Privacy & Cookie Policy

Please read our Privacy Policy carefully as it explains the following:

  • What personal information we collect from you and for which purpose;
  • The measures to safeguard the access to and the security of your Personal Data;
  • Your rights to access, rectify, erase your Personal Data and object to the processing of your Personal Data.

In order to use the Van Spaendonk Staal website, you must first acknowledge and agree to our Privacy Policy. You cannot use the website without first accepting our Privacy Policy.

General

VSPH BV (“Van Spaendonk Staal”, “we”, “us”) recognizes and understands the importance of the privacy of its users (“users”, “You”) and wants to respect their desire to store and access personal information in a private and secure manner. This Privacy Policy applies to our Website and describes how Van Spaendonk Staal manages, stores and utilizes your Personal Data.

In order to use our website, we require you to consent to the collection and processing of your Personal Data before you start using the site. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, you may not use the website in any manner.

Van Spaendonk Staal is committed to protecting the privacy of all of its users Personal Data and providing a secure, user-controlled environment for the use of the website in accordance with the the Belgian Privacy Law of 30 July 2018 on privacy protection in relation to the processing of personal data; and the EU Regulation of 2016 (‘GDPR’) concerning the protection of individuals with regards to the processing of personal data, regarding the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC. At the same time, you also share responsibility for maintaining privacy and security.

Information we collect

We may collect several types of personal information from the users of our website, and store it on your mobile device and/or our server such as:

  • Contact information (e.g. your name, postal address, e-mail address, and mobile or other telephone number);
  • Information in helpdesk support inquiries;
  • Information about your device, such as its model, unique device identifier and operating system version;
  • Web behavior information such as information related to how the users use the Products (e.g. browser type, domains, page views) collected through cookies and other automated technology (cfr. Section 6 “Cookies”).

Hereinafter collectively “Personal Data”.

We shall store your Personal Data on our servers located in the European Economic Area (AWS – Frankfurt – Germany).

How do we use your Personal Data

Van Spaendonk Staal (i) collects, (ii) uses, (iii) maintains and (iv) may share your Personal Data provided by you or collected by us with its affiliates, parent companies or other related companies for all purposes necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the website.

These purposes may include (collectively the “Purpose”):

  • Diagnosing technical problems and managing technical support and processing inquiries concerning the website;
  • Contacting the Users to (i) communicate about, and organize your participation in market research or (ii) obtaining testimonials;
  • Performing data analyses (including anonymization and aggregation of Personal Data) and using and sharing the resulting data to third parties for commercialization purposes;
  • The operation, evaluation and improvement of the website (including the development of additional products and/or services, enhancing and improving the current website, analysis of our website, quality control activities and performing internal business functions such as accounting and auditing);
  • Protecting against, identify and prevent fraud and other unlawful activity, claims and other liabilities;
  • Complying with and enforcing any applicable legal obligations with respect to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Furthermore, you agree that Van Spaendonk Staal is free to access, retain, and disclose Personal Data in the following events:

  • In order to be in compliance with any applicable legislation or regulations;
  • If a law enforcement authority or other government official requests so;
  • To enforce the Van Spaendonk Staal Terms of Use or Privacy Policy;
  • The investigation of any suspected or actual fraudulent or illegal activity;
  • To protect your or our safety and/or rights.

You furthermore understand and agree that the technical processing and transmission of the website, including your Personal Data, may involve (i) transmissions over various networks; and (ii) modifications to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks, or devices .

Security

Van Spaendonk Staal shall take appropriate administrative, technical and organizational measures against unauthorized or unlawful processing of any Personal Data or its accidental loss, destruction or damage, access, disclosure or use. Upon written request, Van Spaendonk Staal can provide you with a list of people of Van Spaendonk Staal that may have access to your Personal Data.

These people have entered into confidentiality agreements prior to having been granted access to your Personal Data. In the event of and following discovery or notification of a breach of the security of the Personal Data, or access by an unauthorized person, Van Spaendonk Staal is required by law to notify the user if the breach is likely to affect your privacy.

