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Privacy Statement 

DataChecker B.V., with its registered office in Mijdrecht, is responsible for the data processing as stated in this privacy statement. 

Contact details: 

DataChecker B.V. 
Industrieweg 15 
3641 RK Mijdrecht 
info@datachecker.nl


Data Protection Officer:

W.Codee
Phone: 085-4012650
Email: fg@datachecker.nl

Duties of the data protection officer:

My task as DPO is, among other things, to check all policies, agreements and working methods regarding personal data whether they indeed comply with the legislation.

Contact:

As a DPO, I am also your contact person if you have any questions or comments about how we handle your privacy and your data. You can reach me on weekdays on 085-4012650 or by mail at: fg@datachecker.nl  

Personal data we process 

DataChecker B.V. processes personal data because of the use of our services and/or because the user provide these data to us. Below is an overview of all the personal data we process:  

  • Legal Identity Documents
  • First and last name 
  • Gender 
  • Date of birth 
  • Country 
  • Telephone number 
  • Email address 
  • IP address 
  • Other personal data that you actively provide, for example by creating a profile on this website, in correspondence and by telephone. 
  • Location data 
  • Data about your activities on our website 
  • Internet browser and device type 
  • Bank account number 

 

Special and/or sensitive personal data we process 

Our website and/or service has no intention of collecting data about website visitors who are younger than 16 years of age, unless they have permission from parents or guardians. However, we cannot check whether a visitor is over 16 years of age. We recommend, therefore, that parents are involved in their children's online activities in order to prevent data from being collected about children without parental consent. If you believe that we have collected personal data about a minor without consent, please contact us at info@datachecker.nl and we will delete those data. 

We do not sell the processed data to third parties as it is by GDPR Law prohibitted

For what purpose and on what basis do we process personal data? 

DataChecker B.V. processes personal data for the following purposes: 

  • To process payments 
  • To send our newsletter 
  • To call or email users if this is necessary to perform our services 
  • To inform users about changes to our services and products 
  • To offer (potential) clients the possibility to create an account 
  • To deliver goods and services 
  • DataChecker B.V. analyses behaviour on the website in order to improve the website and to tailor the range of products and services to visitors preferences. 
  • DataChecker B.V. tracks browsing behaviour on various websites, which allows us to tailor our products and services to needs. 
  • DataChecker B.V. also processes personal data if we are legally obliged to do so, such as data we need for our tax return. 

 

Automated decision making 

DataChecker B.V. makes /or no decisions based on automated processing decisions about matters that can have (significant) consequences for people. These are decisions that are taken by computer programs or systems, without involving a person (eg a DataChecker B.V. employee). DataChecker B.V. uses the following computer programs or systems: [supplement with the name of the system, why it is used, underlying logic, interest and expected consequences for the person concerned. 

 

How long do we store personal data for? 

DataChecker B.V. stores personal data for no longer than is strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which data are collected. By all means, personal data will be deleted or irreversible anonimized eight years after a client’s last payment.

  

Cookies, or similar technologies, we use 

DataChecker 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 visit this website for the first time. DataChecker B.V. uses cookies with a purely technical functionality. They ensure that the website functions properly and that your preferred settings, for example, are remembered. These cookies are also used to make the website function properly and to optimise it. In addition, we place cookies that track your browsing behaviour so that we can offer you tailored content and advertisements. When you visited our website for the first time, we informed you about these cookies and asked you for your consent to place them. You can opt out of cookies by changing the settings of your internet browser so that it no longer stores cookies. In addition, you can delete all information previously stored through your browser's settings. For more information, see the various websites listed at the bottom of this Cookie Statement. Cookies are also placed on this website by third parties. These include advertisers and/or social media companies.  

 

Statistical research 

DataChecker B.V. aims to provide clients with websites and/or applications of the highest quality. This requires DataChecker B.V. to conduct regular statistical research, allowing it to make changes to its websites and/or applications, where necessary. 

DataChecker B.V. may use data for this statistical research. Only specially designated employees of DataChecker B.V. have access to data for this purpose. The results of the research are always aggregated. This means that the data in the research results cannot be traced back to a client personally. 

