Last updated: September 2026
DressCode Society respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and share personal data when you visit our website, contact us, register your interest, book or attend one of our experiences, or otherwise interact with DressCode Society.
1. Who is responsible for your personal data?
The data controller responsible for your personal data is:
DressCode Society
VAT: BE1015.847.841
312 av. Vilvorde
1130 Brussels
Belgium
Email: hello@dresscodesociety.com
DressCode Society determines how and why your personal data is processed.
2. Personal data we may collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of personal data:
Contact information
This may include:
first and last name;
email address;
telephone number;
postal address;
country of residence.
Booking and event information
This may include:
experiences you have booked or attended;
booking and payment status;
guest details;
dietary preferences;
accessibility requirements;
other information you voluntarily provide in connection with an experience.
Payment and transaction information
We may receive information relating to payments, invoices and transactions.
Payment card or banking details may be processed directly by third-party payment providers. DressCode Society does not necessarily store complete payment-card information itself.
Communications
We may retain communications you send to us by email or through other channels, together with our responses.
Website and technical information
Depending on your cookie preferences and the technologies used on our website, we may collect information such as:
IP address;
browser type;
device information;
pages visited;
date and time of visits;
interactions with the website.
For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.
Photographs and video
Photographs and video may be taken during DressCode Society experiences for event documentation, editorial, promotional or communication purposes.
Where required by applicable law, appropriate information or consent will be provided or obtained in relation to such use.
3. How we use your personal data
We may process your personal data for the following purposes:
To respond to enquiries
When you contact us, we use the information you provide to respond to your request and communicate with you.
Legal basis: our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries and managing our relationship with you, or taking steps at your request before entering into a contract.
To manage event bookings and participation
We may use your information to:
process reservations;
confirm attendance;
administer payments;
communicate event information;
manage guest lists;
accommodate dietary or accessibility requirements;
provide services associated with an experience.
Legal basis: performance of a contract or taking steps prior to entering into a contract.
To administer payments, accounting and legal obligations
We may process transaction, invoice and booking information where necessary for accounting, tax, regulatory or legal purposes.
Legal basis: compliance with legal obligations.
To communicate about future DressCode Society experiences
If you have asked to hear from us, we may send you information regarding upcoming experiences, invitations, announcements or relevant DressCode Society news.
Where required, such communications will be sent on the basis of your consent.
You may withdraw your consent or unsubscribe at any time.
Legal basis: consent, where required, or our legitimate interests where applicable and permitted by law.
To operate and improve our website
We may process technical information to maintain website security, understand website performance and improve the user experience.
Legal basis: legitimate interests for essential website operation and security; consent for non-essential analytics or marketing technologies where required.
To protect our legitimate interests
We may process information where reasonably necessary to:
prevent fraud or misuse;
protect the safety of guests and staff;
enforce our terms;
establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
Legal basis: legitimate interests or compliance with legal obligations, as applicable.
4. Special categories of personal data
Certain information, such as dietary requirements, allergies or accessibility information, may reveal health-related information.
We ask that you provide only information that is genuinely necessary for us to accommodate your participation safely and appropriately.
Where required, we will process such information on the basis of your explicit consent or another legal basis permitted under applicable data-protection law.
5. Who we may share your information with
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share relevant personal data with trusted third parties where necessary, including:
website and hosting providers;
payment processors;
email and communication providers;
event venues;
caterers;
concierge or hospitality providers;
photographers and videographers;
technical suppliers;
transportation or logistics providers;
professional advisers such as accountants, lawyers or insurers;
public authorities where required by law.
We provide third parties only with the information reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
6. International transfers
Some of our service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area.
Where personal data is transferred to a country that has not been recognised as providing an adequate level of data protection, we will rely on appropriate safeguards where required, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or another lawful transfer mechanism.
7. How long we keep your information
We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and to meet legal, tax, accounting or reporting obligations.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information. For example:
general enquiries may be retained for a reasonable period after our last communication;
booking and transaction records may be retained for the period required by applicable accounting and tax legislation;
event-related information will be retained only for as long as necessary for event administration and any subsequent legal or operational requirements;
marketing information may be retained until you unsubscribe or withdraw your consent;
cookie and analytics data is retained according to the periods described in our Cookie Policy or cookie-settings tool.
We periodically review personal data and delete or anonymise it when it is no longer required.
8. Your rights
Under the GDPR, you may have the right to:
request access to the personal data we hold about you;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
request erasure of your personal data in certain circumstances;
request restriction of processing;
object to certain processing;
request data portability where applicable;
withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent;
object at any time to the use of your personal data for direct marketing.
To exercise your rights, contact:
We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
9. Right to lodge a complaint
If you believe that your personal data has been processed in breach of applicable data-protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
In Belgium, the competent authority is the:
Belgian Data Protection Authority / Autorité de protection des données / Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit
You may also contact the supervisory authority in the EU or EEA country where you live or work, where applicable.
10. Data security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no method of transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Children
DressCode Society’s website and experiences are primarily intended for adults.
Where minors attend an experience accompanied by or with the authorisation of a parent or guardian, we may process limited personal data necessary to administer their attendance.
We do not knowingly use children’s personal data for marketing purposes without an appropriate legal basis.
12. Third-party websites
Our website may contain links to external websites or services.
DressCode Society is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. We recommend reviewing the applicable privacy policy before providing personal information to those services.
13. Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies.
Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where permitted by law. Non-essential cookies, including certain analytics or marketing technologies, will only be used where the required consent has been obtained.
Please refer to our Cookie Policy for further information.
14. Automated decision-making
DressCode Society does not currently use personal data to make decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects on individuals.
15. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our activities, website, service providers or applicable legal requirements.
The latest version will always be published on this page with its most recent update date.
16. Contact us
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or would like to exercise your privacy rights, please contact:
DressCode Society
VAT: BE1015.847.841
312 av. Vilvorde
1130 Brussels
Belgium
Email: hello@dresscodesociety.com