Legal Notice &
Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2026

1. Publisher identification

This website is published by:

• Samuel Bouchoms - Photographer
• Location: Brabant Wallon, Belgium
• Email: info@samuelbouchoms.be
• Company number (CBE): 0781.975.891
• VAT number: BE0781.975.891

2. Hosting

This website is hosted by Vercel Inc. (440 N Barranca Ave #4133, Covina, CA 91723, USA — vercel.com). The domain name samuelbouchoms.be is managed via Hostinger.

3. Intellectual property

All photographs, texts, graphics and visual elements on this website are the exclusive property of Samuel Bouchoms, unless otherwise stated.

Any reproduction, distribution, modification, representation or use of all or part of this content, in any form whatsoever, without the prior written authorisation of the author, is strictly prohibited and constitutes an infringement punishable by law.

Any trademarks and logos that may be mentioned on this website remain the property of their respective owners.

4. Limitation of liability

Samuel Bouchoms strives to keep the information on this website as accurate and up to date as possible. However, he cannot be held responsible for errors, omissions or temporary unavailability of the website.

Hyperlinks to third-party websites are provided for information purposes only. Samuel Bouchoms is not responsible for the content of those external websites.

5. Personal data protection (GDPR)

Data controller

Samuel Bouchoms - contact details given in article 1 above.

Legal basis for processing

The legal basis for processing rests on the legitimate interest of responding to requests submitted via the contact form (Article 6.1.f of the GDPR).

Data collected

The only personal data processing on this website concerns the contact form. The data collected are:

• First and last name
• Email address
• Phone number (optional)
• Subject of the request and free-form message

This data is transmitted via the Web3Forms service (web3forms.com) and is used solely to respond to your request. It is neither sold nor shared with third parties. Web3Forms may process this data on servers located outside the European Union - please consult their privacy policy for further information.

Retention period

Messages received via the form are retained for as long as necessary to process the request, and for a maximum of 3 years from the last contact.

Your rights

Under the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), you have the following rights:

• Right of access to your data
• Right to rectification
• Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
• Right to restriction of processing
• Right to object

To exercise these rights, contact Samuel Bouchoms at info@samuelbouchoms.be. You may also lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD).

6. Cookies

This website uses only technically necessary cookies. The typefaces used are self-hosted and generate no requests to third-party servers. No advertising, tracking or analytics cookies are placed.

7. Applicable law

This website is governed by Belgian law. In the event of a dispute, the courts of the district of the publisher's registered office shall have sole jurisdiction, unless otherwise required by mandatory law.

For any questions regarding this notice, write to info@samuelbouchoms.be.