Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes Son of a beach's practices with respect to information collected from users who access our website at www.sonofabeach.nl (hereinafter ​”Site” ​or otherwise share personal information with us (collectively: ' ​Users​ ').

Son of a beach cares a lot about your privacy. We therefore only process data that we need for (improving) our services and we handle the information that we have collected about you and your use of our services with care. We never make your data available to third parties for commercial purposes.

This privacy policy applies to the use of the website and the services provided by Son of a beach. The effective date for the validity of these conditions is March 7, 2021, with the publication of a new version the validity of all previous versions expires. This privacy policy describes what information about you is collected by us, what this data is used for and with whom and under what conditions this data may be shared with third parties. We also explain to you how we store your data and how we protect your data against misuse and what rights you have with regard to the personal data you provide to us. If you have any questions about our privacy policy, you can contact our contact person for privacy matters, you will find the contact details at the end of our privacy policy.

Reasons for data collection

Processing of your personal information (meaning any information which may potentially allow your identification with reasonable means; hereinafter " ​Personal Information​ ") is necessary for the performance of our contractual obligations towards you and providing you with our services, to protect our legitimate interests and for compliance with legal and financial regulatory obligations to which we are subject.

When you use the Site, you consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure and other use of your Personal Data as described in this Privacy Policy. We use your data exclusively for the purpose of providing our services. This means that the purpose of the processing is always directly related to the order you provide. We do not use your data for (targeted) marketing. If you share data with us and we use this data to contact you at a later time – other than at your request – we will explicitly ask you for permission to do so. Your data will not be shared with third parties, other than to comply with accounting and other administrative obligations. These third parties are all bound to confidentiality on the basis of the agreement between them and us or an oath or legal obligation.

We encourage our Users to read the Privacy Policy carefully and use it to make informed decisions.

What kind of data do we collect?

We collect two types of data and information from Users.

The first type of information is un-identified and non-identifiable information relating to a User(s), which may be made available or collected through your use of the Site (“Non-Personal Information”). We are not aware of the identity of a User from which Non-Personal Information is collected. Non-Personal Information that is collected may include your aggregated usage information and technical information transmitted by your device, including certain software and hardware information (e.g. the type of browser and operating system your device uses, language preference, access times, etc.) in order to enhance the functionality of our Site. We may also collect information about your activities on the Site (e.g. the pages you viewed, your browsing activity, clicks, actions, etc.). This information (e.g. your IP address, web browser and operating system) is not Personal Information.

The second type of information is ​Personal Data​, which is individually identifiable information that may identify an individual or, with reasonable effort, identify an individual. This type of information includes: Device Information: We collect Personal Data from your device. This information may include location data, IP address, unique identifiers (e.g., MAC address and UUID), and other information relating to your activities through the Site; and Registration Information: When you register with our Site, we ask you to provide certain information such as: full name, email or physical address, and other information.

How do we receive information about you?

We receive your personal information from various sources: When you voluntarily provide us with personal information to register with our Site; When you use or access our Site in connection with your use of our services;

Cooperation in tax and criminal investigations

In certain cases, Son of a beach may be required by law to share your data in connection with fiscal or criminal investigations by government authorities. In such a case, we are forced to share your data, but we will oppose this within the possibilities that the law offers us.

What kind of data do we collect?

We do not rent, sell, or share User information with third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy.

We may use the information for the following purposes: Communicating with you – to send you notices about our services, to provide you with technical information and to respond to any customer service issues you may have; To communicate with you and keep you informed about our latest updates and services; To serve advertisements to you when you use our Site (see 'Advertising' for more information); To market our websites and products (see 'Marketing' for more information); For statistical and analytical purposes, to improve the Site.

In addition to the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, we may share Personal Data with our trusted third party vendors, who may be located in other jurisdictions around the world. We may do this for the following purposes: Hosting and operating our Site; To provide you with our services, including to personalize your experience on our Site; To store and process such data ourselves; To serve you advertisements and to evaluate the success of our advertising campaigns and to retarget our users; To provide you with promotional offers and promotional materials relating to our Site and services; To conduct research, technical diagnostics, or analytics; We may also disclose information if we have good faith to believe that disclosure of such information is helpful or reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; (ii) enforce our policies (including our Agreement), including investigations of potential violations thereof; (iii) investigate, detect, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities or other wrongdoing, suspected fraud, or security issues; (iv) to establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims; (v) to prevent harm to the rights, property, or safety of us, our users, you, or any third party; or (vi) for the purpose of collaborating with law enforcement agencies and/or in case we find it necessary in order to enforce intellectual property or other legal rights.

