Introduction
Welcome to the website of U-CyTech (www.ucytech.com). Please review our privacy and cookie statement carefully before using this website.
U-CyTech values your privacy and protection of your data. Therefore, this privacy policy describes how U-CyTech collects and process your personal information, applies the information U-CyTech collects on www.ucytech.com and during interaction between you and U-CyTech.
The personal data U-CyTech uses
When you contact us (throught visiting our website, e-mail, phone, mail, filling in forms at events, exhibitions and conferences or through social media), we collect and process information to enable shipment and billing of orders and to respond to requests and inquiries.
In some cases, we may collect information about you from public sources such as scientific publications and social media.
We collect information about you (i.e. name, position, affiliated institute/company, address, e-mail address, telephone number, area of research and in some cases your IP address). These data enable us to:
- complete your orders administratively and financially
- offer our services
- contact you when necessary
- develop/improve our services
- offer you custom-made information (direct marketing).
The non-personal data collected automatically by our website
Our website uses cookies to ensure that the website content works effectively. This information does not collect personal information. On our website, you may encounter functional and anonymous analytics cookies. These cookies are anonymous and do not track browsing activity across other websites. Since we cannot use these cookies to identify individuals, a cookie notice (banner) is not necessary according to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Cookies are files stored in your browser and are used by most websites to help personalize your web experience. You may disable cookies if you wish, through changing your internet browser settings. By using our website without changing the browser settings you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms in this policy.
We currently use cookies on this website to:
- help us maintain security
- verify your details when you use the website
- recognize you as a unique user when you return to our website
- prevent you from having to re-enter your data each time you open a new page
- provide a better website experience
Provision of personal data to third parties
Your personal data will not be sold, rented or distributed to persons or companies outside the U-CyTech organization for external use, unless:
- this is required by a legal provision
- this is necessary for performance of an agreement that U-CyTech has concluded with you
- you have given consent to do so.
We may share your personal information with trusted third companies (i.e. shipping companies and business support companies) that help us conduct our business. By providing your personal information, you agree to that we may process such information and share this information with trusted third companies that help us run our business.
Obligations/secure access/confidentiality/retention period
We process your personal data only in accordance with the law. This includes processing data only for the purpose for which it was obtained and in a proper/careful manner in accordance with the law and this statement.
Your personal data is only accessible by U-CyTech personnel, unless otherwise specified in this statement. All of your personal data is protected against unauthorized access. The protection consists of:
- a personal password for each employee to log in to the digital system
- non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with each employee, which describes the duty of confidentially regarding all personal data
- taking technical measures to protect physical data from unauthorized access to our premises and to protect the electronic system from outside data breaches.
Your personal data will not be kept longer than necessary for proper records. We use a period of ten years from the last contact/purchase/order/invoice, after which the data will be destroyed. The law may require a different retention period. If so, we will adhere to the prescribed legal retention period.
Your rights as a data subject
You have the right to
- know what personal data about you is being processed and for what purpose
- have access to copies of that data as long as this does not infringe the privacy of another person
- correct, supplement or delete data where necessary (right to correction and deletion)
- oppose the processing of your data in certain cases.
The right to request total or partial deletion of your data can only be honored if the retention of the data is not of significant interest to another person and the data does not have to be retained under a legal provision.
If you wish to exercise your rights, you may send an e-mail (info @ ucytech.com). If your request is rejected, the reason will be explained to you. A reason may be that your file contains information that is or may be of important to others. You will be notified within one month of receiving your request.
If you have a complaint about the way your personal data is processed, please contact us with your concerns and we will try to find a solution together with you.
Do you have (other) comments/questions/suggestions or would you like to object to direct marketing by U-CyTech? You can also contact us in writing. Of course, the information you provide to us within this context will be treated confidentially and with care.
Contact information:
U-CyTech BV
Yalelaan 48
3584 CM Utrecht
The Netherlands
info @ ucytech.com
Phone +31.85.073 1460
www.ucytech.com
We will make sure this privacy statement is up-to-date. We will update the statement when we collect new or different personal data, provide it to new third parties or when there are changes in retention periods or security measures.