Privacy statement

Microbial Analysis b.v.

If you provide personal data to Microbial Analysis, they are processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation. Microbial Analysis uses collected personal data only for the specific purposes for which you provided the data. Your personal data is only stored for as long as this is necessary for the purpose for which they were collected. Microbial Analysis will not make your personal data available to third parties, unless you have been specifically requested and you have consented to this when providing your personal data, or in the case of a legal obligation. For further details, see the specification below.

To protect your personal data, Microbial Analysis uses information security and privacy policies. For example, we take effective technical and organizational measures, including an information security management system that complies with the international standard (ISO 27001: 2013) and relevant laws and regulations; ongoing procedures to increase resilience to cyber threats; measures regarding data backup, system access, system integrity, virus control, passwords and encryption, and an effective business emergency plan.

If you want acces to personal data we process regarding you, you can put in a written request. If certain personal details are incorrect, we will correct these for you at your request. Furthermore you can ask us to limit the processing of your personal data or to delete your data. If you have given permission before, you can withdraw your permission at any time. 

If you have a complaint, for example, about the way Microbial Analysis processes your personal data, or if you have an objection following the processing of your request for access, correction, limitation of processing or deletion of your personal data, you can contact us via the adress below. You can also submit your complaint to the Dutch Data Protection Authority.

If you have any questions regarding this privacy statement, about the processing of your personal data in general, or if you wish to view, modify or delete your data, please contact us:

Microbial Analysis b.v. 
Rozenburglaan 13
9727 DL GRONINGEN
phone: +31 (0)50 520 54 70 
Email: info@microbialanalysis.com

Event registration
When you sign up for an event of Microbial Analysis, we use the information you provide (your name, organization, position (optional) and e-mail address) only to register you for this event and to get an idea of the type of participants that have registered in advance. We will not provide your information to third parties, and should we wish to do so at any time, we will only do so if you give us permission. After the event, your data will be saved for twelve months in order to be able to conduct correspondence as a result of the event. At the end of these twelve months your data will be deleted from the registration for the event.  

Processed personal data 
Microbial Analysis processes your personal data because you use our services and / or because you provide these to us yourself. Below you will find an overview of the personal data that we process:

  • Company details and contact details.
  •  First and last name (position). 
  • Sex. 
  • Address data. 
  • Telephone number.
  •  E-mail address. 
  • Other personal data that you actively provide, in correspondence and by telephone.

Special and / or sensitive processed personal data
Our website and / or service does not intend to collect data about website visitors under the age of 16. Unless they have permission from parents or guardian. However, we cannot check whether a visitor is older than 16. We therefore advise parents to be involved in the online activities of their children, to prevent data about children being collected without parental consent. If you are convinced that we have collected personal information about a minor without that permission, please contact us via info@microbialanalysis.com and we will remove this information.

For what purpose and on what basis do we process personal data
Microbial Analysis processes your personal data for the following purposes: 

  • Handling your payment. 
  • Invite you to an event. 
  • Sending our newsletter and / or specific project information. 
  • To be able to call or e-mail you if this is necessary to be able to perform our services.
  • Inform you about changes to our services and products.
  • Microbial Analysis analyzes the general visitor behavior on the website (not on a personal level) in order to improve the website and to adjust the range of products and services to preferences.  

Automated decision making
Microbial Analysis does not use automated decision-making in matters that may affect people. These are decisions that are made by computer programs or systems, without a human being (for example, a Microbial Analysis employee, for example) among them. 

How long do we keep personal data
Microbial Analysis does not store your personal data for longer than is strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which your data are collected.  

Sharing of personal data with third parties  
Microbial Analysis does not sell your information to third parties and only provides this if this is necessary for the implementation of our agreement with you or to comply with a legal obligation. We ensure processing agreements with companies that process your data on our behalf to ensure the same level of security and confidentiality of your data. Microbial Analysis remains responsible for these processes. 

Cookies, or similar techniques  
Microbial Analysis only uses cookies for website analysis.  

View, modify or delete data  
You have the right to view, correct or delete your personal data. In addition, you have the right to withdraw your consent for data processing or to object to the processing of your personal data by Microbial Analysis and you have the right to data transferability. This means that you can submit a request to us to send the personal data, that we have regarding you in a computer file, to you or to another organization mentioned by you.  

You can send a request for access, correction, deletion, data transfer of your personal data or request for withdrawal of your consent or objection to the processing of your personal data to info@microbialanalysis.com

To ensure that the request for inspection has been made by you, we request that you send a copy of your identity card with the request. Make in this copy your passport photo, MRZ (machine readable zone, the strip with numbers at the bottom of the passport), passport number and Citizen service number (BSN) black. This is to protect your privacy. We will respond to your request as quickly as possible, but within four weeks.  Microbial Analysis would like to point out that you have the possibility to file a complaint with the national data protection authority, the Dutch Data Protection Authority. You can do this via the following link: https://autoriteitpersoonsgege...

How we protect personal data  Microbial Analysis takes the protection of your data seriously and takes appropriate measures to prevent abuse, loss, unauthorized access, unwanted disclosure and unauthorized changes. If you have the impression that your data is not properly protected or there are indications of abuse, please contact info@microbialanalysis.com.