VocabuLaw

This is the privacy statement of the private limited company Bugro B.V., trading as Vocabulaw, registered under KvK number 72258721, located at Platinastraat (2718ST) in Zoetermeer. This document explains how Vocabulaw processes your personal data. Vocabulaw takes the utmost care when processing your personal data.

Collection of personal data

When you use Vocabulaw’s contact form, you provide Vocabulaw with some personal information. Personal data means all data relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Categories of personal data

The categories of personal information that Vocabulaw processes are as follows

• E-mail address;
• Other personal data provided by you.

Purpose of the processing

The purpose of the personal data processed by Vocabulaw is to

• Contacting you to inform you about your message
• Provide its services;
• Improve its services;
• To comply with legal obligations;
• Improve the website by analysing visitor behaviour on the website;
• Sending newsletters (with your express consent);
• Exchange of data with third parties for the purpose of carrying out advertising and providing services.

Basis for processing

The processing of personal data is only possible on the basis of: (i) legal obligation, (ii) performance of the contract, (iii) (explicit) consent of the data subject and (iv) legitimate interest. Personal data is processed in order to provide the services of Vocabulaw. Vocabulaw will only process data that Vocabulaw deems necessary to (improve) the Service and will treat with care the (personal) data it has collected about you and your use of the Service. The basis for processing this data is to write a reply after filling in the contact form. Your personal data may also be processed when you visit the website, if you have given your consent.

Necessity of the processing

The processing of your personal data (e-mail address) is necessary in order to send you a reply. The services offered by Vocabulaw cannot be fully provided without the processing of your personal data (email address). If your explicit consent is required for specific purposes with regard to your personal data, you will be required to give your consent separately. If your explicit consent is required for specific purposes relating to your personal data, you should give your consent separately.

Retention period

Personal data processed by Vocabulaw will be retained in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations. If a longer retention period is required by law or regulation, the personal data will be kept longer in accordance with these requirements. All personal data (collected) will not be kept longer than strictly necessary.

Processing by third parties

Vocabulaw will only share personal information with third parties when strictly necessary to perform a contract or to comply with applicable laws and regulations. Personal data is never sold. Vocabulaw may be required by law to disclose personal information to third parties. If personal data is shared with third parties, processing agreements will be concluded for this purpose.

Security of personal data

Vocabulaw takes the protection of your personal data very seriously and takes appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risks, taking into account the state of the art, the cost of implementation, the nature, scope, context and purposes of the processing, and the varying degrees of likelihood and severity of the risks to the rights and freedoms of individuals.

Website disclaimer

By using the website you agree to the disclaimer. Vocabulaw reserves the right to change the content of its website and/or this disclaimer at any time without notice to its clients and/or users of the website. The content of the website has been compiled with the greatest possible care, but may nevertheless contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Vocabulaw accepts no liability whatsoever for any damage caused by or resulting from the use of the website. The use of this website is at the user’s own risk. No rights can be derived from the content of the website. All texts on the website are protected by copyright and are the property of Vocabulaw, unless they belong to third parties.

Cookie statement

Vocabulaw uses technical, functional and analytical cookies to optimise the website. Cookies are small text files that are sent when you visit a website in order to make the user’s experience more efficient. Vocabulaw may, by law, place cookies on your device if they are essential to the use of the website. Other types of cookies require your consent. We recommend that you accept cookies in connection with the usability of the website. Visitors to the website have the option of logging in.

The cookies used by Vocabulaw are functional cookies: these cookies ensure that the website functions properly. These cookies do not affect personal privacy, so there is no need to ask for and give permission. For example, these cookies store your browser settings so that our website can be viewed in the best possible way or so that the website remains accessible (load balancing), but also cookies that ensure that no other cookies are placed (no-follow).

The Vocabulaw website also uses cookies from Google for Google Analytics. We do not track information about what you do on the internet. Google Analytics may be required by applicable laws and regulations to provide access to this information. As a result, Vocabulaw cannot and does not associate this information with any natural person. If you have any questions about this, please contact us via the contact form on the website.

Browser settings

If you do not want websites to place cookies on the device you are using to view the website, you can adjust your browser settings. You will receive a warning before a cookie is placed and you will need to give your consent to the cookie. Failure to do so may, for example, result in the website functioning less well. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, including those from third parties. You can also delete cookies once they have been placed. To do this, you will need to adjust your browser settings through Preferences and then you can adjust the privacy settings.

This privacy statement does not apply to third party websites that are linked to this website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties will handle your personal information in a reliable or secure manner. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these websites before using them.

Data subject rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights

• Right of access;
  As a data subject, you have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not your personal data are being processed and, if so, to obtain access to them.
• Right to rectification;
  You have the right to obtain the rectification and completion of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure.
  You have the right to obtain erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay.
• Right to restriction of processing;
  As a data subject, you have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data. To do so, please contact Vocabulaw.
• Right to data portability;
  A data subject has the right to obtain the personal data concerning him or her that he or she has provided to Vocabulaw in a structured, common and machine-readable form, and also to transmit that data to Vocabulaw without hindrance from the controller to whom it was provided.
• Right to object;
  The data subject shall have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning him or her, including profiling on the basis of these provisions. Vocabulaw shall cease processing the personal data unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, freedoms and rights of the data subject relating to the exercise, institution or support of legal claims.

Complaints

If you have a complaint about Vocabulaw’s handling of your personal data, or if you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please contact us via the website. To ensure that you are exercising a right, Vocabulaw requests that you include a copy of your proof of identity. Please black out your passport photo and the MRZ (number strip at the bottom) to protect your privacy. Vocabulaw will respond to your request as soon as possible, but no later than 4 weeks. You can also lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority. This is the competent enforcement authority. You can contact them for this purpose via this link: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl/contact-met-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/tip-ons.

Changes to the privacy statement

Vocabulaw may amend this Privacy Statement at any time. The latest version will be published on the website. You should therefore always check the website for the latest version. If the new privacy policy affects the way we process information already collected about you, we will notify you by email.