User rights

Based on the applicable Dutch and European legislation, you as a data subject have certain rights with regard to the personal data that is processed by or on behalf of us. Below we explain what these rights are and how you can invoke these rights. In principle, in order to prevent misuse, we only send transcripts and copies of your data to your e-mail address already known to us. In the event that you wish to receive the data at a different e-mail address or, for example, by post, we will ask you to identify yourself. We keep an administration of processed requests; in the event of a request to be forgotten, we administer anonymized data. You will receive all transcripts and copies of data in the machine-readable data format that we use within our systems. You have the right to file a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority at any time if you suspect that we are using your personal data incorrectly.

Right of inspection

You always have the right to view the data that we (have) process and that relate to you personally or can be traced back to you. You can submit a request to that effect to our contact person for privacy matters. You will then receive a response to your request within 30 days. If your request is granted, we will send you a copy of all data to the e-mail address known to us, with an overview of the processors who have this data, stating the category under which we have stored this data.

Right of rectification

You always have the right to have the data that we (have) process and that relate to your person or can be traced back to you, adjusted or corrected. You can submit a request to that effect to our contact person for privacy matters. You will then receive a response to your request within 30 days. If your request is granted, we will send you a confirmation that the data has been adjusted to the e-mail address known to us.

Right to restriction of processing

You always have the right to limit the data that we (have) process that relates to you or can be traced back to you. You can submit a request to that effect to our contact person for privacy matters. You will then receive a response to your request within 30 days. If your request is granted, we will send you a confirmation to the e-mail address known to us that the data will no longer be processed until you lift the restriction.

Right to portability

You always have the right to have the data that we (have) process and that relate to your person or can be traced back to you, performed by another party. You can submit a request to that effect to our contact person for privacy matters. You will then receive a response to your request within 30 days. If your request is granted, we will send you copies of all data about you that we have processed or that have been processed by other processors or third parties on our behalf to the e-mail address known to us. In all probability, we will no longer be able to continue providing the service in such a case, because the secure linking of data files can then no longer be guaranteed.

Right to object and other rights

In applicable cases, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data by or on behalf of Son of a beach. If you object, we will immediately cease processing the data pending the handling of your objection. If your objection is justified, we will provide you with transcripts and/or copies of data that we (have) processed and then permanently cease processing. You also have the right not to be subject to automated individual decision-making or profiling. We do not process your data in such a way that this right applies. If you believe that this is the case, please contact our contact person for privacy matters.

Right to request deletion of data

You may request to delete your personal data at any time. You can submit a request to that effect to our contact person for privacy matters. You will then receive a response to your request within 30 days. However, please note that we are required to retain your data for at least as long as necessary in view of the legal obligations.

However, these rights are not absolute and may be subject to our own legitimate interests and legal requirements.

If you wish to exercise any of the above rights or receive more information, you can contact our Data Protection Officer ('DPO'): Lukki Janssen, using the details below.

Save

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services, and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Retention periods are determined taking into account the type of information that is collected and the purpose for which it is collected, bearing in mind the requirements applicable to the situation and the need to destroy outdated, unused information at the earliest opportunity. We maintain records containing customer personal information, account opening documents, communications and other items as required by applicable laws and regulations.

We may correct, supplement or delete incomplete or incorrect information at any time and at your own discretion.

Cookies

We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit our Site or use our services.

A “cookie” is a small piece of information that a website assigns to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very useful and can be used for various different purposes. They can help you navigate between pages efficiently, enable automatic activation of certain features, remember your preferences, and make the interaction between you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you and your interests and to compile statistical data on your use of our Services.