 

Access, modify or delete data 

Users have the right to access, correct or delete personal data. In addition, clients have the right to withdraw any consent for the data processing or to object to the processing of personal data by DataChecker B.V. and have the right to data transferability. This means that users may submit a request to us to send the personal data that we have in a computer file. Clients may send a request for access, correction, deletion, data transfer of personal data or a request for the withdrawal of consent or objection to the processing of personal data to info@datachecker.nl.  DataChecker would also like to point out that clients have the option of lodging a complaint with the national supervisory authority, the Data Protection Authority. 

 

How we secure personal data 

DataChecker B.V. is committed to the protection of data and takes appropriate measures to prevent misuse, loss, unauthorised access, unwanted disclosure and unauthorised alteration. If you feel that your data are not secure, or if there are indications of misuse, please contact us at info@datachecker.nl.   

 

DataChecker B.V. has taken the following measures:
- TLS (formerly SSL). We send your data via a secure internet connection. You can tell by the "https" address bar and the padlock in the address bar.  

 

Cookie Statement  

What is a cookie? 

We make use of cookies on this website. A cookie is a small simple file that is sent with pages of this website [and/or Flash applications] and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers on a subsequent visit. 

 

Which cookies does DataChecker B.V. use and for what purpose? 

Use of necessary cookies 

The use of a necessary cookie enables us to recognise you when you visit our website again. The website can therefore be specially tailored to your preferences. If you have given permission for the placing of cookies, we can also remember this by means of a cookie. This way, you do not have to reselect your preferences, saving you time and making the use of our website more pleasant. You can delete necessary cookies via the settings of your browser. 

 

Use of session cookies 

By using a session cookie we can see which parts of the website you have viewed during this visit. This enables us to adapt our service as much as possible to the browsing behaviour of our visitors. These cookies are automatically deleted once you close your web browser. 

 

Our own tracking cookies 

With your consent, we place a cookie on your equipment, which can be retrieved as soon as you visit a website from our network. This enables us to know that, in addition to our website, you have also visited the relevant other website(s) from our network. The profile created as a result is not linked to your name, address, email address and the like, but only serves to tailor advertisements to your profile, so that they are as relevant as possible for you. 

 

Tracking cookies from our advertisers 

With your consent, our advertisers place tracking cookies on your equipment. They use these cookies to keep track of the pages from their network you visit, in order to create a profile of your online browsing behaviour. This profile is partly created on the basis of comparable data they receive from your visit to other websites in their network. This profile is not linked to your name, address, email address and the like, as known to us, but only serves to tailor advertisements to your profile, so that they are as relevant as possible for you. 

 

Google Analytics 

Our website is used to place a cookie belonging to the US firm Google, as part of the Analytics services. We use this service to keep track of and receive reports on how visitors use the website. Google may disclose these data to third parties in the event that it is legally obliged to do so, or insofar as third parties process data on its behalf. We have no influence on this. We have not given Google permission to use the obtained analytics information for other Google services. 

The information Google collects is anonymised to the extent possible. By default, your IP address is not included. If you give your consent for the use of your IP address, your website visit will be registered up to the level of place of residence. The collected data are transferred to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google abides by the Privacy Shield principles and is a member of the Privacy Shield programme of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This implies an adequate level of protection for the processing of any personal data. 

 

Social plug-ins 

Our website contains buttons to promote ("like") or share ("tweet") web pages on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. These buttons work by means of pieces of code that come from Facebook, Twitter or other social media platforms. Cookies are placed by this code. We have no influence on that. Please read the privacy statements of Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms (which may be regularly amended) to learn what they do with your (personal) data they process by means of these cookies. 

The data they collect are anonymised to the extent possible. The data are transferred to and stored by Twitter, Facebook, Google + and LinkedIn on servers in the United States. LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Google + commit to the Privacy Shield principles and are affiliated with the Privacy Shield programme of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This implies an adequate level of protection for the processing of any personal data. 

