Privacy policy

News and Business believes that the responsible use of personal information is critical to its objectives and reputation and should be protected as required by Dutch and EU Law. As part of our commitment to privacy, we have adopted this Online Privacy Statement consisting of the following: The extent and type of information we receive from you on our external Web sites depends on the information you provide to us through our contact mailboxes and/or through the registration processes on our sites. We only use your personally identifiable information to respond to your requests and to provide you with information about our services, unless we obtain your permission to use your personal formation for other purposes. News and Business reserves the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy from time to time and, if such changes are made, will place notices so that you can be aware of them. As part of our mission, we are dedicated to making our activities and publications as accessible as possible to the public. No logins are required for any part of the site, and all papers and other publications can be downloaded free of charge. News and Business is concerned about privacy and guards your data closely. We value our relationship with you and recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of your personal information. The information we have about our customers is protected and secure, and we work diligently to ensure that preferences regarding the use of your information are honored. Therefore, no private information is stored by the site other than general visitor numbers and information and no details or personal information is shared with third persons without the consent of the involved parties. Comments and inquiries are responded to privately, and other information – such as newsletters – will be send upon request only. EUROPEAN LEGAL is open to any question and request in regard to the rules their applications from any person who is interested in our mission and will respond to such requests within 48 hours. E-mail As part of the registration or account setup or when you make a purchase, News and Business may require your email address. The email address you provide as part of the process will be used to contact you regarding your transaction. Some of our Web sites may invite you to register and provide information about yourself. We use the information you provide to personalize your online experience and to deliver the content most suited to your needs. Such websites also provide an opportunity for you to update your registration information should you no longer wish to receive information from us. Contact Information As part of your membership, contact form usage and e-mail notification and newsletters, you may be required to supply us with personal information. If you do not wish to be contacted, please take advantage of the opt-out feature in our communications or let us know by contacting Disclosure of Personal Data News and Business does not sell or rent any personally identifiable information to Third Parties. Additionally, we may disclose information in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is reasonably necessary to: comply with the law, enforce or apply our terms of business, protect our rights and those of our users, or with your consent. Security News and Business uses industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving consumer data exchanged with our site. We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you on our site. If you visit our sites to read or download information, such as news stories or articles, much of the information we do collect is statistical only (e.g., the domain from which you access the Internet, the date and time you access our site, and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site) and not personally identifiable. We use this information about the number of visitors and their use of the sites in aggregate form to make our sites more useful and attractive to you. The personal information you provide to us will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which the information was collected or as required by law. We do not share personal information with third parties except as necessary to carry out our business or as required by law or other legal processes, and we never sell your personal information. News and Business understands the importance of protecting children’s privacy, especially in an online environment. Our sites are not intentionally designed for or directed at children under the age of 13 years. It is our policy never to knowingly collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13. News and Business recognizes its responsibility for protecting the online privacy of your personal information. If you have questions or comments about our administration of your personal information, please contact us at . You may also use this address to communicate any concerns you may have regarding compliance with our Online Privacy Policy. Cookies In addition, “cookies” (i.e., small text files placed on your computer when you first visit the site) are used on some of our websites. Most browsers now recognize when a cookie is offered and permit you to refuse or accept it. If you are not sure whether your browser has this capability, you should check with the software manufacturer, your company’s technology help desk or your Internet Service Provider. Cookies can contain many types of information about your visit to a particular website, but most commonly are used to store the preferences you’ve selected, such as language, shopping cart contents, privacy settings and login state. Cookies do not contain personal or private data about you, but can compile information about your browsing habits. For the most part, cookies enhance your browsing experience by keeping you from having to select the same options each time you visit a site. However, cookies can also be used by websites to serve you advertising targeted to your particular interests based on the preferences you’ve selected or the content of the pages you have visited. For this reason, some web users choose to delete or reject cookies of certain types or from certain sites.