Privacy Policy

Welcome to the website of Veramaris V.O.F. (“Veramaris”). By using this website you agree to the applicability of these User Terms and Conditions which may be changed over time. Users of the website are advised to regularly read the terms and conditions for possible changes.

No Warranties and Disclaimer

Veramaris will use reasonable efforts to provide up-to-date and accurate information on and via this website whether in nature of data, recommendations, services or otherwise ("Information"); VERAMARIS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE ACCURACY, CURRENCY, COMPLETENESS AND/OR THE MERCHANTABILTY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO) ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED ON OR PROVIDED VIA THIS WEBSITE AND/OR ANY PRODUCT DESCRIBED OR PROMOTED ON THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT, OR OTHER RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES.

Forward-looking statements

In so far as forecasts or expectations are expressed on this website or where statements concern the future or the use of products, these forecasts, expectations or statements may involve known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results or developments may vary, depending on changes in the operating environment. Veramaris does not assume an obligation to update the forecasts, expectations or statements contained on this website.

Liability

Veramaris shall not be liable for any damages or injury of any kind resulting from your access to, or inability to access, this website, nor from your reliance on any Information provided on or via this website, including but not limited to viruses that may infect your computer equipment, software or data. Veramaris shall further not be liable for damages resulting from the use of electronic means of communication, including - but not limited to - damages resulting from failure or delay in delivery of electronic communications, interception or manipulation of electronic communications by third parties or by computer programs used for electronic communications and transmission of viruses. The limitation of liability does not apply (i) if such damage is the result of any willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of Veramaris and (ii) in cases of mandatory liability on the part of Veramaris.

Products and services

All products and services sold by Veramaris are subject to the relevant Veramaris standard terms and conditions of sale.

Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise indicated, all texts, images, graphics, logos, webcam images, sound, video and animated files, as well as their arrangement contained in this website are subject to copyright law and other laws protecting intellectual property. Nothing on this website may be construed as granting any license or right in or to any copyright, trademark, patent or any other intellectual property right.

Veramaris permits you to display, store and reproduce material from this website only for personal use or non-commercial and informational purposes, subject to the following conditions: no part of this website may be displayed, distributed or sold for political purposes; no part of this website may be modified in any respect and the copyright notice (“© 2018 Veramaris V.O.F.") must appear on every copy or portion thereof and the date of copying. Permission in writing from Veramaris is required for any other use of intellectual property contained in this website and all information provided on or via this website and any misuse of its contents is strictly prohibited.

Linked Sites

This website may provide links or references from or to other external websites. Veramaris disclaims any responsibility for the content of such other sites. Veramaris shall, subject to the “Liability” section above, not be liable for any damages or injury of any kind arising from your access to, or inability to access or use of such other sites and the information provided thereon, nor from your use of or reliance on any information provided on such other sites. Any links to such other sites are provided merely as a convenience to the users of this website.

Applicable Law

This website can be accessed from various countries around the world. As each of these countries has laws that may differ from those of The Netherlands, by accessing this website you agree that the laws of The Netherlands shall apply to all matters arising from or relating to the use and contents of this website or information provided to you via this website.

Jurisdiction

You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of The Netherlands with respect to matters with regard to this website or information provided to you via this website.

Severability

If these User Terms and Conditions are or become partially void, users will continue to be bound by remainder of the same and the void condition will be deemed replaced by conditions which as closely as legally permissible approach the effect of such void conditions.  

Copyright

All content © Veramaris V.O.F. 2018

Protection of data privacy: Your right—our obligation

You can count on us to protect the privacy of your personal data because protecting your privacy when we process your data is a matter of importance to Veramaris V.O.F. that is taken into consideration in all of our business processes. We’d therefore like to take this opportunity to explain to you the guidelines that we apply to the processing of personal data. The present declaration and any further information that may be pertinent to the processing and use of your personal data will be provided at any location on this site where we ask you to supply such data.

Scope of processing personal data

As a general rule, we only collect and utilize your personal data to the extent that is necessary for providing a functional website and our content and services. The collection and utilization of personal data generally only occurs with the user’s consent. Exceptions apply in cases where obtaining consent is impossible for factual reasons and where data processing is permitted by law.

Legal basis for processing personal data

To the extent we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing personal data, Art. 6 (1) (a), EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis for processing personal data.

With regard to processing personal data that is required for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, Art. 6 (1) (b), GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing steps that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures.

To the extent processing personal data is required for compliance with legal obligations to which our company is subject, Art 6 (1) (c), GDPR serves as the legal basis.

In the event that the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person require processing personal data, Art 6 (1) (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If processing is required for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override such interests, Art. 6 (1) (f), GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing.

Data that we collect

You can use almost the entirety of Veramaris V.O.F. website without ever having to supply us with personal data. Only a fraction of the information and services located on our website require you to enter personal data in order to use them.  Whenever you use the Veramaris V.O.F. website, the Veramaris V.O.F. Internet server (web server) automatically records and evaluates technical access data. However, this data cannot be attributed to a specific person, which means that the individual user remains anonymous.

Compilation of technical access data

This technical access data includes, for example, the name of your internet service provider, the IP address, information about the internet browser and the operating system that are in use, the domain name of the website that acts as a platform for a visit to our own website, the average duration of a visit to our website, and the pages called from our website. This data is sent to our web server when individual internet pages are called by your internet browser.

