Design for Generations

This is the privacy statement of Verveeld & Verward, based at Keilestraat 5a, 3029 BP Rotterdam. Verveeld & Verward is responsible for the processing of your personal data.

In this statement we explain how Verveeld & Verward uses personal data when we provide our services, or when you act as a supplier to Verveeld & Verward. The statement describes the personal data we collect, the purposes we use your personal data for, the legal basis for the processing of your personal data, how long we store your personal data, who we share your personal data with, how we protect your personal data and your rights regarding your personal data.

This privacy statement applies to all personal data that we process in the context of rendering our services as a design firm.

Personal data client

If you, or the company you work for, is a client of our design firm, the personal data we process includes:

  • Your full name, gender and, if applicable, your title, function and the company you work for.
  • Your contact details, including your email address and phone number(s).
  • Information necessary for processing invoices and financial administration.
  • Your bank account information if this is necessary to transfer payments to you.
  • Any other personal data relating to you that you provide to us.

We use the personal client data for the following purposes and to the extent necessary for these purposes:

  • In order to provide our services to you.
  • For the processing of invoices and financial administration.
  • For specific purposes requested by you or agreed on with you.
  • In order to comply with the laws and regulations applicable to us, for example with regard to the archiving of our files.
  • For business development purposes, for example to send you newsletters and business gifts or to invite you for events.
  • To establish, defend and exercise our (legal) position.

Personal data third parties

If you are not a client of our design firm, we may obtain personal data about you in the following circumstances:

  • When your personal data is provided to us by, or on behalf of our clients or generated by us in the course of providing services to them.
  • Any personal data you may provide to us directly, for example in the context of a job application or subscription to any of our events.
  • When you are a supplier of our firm or if you render services to us.

The personal data we obtain in these circumstances may include your full name, gender and, if applicable, your title, position and the company you work for, your contact details, including your email address and phone number(s) and any other information you may provide or which may be provided about you in the circumstances referred to above.

We use the personal third party data for the following purposes and to the extent necessary for these purposes:

  • To handle your job application or subscription to any of our events.
  • In order to respond to communications we receive from you.
  • In order to comply with the laws and regulations applicable to us, for example with regard to the archiving of our files.
  • To establish, defend and exercise our (legal) position.
  • In order to use services provided by you and to communicate with you about these services and the performance of a contract concluded with you.
  • For business development purposes, for example to send you newsletters and business gifts or to invite you to events.

Legal basis

We process your personal data only if and to the extent that at least one of the following applies:

  • You have given your consent for the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes.
  • The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are party or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
  • The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
  • The processing is necessary in the legitimate interest of our clients, ourselves or third parties, for example in order to handle a case entrusted to us against you or your client or for managing and administering the relationship with our clients and suppliers. When we process your personal data for our legitimate interests or the interests of a third party, we will take reasonable measures to prevent unwarranted harm to you.
  • If we process your personal data based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.

Sharing your personal data with third parties

In connection with the provision of our services we may need to share your personal data with our clients. We will do this only to the extent allowed by law and the GDPR and to the extent necessary for legitimate purposes.

We may also need to allow our suppliers and sub-suppliers access to your personal data when they perform services on our behalf (mainly to maintain and support our ICT systems and for administrative purposes). Any transfer of personal data outside the EU/EEA is made in line with applicable data protection laws. Our international transfers of personal data outside the EU/EEA are based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.

Protection of personal data

Verveeld & Verward has taken appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against loss or against any form of unlawful processing. Third parties we engage for the processing of personal data are required to adequately safeguard your personal data, subject to agreements that correspond to the requirements of applicable laws.

Archiving

We will keep your personal data no longer than necessary to achieve the purposes outlined in this privacy statement. In addition, the laws and regulations applicable to our profession require that we archive our files for a minimum period of 7 years.

Your rights

You have the right to access the personal data we process about you, to rectification or correction of your personal data, to request us to remove your personal data from our files and systems, to object to or request restriction of our processing of your personal data, to data portability, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority and to withdraw your consent for the future to the extent that the processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of your consent.

If you have any questions or requests regarding the use of your data, please contact us at i@vvvvvvv.nl.

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We have updated this statement on 1 December 2022.