We collect data for research purposes in order to gain a better understanding of our customers, so that we can tailor our services accordingly. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website can be transferred to Son of a beach's own secure servers or those of a third party. We use this information to track how you use the website, to compile reports on website activity and to offer other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

The Site uses the following types of cookies:

a. 'session cookies'​ which are only stored temporarily during an internet session, so that you can use the system normally. These cookies are deleted from your device when the browser is closed;

b. 'persistent cookies' which are read only by the Site, stored on your computer for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where we need to know who you are for repeat visits, for example to allow us to store your preferences for the next time you log in;

c. 'third party cookies' which are set by other online services who run content on the page you are viewing, for example by third party analytics companies who monitor and analyse our web access.

Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but Personal Information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. You may remove cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.

We also use a tool called Google Analytics to collect information about your use of the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the Site, what pages they visit when they do so, and so on. We use the information we get from Google Analytics to improve our Site and services. Google Analytics collects your IP address on the date you visit sites, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information we have collected using Google Analytics with personal data. Google's ability to use and share the information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the ​Google Analytics Terms of Use​ and the ​Google Privacy Policy​. This processor may be required by applicable laws and regulations to provide access to this data. Google uses this information to offer, among other things, targeted advertisements (Adwords) and other Google services and products.

Collection of information by third parties

Our policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. To the extent you disclose your information to other parties or sites throughout the Internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to them. Accordingly, we encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each third party that you choose to disclose information to.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals whom we do not employ or manage, including any of the third parties which we may disclose information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. In the event that third party software solutions use cookies, this will be stated in this privacy statement.

Disable cookies

Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default, but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features and services on our and other websites may not function properly if cookies are disabled in your browser.

How do we protect your data?

We take great care in implementing and maintaining the security of the Site and your information. We employ industry standard procedures and policies to ensure the safety of the information we collect and retain, and to prevent unauthorized use of any such information, and we require any third party to comply with similar security requirements, in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Although we take reasonable steps to safeguard information, we cannot be responsible for the acts of those who gain unauthorized access or abuse our Site, and we make no warranty, express, implied or otherwise, that we will prevent such access.

Transfer of data outside the EEA

Please note that some data recipients may be located outside the EEA. In such cases, we will transfer your data only to such countries as approved by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection, or enter into legal agreements ensuring an adequate level of data protection.

Advertisements

We may use third-party advertising technology to serve advertisements when you use the Site. This technology uses information regarding your use of the Services to serve advertisements to you (e.g., by placing third-party cookies on your web browser).

You may opt out of many third-party ad networks, including those operated by members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") and the Digital Advertising Alliance ("DAA"). To learn more about the practices of NAI and DAA members and your choices regarding having your information used by these companies, including how to opt out of ad networks operated by NAI and DAA members, please visit their websites.

Marketing

We may use your Personal Data, such as your name, email address, telephone number, etc. ourselves or through our third party subcontractors, for the purpose of providing you with promotional materials concerning our services which we believe may be of interest to you.

Out of respect for your right to privacy, we offer you the opportunity within these marketing materials to indicate that you no longer wish to receive marketing offers from us in the future. If you unsubscribe, we will remove your email address or telephone number from our marketing list.

Please note that even if you have unsubscribed from receiving promotional emails from us, we may still send you other important email communications from which we do not offer you the opportunity to unsubscribe. These may include customer service messages or administrative notices.

Business transaction

We may share information in the event of a corporate transaction (e.g., sale of a substantial portion of our business, merger, consolidation, or asset sale). In the event of such an event, the transferee or acquiring company will assume the rights and obligations as described in this Privacy Policy.

Minors

We understand the importance of protecting the privacy of children, especially online. The Site is not intended for or directed to children. Under no circumstances will we allow minors to use our services without prior consent from a parent or legal guardian. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from minors. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Data without consent, he or she should contact us at info@sonofabeach.nl with the subject line – Privacy Policy.

Updates or changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to periodically amend or revise the Privacy Policy. Material changes will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Privacy Policy. The most recent version will be reflected in the "Last modified" section. Your continued use of the Platform, following the notification of such amendments on our website, constitutes your acknowledgement and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.

How to contact us

If you have general questions about the Site or the information we collect about you and how we use it, you can contact us at info@sonofabeach.nl

Son of a beach Pastoor Maasstraat 16 5473 CG (Netherlands)

Contact person for privacy matters: Lukki Janssen

Last modified 07-03-2021