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data is Art. 6(1) (f), GDPR. The temporary storage of data, including the IP address, by the system is necessary to allow for delivery of the website to the user’s computer. For this purpose, the IP address of the user and other data must remain saved for the duration of the session.

Cookies

We also add cookies to some areas of our website. Cookies are small data elements that an internet server can send to your computer, thereby allowing it to be identified during your visit to our website and making it easier for you to use our website. Cookies do not cause any damage on your computer and do not contain viruses. We don’t use cookies to gather personal data. You can set your internet browser to tell you whether cookies are being accepted or refused. For more information on cookies, consult the help files in your internet browser. Deactivating cookies may limit this website’s functionality. We use this technical access data to continually enhance the appeal, usability and contents of our website, and to detect any technical problems with the site.

The legal basis for processing personal data together with the use of technically necessary cookies is Art. 6(1)(f), GDPR.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA. On behalf of the website provider Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB

Further information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html or at http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/analytics/privacyoverview.html Please note that on this website, Google Analytics code is supplemented by “gat._anonymizeIp();” to ensure an anonymized collection of IP addresses (so called IP-masking)

Personal data

We collect, process and utilize your personal data only if you provide us with it voluntarily.  This can occur in connection with a query, an opinion survey, a desire on your part to contact us, an order placed by you, etc. We also require your personal data when you wish to make use of particular services (insofar as such services may be offered) on the Veramaris V.O.F. website such as the newsletter or forums. Should you decide to avail yourself of such a service, you will find for each service extensive information and pointers about the type, scope and utilization of the data that is required in order to use the service in question.

Protecting the privacy of children who use the internet

Personal data pertaining to children are not knowingly gathered or used in any way. We are not generally aware of the age of the user of our websites. We have, however, taken no specific steps to give special protection to such data. As protecting children who use the internet is a matter of great importance to Veramaris V.O.F.. Veramaris V.O.F. therefore advises all parents and persons acting in loco parentis to show children how to deal responsibly and safely with personal data on the internet. Children should not send any personal data to Veramaris V.O.F. without the express permission of parents or a person acting in loco parentis.

How we use your data

Veramaris V.O.F. collects, processes and utilizes all personal data stemming from your visit to the Veramaris V.O.F. website strictly in accordance with the applicable legal regulations.  We use this personal data only for the purposes specified in the present declaration (e.g., to process a query or in connection with the utilization of internet services). In addition, we will only gather, process or use personal data if we need to do so in order to protect the legitimate business interests of Veramaris V.O.F..  Veramaris V.O.F. will not provide third parties with any personal data that you may have sent without first obtaining your express written permission.  You can withdraw the consent you gave to use your personal data at any time with future effect by sending an email to the email address provided in the Legal Notice or to the data protection officer. We retain control over and take responsibility for the use of the personal data that you send to us. It is possible that some or all of this data is stored or processed in other countries (for example in the United States) that have different data protection laws from your country of residence. In this case, we will ensure that the company commissioned to process the data has taken appropriate steps to protect your personal data in accordance with the requirements applicable in your country of residence. 

Information, changes and deletions with respect to your data

Pursuant to the applicable legal regulations, you are entitled to query us in writing at any time as to which (if any) of your personal data we are currently archiving. We will then send you a letter containing the information requested. Please address your inquiry to the data protection officer. You may also arrange with him to have changes made in your data or to have such data deleted.

Storing your data

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Furthermore, storage may occur if required by European or national laws in EU directives, laws or other regulations to which the controller is subject. Data will also be blocked or deleted if the storage period specified in one of the above-referenced standards expires unless there is a need for further storage of data for concluding a contract or for contract performance.

Protecting your data

Any data provided by you to Veramaris V.O.F. will be protected by suitable technical and organizational mechanisms against adventitious or intentional manipulation, loss or destruction, access by unauthorized persons, and against unauthorized disclosure to third parties. With this goal in mind, our security measures are continually monitored and enhanced in accordance with technological advances and organizational resources. 

Use of social plugins

Our website does not use any plugins for social networks. When integrating the icons of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, XING, and LinkedIn, we only make reference to these networks with an external link. In some cases, the link takes you to a share function of the network in question. This means that you can share our website, which you called up, with other users directly using the page of the social network to which the sharing button belongs.

Contact form

On our website is a contact form available which can be used for electronic contact. If a user accepted this option the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and saved. In this context it does not pass on the data to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation. Legal basis for the processing of the data is (in the presence of the consent of the user) Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Your rights

If Veramaris V.O.F. processes personal data, you are a data subject in the definition of the GDPR and have the following data subject rights in accordance with Art 12 ff, GDPR: Right to information, right to correction, right to restriction of processing, right to deletion, right to information, right to data portability, right of objection, and right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Veramaris aims to be one of the innovative companies which makes a significant contribution towards sustainability and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly “Life Under Water”. Whilst we will do so with courage & determination, we will act responsibly & be accountable for our actions. This implies we will conduct business fairly, transparently and in compliance with applicable laws, internal policies & company practices. Compliance is essential to gain trust & respect from all our stakeholders and employees. We shall regularly review our commitment and update accordingly, endeavoring to improve and set new standards in compliance.

For more information, download our Code of Conduct here