Data protection

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. In this privacy statement, we explain how Global Producers B.V. processes personal data, which data we collect, for what purposes we use it, and what rights you have as a data subject.

This privacy statement is based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well as the Dutch Data Protection Act.
The competent supervisory authority for compliance with the data protection law is the Authority Personal Data (AP), Bezuidenhoutseweg 30, 2594 AV The Hague, Netherlands (www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl).

Responsible

Global Producers B.V.
Venrayseweg 136-B,

5928 RH Venlo
NL, Netherlands

Definitions

This privacy policy uses terms according to the GDPR/AVG, in particular:

Personal Data: any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Processing: any operation performed on personal data (collection, storage, use, transmission, deletion).
Data Subject: any natural person whose personal data is being processed.
Controller: the entity that decides on the purposes and means of the processing.
Processor: an entity that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

Collection and use of your personal data

Types of collected data

Data provided by you

When you use our website or contact us, we may collect the following data:

First name, Last name
Address
Email address
Phone number
Contents of contact requests or messages

Automatically collected data

When visiting our website, certain information is automatically collected:

IP address
Date and time of access
Browser type and version
Operating system
Referrer URL
pages visited

Cookies and tracking technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to make our website more user-friendly, to create statistics, and to optimize content.

You can restrict or deactivate the storage of cookies in your browser settings.

Purposes and legal bases of processing

We process personal data exclusively within the framework of the GDPR/AVG based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 GDPR/AVG.

This particularly includes the following purposes and legal bases:

To fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b): Processing inquiries, handling orders or services.
Based on consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a): e.g. when signing up for newsletters or using certain cookies.
To fulfill legal obligations (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c): e.g. tax and commercial retention obligations.
To safeguard legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f): Improving our website, IT security, marketing measures, provided that your interests do not outweigh.

Transfer of data to third parties

The transmission of personal data to third parties only occurs in the following cases:

if this is necessary for the fulfillment of the contract,
if there is a legal obligation,
if you have explicitly consented,
if the transfer is based on a legitimate interest.

Use of your personal data

The company may use personal data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our service, including monitoring the usage of our service.
To manage your account: to manage your registration as a user of the service. The personal data you provide allows you access to various features of the service that are available to you as a registered user.
To fulfill a contract: to develop, comply with, and enforce the purchase contract for the products, items, or services you have purchased, or any other contract with us regarding the service.
To contact you: To contact you via email, phone call, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as push notifications of a mobile application regarding updates or informational communications related to the features, products, or contractually agreed services, including security updates, when necessary or appropriate for their implementation.
To send you news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events that we offer and that are similar to those you have already purchased or requested, unless you have opted out of receiving such information.
To handle your inquiries: To process and manage your inquiries to us.
For corporate transfers: We may use your data to assess or carry out a merger, sale, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as part of an ongoing business or in a bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding in which the personal data we store about users of our service is among the transferred assets.
For other purposes: We may use your data for other purposes, such as for data analysis, to identify usage trends, to determine the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns, and to evaluate and improve our service, products, services, marketing, and your experience.

We may disclose your personal data in the following situations:

To service providers: We may share your personal data with service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our service and to contact you.
In corporate transfers: We may disclose your personal data in connection with or during negotiations of mergers, sales of company assets, financing, or the acquisition of all or part of our company by another company.
To affiliates: We may share your data with our affiliates. In this case, we require those affiliates to comply with this privacy policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
To business partners: We may share your data with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
With other users: If you share personal data or otherwise interact in public areas with other users, that data may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
With your consent: We may share your personal data with your consent for other purposes.

Storage of your personal data

The company stores your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes mentioned in this privacy policy. We store and use your personal data to the extent necessary to fulfill our legal obligations (e.g., if we need to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), to resolve disputes, and to enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The company also stores usage data for internal analysis purposes. Usage data is typically stored for a shorter period unless this data is used to enhance security or improve the functionality of our service or we are legally required to retain this data for a longer period.

Transfer of your personal data

Your data, including personal data, will be processed in the company's operating offices and at all other locations where the parties involved in the processing are located. Your data will primarily be processed within the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA).

Transfer to third countries will only occur if there is an adequacy decision from the EU Commission or suitable guarantees are in place (e.g. EU standard contractual clauses).

By consenting to this data protection declaration and the transfer of such data, you agree to this transfer.

The company will take all reasonable measures to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this data protection declaration, and there will be no transfer of your personal data to an organization or country unless there are adequate controls, including the security of your data and other personal information.

Your rights as a data subject

You have the following rights under the GDPR/AVG:

Right to Access (Art. 15): You can request information about the data we have stored about you.
Right to Rectification (Art. 16): You can have inaccurate data corrected.
Right to Deletion (Art. 17): You can request the deletion of your data ("Right to be Forgotten").
Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18).
Right to Data Portability (Art. 20): You can request the transfer of your data in a structured, commonly used format.
Right to Object (Art. 21): You can object to the processing of your data, especially for direct marketing.

To exercise your rights, please contact the details provided above.

Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
In the Netherlands, this is the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), Bezuidenhoutseweg 30, 2594 AV The Hague, Netherlands

Data security

We have taken technical and organizational measures to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, and disclosure. This includes encryption technologies, access restrictions, and regular security reviews.

Disclosure of your personal data

Business transactions

If the company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your personal data may be transferred. We will notify you before your personal data is transferred and subject to another privacy policy.

Prosecution

Under certain circumstances, the company may be required to disclose your personal data when required by law or in response to valid requests from authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The company may disclose your personal data in good faith when it is necessary to:

comply with a legal obligation,
protect and defend the rights or property of the company,
prevent or investigate possible legal violations related to the service,
protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public,
protect against legal liability.

Security of your personal data

The security of your personal data is important to us, but please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal data with commercially reasonable means, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Third-party services

If we use external service providers (e.g., for web hosting, analytics tools, newsletter distribution), this will only be based on a data processing agreement in accordance with Article 28 of the GDPR/AVG. These service providers process personal data exclusively according to our instructions and under strict security measures.

Privacy for children

Our service is not directed at individuals under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under 16 years of age. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we

Links to other websites

Our service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly encourage you to review the privacy policies of any site you visit.

We have no control over the content, privacy policies, or practices of third-party websites or services and assume no responsibility for them.

Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time to adapt it to legal requirements or changes in our services. The current version can be found on our website.