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Emails sent from our company addresses and any files transmitted with them are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received such an email in error, please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this email. Please notify the sender immediately by email if you have received this email by mistake and delete this email from your system. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

Any views or opinions presented in emails sent from our company addresses are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the organization. Employees of Democo Group and its affiliates are expressly required not to make defamatory statements and not to infringe or authorize any infringement of copyright or any other legal right by email communications. Any such communication is contrary to organizational policy and outside the scope of the employment of the individual concerned. The organization will not accept any liability in respect of such communication, and the employee responsible will be personally liable for any damages or other liability arising.

Democo Group and its affiliates accept no liability for the content of emails sent from our company addresses, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing by a duly authorized member of Democo Group or a duly authorized person representing an affiliate of the Democo Group. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

We encourage our employees to respect the environment and to consider the impact of their email usage on the environment. We ask them not to print emails and attachments unnecessarily and to use digital communication where possible instead of paper documents. We also recommend sending emails only to relevant recipients and avoiding unnecessary emails in order to reduce energy consumption and the ecological footprint.

Democo Group and the affiliates have taken all reasonable measures to secure email transmissions and prevent viruses. Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check their email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. Democo Group and its affiliates accept no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by emails sent from our company addresses. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free, as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender, therefore, does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of email transmission.

Any personal information in emails sent from our company addresses must and shall be handled in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the privacy policy and notice. We process personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Notice which can be found on our website. For more information, please contact gdpr@democo.be

Emails sent from our company addresses are for discussion purposes only and cannot be used to create a binding contract. Any e-mail from a company, member of Democo Group, that entails a commitment will under no circumstances be able to have any binding effect, in disadvantage of any company, member of Democo Group, if the commitment was not explicitly confirmed by means of a letter signed by a duly authorized person empowered to represent and bind the company concerned.

Our employees have the right to a healthy balance between work and personal life. Therefore, it is not mandatory to respond to emails outside of regular working hours. We encourage our employees to turn off their emails or use automatic out-of-office notifications during vacation periods or other absences. We also ask our employees to be respectful of each other's personal time and not to expect immediate responses to emails outside of working hours.