Privacy Policy
Last updated: 17 August 2026
Corpus Bookshop is operated by **Tempe SRL**, a company registered in Belgium under number **BE 0476.083.126**, with registered office at **Rue de Tamines 25, 1060 Saint-Gilles, Belgium**.
For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), Tempe SRL is responsible for processing personal data collected through corpusbookshop.com and in connection with orders, enquiries and newsletters.
If you have a question about this policy or the way we use your personal data, please contact us:
Corpus Bookshop / Tempe SRL
Rue Arthur Diderich 83, 1190 Forest, Belgium
info@corpusbookshop.com
+32 472 918 757
What we collect
We collect only the information needed to operate our bookshop, process orders and communicate with you. This may include:
- Your name, email address, telephone number, billing address and delivery address
- The books and other items you order, return or place in your basket
- Payment and transaction information. Payments are processed securely by our payment providers. We do not store full payment-card details.
- Messages you send to us by email, contact form or social media
- Technical information required for the functioning and security of our website, such as IP address, browser type and device information
- Newsletter preferences, if you choose to subscribe
Why we use your data
We use personal data to:
- Process and deliver your orders, payments, returns and customer-service requests
- Communicate with you about an order, account or enquiry
- Send our newsletter when you have chosen to receive it
- Maintain the security and functioning of our website and online shop
- Prevent fraud and comply with our legal, tax and accounting obligations
Under the GDPR, we process your data on the following legal bases:
- Performance of a contract, when we process and deliver an order
- Legal obligation, for accounting, tax and other regulatory requirements
- Legitimate interests, to operate and secure our business and website
- Consent, for newsletters, which you may withdraw at any time
Who receives your data
We share personal data only where necessary to operate the shop. This may include:
- Shopify, which hosts our online store and checkout
- Payment providers used at checkout
- Delivery and logistics partners
- IT, email, newsletter, accounting and customer-service providers
- Public authorities where we are legally required to do so
These providers process information only to provide their services or as required by law. We do not sell your personal data.
International transfers
Some service providers, including Shopify, may process personal data outside the European Economic Area. Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards are used in accordance with applicable data-protection law, such as adequacy decisions or the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
Cookies
Our website uses essential cookies required for its operation, including shopping-basket, checkout and security functions.
We do not use cookies for advertising or visitor-tracking purposes.
How long we keep your data
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected:
- Order and invoice information is retained for the period required by Belgian tax and accounting law
- Newsletter information is retained until you unsubscribe
- Customer-service correspondence is retained only as long as needed to respond to your request and maintain appropriate records
- Technical data is retained only for as long as necessary for website operation and security
Your rights
Subject to the conditions set out in the GDPR, you may request:
- Access to your personal data
- Correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Deletion of your data
- Restriction of processing
- Objection to processing based on legitimate interests
- Portability of data that you have provided to us
- Withdrawal of consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal
To exercise these rights, contact us at info@corpusbookshop.com. We may ask for information to verify your identity before responding.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority:
Data Protection Authority
Rue de la Presse 35
1000 Brussels, Belgium
[www.dataprotectionauthority.be](https://www.dataprotectionauthority.be)
Third-party links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including social-media platforms. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please read their privacy policies before submitting personal information.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our practices, services or legal obligations change. The current version will always be available on this page, with the revision date shown at the top.
