Privacy policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to www.smartbiomaterials.com (hereinafter referred to as “the Website”). Smart BioMaterials Consortium(hereinafter referred to as “we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. By using the Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of information about you:

2.1 Personal Data

Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, and any other contact details you provide when filling out forms on the Website.

2.2 Technical Data

Usage Data`(non-personal data): Information about your interactions with the Website, including the pages you visit, the time spent on those pages, and other usage statistics.

2.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Website and hold certain information. For more information on the cookies we use, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To Provide and Maintain Our Services: Including processing transactions, managing your account, and providing customer support.
• To Improve Our Website: Understanding how you use our Website helps us improve its functionality and user experience.
• To Communicate With You: Sending you updates, newsletters, marketing communications, and other information that may be of interest to you.
• To Comply With Legal Obligations: Ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: When you have given us explicit consent to process your personal data for specific purposes.
• Contractual Necessity: When processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party.
• Legal Obligation: When we need to process your data to comply with a legal obligation.
• Legitimate Interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided that your interests or fundamental rights do not override those interests.

5. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with third parties under the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our website, provide services on our behalf, or assist us in analyzing how our Website is used.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
• Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the personal data we process from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error-free.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

• Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification: You have the right to request the correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
• Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
• Data Portability: You have the right to request the transfer of your personal data to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• Objection to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@smartbiomaterials.nl.

8. International Data Transfers

We may transfer your personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) for instance for a merger and acquisition. When we do so, we ensure that the transfer is lawful and that appropriate safeguards are in place.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top of the policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Smart BioMaterials Consortium
De Lismortel 31
5612 AR Eindhoven
info@smartbiomaterials.nl
+3140 7517697