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Privacy Policy

Holland International Distribution Council / Nederland Distributieland (NDL) greatly values your personal data protection. In this Privacy Policy we aim to offer clear and transparent information on how we treat personal data.

We do everything possible to safeguard your privacy and handle personal data with care. In all cases, NDL observes applicable legislation and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation. This means in any case that we:

  • process your personal data according to the purpose for which they have been provided; these objectives and type of personal data are described in this Privacy Policy
  • shall not process more of your personal data than minimally required for the purposes for which they are being processed
  • shall always process your personal data based on a legitimate foundation
  • request your explicit permission, if we need it to process your personal data
  • have taken appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure protection of your personal data
  • do not transfer personal data to other parties, except when necessary to achieve the objectives for which they have been provided
  • are aware of your rights regarding your personal data and will inform you of them and respect them.

At NDL we are responsible for processing your personal data. If after reviewing our Privacy Policy or more generally you have any questions about it or would like to get in touch with us, please do this via the contact data at the bottom of this document.

Processing personal data of customers or vendors

Personal data of customers or vendors are processed by NDL for the following purpose(s):

  • Administrative purposes;

These personal data shall be based on:

  • The agreed assignment;

In the interest of the above objective(s), NDL may ask you for the following personal data:

  • Given name
  • Surname prefix
  • Surname
  • (Business) Phone number
  • (Business) E-mail

Your personal data shall be stored by NDL for the above processing purpose(s) for the period:

  • Throughout the term of the agreement and afterwards only in our financial records for at most 7 years.

Processing personal data of (association) members

Personal data of association members shall be processed by NDL for the following purpose(s):

  • Administrative purposes
  • Implementing the membership agreement
  • Matchmaking with foreign transshipping companies (of other potential customers of the member concerned)
  • Matchmaking with other members
  • Events, newsletters and other information provision.

The foundation for these personal data is:

  • The membership agreement;

In the interest of the above objective(s), NDL may ask you and your co-workers for the following personal data:

  • Given name
  • Surname prefix
  • Surname
  • Position
  • Address
  • City or town
  • Phone number
  • E-mail
  • Gender
  • Date preferences
  • Dietary requirements.

Your personal data shall be stored by NDL for the above processing purpose(s) for the period:

  • Throughout the term of the agreement and afterwards only in our financial records for at most 7 years.

Processing personal data of newsletter subscribers

Personal data of newsletter subscribers are processed by NDL for the following purpose(s):

  • Informing the person through news releases.

The foundation for these personal data is:

  • Permission via registration on the website;

In the interest of the above objective(s), NDL may ask you for the following personal data:

  • Given name
  • Surname prefix
  • Surname
  • E-mail

Your personal data shall be stored by NDL for the above processing purpose(s) for the period:

  • Throughout the period the person is registered. To deregister at any time, select the deregistration option in the newsletter, or communicate your deregistration orally or by e-mail to the NDL secretariat.

Processing personal data of newsletter subscribers

Personal data of newsletter subscribers are processed by NDL for the following purpose(s):

  • Informing the person through news releases.

The foundation for these personal data is:

  • Permission via registration on the website;

In the interest of the above objective(s), NDL may ask you for the following personal data:

  • Given name
  • Surname prefix
  • Surname
  • E-mail

Your personal data shall be stored by NDL for the above processing purpose(s) for the period:

  • Throughout the period the person is registered. To deregister at any time, select the deregistration option in the newsletter, or communicate your deregistration orally or by e-mail to the NDL administration

 

Processing personal data of newsletter subscribers

Personal data of newsletter subscribers are processed by NDL for the following purpose(s):

  • Informing the person through news releases.

The foundation for these personal data is:

  • Permission via registration on the website;

In the interest of the above objective(s), NDL may ask you for the following personal data:

  • Given name
  • Surname prefix
  • Surname
  • E-mail

Your personal data shall be stored by NDL for the above processing purpose(s) for the period:

  • Throughout the period the person is registered. To deregister at any time, select the deregistration option in the newsletter, or communicate your deregistration orally or by e-mail to the NDL secretariat.

Processing personal data of potential members, partners and other interested parties

Personal data of potential members, partners and other interested parties shall be processed by NDL for the following purpose(s):

  • Newsletters and other information disclosures
  • Introduction to other parties, subject to advance oral or written agreement
  • Focused matchmaking, subject to advance oral or written agreement.

The foundation for these personal data shall comprise:

  • Oral permission, business cards provided and/or LinkedIn connections
  • Legitimate interest in promotional activities of NDL and the concerned party.

