Privacy statement
In order to provide you with the services you need as efficiently and effectively as possible, Highberg processes your personal data.
Why does Highberg have a privacy statement?
Highberg places great importance on handling your personal data with care. In this privacy statement, we have outlined how we process your personal data. Here, you can read which personal data we process, for what purpose, how long we retain your data, to whom we disclose your data, and what influence you can exert on this process.
What is personal data?
Personal data includes all information that directly relates to a person or can be traced back to a person. Examples include a name, address, date of birth, phone number, and email address. We obtain such data from you when you fill out a form or send an email. In some cases, you also provide us with personal data when visiting the Highberg website, such as your IP address or cookies. If you or a third party, such as your employer, shares your personal data with Highberg, we will also process this data.
What is data processing?
The processing of personal data includes, among other things: collecting, storing, consulting, deleting, using, and, in some cases, transferring personal data.
To which data does this privacy statement apply?
This privacy statement applies to all personal data that Highberg processes in relation to this website and the services we provide. A different privacy statement applies to the data processed by Highberg concerning its employees, trainees, or external parties.
Whose personal data does Highberg process?
We may process personal data from all individuals with whom we have contact or who visit this website, including applicants, contact persons of our (potential) customers, (potential) business partners, and (potential) suppliers.
Who is responsible for processing your personal data?
The entity responsible for processing your personal data is Highberg B.V., located at Barbara Strozzilaan 201 in Amsterdam. The data controller decides whether or not to process the data, the purpose of the processing, and how your personal data is processed.
Highberg processes your personal data in the context of the following activities:
Website Visit
During your visit to our website, we collect your IP address, visit data, and cookies.
- Purpose: We analyze website usage to optimize it for visitors. We use the analysis to determine our advertising strategy. This strategy is based on information collected through cookies or similar technologies regarding your use of the Highberg website, social media, blogs, and podcasts.
- We collect data to improve our products and services (including via our website) or to resolve (technical) issues that arise during the use of the website or our services.
When you sign up for the newsletter, we collect your name, organization name, and email address.
- Purpose: We inform you about our services and other activities.
When you contact us about products or services from Highberg, we collect your name, address, email address, phone number, and company details.
- Purpose: We provide you with the appropriate products and/or services and contact you if necessary.
- When you register for events, we collect your name, address, email address, phone number, and company details.
- Purpose: We process your registration and contact you if necessary.
Personal Contact
- For contact via phone, the website, forms, email, or social media, we collect personal data depending on the type of information you provide us.
Purpose: We respond to your inquiries, make offers, or improve the quality of our services. The data you send us via email is stored as long as necessary to fully respond to and process your request.
Job Applications
- When you fill out the job application form or send application details via email, we collect your name, address, email address, phone number, CV, and motivation letter if provided.
- Purpose: We use this information to assess your suitability for a specific position or assignment, record your availability, and connect you with one or more (potential) clients and/or partners.
The transfer of your data to (potential) clients/partners always occurs with your consent. We retain your personal data for up to 4 weeks after the application process ends, unless you give explicit consent for us to store it longer for future vacancies.
We process your personal data only for the stated purposes. If we intend to use your data for other (closely related) purposes, we will inform you and take the necessary measures.
How does Highberg handle your personal data?
Carefully, securely, and confidentially.
Transfer of Your Personal Data to Third Parties
We may share your personal data with third parties in the following situations:
- When necessary for the execution of an agreement with you.
- When you have given your consent.
Highberg may also be required to provide personal data under legal or regulatory obligations, a decision of a competent court, or in cases of fraud or abuse. In such cases, Highberg will comply.
Transfer of Your Personal Data to Countries Outside the European Economic Area (EEA)
Highberg will not transfer your personal data to a company or establishment in a country outside the EEA unless a model agreement has been concluded, or you have signed a declaration consenting to the transfer.
We have concluded a model agreement with the following parties outside the EEA:
- Google Analytics (California, United States)
What are your rights?
When Highberg processes your personal data, you have certain rights under applicable laws and regulations. These are explained below.
Right to Access Your Personal Data
Would you like to know exactly what personal data we process about you? Then you can exercise your right of access.
Right to Rectification
You have the right to correct data if it has been processed incorrectly or incompletely, for example, outdated address details.
Right to Data Deletion
You also have the right to have certain data deleted, for example, when they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which we received them, or if you object to the processing. However, we may not always be able to delete all requested data due to legal obligations to retain certain data.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You also have the right to restrict the processing of your data. This means that we are (temporarily) not allowed to process or modify your personal data. This may be the case if you believe the data is incorrect, is no longer necessary for the processing purpose, or is being processed unlawfully.
Right to Object
You can object to the processing of your personal data by Highberg if you suspect that your personal data is being used for purposes that are not necessary for the execution of an agreement or compliance with a legal obligation, such as direct marketing.
Right to Data Portability
If you have provided us with your personal data and the processing is based on your (explicit) consent or an agreement, you have the right to data portability. This means that we will provide your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format upon request.
How Can You Exercise Your Rights?
If you wish to exercise your rights, please contact us via the details below or send us a letter with your name, address, and phone number. We will respond to your request within one month.
If you believe that we do not comply with this privacy statement, you can file a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens):
Hoge Nieuwstraat 8
2514 EL The Hague
088 - 1805 250
Contact
If you wish to exercise your rights or have other questions or comments about our privacy statement, please contact us:
Highberg
Barbara Strozzilaan 201
1083 HN Amsterdam
+31(0) 204 080 860
privacy@highberg.com
