Privacy Statement

GENERAL

Connect2Us Foundation, based in Amsterdam, is responsible for the processing of personal data as reflected in this privacy statement. This includes the website that the Foundation manages or provides.

CONTACT INFORMATION

1. PERSONAL DATA WE PROCESS

Connect2Us Foundation processes your personal data because you have subscribed to our newsletter or use our services and/or because you provide it to us yourself.
Below is an overview of the personal data we process:

  • First and last name
  • Gender
  • Address details
  • Phone number
  • Email address
  • Other personal data that you actively provide for example by creating a profile on this website, in correspondence and by telephone.
  • The bank account number you provided to us to purchase a product or service from us

2. SPECIAL AND/OR SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA WE PROCESS

Our website does not collect data. The Foundation does not intend to collect data on users of our services who are under the age of 16, unless they have parental or guardian consent.

3. FOR WHAT PURPOSE AND ON WHAT BASIS WE PROCESS PERSONAL DATA

Connect2Us Foundation processes your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Handling your payment.
  • Sending our newsletter.
  • Calling or emailing you if necessary to perform our services.
  • Informing you of changes to our services and products.
  • To deliver goods and services to you.

Connect2Us Foundation also processes personal data if we are legally obliged to do so, such as data we need for our tax return.

4. HOW LONG WE KEEP PERSONAL DATA

Connect2Us Foundation will retain your personal data as long as necessary for the purpose for which the information is processed, or as long as there is a valid reason to retain your personal data. For example, to comply with legal obligations, to enforce our agreements or to resolve disputes.

If you would like to request that we no longer use your registration information to provide you services, please contact us at info@connect2us.eu.

5. SHARING PERSONAL DATA WITH THIRD PARTIES

There are further a number of trusted third parties with whom we may share your personal data. These include:

  • Third parties necessary to provide a product or service to you, such as a delivery or postal service to deliver a product you ordered.
  • Law enforcement or government agencies when they have taken legal action to ask us to disclose the information.
  • External providers of services to Connect2Us Foundation, such as data processing providers. Web analytics tools, such as Google or BlueConic.
  • Social networks. If you are logged into one of these social networks during your visit to our website, or communicate via one of the social plug-ins, the social network may, based on your privacy settings, add this data to your associated profile on this network. If you wish to avoid this type of sharing of your data, please opt out of your social network before visiting or using our site. You can also change their privacy settings if possible. Please read the privacy policies of these social networks for comprehensive details on the collection and transfer of personal data, what rights you have and how to adjust appropriate privacy settings to suit your needs.

Other Situations
We may also share your personal information in the following situations:

  • To protect and defend the rights and property of Connect2Us Foundation (including enforcing our terms and conditions).
  • When required by law and/or government agencies.

6. COOKIES, OR SIMILAR TECHNIQUES, THAT WE USE

Connect2Us Foundation does not use cookies.

7. VIEWING, MODIFYING OR DELETING DATA

You have the right to view, correct or delete your personal data. In addition, you have the right to withdraw your possible consent to data processing or object to the processing of your personal data by Connect2Us Foundation and you have the right to data portability.

You may send a request to access, correct, delete, transfer your personal data or request the revocation of your consent or objection to the processing of your personal data to info@connect2us.eu.

To make sure that the request for inspection is made by you, we ask you to send a copy of your ID with the request. In this copy, black out your passport photo, MRZ (machine readable zone, the strip of numbers at the bottom of the passport), passport number and Citizen Service Number (BSN). This is to protect your privacy. We will respond to your request as soon as possible, within four weeks.

Stichting Connect2Us would also like to point out that you have the possibility to file a complaint with the national regulator, the Authority for Personal Data. You can do so via the following link.

8. WEBSITES OF OTHER PARTIES

On Connect2Us Foundation websites, you may find links to other websites. Connect2Us Foundation is not responsible for how those sites handle personal information. Please read the privacy statement of the site you are visiting.

9. HOW WE SECURE PERSONAL DATA

Connect2Us Foundation takes the protection of your data seriously and takes appropriate measures to prevent abuse, loss, unauthorized access, unwanted disclosure and unauthorized modification. If you have the impression that your data is not properly secured or there are indications of abuse, please contact us at nfo@connect2Us.eu.

Changes
Connect2Us Foundation reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Statement. Therefore, please check this Privacy Statement regularly for the current privacy policy of Connect2Us Foundation. This document was last modified on: January 1, 2022.