Circular Systems S.P.C. Privacy - and Cookie Policy
Circular Systems S.P.C. is part of the Circular Systems S.P.C Group which includes Circular Systems S.P.C., Circular Systems B.V., Circular Systems Textile Technology (Weifang) Co., Ltd., and CircularSystems Canada Corporation.
Circular Systems S.P.C. acts as a controller within the meaning of the Privacy Laws and in that capacity would like to inform you on the processing of your Personal Data (as both defined below). This Privacy- and Cookie Policy will explain how our organization uses the Personal Data we collect from you when you use our website (https://circularsystems.com).
According to the legal definition, “Personal Data” is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. Cookies may collect Personal Data or other data, therefore, the provisions regarding the use of cookies have been fully integrated into this Privacy - and Cookie Policy.
We will only use your Personal Data for the purposes set forth in this Privacy- and Cookie Policy, and we will not disclose your Personal Data in any way to any natural person, legal entity, or entity other than ourselves ("Third Party(ies)”), except as provided in this Privacy- and Cookie Policy.
Any processing of your Personal Data will always be in accordance with applicable privacy legislation, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of Personal Data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (the "Privacy Laws"). We have made agreements with other companies that place cookies about the use of the cookies. However, we do not have full control over what they do with the cookies themselves. You should therefore also read their privacy and cookie policies to which reference is made in this Privacy - and Cookie Policy if applicable.
Topics:
What is the legal basis for the processing of your Personal Data?
What Personal Data do we collect?
How do we collect your Personal Data?
How will we use your Personal Data?
Direct marketing
How do we store your Personal Data?
What are your rights as a data subject?
What are cookies?
How do we use cookies?
What types of cookies do we use?
How to manage your cookies
Privacy policies of other websites
Changes to our Privacy- and Cookie policy
How to contact us
How to contact the supervisory authorities
What is the legal basis for the processing of your Personal Data?
We will process your Personal Data based on your consent. We will ensure that your Personal Data is treated with the necessary care and confidentiality.
If we collect Personal Data from you through the use of cookies, we will display a pop-up banner on our website explaining the use of cookies when you first visit our website. Here you can also indicate which cookies you wish to place on your device.
You can withdraw your consent for the processing of your Personal Data as well as for the use of cookies by us at any time. If you wish to delete or disable the cookies set on your device, you can do so as set out in this Privacy- and Cookie Policy.
What Personal Data do we collect?
Circular Systems S.P.C. collects the following data:
Personal identification information including your submitted name and email address.
IP address, unique cookie identifier, cookie information and information on whether your device has software to access certain features, unique device identifier and device type, domain, browser type and language, operating system and system settings, country and time zone, previously visited websites, information about your interaction with our website such as click behaviour and indicated preferences and access times and referring URLs.
How do we collect your Personal Data?
You directly provide Circular Systems S.P.C. with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
Voluntarily complete our contact form or register for our newsletter.
Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.
Circular Systems S.P.C. may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:
Scanning of a QR code via the QR code provider Scanova.
How will we use your Personal Data?
Circular Systems S.P.C. collects your data for the following purposes (the “Processing Purposes”) so that we can:
Provide you with the information that you request, for example to respond to email inquiries that you submit via our contact form.
Communicate updates and information about Circular Systems S.P.C. the company’s product and services that you requested via our newsletter service (see the section below “Direct Marketing”).
For general analysis purposes we may use data about how our visitors use the site to understand user preferences and behavior.
If you agree, Circular Systems S.P.C. will share your data with our partner companies so that:
We can work more effectively with these partner organizations.
Furthermore, we have free access to your Personal Data, and may store and disclose your Personal
Data freely in the following cases:
to comply with applicable laws or regulations;
if officially requested to do so by a law enforcement authority or other public body;
for the investigation of suspicious or actual fraudulent or illegal activities; and
to protect your safety and/or your rights or ours.
We do not ever sell your Personal Data.
Direct Marketing
Circular Systems S.P.C. would like to send you updates and information about products and services of ours that we think you might like.
If you have agreed to receive direct marketing, you may always opt out at a later date.
