Privacy statement
Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling attaches great importance to the protection of your personal data. In the privacy statement on this page, you can read how we handle personal data.
Who are we?
We are the foundation Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling (hereinafter referred to as "Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling", "we/us", "our"), established at Verlengde Noordkade 18, 5462 EH Veghel and registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under number 73289035.
Why this privacy statement?
Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling complies with applicable privacy legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means that we, at minimum:
process your personal data in accordance with the purpose for which it was provided. These purposes and types of personal data are described in this privacy statement;
limit the processing of your personal data to only those data that are minimally necessary for the purposes for which they are processed;
ask for your explicit consent if we need it for the processing of personal data;
have taken appropriate technical and organisational measures to secure your personal data;
do not pass on personal data to other parties, unless this is necessary for the fulfilment of the purposes for which they were provided;
inform you of the rights you have with regard to the processing of personal data;
use the provided personal data to respond to messages, make contact and, where necessary, answer questions or take action in response to a message.
This privacy statement explains how we collect, use, share and protect data in relation to our website https://www.samentegenvoedselverspilling.nl (hereinafter referred to as "website").
We collect this data when you visit our website via your computer, tablet or mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as "computer"). We process personal data in a manner consistent with the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the "GDPR"), the implementing legislation based on the GDPR, and other currently applicable privacy legislation.
By visiting our website, you understand and agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this privacy statement. Our privacy statement applies to all visitors, users and all others who have access to the website (hereinafter referred to as "users").
What personal data do we process?
Visiting our website
When you visit our website, we process certain personal data, such as the IP address of your computer, the time at which you visit the website, and data sent by the browser you use. We use this data to analyse the use of our website and to improve its functioning. Website usage statistics allow us, for example, to gain an understanding of the number of visitors, the duration of the visit, and which pages of the website are viewed. This concerns the collection of generic data, without information about individuals. We retain this data for as long as it is relevant to us.
Contact form
When you contact us via our contact form, we process the following personal data:
First and last name
Email address
Phone number (if provided)
Organisation name
Subject and message
In accordance with the GDPR and other relevant legislation, Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling does not retain this personal data longer than is necessary for the realisation of the purposes for which it was collected or processed.
If you no longer wish to receive further communication, you can let us know.
Legal basis for processing personal data from the contact form
The processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR: our legitimate interests in responding to your message and contacting you.
Subscription to our newsletters
If you sign up via our website for (one of) our newsletters, we collect:
Your email address;
Your first and last name;
Name of your company/organisation (only for the newsletter for professionals, not when signing up for the consumer newsletter).
We will send you newsletters by email until you indicate that you no longer wish to receive them. Each newsletter contains a link at the bottom that allows you to unsubscribe. You will then no longer receive newsletters from us and your details will be immediately removed from our database.
Cookies on our website
Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling uses functional, analytical and marketing cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored in the browser of your computer, tablet or smartphone upon your first visit to this website.
In our cookie statement you will find more information about the types of cookies we use and for what purpose. For the use of analytical and marketing cookies, you can give or withhold your consent via the cookie bar on our website.
Functional (necessary) cookies
Functional cookies make websites work better and more user-friendly. We use the functional cookie "cc_cookie". This contains the choice of which cookies you as a user accept and is valid for 6 months. We do not share the data collected via this cookie with third parties, except where required to do so.
Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies record how visitors navigate on our website. This information can be used to analyse the use of our website. The knowledge obtained is used by us to improve our website.
For this purpose, we use the Google Analytics 4 service. In this context, two cookies from the provider of this service, Google Inc., are placed via our website. The validity of these cookies is 2 years. Based on the data collected with these cookies, Google compiles anonymous reports for Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling about the use of our website. We have set the Google Analytics 4 cookies to be ‘privacy-friendly’, in line with the recommendations of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens). As a result, we process less of your data. For more information about these cookies and their validity period, we refer you to Google’s website. Google also offers the option to opt out of data collection under Google Analytics 4. Find more information about Google’s use of cookies.
Marketing cookies
To enable viewing of the YouTube videos we share on our website, we use 3 cookies from YouTube, which record preferences such as preferred language, presentation of the number of search results and bandwidth. The validity of these cookies is as follows: "YSC" – session duration, "VISITORINFO1LIVE" – 8 months and "PREF" – 10 years.
