Metel B.V.,

located at Christiaan Huygensweg 2B, 5151 DN Drunen, is responsible for the processing of personal data as described in this privacy statement.

Contact information: https://www.metel.nl Christiaan Huygensweg 2B, 5151 DN Drunen +31(0) 416 724 800 Nick Kesteloo is the Data Protection Officer of Metel B.V. He/she can be reached at n.kesteloo@metel.nl.

PERSONAL DATA WE PROCESS

Metel B.V. processes your personal data because you use our services and/or because you provide these data to us yourself.

Below you will find an overview of the personal data we process:

  • Email address
  • IP address
  • Information about your activities on our website
  • Internet browser and device type

SPECIAL AND/OR SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA WE PROCESS

Our website and/or service does not intend to collect data about website visitors who are younger than 16 years, unless they have permission from parents or guardians. However, we cannot verify the age of visitors. Therefore, we recommend that parents be involved in their children’s online activities to prevent the collection of data without parental consent. If you believe that we have collected personal data about a minor without permission, please contact us at info@metel.nl, and we will delete this information.

PURPOSES AND LEGAL GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA

Metel B.V. processes your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Sending our newsletter and/or promotional materials
  • Being able to call or email you if necessary to perform our services
  • Analyzing your behavior on the website to improve the website and tailor the offer of products and services to your preferences
  • Tracking your browsing behavior across different websites to align our products and services with your needs. Automated decision-making is not used.

RETENTION OF PERSONAL DATA

Metel B.V. does not retain your personal data longer than necessary to achieve the purposes for which the data are collected. We adhere to the following retention periods for the following categories of personal data:

  • Email address
  • IP address
  • Information about your activities on our website
  • Internet browser and device type

SHARING PERSONAL DATA WITH THIRD PARTIES

Metel B.V. shares your personal data with various third parties if it is necessary for the performance of the agreement or to comply with any legal obligation. We have a data processing agreement with the companies that process your data on our behalf to ensure the same level of security and confidentiality of your data. Metel B.V. remains responsible for these processing activities. Additionally, Metel B.V. provides the aforementioned personal data to other third parties only with your explicit consent. Third parties: Merkelijkheid

COOKIES OR SIMILAR TECHNIQUES WE USE

Metel B.V. uses functional, analytical, and tracking cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored in the browser of your computer, tablet, or smartphone when you first visit this website. Metel B.V. uses cookies with purely technical functionality to ensure the proper functioning of the website and to remember your preferences, for example. These cookies are also used to make the website work properly and to optimize it. In addition, we place cookies that track your browsing behavior so that we can offer customized content and advertisements.

During your first visit to our website, we informed you about these cookies and asked for your consent to place them.

You can opt out of cookies by configuring your internet browser to no longer store cookies. You can also delete any previously stored information through your browser settings.

For an explanation, please refer to: https://veiliginternetten.nl/themes/situatie/cookies-wat-zijn-het-en-wat-doe-ik-ermee/

Third parties also place cookies on this website. These include advertisers and/or social media companies. Here is an overview:

Cookie: Google Analytics, Google Ads Name: _utma, _gads, _SIDCC, _AID, _ANID, _TAID, _pm_sess Function: Analytical cookie that measures website visits and various cookies that track traffic through Google Ads Retention period: 2 years

More information about how Google handles personal data can be found at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

ACCESSING, MODIFYING, OR DELETING PERSONAL DATA

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. Additionally, you have the right to withdraw your consent for data processing or object to the processing of your personal data by Metel B.V., as well as the right to data portability. This means you can submit a request to us to send the personal data we hold about you in a computer file to you or another organization specified by you.

You can submit a request for access, correction, deletion, data transfer of your personal data, or a request to withdraw your consent or object to the processing of your personal data to info@metel.nl.

To ensure that the request for access is made by you, we ask you to include a copy of your identity document with the request. In this copy, please black out your passport photo, MRZ (machine-readable zone, the strip with numbers at the bottom of the passport), passport number, and Citizen Service Number (BSN) to protect your privacy. We will respond to your request as soon as possible, but within four weeks.

Metel B.V. also wants to inform you that you have the option to file a complaint with the national supervisory authority, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens). You can do so through the following link: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl/contact-met-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/tip-ons

SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA

Metel B.V. takes the protection of your data seriously and implements appropriate measures to prevent misuse, loss, unauthorized access, unwanted disclosure, and unauthorized alteration. If you believe that your data is not properly secured or if there are indications of abuse, please contact our customer service or email us at info@metel.nl.