Privacy statement of Stichting Deltares

Privacy statement of Stichting Deltares

If you provide Deltares with your personal data, they will be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation.

Deltares uses your personal data only for the specific purposes for which you supply the data. Your personal data will be kept only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which they have been collected. Deltares will not make your personal data available to third parties unless you have provided us with your explicit consent to do so, or if there is a legal obligation to do so. For further details, see the specification below.

To protect your personal data, Deltares has a policy for information security and privacy management. We implement effective technical and organisational measures, including a management system for information security that complies with the international standard (ISO 27001: 2013) and relevant legislation and regulations; continuous procedures to increase our ability to cope with cyberthreats; measures for data backup, system access, system integrity, virus checking, passwords and encryption, and an effective corporate crisis plan.

If you want to see your personal data we process , you can send us a written request to that effect. If some personal data prove not to be correct, we can correct them for you on your request. You can also ask us to limit the processing of your personal data or to delete your personal data. If you have given your consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

For example, if you have a complaint about the way in which Deltares processes your personal data, or if you object to our processing of your request for access, correction, restriction of processing or the deletion of your personal data, you can contact us using the information below. You can also submit your complaint to the Dutch Data Protection Authority.

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, about the processing of your personal data in general, or if you wish to access, modify or delete your data, please contact us at:

Deltares P.O. Box 177 2600 MH Delft tel: +31 (0)88 335 8273 (between the hours of 8.00 and 17.30) email: dataprotection@deltares.nl

Subscription to newsletter

Do you plan to subscribe to a Deltares newsletter? We will use the email address you provide only to send the newsletter. We will not pass on your data to third parties and, if we wish to do so at any time, we will do so only with your consent. Every newsletter will include a link for unsubscribing. If you unsubscribe from the newsletter, your email address will be removed from the relevant mailing list.

Registration for an event

Do you plan to register for a Deltares event? We will use the data you provide (your name, organisation, position (optional) and email address) exclusively to register you for this event and to establish a picture in advance of the type of participants who have registered. We will not pass on your data to third parties and, if we wish to do so at any time, we will do so only with your consent. After the event, your data will be stored for twelve months in order to send you any correspondence that may be required pursuant to the event. At the end of that twelve-month period, your data will be removed from the records created for the event.

Purchase or download of free products or services

We process the requested data (your name, organisation (optional), address (optional), email address, and order details) in order to provide you with the requested products or services and to be able to provide you with adequate information if you have any questions. We will not pass on your data to third parties and, if we wish to do so at any time, we will do so only with your consent. We store the collected data for twelve months in order to provide you with adequate information if you have any questions. The data will be deleted after this twelve-month period.

Purchase or download of paid products or services

We process the requested data (your name, organisation (optional), address (optional), invoice address (optional), email address, and order details) in order to provide you with the requested products or services and to be able to provide you with adequate support at your request. In addition, we may use this information to inform you about Deltares-related news reports, products, services or events that may be of interest to you. We will not pass on your data to third parties and, if we wish to do so at any time, we will do so only with your consent. We store the collected data for the statutory period of seven years that applies to our sales accounting system (this is the fiscal retention obligation). The data will be deleted after this seven-year period.

Creating an account for a website

When you create an account on this website, we will record the login data you supply for a period of one year after you log in for the last time. We will not use these data for any purposes other than delivering the functionalities indicated on this website. In addition, we record data for security purposes about the times you are logged in.

Posting messages on a forum

When you create an account on this website, we store the data you supply (your name, user name, password, and photo (optional)) for a period of three years after you log in for the last time. The messages you post on our forum, the time of posting and the topic concerned will be stored for an indefinite period. We will not use any collected data for any purposes other than supplying the functionalities on this website, namely forum functionality. In addition, we record data for security purposes about the times you are logged in.