Privacy Policy & Data Protection

Last update: 7 Nov 2021

1. INTRODUCTION

Van de Griek Groothandel (website url address: vandegriekgroothandel.nl) appreciates your business and trust. We are Dutch based company, active in the food trade (importing, exporting, distribution, sourcing, sales agency, food products & brand development). Please read this Privacy Policy in order to be informed about what data we collect, how we protect your data and how we use them in order to use our services in a transparent way.

2. DATA COLLECTED

DATA STORAGE LOCATION

We are Dutch based company and operate web servers hosted in the Netherlands. Our hosting provider Leaseweb Netherlands B.V adheres to the EU/US “Privacy Shield”, ensuring that your data is securely stored and GDPR compliant. For more information on Leaseweb’s privacy policy, please see here: Data Privacy Policy.

CONTACT FORM

Information submitted through the contact form on our site is sent to our company email, hosted by Google. Google adheres to the EU/US “Privacy Shield” policy and you can find more information about this here: Google Privacy Policy.
These submissions are only kept for customer service purposes they are never used for marketing purposes or shared with third parties.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

We use Google Analytics on our site for anonymous reporting of site usage. So, no personalized data is stored. If you would like to opt-out of Google Analytics monitoring your behavior on our website please use this link: Google Analytics Opt-out.

CASES FOR USING THE PERSONAL DATA

We do not use your personal information in any other way other than to be able to respond to the messages you send through the contact forms on the Van de Griek Groothandel website.

3. EMBEDDED CONTENT

Pages on this site may include embedded content, like YouTube videos, for example. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged-in to that website. Below you can find a list of the services we use:

FACEBOOK

The Facebook page plugin is used to display our Facebook timeline on our site or to provide links to follow and link to our Facebook page. Facebook has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. There is no installation of cookies from Facebook and your IP is not sent to a Facebook server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: Facebook Privacy Policy .

TWITTER

We use the Twitter API to display our tweets timeline on our site and to provide links to our Twitter account. Twitter has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. Your IP is not sent to a Twitter server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: Twitter Privacy Policy .

YOUTUBE

We may use YouTube videos embedded on our site. YouTube has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. There is no installation of cookies from YouTube and your IP is not sent to a YouTube server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: YouTube Privacy Policy.

4. COOKIES

This site uses cookies – small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences and provide anonymized tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics. Cookies generally exist to make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the help section of your browser.

5. What types of cookies do we use ?

5. WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR DATA

There is no personal information we can retain or view regarding yourself. In the case that you have send us a message using the contact forms in vandegriekgroothandel.nl website then the provided by you information can be accessed by the employes of our company that respond to those messages based on their subject (e.g. customer support, sales team etc.). We do not share these message outside our company. The data are beeing sent using Leaseweb, Google’s infrastructure and mail servers.

6. THIRD PARTY ACCESS TO YOUR DATA

We don’t share your data with third-parties in a way as to reveal any of your personal information like email, name, etc. The only exceptions to that rule are for partners we have to share limited data with in order to provide the services you expect from us (examples: In the case you request for a shipping quote we might need to send your information to our shipping partners so that they can prepare the shipping quotation for you. 

7. HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA

When you submit a message, its metadata is retained until (if) you tell us to remove it. We use this data only to serve your requests and be able to service you in the future.

8. SECURITY MEASURES

We use the SSL/HTTPS protocol throughout our site (lock in your address bar) with SHA256 encryption and 2.048 length of keys. This encrypts our user communications with the servers so that information is not captured/hijacked by third parties without authorization. In case of a data breach, system administrators will immediately take all needed steps to ensure system integrity, will contact affected users and will attempt to reset passwords if needed.

9. YOUR DATA RIGHTS

GENERAL RIGHTS

You can request that we erase any of the personal data we have stored such as messages you have sent us through the contact forms. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. In short, we cannot erase data that is vital to you being an active customer (i.e. basic account information like an email address). If you wish that all of your data is erased, we will no longer be able to offer any support or other product-related services to you.

GDPR RIGHTS

Your privacy is critically important to us. Going forward with the GDPR we aim to support the GDPR standard. Van de Griek Groothandel permits residents of the European Union to use its Service. Therefore, it is the intent of Van de Griek Groothandel to comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation. For more details please see here: EU GDPR Information Portal.

10. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

Van de Griek Groothandel may post links to third party websites on this website. These third party websites are not screened for privacy or security compliance by Van de Griek Groothandel, and you release us from any liability for the conduct of these third party websites.

All social media sharing links, either displayed as text links or social media icons do not connect you to any of the associated third parties, unless you explicitly click on them.

Please be aware that this Privacy Policy, and any other policies in place, in addition to any amendments, does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of any personal information relating to members of the Service or Site. Van de Griek Groothandel bears no responsibility for the information collected or used by any advertiser or third party website. Please review the privacy policy and terms of service for each site you visit through third party links.

11. RELEASE OF YOUR DATA FOR LEGAL PURPOSES

At times it may become necessary or desirable to Van de Griek Groothandel, for legal purposes, to release your information in response to a request from a government agency or a private litigant. You agree that we may disclose your information to a third party where we believe, in good faith, that it is desirable to do so for the purposes of a civil action, criminal investigation, or other legal matter. In the event that we receive a subpoena affecting your privacy, we may elect to notify you to give you an opportunity to file a motion to quash the subpoena, or we may attempt to quash it ourselves, but we are not obligated to do either. We may also proactively report you, and release your information to, third parties where we believe that it is prudent to do so for legal reasons, such as our belief that you have engaged in fraudulent activities. You release us from any damages that may arise from or relate to the release of your information to a request from law enforcement agencies or private litigants.

Any passing on of personal data for legal purposes will only be done in compliance with laws of the country you reside in.

12. AMENDMENTS

We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we amend this Privacy Policy, we will update this page accordingly and require you to accept the amendments (through the cookie bar notification acceptance) in order to be permitted to continue using our services.