Privacy statement
Which personal data GeoAI B.V. processes, for what purposes, and which rights you can exercise.
This is the privacy statement of GeoAI B.V., located at Leonard Springerlaan 37 (3rd floor), 9727 KB Groningen, the Netherlands. This statement explains which personal data is processed and for what purposes, as well as which rights can be exercised.
Data protection officer
Miguel Hartogs is the data protection officer of GeoAI B.V. He can be reached at miguel.hartogs@merkator.com and on +31 6 20574655.
Personal data processed by GeoAI B.V.
GeoAI B.V. processes personal data because you use our services and/or because you provide this data to us yourself. Below is an overview of the personal data we process:
- First and last name
- Gender
- Address details
- Telephone number
- Email address
- IP address
- Data about your activities on our website
- Internet browser and device type
- Other personal data we receive voluntarily
Purposes and legal basis
GeoAI B.V. processes personal data for the following purposes:
- Handling payments
- Sending our newsletter
- Calling or emailing when necessary to deliver our services
- Informing you about changes to our services and products
- Delivering goods and services
- Analysing behaviour on the website in order to improve it
- Processing personal data where legally required, such as data needed for tax returns
- Personal data processed in our applications for which our customers are responsible
How long is personal data kept?
GeoAI B.V. does not keep personal data longer than strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected. We apply the following retention periods:
| Type of data | Retention period and reason |
|---|---|
| Customer files | 2 years after the end of the collaboration |
| Invoices | 7 years, due to the legal obligation towards the Dutch Tax Administration |
Sharing personal data with third parties
GeoAI B.V. does not sell personal data to third parties and only provides it where necessary to perform our agreement with the customer or to comply with a legal obligation. We have concluded a data processing agreement with companies that process personal data on our behalf. GeoAI B.V. remains responsible for this processing.
Cookies and similar techniques
GeoAI B.V. uses functional, analytical and tracking cookies. A cookie is a small text file stored in the browser of your computer, tablet or smartphone when you first visit this website.
We use cookies with a purely technical function. These ensure the website works properly and that, for example, your preferences are remembered. We also place cookies that track browsing behaviour so we can offer tailored content and advertisements, and to optimise the website. Third parties, such as advertisers and/or social media companies, also place cookies on this website.
On your first visit we inform you about these cookies and ask for your consent. You can delete previously stored information through your browser settings. See veiliginternetten.nl for an explanation (in Dutch).
Viewing, correcting or deleting data
GeoAI B.V. offers the right to access, correct or delete personal data. You also have the right to withdraw consent for data processing or to object to the processing of your personal data by GeoAI B.V., and the right to data portability. This means you can ask us to send the personal data we hold about you in a computer file.
Requests for access, correction, deletion or transfer of personal data, or requests to withdraw consent or object to processing, can be sent to info@geomerk.nl.
To make sure the request was made by the right person, we ask you to include a copy of your ID. In this copy, black out your passport photo, MRZ (machine readable zone, the strip of numbers at the bottom of the passport), passport number and citizen service number (BSN) to protect your privacy. We respond as quickly as possible, and in any case within four weeks.
GeoAI B.V. also points out that you can file a complaint with the national supervisory authority, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens), via autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl.
How personal data is secured
GeoAI B.V. takes the protection of personal data seriously and takes appropriate measures to prevent misuse, loss, unauthorised access, unwanted disclosure and unauthorised modification. We have taken the following measures:
- Security software, such as a virus scanner and firewall.
- TLS (formerly SSL): we send data over a secure internet connection, visible as ‘https’ and the padlock in the address bar.
- DNSSEC: an extra layer of security (on top of DNS) for resolving a domain name to its IP address, provided with a digital signature. This prevents redirection to a fake IP address.
- Our computers are protected with a strong password.
- Only authorised staff/third parties have access to personal data.
Changes to this privacy statement
The rules on the protection of personal data can change continuously. GeoAI B.V. therefore reserves the right to amend this privacy statement. Please check this statement regularly.