Social media cookies from third parties
To offer visitors to our website the opportunity to follow the activities of Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling via social media, we have placed social media buttons in the footer of our website. After clicking a button, a cookie is placed by the social media provider. The cookies related to social media are not placed or read by us, but by the relevant social media provider. We have limited knowledge of and no control over these cookies. We therefore accept no responsibility or liability for these social media cookies or for how the relevant social media providers handle the information collected.
reCAPTCHA
To prevent spam and ensure the security of our contact form, we use Google reCAPTCHA. Your IP address and any other data that Google requires for the functioning of reCAPTCHA are processed by Google. Google processes this data in accordance with their own privacy policy. For more information, you can consult Google’s privacy policy and terms of service.
How do we use this information?
All information we collect is used to support and improve our website by:
remembering data so that, for example, you do not have to re-enter your preferences each time you revisit the website;
establishing, improving, testing and reviewing the effectiveness of our website;
viewing statistics, such as the number of visitors and traffic to the website;
resolving or diagnosing technical issues.
Purposes of use
We use your personal data for the purposes mentioned above. In this case, your personal data is used by us solely for this purpose and is only accessible to those within Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling who are involved in the services you use.
Legal basis for processing
We only process personal data if there is a legal basis for doing so. The legal bases on which we process personal data are as follows.
Consent
For certain processing activities, we ask for your consent. That consent may be apparent from the fact that you have subscribed to our newsletter. If we have asked for your consent to process your personal data and you have granted it, you also always have the right to withdraw that consent. If you are under 16 years of age, you must first obtain permission from one of your parents or a legal representative. We therefore ask you not to provide us with data if you have not yet obtained such permission.
Agreement or in preparation for entering into an agreement
If you have entered into an agreement with us, we process personal data insofar as this is necessary for the performance of the agreement. For example, because you use our services as a stakeholder. We do not collect such personal data via our website.
Legitimate interest
We may also process personal data if we have a legitimate interest in doing so and do not thereby make a disproportionate infringement on your privacy. For example, when sending newsletters.
How is this information shared?
We will never share your personal data with third parties for commercial purposes.
For the processing of your personal data, we may engage service providers (processors) who – solely on our behalf – process personal data. We enter into a data processing agreement with these processors. This data processing agreement states, among other things, that the processors act exclusively on our instructions and may not use the personal data for their own purposes. Processors we use include parties that host our website. We also engage IT service providers for the management of our IT network. We also use third-party services for sending our newsletters.
We store your data within the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may occur that certain data we collect is transferred to or stored at a destination outside the EEA, for example because one of our external service providers is located there. Where this is the case, we ensure that this takes place in a safe and lawful manner. In such cases, we will take appropriate measures to ensure that your data is protected as well as possible, such as agreeing with recipients on the standard data protection clauses drawn up by the European Commission.
Security
We take appropriate security measures to limit the misuse of and unauthorised access to your personal data. We ensure that only the necessary persons have access to the data. We are not responsible for the functionality, privacy or security measures of any other organisation.
Your rights
Every individual can exercise certain rights under the law with regard to their personal data. You have the right to access, rectify and delete personal data. You can also object to the use of your data or ask for its use to be restricted. In certain cases, you can even request your data and transfer it to another party. If you wish to exercise your rights, you can contact us by sending an email to office@samentegenvoedselverspilling.nl.
Change of control
If Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling, or a part thereof, is transferred or one of our assets ends up with another organisation (for example as a result of a merger or dissolution), the data collected via the website may fall within the transferred assets. The acquirer will be required to follow the arrangements set out in this privacy statement.
Retention period
In accordance with the GDPR and other relevant legislation, Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling does not retain personal data longer than is necessary for the realisation of the purposes for which it was collected or processed.
Third-party applications, websites and services
We are not responsible for the practices of third-party applications, websites or services that are linked to or from our website, including the information or content accompanying them. Our privacy statement does not apply when you use a link to navigate from our website to another application, website or service. Your conduct on a third-party application, website or service, including those of third parties that have a link on our website, is subject to the rules and policies of that third party.
Privacy of visitors under 16 years of age
Our website does not intend to collect data about website visitors under the age of 16, unless they have the consent of their parents or guardian. However, we cannot verify whether a visitor is over 16. We therefore encourage parents to be involved in the online activities of their children, in order to prevent data about children being collected without parental consent. If you are convinced that we have collected personal data about a minor without such consent, please contact us at office@samentegenvoedselverspilling.nl and we will delete this information.
Changes
Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling may from time to time amend or update this privacy statement. You are therefore advised to consult this statement periodically if you wish. Amendments to this privacy statement take effect at the moment they are published on this page.
Complaints or questions?
If you have complaints or questions about how we handle your personal data, you can contact us by sending an email to office@samentegenvoedselverspilling.nl. We are happy to help you find a solution or answer. Should that not be possible, you can always contact the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).