Statement
Last updated December 2022
Expats at Ease (hereafter EaE) is dedicated to protecting the confidentiality and privacy of information entrusted to it. EaE has taken measurements to the appropriate protection and use of personal information (sometimes referred to as personal data). It concerns:
1 the personal information that is provided voluntarily by online visitors
2 the personal information that is provided by you as client of our office
Please review this Privacy Statement (“Privacy Statement”) to learn more about how we collect, use, share and protect the personal data that we have obtained.
We obtain personal information about you if you choose to provide it — for example, to contact mailboxes or to register for certain services. Next to this we obtain personal information because we contractor – client relationship. Your Personal data is not used for other purposes, than the purposes for which you have provided the information to us, unless we obtain your permission, or unless otherwise required or permitted by law, professional standards or quality rules, or in case required to improve the quality of our services. For example, if you send us an email message requesting information about EaE, we will use your email address and other information you supply to respond to your request. If you send us a resume or curriculum vitae (CV) to apply online for a position with EaE, we will use the information that you provide to match you with a job available at EaE.
EaE generally collects only the personal information necessary to fulfill your request. Where additional, optional information is sought, you will be notified of this at the point of collection.
The law in the Netherlands allows us to process personal information, so long as we have a ground under the law to do so. It also requires us to tell you what those grounds are. As a result when we process your personal information, we will rely on one of the following processing conditions:
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EAE only collects “sensitive” personal information when the relevant individuals voluntarily provide us with this information or where such information is required or permitted to be collected by law or professional standards. Sensitive information includes personal information regarding a person’s race, ethnicity, political beliefs, trade union membership, religious or similar beliefs, physical or mental health, sexual life or criminal record. Please use your discretion when providing sensitive information to EAE, and under any circumstances, do not provide sensitive information to EAE, unless you thereby consent to EAE’s use of that information for its legitimate business purposes and consent to the transfer and storage of such information to and in EAE databases. If you have any questions about whether the provision of sensitive information to EAE is, or may be, necessary or appropriate for particular purposes, please contact EAE at administratie@EaE.nl.
When we have a client – contractor relationship EAE will in general store the personal data longer than the legal statutory period, because EAE is of the opinion that this is in the client’s interest for the execution of our (continuous) agreement to provide services on your behalf. In the paragraph Your Rights you can read how to object.
In some instances, EAE and its service providers uses cookies, web beacons and other technologies to automatically collect certain types of information when you visit us online, as well as through emails that we may exchange. The collection of this information allows us to customize your online experience, improve the performance, usability and effectiveness of EAE’s online presence, and to measure the effectiveness of our marketing activities.
An IP address is a number assigned to your computer whenever you access the internet. It allows computers and servers to recognize and communicate with one another. IP addresses from which visitors appear to originate may be recorded for IT security and system diagnostic purposes. This information may also be used in aggregate form to conduct website trend and performance analysis.
Cookies may be placed on your computer or internet-enabled device whenever you visit a website. Our website is built using common internet platforms. We do not use cookies.
We do not share personal information with unaffiliated third parties, except as necessary for our legitimate professional and business needs, to carry out your requests, and/or as required or permitted by law or professional standards. This includes:
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In some instances, EAE may share personal data about you with various outside companies or service providers or vendors working on our behalf to help fulfill your requests or in order to serve you as client of our office.
In addition, EAE may transfer certain personal data across geographical borders to other companies working with us or on our behalf. EAE may also store personal data in a jurisdiction other than where you are based. Personal data transfer by EAE are in accordance with the Dutch Data Protection Act.
EAE may also disclose personal data in order to respond to requests of government or law enforcement agencies or where this is required by applicable laws, court orders, or government regulations. These disclosures may also be needed for data privacy or security audits and/or to investigate or respond to a complaint or security threat. EAE does not sell personal data to any third parties. Also, EAE will not transfer the personal data you provide to any third parties for direct marketing use.
As described in “Cookies” above, if you wish to prevent cookies from tracking you as you navigate our site, you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Note however, that some portions of our sites may not work properly if you elect to refuse cookies.
If you have submitted personal information to EAE, you have the following rights:
You can make a request or exercise these rights by contacting administratie@EaE.nl and we will make all reasonable and practical efforts to comply with your request, so long as it is consistent with applicable law and professional standards.
EAE has reasonable security policies and procedures in place to protect personal information from unauthorized loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. In addition EAE has concluded a separate Cyber and Data Risk insurance policy. Despite EAE’s best efforts, however, security cannot be absolutely guaranteed against all threats. To the best of our ability, access to your personal information is limited to those who have a need to know. Those individuals who have access to the data are required to maintain the confidentiality of such information. We also make reasonable efforts to retain – 8 –
personal information only for so long as the information is necessary to comply with an individual’s request or until that person asks that the information be deleted.
Please be aware that the EAE website may contain links to other sites, that are not governed by this Privacy Statement but by other privacy statements. We encourage users to review the privacy policy of each website visited before disclosing any personal information.
EAE may modify this Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect our current privacy practices. When we make changes to this statement, we will revise the “updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Statement to be informed about how EAE is protecting your information.
EAE is committed to protecting the online privacy of your personal information. If you have questions or comments about our administration of your personally identifiable information, please contact us at administratie@EaE.nl . You may also use this address to communicate any concerns you may have regarding compliance with our Privacy Statement.
In any event, you always have the right to file a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority.