Legal Notice

    In accordance with the provisions of the Belgian law on market practices and consumer information, as well as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the identity of the various parties involved in the creation and operation of the website vsme-medals.eu is disclosed to users.

    1. Publisher of the site

    The website vsme-medals.eu is published by:

    Sustainability Measurement Taskforce

    • Company number (BCE) : BE 1037.247.922
    • Legal form : Legal entity
    • Date of registration : 23 April 2026
    • Registered office : Rue Américaine 84/RC, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium
    • Contact email : hello@vsme-medals.eu

    2. Hosting of the site

    The site is hosted by:

    Lovable AB

    Database, authentication and file storage services are operated via the Supabase infrastructure (Supabase Inc., 970 Toa Payoh North #07-04, Singapore 318992), underlying Lovable Cloud.

    Transactional emails from the site are sent via the Resend service (Resend, Inc., 2261 Market Street #5039, San Francisco, CA 94114, United States) from the domain notify.vsme-medals.eu.

    3. Intellectual property

    All content present on the website vsme-medals.eu (texts, graphics, logos, icons, images, photographs, videos, sounds, as well as their layout) is the exclusive property of Sustainability Measurement Taskforce, with the exception of trademarks, logos or content belonging to other partner companies or authors.

    Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication, total or partial adaptation of the elements of the site, by any means or process whatsoever, is prohibited without the prior written authorisation of Sustainability Measurement Taskforce.

    The « VSME Medals » recognition system and the entire associated methodology are the property of Sustainability Measurement Taskforce. Any unauthorised use constitutes an infringement sanctioned by the provisions of the Belgian Code of Economic Law (Book XI relating to intellectual property).

    4. VSME Framework

    The VSME framework (Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for non-listed SMEs) on which the VSME Medals system is based is developed by EFRAG (European Financial Reporting Advisory Group) within the framework of a European mandate. Sustainability Measurement Taskforce is part of the VSME Community and applies this framework for its audit and recognition activities, but is not legally affiliated with EFRAG.

    5. Personal data

    The information collected on the website vsme-medals.eu is subject to computer processing intended for:

    • Enabling the management of registrations of candidate companies and partner firms
    • Ensuring the follow-up of audit files and the awarding of medals
    • Communicating with users on the progress of their file
    • Keeping the register of awarded companies and accredited partners up to date

    In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have a right of access, rectification, erasure, limitation of processing, portability and opposition concerning your data.

    To exercise these rights or for any question about the processing of your data, you can contact Sustainability Measurement Taskforce at the address: hello@vsme-medals.eu

    A detailed privacy policy specifying all data processing carried out will be published soon on this site.

    6. Cookies

    The website vsme-medals.eu uses cookies strictly necessary for its proper functioning (authentication, session management). No advertising or profiling tracking cookies are placed without the explicit consent of the user.

    7. Limitation of liability

    Sustainability Measurement Taskforce strives to ensure the accuracy and updating of the information published on the website vsme-medals.eu. However, Sustainability Measurement Taskforce cannot guarantee the accuracy, precision or completeness of the information made available. Consequently, Sustainability Measurement Taskforce declines all liability:

    • For any inaccuracy, error or omission concerning information available on the site
    • For any damage resulting from fraudulent intrusion by a third party leading to a modification of the information made available
    • More generally, for any direct or indirect damage, whatever its causes, origins, nature or consequences, resulting from the consultation or use of the site

    8. Hyperlinks

    The website vsme-medals.eu may contain hyperlinks to third-party sites. Sustainability Measurement Taskforce exercises no control over these sites and cannot be held responsible for their content, their personal data protection practices or their availability.

    9. Applicable law and jurisdiction

    These legal notices are governed by Belgian law. In the event of a dispute, and after failure of any attempt at amicable resolution, the courts of the judicial district of Brussels shall have sole jurisdiction.

    10. Update

    These legal notices may be modified at any time. The applicable version is the one in force at the date of consultation of the site.

    Last updated: 29 April 2026