Privacy Policy

Amsterdam Writers respects the privacy of its website visitors, in particular their rights regarding the automatic processing of personal data. In this statement you can read which data we use and how we store, protect and process this data and for what purpose. This privacy policy applies to our website https://amsterdamwriters.com (the Website) and the services we offer (the Services). We treat your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation as it will be implemented in Dutch law (the Relevant Legislation).

If you require any additional information about the protection of personal data, please visit the website of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens): https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl.

Amsterdam Writers
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Chamber of Commerce number: 34318191

For privacy related matters, you can contact Amsterdam Writers at info@amsterdamwriters.com

Access to and use of the website are strictly personal. You will refrain from using the data and information of this website for your own commercial, political or advertising purposes, as well as for any commercial offers, in particular unsolicited electronic offers.

All brands, images, texts, comments, illustrations (animated) images, video images, sounds and all the technical applications that can be used to operate this website and more generally all the components used on this website, are protected by the laws on intellectual property. Any reproduction, repetition, use or modification, by any means whatsoever, of all or just part of it, including technical applications, without the prior written permission of the controller, is strictly prohibited. The fact that Amsterdam Writers may not take immediate action against any infringement, can not be considered as a tacit consent, nor of a waiver of any right to prosecute the infringing party.

In order to be able to offer our Website and Services and to maintain a (commercial) relationship with you, we process personal data. The term personal data refers to information with which you can be identified as a person. This definition is in accordance with the Relevant Legislation.

Amsterdam Writers does not intend to process personal data of website visitors under the age of 16 without the consent of parents or guardians. However, we cannot check whether our website visitors are older than 16. If you suspect that Amsterdam Writers is processing personal data of a person under the age of 16 without consent or other valid basis, please send a message to info@amsterdamwriters.com so that we can immediately delete the information.

We may store your data at various times, such as when you visit our Website, purchase a product, sign up for newsletters or when you contact us. We are allowed to process your data because we ask for your permission via this privacy policy. In addition, we require your data to perform the agreement between you and us. If you choose not to share your information, we will not be able to provide you with our services and optimal user experience of this website.

Furthermore, we will not process your data without your consent, unless we are legally obliged to do so.

Pursuant to Article 13 paragraph 2 sub b GDPR each person has the right to information on and access to, and rectification, erasure and restriction of processing of their personal data, as well as the right to object to the processing and the right to data portability.

Therefore:

• • You may ask us to access your data;
  • You may ask us to correct, restrict or delete your data. In the event of fraud, non-payment or other unlawful acts, we may keep some of your data in a register or on a blacklist;
  • You may ask us for a copy of your data.
  • You can object to the processing of your data;
  • You can submit a complaint to the Dutch Data Protection Authority if you think that we are processing your data unlawfully;
  • You may always withdraw your consent to process your data. From the moment you withdraw your consent, we may no longer process your data.

You can exercise these rights by contacting us at info@amsterdamwriters.com. Each request must be accompanied by a copy of a valid ID, on which you put your signature and state the address where we can contact you.

Amsterdam Writers processes personal data in the context of its services. To use our Website and Services, we require the following information from you:

• • Your name
  • Your address details
  • Your residence
  • Your phone number
  • Your e-mail address
  • Your company name (if applicable)
  • Your VAT number (if applicable)
  • Your IP address
  • Your payment details

Amsterdam Writers processes your personal data for the following purposes:

• • Execution of the agreed service agreement, including settlement of payment (agreement)
  • Informing about changes to our services and products (agreement)
  • Informing about new services and products (legitimate interest)
  • Legal obligations, including tax obligations (statutory duty)

RETENTION PERIOD

The personal data that Amsterdam Writers receives in the context of its services will be kept for at least five years after the end of the agreement. Data that Amsterdam Writers needs to comply with its administrative obligations, such as quotations, contracts and invoices, will be kept for a minimum of seven years after the end of the financial year to which the data relate.