Cookies

When using the website, we may collect certain information by automated means, such as cookies (small text files stored in your browser) and similar technologies, including mobile application identifiers, to improve your experience of the website, increase security, measure use and effectiveness of the website, identify and resolve issues and marketing purposes. We may also use cookies and other automated means for purposes such as management of our website and other aspects of the commercialization of our business.

The information we collect in this manner includes IP address, browser characteristics, device characteristics, operating system version, information on actions taken on our website (such as usage, activity logs and click-throughs), and dates and times of visits. Log data is deleted on a regular basis.

You can control cookies through your browser settings and other tools. Your device may offer you control over the use of cookies or other technologies when you use the website. For example, you may be able to set your device or browser to disable, clear, reset or block the use of cookies or similar technologies. Please note, however, that without cookies the website may not work properly or you may not be able to use all of their features.

Third parties may also use cookies to collect information about your activities on our website to understand and continue improving the performance of our website. Please check the relevant third party website for more information about their use of cookies.

More information about cookies set by third parties:
Facebook
Google Analytics
Google Tag Manager

By continuing to use our website, you consent to the placement of cookies and other automated means in your browser and device in accordance with your cookies settings on our platform and this Privacy Policy.

Disclosure to Third Parties

In the event of full or partial merger with, or acquisition of all or part of Van Spaendonk Staal, we may transfer your Personal Data to a Third Party. In such an event, Van Spaendonk Staal shall impose this Third Party to use any Personal Data strictly consistent with this Privacy Policy.

Other than as set out in this Privacy Policy, we shall not sell or otherwise disclose your Personal Data to Third Parties without obtaining your prior explicit consent unless this is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy or unless we are required to do so by law.

We may also share Personal Data with Third Party service providers who help us to provide, understand, commercialize and improve our Products. We do not authorize these Third  Party service providers to use or disclose your Personal Data except as strictly necessary to perform any services under our supervision or to comply with applicable legislation. We seek to provide any such Third Party service provider with only the Personal Data they need to perform their specific function.

In any event, such Third Party service providers shall be obliged to treat your Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. However, Van Spaendonk Staal cannot be held liable for any damages, whether direct or indirect, that may result from the misuse of your Personal Data by such Third Party service providers.

Your rights

Right of access – If you are concerned or have any questions about your Personal Data, you have the right to request access to the Personal Data which we hold or process about you. We will then provide you with information about the data that are being processed and on the source of those data.

Right of rectification and right of erasure – You have the right to request us free of charge to correct, erase or block any inaccuracies in your Personal Data if such Personal Data would be incomplete, inaccurate or processed unlawfully.

Right to not be subject to automated individual decision making – You have the right to request us not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

Right to object to data processing – Without prejudice to the termination provisions of the Terms of Use, you may withdraw at any time your consent to the processing of your Personal Data by Van Spaendonk Staal by notifying us in writing thereof via info@vanspaendonkstaal.be. Upon receipt of this notification, Van Spaendonk Staal shall promptly stop any processing of your Personal Data. You may also ask us to stop using your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes.

To exercise your abovementioned rights or any other questions concerning this Privacy Policy, please contact us by e-mail or in writing on the address below. You should add a copy of your identity card or other proof of your identity to your request. Van Spaendonk Staal will undertake the necessary action without undue delay and provide information on action taken (or the absence of any such action) within 30 days.

You may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in case of breach of the applicable privacy laws by Van Spaendonk Staal.

Data retention and deletion

We may retain information regarding you and your use of the website, including Personal Data, for as long as reasonably needed to provide you with the website and the uses described in this Privacy Policy.

Third Party websites or applications

You acknowledge and agree that certain content or services provided by Third Parties may be made available to you through the website. You agree that such linked content or services may have their own privacy policies for which Van Spaendonk Staal cannot be held responsible. Van Spaendonk Staal does not in any way review or endorse the privacy practices of such Third Parties.

Updates or changes to our Privacy Policy

Occasionally, we may change or update this Privacy Policy to allow us to use or share your previously collected Personal Data for other purposes. If Van Spaendonk Staal would use your Personal Data in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of the collection, we will provide you with a notice on our Website.