In the interest of the above objective(s), NDL may ask you for the following personal data:

  • Given name
  • Surname prefix
  • Surname
  • Position
  • Phone number
  • E-mail

Your personal data shall be retained by NDL for the above processing purpose(s) for the period:

  • While you are considered a potential member, partner or other interested party. If a party is no longer interested in staying in touch, the personal data shall be deleted.

Processing customer personal data for consulting and/or matchmaking services

NDL processes customer personal data for consulting and/or matchmaking services toward the following objectives:

  • Newsletters and other information services
  • Introduction to other parties, following oral or written contact
  • Targeted matchmaking, following oral or written contact.

These personal data shall derive from:

  • Oral permission, business cards provided and/or LinkedIn connections
  • Legitimate interest in promotional activities of NDL and the party concerned.

To achieve the objectives listed above, NDL may request the following personal data from you:

  • First name
  • Last name prefix
  • Last name
  • Position
  • Phone number
  • E-mail address.

NDL will store your personal data to be processed as mentioned above for:

  • Throughout the period you are seen as a customer receiving consulting or matchmaking services. If a party indicates they are no longer interested in additional contact, the personal data will be deleted.

Providing personal data to third parties

We may share the data you provide to us with third parties, if this is necessary or desirable, in the interest of the objectives described above.

We work with third parties for administrative purposes and to disseminate news releases. NDL agrees on processing procedures with these parties (processors) to safeguard the security of your personal data.

In matchmaking with prospects and matchmaking with members of the association, we may provide data from members, potential members, stakeholders and other interested individuals to third parties, both within and outside the EU. NDL will notify these parties in advance orally and will give you the opportunity to decline this option.

Nor will we share the data you provide with other parties, unless required and permitted by law. One example would be if the police were to request us to provide (personal) data to support an investigation. In such a case, we are legally required to assist and to supply these data. We may also share personal data with third parties, if you authorize us do so in writing.

Security

We have taken appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from being processed unlawfully; our measures include the following:

  • We access all our systems via usernames and passwords
  • We anonymize and encrypt personal data, when cause arises
  • We make back-ups of personal data to recover them, in case of physical or technical incidents
  • We regularly test and evaluate our measures
  • Our staff are informed about the importance of protecting personal data.

Rights concerning your data

You are entitled to access to or rectification or deletion of the personal data we have received from you. You may also object to having your personal data (or part of them) processed by us or by one of our processors. You are also entitled to have the data you provide transferred by us to yourself or directly to another party at your instructions. We may request you for identification before we comply with these requests.

If we have your permission to process your personal data, you have the right to revoke this permission at any time.

Complaints

If you have a complaint regarding how your personal data are processed, please contact us promptly. We would deeply regret, if we were unable to reach a mutual solution to your complaint. In any case you are entitled to submit a complaint to the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, which is the regulatory authority regarding privacy protection.

Cookies

Cookies (i.e. small text files placed on your computer when you first visit the site) are used on www.hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com, www.hidc.nl and www.ndl.nl. Most browsers

permit you to refuse or accept tracking-cookies. If you are not sure whether your browser has this capability, check with the software manufacturer or your company’s technology help desk. Cookies are used to enhance your online experience and are not used to track the navigational habits of identified visitors.

NDL/HIDC uses different types of cookies for different purposes:

  1. Functional cookies: cookies that are necessary for the website to function properly;
  2. Analytical cookies: cookies that ensure that insight can be gained into how website visitors use (parts of) the website, so that NDL/HIDC can improve the website and that it fits as well as possible with what website visitors find interesting and important. NDL/HIDC does not use the data obtained with these cookies to study the use of the website at an individual level, but only at an aggregated level.

NDL/HIDC only uses third party cookies to improve the quality and effectiveness of the website. For example, it uses Google Analytics. These cookies collect information about how you use and move around on our website. For example, these will keep track of what pages are most visited, internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp and clickstream data. When you access our website, a banner is displayed informing you which cookies will be installed if you continue browsing on our website. If you click on “I agree” on the banner, you are giving your consent to use Google Analytics. The collected and processed data expires after the end of the browser session and after two years from set/update. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics cookies on all the websites you visit, please go to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. The website visitor can set the browser to disable cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, it is possible that some functions and services of both NDL/HIDC and other websites do not function properly if cookies are disabled.

NDL/HIDC provides the content on this website subject to the aforementioned terms of use. We may periodically change these terms, so please check back from time to time. These terms of use were last updated on September 2018. By accessing and using this website, you agree to these terms.

Questions

If you have any questions or comments following our Privacy Statement please contact us.

Contact data

NDL

Louis Pasteurlaan 6

2719 EE Zoetermeer

079 343 8110

[email protected]