 

Cookies placed 

The following cookies are placed from datachecker.nl: 

Geplaatste cookies

Cookie Source Purpose Expiry
_cfduid tawk.to Used to identify trusted webtraffic 1 year
PHPSESSID datachecker.nl Preserves user session state across page requests Session
TawkWindowName datachecker.nl Necessary for the functioning of the chatbot Session
lang linkedin.com Set by LinkedIn when a web page contains an embedded "Follow us" panel

Session

 _ga datachecker.nl Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website 2 years 
 _gid datachecker.nl Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website 1 day
collect google-analytics.com Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels Session
TawkConnectionTime datachecker.nl For the purpose of the chat tool Session
tawkUUID va.tawk.to For the purpose of the chat tool 179 days
_fbp Facebook Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products from third party advertisers. 3 months
_hjIncludedInSample Hotjar Hotjar cookie. This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels. 1 year
bcookie Linkedin.com To track ads visits 2 years
BizoID ads.linkedin.com To track ads visits 29 days
bscookie Linkedin.com To track ads visits 2 years
fr Facebook Used to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers 3 months
GPS Youtube.com Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location 1 day
 IDE  doubleclick.net Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficancy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user  1 year
 lang ads.linkedin.com  Remembers the user's selected language version of a website  Session
lidc   linkedin.com To track ads visits  1 day
 NID  google.com Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads.  6 months
 PREF  youtube.com Registers a unique ID that is used by Google to keep statistics of how the visitor uses You Tube videos across different websites  8 months
 rc::a  Google Unclassified  Persistent
 rc::b  Google Unclassified  Session 
 rc::c  Google Used in context with video-advertisement. The cookie limits the number of times a visitor is shown the same advertisement-content. The cookie is also used to ensure relevance of the video-advertisement to the specific visitor.  Session
 test_cookie  doubleclick.net  Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies  1 day
 tr  Facebook.com To track visits from Facebook  Session 
 UserMatchHistory  Linkedin To track ads visits  29 days
 VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE  youtube.com Tries to estimate the users' band width on pages with integrated YouTube videos  179 days
 YSC  youtube.com Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen  Session
 yt-player-bandwidth  youtube.com Used to determine the optimal video quality based on the visitor's device and network settings.  Persistent
yt-player-headers-readable   youtube.com Used to determine the optimal video quality based on the visitor's device and network settings.  Persistent 
yt-remote-cast-installed   youtube.com  Stores the user's videoplayer preferences using embedded YouTube video  Session 
yt-remote-connected-devices   youtube.com Stores the user's videoplayer preferences using embedded YouTube video  Persistent
 yt-remote-device-id  youtube.com Stores the user's videoplayer preferences using embedded YouTube video  Persistent 
yt-remote-fast-check-period   youtube.com Stores the user's videoplayer preferences using embedded YouTube video  Session 
yt-remote-session-app   youtube.com Stores the user's videoplayer preferences using embedded YouTube video  Session 
 yt-remote-session-name   youtube.com Stores the user's videoplayer preferences using embedded YouTube video  Session
 tawkUUID   va.tawk.to For the purpose of the chat tool  179 days
 _hjid  datachecker.nl  Used to determine which site settings it should load and where to save the collected data.  1 year
 _hjid  datachecker.nl Used to determine which site settings it should load and where to save the collected data.  Persistent
acalltrackerreferrer   datachecker.nl  To save the referring source of the visitor  1 day
 excludecalltracking  datachecker.nl  Stop tracking when a visitor's activity is not measured anymore  Session
 ss  Tawk.to Provides Live chat support for the visitor  Session
 twk_5b4c840191379020b95ee5be  Tawk.to  For the purpose of the chat tool  Persistent
 twk_5b55b386df040c3e9e0bdd4a  Tawk.to For the purpose of the chat tool  Persistent
 ldfdr.UA-49108745-1  datachecker.nl For the purpose of Google Analytics  Persistent

 

Right to access and rectification or erasure of your data  

You have the right to request access to and rectification or erasure of your data. For more information, please see our contact page. To prevent abuse we may request you to identify yourself adequately. In the case of access to personal data linked to a cookie, you must submit a copy of the relevant cookie together with your request. You can find this in your browser settings. 

 

Enabling, disabling and deleting cookies 

More information about enabling, disabling and deleting cookies in your browser can be found in the instructions and/or by using the Help function of your browser. 

You can easily change the cookie preferences you chose when you first visited the website.  

 

Deleting tracking cookies placed by third parties 

Some tracking cookies are placed by third parties that display advertisements to you via our website, among other things. You can delete these cookies centrally via Your Online Choices (website: see under More information about cookies), so that they are not placed again on a third-party website. 

 

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES? 

You can find more information about cookies on the following websites: 

IAB Europe: Background European Cookie Act 
Your Online Choices: A guide to online behavioural advertising 

Questions? 

If you have any questions about this Privacy and Cookie Statement, you can send us a message using the contact form.  

Last modified on 31 July 2019