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This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Share Net Netherlands and Users with respect to this website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this website.

Privacy Disclaimer

1. Introduction

For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Share-Net Netherlands is the “data controller”.
We collect certain information or data about you when you call us, email us and use our services. This includes;

• questions, queries or feedback you leave, including your email address or telephone number if you contact us.
• information about your use of our website services including what pages you visited, how long you visited the website for.
• information that you provide for the purpose of registering and accessing our services including names, address, organizational data, email and telephone numbers.
• information that you provide for the purpose of subscribing to the website services.

The general categories of personal information that we may collect for the aforementioned purposes are as follows:

• name
• address
• contact phone number
• email address

When you register with us, you are agreeing that you are over 18 years of age or are acting with parental consent.
For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Share-Net Netherlands is the “data controller”. We collect certain information or data about you when you call us, email us and use our services. This includes;

• questions, queries or feedback you leave, including your email address or telephone number if you contact us
• information about your use of our website services including what pages you visited, how long you visited the website for
• information that you provide for the purpose of registering and accessing our services including names, address, organizational data, email and telephone numbers.
• information that you provide for the purpose of subscribing to the website services

The general categories of personal information that we may collect for the aforementioned purposes are as follows:

• name
• address
• contact phone number
• email address

When you register with us, you are agreeing that you are over 18 years of age or are acting with parental consent.

1.1. Using personal information

We may use your personal information to;

• administer and personalise this website for you
• enable your access to and use of the website services
• publish information about you on the website, providing you have given specific consent to do so
• send you updates and notifications relating to our services
• send you news and communications about the services you have expressed an interest in
• use your email address for survey purposes via a third party organization

1.2. Lawful basis

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) we control your personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases:

• consent: through certain actions such as when you browse our website or ask us to provide you with further information you provide your consent to us to process information that may be personal information. This can be done by entering our website and filling in your information for the purposes set out in section 2.1 using personal information. Wherever possible, we aim to obtain your consent to process this information, for example, by asking you to agree to our use of cookies set out in this policy under section 4.2. Collecting information with cookies
• legitimate interests: we may process information on the basis there is a legitimate interest, either to you or to us. Where we process your information on this basis, we do after careful consideration whether the same objective could be achieved through other means and whether you would expect us to process your data, and whether you would consider it reasonable to do so. For example, in order to deliver our services for your benefit, we may share your personal data with a trusted third party organization for the purpose of our business activities or to conduct a survey to better understand your needs and requirements of us as set out in section

1.3. Where your data is stored

We store your data on our secure servers in the EU. It may also be stored outside of Europe, where it could be viewed by our staff or suppliers. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this.

1.4. Information disclosure

Through our business activities, we may disclose your personal information to donors, consortium partners and subcontractors for purposes directly related to the management and delivery of our services. This includes the grant making process where we receive applications from interested parties for funding. Those in question will be obligated to use the personal information in accordance with the terms of this privacy statement.
We may also need to disclose your information if required to do so by law and for the purpose of defending our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention).

1.5. Information protection

We take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information. All personal information is stored securely in accordance with the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation
By using our website services, you acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
In case you need passwords to enter our application portal and access our website, you are responsible for keeping the password you use confidential; we will not ask you for your password.

1.6. Cross-border data transfers

Information that we collect may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate to enable the use of the information in accordance with this privacy policy.
In addition, personal information that you submit for publication on the website will be published on the internet and may be available around the world.
You agree to such cross-border transfers of personal information.

1.7. Data retention period

Personal data that we process shall not be kept for longer than is necessary. Our retention period is in line with our contract conditions with the donors we serve and the default legal standard retention period.

2. Your individual rights

Under the GDPR your rights in relation to the personal data we hold are expressed as follows. You have;

• the right to be informed about how we use your personal data
• the right of access to the data we hold
• the right to rectification of any data we hold;
• the right to erasure of your data
• the right to restrict processing of your data
• the right to data portability of your data
• the right to object; and
• the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling

If you would like any further information about your rights, please contact us by sending an e-mail to info@share-net.nl

3.1. Accessing your personal information

Individuals can find out if we hold any personal information by making a ‘subject access request’ under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If we do hold information about you, we will:

• give you a description of it;
• tell you why we are holding it;
• tell you who it could be disclosed to; and
• let you have a copy of the information in an intelligible form. You may request a copy of the personal information by emailing us at: info@share-net.nl

3.2 Withdrawing your consent

You may exercise your right to withdraw your consent in relation to your personal data being used at any time by written notice to us via email to: info@share-net.nl or by way of letter to:

Visitors to our website

When someone visits our website, we use a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behavior patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make, and do not allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website. The information collected by Google is anonymized. Your IP address is partially masked (namely the last octet).
>We have signed a Data Processor Agreement with Google, stating that Google only acts as processor in processing our website visitors’ personal data. Google may supply the information to third parties if Google is obliged to do this by law, or if these third parties process information on behalf of Google. KIT Royal Tropical Institute has no influence over this.
We do not share data with Google for any reasons other than those stated and also do not use other Google services in combination with Google Analytics cookies, apart from the mutual exchange of web statistics and campaign statistics with our Google AdWords account, for the purposes of tracking website use and conversion events. This method of measurement data exchange results in no or only a very limited infringement of your privacy, as no personal information is collected and we do not use these data to adapt advertisements to your personal preferences.
Information generated by the cookie regarding your website use is transferred to Google where it is saved on servers in the United States. Google uses this information to track how you use the website, produce website activity reports for website operators and to offer other services regarding website activity and internet use.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit Google (opens in a new window).
Our website contains buttons to promote (‘like’) or share (‘tweet’) webpages on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. These buttons work through snippets of code originating in Facebook or Twitter that place cookies in your browser. We have no influence on this. Read the privacy statements of Facebook and Twitter (which can change frequently) to find out what they do with the data they gather through these cookies.

4.1. Use of cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently (e.g. by recognizing a user’s device), as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
We use the following types of cookies:

1. Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential for the user to move around the website and to use its features
2. Performance cookies: These cookies collect information about how the user makes use of the site, e.g. which pages the user visits most. These cookies do not collect information that identifies the user
3. Functionality cookies: These cookies remember choices made by the user and enhance the features, e.g. language or users location. This cookie is also used to remember a user’s preferences for a font size, or customizable parts of a web page

4.2. Collecting information with cookies

We may use cookies to collect information about how you use the website, for example we may store information related to:

• the website pages you visit
• how long you are on the website for
• whether you are a new or returning user
• how you came to the website
• the type of device and browser you use

4.3. Disabling or deleting cookies

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit About Cookies (opens in a new window) or All About Cookies  (opens in a new window). If you disable cookies by blocking them, or delete cookies, the functionality of the website will likely be affected.