You have the right at any time to stop Circular Systems S.P.C. from contacting you for direct marketing purposes or giving your data to other members of the Circular Systems S.P.C. Group.
How do we store your Personal Data?
We will ensure that your Personal Data is not kept longer than necessary to fulfill the above Processing Purposes.
To the extent we would store any Personal Data collected through our website, these will be stored in accordance with and for the term provided under the applicable Privacy Laws. Upon your request for deletion of your Personal Data, we will promptly and at the latest within 30 days proceed with the deletion. In any event, the Personal Data we obtain and that is processed for commercial or marketing purposes is deleted 5 years after the last time we were in contact with you.
We take appropriate and necessary organizational and technical security measures to protect your Personal Data and your privacy in order to prevent the loss, unlawful use or alteration of information we receive. Such measures include (i) log-on protection of the Personal Data, (ii) encryption of the Personal Data, (iii) anti-virus systems, (iv) anonymization of Personal Data; and (v) confidentiality obligations applying to all employees involved.
Unless otherwise set forth in this Privacy- and Cookie Policy, we will not transfer, transmit or otherwise disclose your Personal Data to Third Parties without your prior express consent unless necessary for the Processing Purposes set forth in this Privacy- and Cookie Policy or unless we are required to do so by law.
Such Third Parties will only have access to the Personal Data they need to perform their tasks, and may not use such data for other purposes. The Third Parties to whom the Personal Data is transferred are also subject to an obligation of confidentiality, and must provide the necessary guarantees that appropriate organizational and technical security measures are taken to protect your Personal Data and privacy.
In the event that we use processors outside the European Economic Area, your Personal Data may be transferred, stored and processed outside the European Economic Area. This transfer, storage and processing can only be carried out with the prior written consent of Circular Systems S.P.C. and subject to compliance with Chapter V of the Privacy Laws.
What are your rights as a data subject?
Circular Systems S.P.C. would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request Circular Systems S.P.C. for copies of your Personal Data. We may charge you a small fee for additional copies.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Circular Systems S.P.C. correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Circular Systems S.P.C. to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Circular Systems S.P.C. erase your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Circular Systems S.P.C. restrict the processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Our Company’s processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Circular Systems S.P.C. transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: privacy@circular-systems.com
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology. When we talk about cookies in this Privacy - and Cookie Policy, we also mean similar (tracking) techniques, such as pixel(s) (tags).
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
How do we use cookies?
Circular Systems S.P.C. uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website,
including:
Understanding how you use our website and how to improve user experience.
Effectively using Third Party services such as Scanova, Google Analytics, Facebook Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Ads and JavaScript.
We use cookies to track usage of the website and to understand our preferences (such as country). This enables us to provide services to our customers and improve their online experience. We also use cookies to obtain aggregate data about website traffic and website interaction, to identify trends and obtain statistics so that we can improve our website.
The third-party advertising and technology partners may also collect Personal Data when you use our website. These partners have committed to act as service providers on Circular Systems S.P.C.’s behalf and have committed to only use your Personal Data for Circular Systems S.P.C. purposes as described in this Privacy - and Cookie Policy.
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:
Functionality – Circular Systems S.P.C. uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
Advertising – Circular Systems S.P.C. uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. Circular Systems S.P.C. sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with Third Parties for collaboration and advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.
Performance – Circular Systems S.P.C. uses these cookies to improve our website's functionality by tracking usage. In some cases, these cookies improve the speed with which we can process your request and allow us to remember website preferences you have selected. Refusing these cookies may result in slow website performance.
How to manage cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
The Circular Systems S.P.C. website contains links to other websites. Our Privacy- and Cookie Policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our Privacy- and Cookie Policy
Circular Systems S.P.C. keeps its Privacy- and Cookie Policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 4 September 2020.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about our Privacy- and Cookie Policy, the Personal Data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your rights as a data subject, please do not hesitate to contact us at: privacy@circular-systems.com
How to contact the supervisory authority
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Circular Systems S.P.C. has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Dutch Data Protection Authority.
Telephone: 088-1805 250
Address: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens
Bezuidenhoutseweg 30
2594 AV DEN HAAG
The Netherlands