Blok International privacy and cookie statement

Version April 2023

The personal information you provide to us is treated confidentially in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The purpose of the data processing

IIf you visit this website, privacy-sensitive data or personal data will be processed. Blok International considers your privacy to be of great importance. In order to guarantee your privacy as well as possible, we use a number of core values.

To inform. We want to inform you as well as possible about how and why we process personal data. We do this through this privacy and cookie statement.

Limit collection. We take great care to ensure that our collection of personal data is limited to what is necessary for the proper functioning of the website and the services requested by you.

To secure. We take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data and also require the same from parties that process personal data on our behalf.

Permission. We ask for explicit permission to process your personal data in cases where your permission is required by law.

Rights of data subjects. We respect your right to view, correct or delete the personal data we process about you and any other rights you have under applicable privacy legislation.

In this privacy and cookie statement you can read how we put these core values into practice and how we respect and protect your right to privacy.

The use of personal data
When using our website, you leave certain information with us. This can also be personal data. We only collect, store and use the personal data that is provided directly by you (for example via the contact form on the website) or of which it is clear that it is provided to us for processing.

We will not use your personal data for purposes other than those for which we obtained it, unless you have given your prior consent or we are permitted or required to do so by law. Depending on which functionalities you use via the website, we may process the following personal data:

  • name and address details;
  • phone number;
  • e-mail address.

Your personal data will be used by us for the following purposes (and for purposes that are closely related):

  • sending newsletters;
  • improving and evaluating our services;
  • answering and handling questions you have asked.

Contact form and emails
If you have any questions about Blok International or the products and services we offer, please contact us. You can contact us via the contact form on our website and via e-mail. Consult our contact page for current contact details.

If you fill in the contact form on the contact page, or if you send us an e-mail, the data you send us will be kept for as long as the nature of the form or the content of your e-mail requires for a complete answer and handling thereof.

Digital newsletter
We offer a newsletter with which we want to inform our relations about news about our services and related matters. Your e-mail address will only be added to the list of recipients with your permission. Every newsletter contains a link with which you can easily unsubscribe.

We use Mailchimp to send the newsletters. Mailchimp shows information about the reading and clicking behavior of newsletter recipients. Blok International does not view or use this personal data. A processing agreement has been concluded with Mailchimp for the processing of the data. The data is not shared with other parties.

Use of cookies
Cookies are used on our website. A cookie is a small file that is sent along with the pages of our website and stored in the memory of your device. The information stored in a cookie may be transferred to our own secure servers or those of a third party. Cookies are used on our website to:

  • enable certain functionalities of the website and to protect the website (technical and functional cookies);
  • analyze the use of the website and improve the website and our services on that basis (analytical cookies), see Google Analytics below;
  • Statistics / GOOGLE ANALYTICS

This website uses Google Analytics to keep track of how the website is visited and used. IP addresses of visitors are stored anonymously in order to guarantee your privacy. Data sharing is turned off. Blok International has concluded a processing agreement with Google.

You can read the privacy policy of Google Analytics here. hier

Third Party Websites
This privacy and cookie statement does not apply to third-party websites that are connected to our website through links. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend that you read the privacy statement of these websites before using these websites.

Confidentiality and Disclosure to Third Parties
We treat your personal data confidentially. We will not provide the personal data that we collect via our website to other parties, unless this is necessary in the context of the implementation of the agreement or in cases where we are allowed or required to do so by law.

Security
We take appropriate security measures to limit misuse of, and unauthorized access to, your personal data. In this way we ensure that only the necessary persons have access to your data and that access to your personal data is protected.

Retention period
We do not store your personal data longer than necessary for the purposes for which the data was provided or obtained, taking into account the purposes of the processing and any statutory retention periods.

Rights of data subjects
If you have provided us with personal data, you can send us a request to view, change, move or delete this data You can direct your requests to:

Blok International, Handelsweg 3a, 6114 BR Susteren, The Netherlands

To prevent misuse, we may ask you to identify yourself before we send you data. When it comes to access to personal data linked to a cookie, you must also send a copy of the relevant cookie. You can find this in the settings of your browser.

Changes to privacy and cookie statement
We reserve the right to amend this privacy and cookie statement. Changes will be published on our website. It is therefore recommended that you consult this statement regularly, so that you are aware of any changes.

Authority for Personal Data
We are happy to help you if you have complaints about the processing of your personal data. Pursuant to the applicable privacy legislation, you also have the right to submit a complaint to the Dutch Data Protection Authority against this processing of personal data. You can contact the Dutch Data Protection Authority for this.

Contact
If you have any further questions or comments after reading our privacy and cookie statement, you can contact us via the contact details below.

Blok International

Headoffice:

Handelsweg 3a
6114 BR Susteren
The Netherlands

T: +31 (0)85 301 5224

E: info@blokinternational.com