Privacy

Privacy Statement

This privacy statement applies to the processing of personal data of our clients, potential clients and other persons visiting our website or being in contact with us.

In this privacy statement you will find information about the way in which we treat personal data. If after having read this privacy statement you still have questions about the way in which we deal with personal data, if you want to exercise your rights pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR‘) set out in this privacy statement or other legislation and regulations about personal data, or if you want to lodge a complaint about the use of your personal data, you can contact us via the details shown on the Contact page.

If you are not satisfied with the way in which your complaint has been dealt with or if you prefer not to lodge your complaint with us, you can also lodge them with the Dutch Authority of Personal Data via the website autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl.

What personal data do we process?

These are in any event your contact details such as your name, address, e-mail address and telephone number. Moreover, there are personal details which are relevant to the file. Depending on the subject of the engagement, this might also be sensitive and/or special personal data.

We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit our Site or access our services. 

Cookies

A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website assigns to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various different purposes. These purposes include allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enabling automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences and making the interaction between you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you and your interests and to compile statistical data on your use of our Services. 

The Site uses the following types of cookies:

a. 'session cookies' which are stored only temporarily during a browsing session in order to allow normal use of the system and are deleted from your device when the browser is closed; 

b. 'persistent cookies ' which are read only by the Site, saved on your computer for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where we need to know who you are for repeat visits, for example to allow us to store your preferences for the next sign-in; 

c. 'third-party cookies' which are set by other online services who run content on the page you are viewing, for example by third-party analytics companies who monitor and analyse our web access.

Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but Personal Information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. You may remove the cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.

We also use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about your use of the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users access the Site, which pages they visit, when they do so, etc. We use the information we obtain from Google Analytics only to improve our Site and services. Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit sites, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy .

Invoicing

We also process data which are necessary for sending invoices and processing payments for the services provided. Apart from your contact details, this relates to your bank account and any other payment details.

Contact

If you contact us via e-mail or by phone, we process the data you provide. This then relates to the contact details you give us (such as name, e-mail address, telephone number) and the reason why you contact us (for instance because you have a question).

Finally, we process analytical data about (the computers of) visitors to our website via cookies which are placed when you visit the website. Via these cookies (a part of) the IP address of the visitor will be stored.

How long do we store your personal data?

Administration

We retain our administration including the invoices and other records on which the personal data of the parties are stated, for a period of seven years after the close of the financial year in order to be able to comply with the fiscal retention obligation.

Other contact details

We store other contact details for one year after the most recent contact, unless you submit a request to us to remove the data sooner.

Who do we share your data with?

Your data is stored in a digital file and may appear in e-mails which the we send or receive, and are stored with them (and therefore processed) by our IT service providers. Moreover, the payment details which you gave to the mediator for invoicing, are passed on to the party who keeps the financial accounts for the mediator.

We will not provide your data to any further third parties unless we are obliged to provide certain data pursuant to applicable legislation and regulations, for instance to the police in connection with preliminary investigation proceedings.

How is your data secured?

We have taken suitable technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data against loss, abuse and unauthorised access by third parties. In addition, we also strive to ensure our IT service providers to take such suitable technical and organisational security measures.

Amendments

Sometimes there might be a change in the personal data which we process or the applicable regulations. In that case we may adjust this privacy statement.