Information notice for the processing of personal data on the website www.lmih.lu

1. Contact details of the Brand Image Promotion Unit within the Ministry of the Economy and its Data Protection Officer

The Brand Image Promotion Unit (LMIH) within the Ministry of the Economy (MECO) collects and processes personal data about you ("data") in the context of the performance of its public interest missions and its legal obligations. The contact details of the MECO/LMIH, acting in its capacity as data controller, are as follows :

Ministry of the Economy
Address : 19-21, Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg
Tel. : 247-72436
Email address : info.imagedemarque@eco.etat.lu

If you have any questions regarding the processing of your data by the MECO/LMIH, please contact us :

3. Data sources and their recipients

The data processed by the MECO/LMIH comes from the following sources :

  • Toolbox download form
  • Contact form

In order to carry out its public interest missions and legal obligations, the MECO/LMIH transmits your data, including by direct access, to the following categories of recipients :

  • Binsfeld, 14 rue du Parc, Luxembourg, website management.
  • Luxhosting Networks S.à r.l., Luxembourg, hosting of the website.

4. Collection of data from the data subject : mandatory nature of the data provision and the consequences of refusing to provide it

The provision of the data by you to the MECO/LMIH is mandatory (in accordance with the applicable legislation, respectively by decision of the MECO/LMIH). A refusal on your part to provide us with the requested data leads to :

  • in the context of downloading elements from the toolbox: it will not be possible to receive the download link;
  • in the context of downloading elements from the toolbox: it will not be possible to receive the download link;
  • in the context of the contact form: it will not be possible to answer you;

5. Retention period

Your data is kept at in a form that allows you to be identified for the following maximum periods:

  • in the context of downloading graphic elements: 1 year from receipt of the download form;
  • in the context of downloading toolbox items: 1 year from receipt of the download form;
  • in the context of the contact form: 3 months from the receipt of the request;

The above retention periods apply without prejudice to possible further processing for compatible purposes, in particular for statistical or scientific research purposes or for archival purposes in the public interest (in particular their retention by the National Archives) or for the purposes of ongoing legal proceedings.

6. The transfer of your data to a third country

Your data will in principle be processed within the European Economic Area. The MECO/LMIH may, however, transfer your data to a third country (i.e. one that is not part of the European Economic Area). Data transfers are carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. More information about possible international transfers of your data can be obtained from our Data Protection Officer.

7. The rights of the data subject

You have the rights provided by the provisions of Chapter III (Articles 12 to 22) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. You may thus, within the limits of the applicable legislation, access and obtain a copy of the data concerning you (Article 15), obtain the rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data (Article 16) and obtain the deletion of such data under the conditions provided for in Article 17 of the said Regulation.

You also have, within the limits of the applicable legislation, the right to object to the processing of your data under the conditions set out in Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

In certain cases, you also have the right to limit the processing of your data (Article 18) and to portability (Article 20).

  • The processing of your data does not involve any automated decision making that produces legal effects on you or significantly affects you in a similar way.

Any communication relating to a request for information, concerning a complaint or regarding the exercise of your rights under the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 should be addressed to the MECO/LMIH's Data Protection Officer.

8. Complaint to the National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD)

If, after having contacted us, you believe that the processing of your data by the MECO/LMIH constitutes a breach of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or that your rights under the said Regulation have not been respected, you may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the field of data protection, namely in Luxembourg the Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD)(https://cnpd.public.lu ; 15, Boulevard du Jazz, L-4370 Belvaux ; Tel: (+352) 26 10 60-1).