along with the agenda.
• Minutes are prepared and distributed for every meeting. The minutes must be clear, complete, and accurate regarding the discussions that occurred, the actions taken, and the basis for the action.
• A Eurovent staff person shall attend every meeting and act as executive assistant.
• ‘Off the record’ conversations are strictly prohibited.
• Discussions of items not announced in the agenda shall be exceptional and avoided as much as possible.

Generally, all communication or discussions with possible direct influence on the decisions of individual companies regarding production levels, product pricing, marketing strategies, or selection of customers or suppliers must be avoided. The following areas shall not be discussed in the meetings:

• Price or any elements of price or pricing policies, including costs, discounts, rebates, profit margins, etc.
• Terms or conditions of sale, including warranties, credit, and shipping arrangements.
• Particular competitors, suppliers, or customers.
• Sales or production quotas or limits, allocation of customers or sales territories or refusal to sell to certain customers or to buy from certain suppliers.
• The market share or sales territory of any particular competitor.
• The operating statistics, inventories, sales, marketing methods, or strategies of any particular competitor.
• Controlling competition or excluding any competitor from any market.

By applying these measures, Eurovent stays in line with legal requirements.

Bribery and corruption

Eurovent and its members reject corruption and bribery as stated in the relevant UN Convention. We use suitable means to promote transparency, integrity, responsible leadership and accountability.

Data protection

By attending meetings of Eurovent and its subunits, and in full accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), participants authorise Eurovent to share contact information with majority owned subunits of Eurovent as well as, in case of events organised by Eurovent, sponsors and partners.

Meeting participants furthermore consent to audio recording, video recording and photography, and authorise Eurovent to publish event-related photos and videos on its website and social media channels.