Privacy notice

The Institute of Public Studies, based at Avenue du Boulevard 21, 1st floor, 1210 Brussels, Belgium, is responsible for personal information processed in connection with this website and general correspondence.

We do not use cookies or visitor analytics. When you contact us, we process the contact details and information you provide to consider your enquiry and manage related correspondence. We do so on the basis of our legitimate interest in administering the Institute's communications and professional relationships.

Correspondence is handled in confidence. Access is limited to authorised personnel and service providers supporting our communications systems, subject to appropriate confidentiality and data-protection obligations. Information may also be disclosed where required by law. We retain correspondence for as long as necessary to address the matter concerned and any associated follow-up, taking account of applicable legal obligations.

Where personal information is collected for a research study, we will provide separate information explaining that study's purposes, arrangements for confidentiality and use of participant data.

Subject to the applicable legal conditions, you may request access to, correction or deletion of your personal information, or request that its processing be restricted. You may also object to processing based on legitimate interests. Please direct requests to info@instituteofpublicstudies.org, or write to us at the address above. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority or another competent supervisory authority.