Last updated: September 23, 2025
At 5th floor, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://5thfloor.com.
2. Information We Collect
When you interact with our website, we may collect:
- Personal information you provide directly (e.g., when filling out a contact form, applying for a job, or subscribing to updates), such as your name, email address, phone number, or CV.
- Technical information automatically collected, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and browsing behavior on our site (via cookies or similar technologies).
- Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help detect spam. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
3. Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may download and extract location data from images.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze traffic, and improve performance.
Examples include:
- If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
- When you log in, cookies are set to save login information and display preferences. Login cookies last two days; “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks.
- If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored to indicate the post ID of the article (expires after one day).
You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features may not function properly.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if you visited those websites directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with embedded content.
6. How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected to:
- Respond to your inquiries and provide the services you request.
- Process job applications and manage recruitment processes.
- Improve our website, services, and user experience.
- Ensure website security and prevent fraudulent use.
- Comply with legal obligations.
7. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal data.
However, we may share information with:
- Service providers who assist us with hosting, analytics, or communication.
- Legal authorities if required by law or to protect our rights.
All third parties are bound by confidentiality obligations and use your data only for the purposes agreed upon.
8. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-ups automatically.
- For registered users, we store personal information in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their data anytime (except username). Administrators can also see and edit that information.
- Other data is retained only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
9. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access, correct, or update your information.
- Request deletion of your personal data.
- Object to or restrict certain processing activities.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Request data portability (receive a copy of your personal data in a structured format).
To exercise your rights, please contact us at contact@5thfloor.com.
10. Security of Your Information
We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. However, no system can be guaranteed 100% secure.
11. International Data Transfers
If your data is transferred outside your country of residence, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in compliance with applicable data protection laws.
12. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
13. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:
5th floor
Boulevard du Souverain 24
1170 Bruxelles
Belgium
Email: contact@5thfloor.com