LEGITIMATE INTEREST

If you use the services of Amsterdam Writers, it can approach you for new services or products, if this fits the nature of the service purchased. If you are not interested in this, you can unsubscribe by sending an email to info@amsterdamwriters.com

NEWSLETTER

Amsterdam Writers offers newsletters. This way you stay informed of offers, (discount) promotions and other news. To be sure of your permission, we use the opt-in system for newsletters. An opt-out option is included with every communication along this route.

ORDERS

To process orders on this website, Amsterdam Writers requires your name, address, email, phone number, company name (if applicable) and VAT number (if applicable). In addition, this information can be used for a possible later refund. When processing orders, we provide the necessary personal data to the relevant payment provider.

PROCESSORS

Amsterdam Writers will not share your personal data with others without your permission, unless this is necessary in the context of the implementation of the agreement you have concluded. Therefore, it happens that other parties receive your data from us. We agree with these parties in a processing agreement that they handle your data with care and they only receive the data that is necessary to provide their service. These parties only use your data in accordance with the instructions we give and not for their own purposes. For example, we can pass your data onto Stripe, PayPal, Zoom and Siteground Webhosting. They will take care of the storage and security of the data and the execution of parts of our service. These parties are processors within the meaning of the Relevant Legislation. If Amsterdam Writers shares data with a party other than a processor, it will, where necessary, conclude an agreement with regard to data sharing or maintain confidentiality.

TRANSFER

We will process your data inside the European Union. Outside the European Union, we only process your data if that country offers an appropriate level of protection for your data, such as the EU/US Privacy Shield.

Without your permission, we will never pass on your data to other countries or to parties other than those mentioned above.

LINKS

Our Website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy protection of these websites. We therefore advise you to always read the privacy policy of the relevant website.

COOKIES

A cookie is a small text file that is sent to the browser via the server of a website. The browser then saves the file to your device. Your device is given a unique number, which our site uses to recognize the device later.

We may use cookies to improve your experience on our Website. Cookies also ensure that the Website is fast, you can visit our Website safely and we can detect errors on our Website. We may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them). We do not use tracking cookies. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies using through our privacy banner. Please note: if you choose to disable cookies, some areas of the Website may not work as well.

Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Amsterdam Writers has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized service provided free of technical errors.

For more information about using, managing and deleting cookies for each electronic device, we invite you to consult the following link: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl/onderwerpen/internet-telefoon-tv-en-post/cookies#faq

SOCIAL MEDIA

The website of Amsterdam Writers contains Social Media links. By using these Social Media links, you may share your data with the relevant social media and cookies may be placed by this party in your browser.

Please note that, as the operator of this website, we have no control over the data exchanged. If you wish to know how these third parties handle your data, it is advisable to read their privacy policy.

GOOGLE reCAPTCHA

Amsterdam Writers uses “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on our website.

reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entered on our website (such as on a contact form) has been entered by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, how long the visitor has been on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis will be forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses take place completely in the background. Website visitors are not advised that such an analysis is taking place.

Data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its site from abusive automated crawling and spam.

SERVER LOG FILES

Your IP address may be stored in the log files of Amsterdam Writers web server when you visit its website. This is necessary to properly manage and secure the website. Amsterdam Writers does not use your IP address (without your permission) to track or record your online behavior. In principle, Amsterdam Writers is not able to link your IP address to your name, address or other identifying information, unless you provide it with such information and continue to use the same IP address.

Amsterdam Writers makes every effort to protect your personal data against loss, destruction, use, alteration or distribution of your personal data by unauthorized persons. Amsterdam Writers has, among other things, taken the following technical and organizational measures:

• • Logical access control, use of passwords and where possible a second factor;
  • Processors with an adequate level of security given the nature of the data;
  • Secure environment for data storage;
  • SSL certified, secure website
  • Regularly install updates on website, computers and the like.
  • Access to the data is restricted to certain authorized persons

These conditions are governed by Dutch law. The court in the district where the collector has its residency has the sole jurisdiction if any dispute regarding these conditions may arise, save when a legal exception applies.

Amsterdam Writers can adjust this privacy policy. If we change the privacy policy to a significant extent, we will post a notification on our Website together with the new privacy policy. We will notify users who are registered with us with their e-mail address in the event of changes. If you are not registered as a user, we recommend that you consult the Website and this statement regularly.