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Simac Techniek NV and its subsidiaries (hereinafter jointly referred to as: Simac/we) offer a range of different services. Due to the nature of these services, we acquire certain personal data. We consider the protection of personal data an essential element of our services. Therefore we have put together this privacy policy for full transparency on how we process the personal data of our customers and website visitors. This privacy policy applies to all personal data that Simac collects when you interact with Simac, such as when you visit our website, use services provided by Simac, purchase Simac products and services, subscribe to newsletters, contact our customer services department, etc.

Why we use your personal data

Simac uses your personal data only to enable efficient and effective operations. We will ask you to share your personal data with us for purposes such as the following:

  • to deal with your queries or complaints
  • to optimise our products, services, website, and customer services
  • to enter into and perform a contract with you
  • to activate, register, or extend the functionality of certain products or services
  • to facilitate access to information
  • to comply with legal obligations
  • to conduct customer satisfaction surveys
  • to contact you for promotional purposes, such as to send you newsletters and invitations to events
  • to record your interest in us as a possible future employer, customer, or supplier
  • to implement security programmes
  • for (statistical) analysis and reporting purposes (see ‘Use of cookies’ below)

What personal data do we process

During your interaction with Simac, we ask for or receive certain personal data. We only collect personal data that is necessary for the provision of our services. This includes personal data such as:

  • your name, email address, telephone number, job, (business) address and/or (business) bank account number
  • your preferences for future communications from Simac
  • details of products and/or services that you have purchased or showed an interest in
  • depending on your preferences on social media platforms: data about your online activities and social media profiles
  • personal data collected through cookies (see ‘Use of cookies’ below)

We do not intend to collect personal data of persons aged under 16, unless they have the permission of a parent or guardian. However, we are not always able to verify someone’s age. We therefore advise parents to monitor their children's online activities, so as to prevent their personal data being collected without parental consent. If you feel that we have collected personal data of a minor without consent, please contact us. We will then proceed to erase the data.

We will not store your personal data for longer than is legally allowed and necessary for the purposes for which we process your personal data. The specific storage period depends on the nature of the personal data and the purposes for which they are processed. We take personal data protection very seriously and we therefore implement adequate safeguards to protect your personal data against misuse, loss, unauthorised access, unwanted disclosure, and unauthorised alteration.

Transfer of your personal data to third parties

The Simac subsidiaries regularly team up to provide you with even better services. To be able to offer you the best possible service, we combine the personal data that we have obtained because you are a customer of ours.

We may furthermore share your personal data with business partners and other third parties. If such a transfer of your personal data to a third party requires your consent or if we deem it necessary, we will ask you for consent before sharing your personal data. We will only share your personal data for purposes such as the following:

  • To provide or execute our services
    We engage business partners and other third parties to help us deliver our products and services to you. We will always give you advance notice of such collaborations. To the extent that these third parties have access to your personal data, we have taken contractual and organisational measures to guarantee that your personal data are protected and used only for specific purposes.
  • To improve our services, website, or advertisements
    We use third-party software to track the success of a new product page among website visitors. Telephone calls may be recorded for quality assurance purposes.
  • To get feedback
    We use survey companies to conduct surveys to find out how satisfied you are with our services.
  • To meet a legal obligation
    We may be required under a police order to disclose your personal data to the police.

We will not sell your personal data to third parties. We require our business partners to commit to making a maximum effort to guarantee the same level of protection of your personal data as we do. In data processing agreements with our business partners, we record the purposes for which they are allowed to use your personal data and require them to implement appropriate technical and organisational safeguards to protect your personal data.

Your rights

You have the right to access the personal data you have shared, or to have them rectified or erased (provided this is allowed by the law and possible in a practical sense). Aside from that, you have the right to withdraw your consent for the processing of your personal data or to object to the processing of your personal data by Simac. You also have the right to data portability.
Requests to this effect can be submitted using the contact details specified below. To prevent misuse, we will always ask you for proof of ID when you submit such requests. We will respond to your request as soon as possible, at least within 4 weeks. We would also like to point out that you have the option to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority, which in the Netherlands is the Dutch Data Protection Authority.
If you do not want to receive any marketing communications from us, please let us know by ticking the appropriate box on the form or by using the unsubscribe link in a marketing email from us. We will then proceed to have your personal data blocked for marketing communications.

Use of cookies

We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files that are installed on your computer, tablet, or smartphone the first time you visit our website. We use cookies that are necessary for the technical functionality of the website and to optimise user convenience. We also use cookies that enable us to optimise our website. Where possible, we use the information obtained through cookies to offer you - with your consent - information that matches your interests. We use the following cookies:

Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to track and analyse usage of our website. This concerns data such as visitor numbers and page popularity. We use this information to improve the quality and/or effectiveness of our website. The information generated by this cookie is transferred to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google has committed to the principles of the Privacy Shield and has signed on to the US Department of Commerce’s Privacy Shield programme. This means that they guarantee an appropriate level of protection for the processing of personal data.

Hotjar
Hotjar tracks clicks, scrolls, and mouse movements. This service installs a cookie that remembers which pages have already been displayed, so that you are not counted twice. Aside from that, details such as your type of browser, type of device, and how you reached our website will also be recorded. Hotjar does not share these data with third parties. The information collected is used to improve our website. You can disable Hotjar here.

HubSpot
We use HubSpot to record visitors’ preferences. HubSpot collects information about your computer and your visits to our website, such as your IP address, location, type of browser, referral source, duration of the visit, and pages visited. We also store our forms in HubSpot. Check HubSpot’s privacy page for more details.

Olark
Olark chat ensures that we can help visitors via live chat. Of course, only if you let us know that you want to chat with us. This service places different cookies to ensure that the live chat works on your computer, to keep track of which page you are viewing and to recognize repeating visitors so that we have insight into previous conversations and can answer questions faster. You can find more information about this here. Chat reports are automatically anonymized after 90 days.

If you do not want cookies installed on your device, you can block them. You have to do this yourself in your internet browser’s privacy settings. Information about how to disable, enable, and delete cookies is available in your browser’s help section.

Third party websites

Our website contains links to third-party websites, including social media providers. In that case, this privacy policy does not apply. We cannot guarantee that these websites handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend that you consult the privacy statements of these third parties for more information about how they handle your personal data.

Changes

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy without prior notice. You will find the most recent version on this page. We therefore advise you to regularly check our privacy policy.

Contact

If you have any questions about our privacy policy, please contact us on functionaris.gegevensbescherming@simac.nl or use our contact page.