22-09-2021
Privacy Policy
This statement signifies our commitment to your privacy, it explains how we collect information and how we use the information we collect about our website users. We therefore comply with the Privacy Act. This means that your details are safe with us and that we always use them properly. In this privacy statement, we explain what we do at the wisaward.nl with all the information we learn about you. We therefore comply with the Privacy Act. This means that your details are safe with us and that we always use them properly.
This statement is subject to change and alteration at any time. The way we use any information will be subject to the privacy statement that is current when that information is gathered.
You can subscribe to our newsletter. It contains news, tips and information about the WIS Award and Water Alliance and its supporters/members. You can cancel this subscription at any time. Every newsletter contains an unsubscribe link. Your e-mail address will only be added to the list of subscribers with your permission. These data will be stored until you cancel the subscription.
Communication to other companies or institutions
We will under no circumstances pass on your personal data to other companies or institutions, except if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. if the police demand it in the case of suspected crime).
Cookies
Cookies are short strings of code sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Most websites use cookies. We use cookies to store information about the time and extent of your use of the WIS Award website. When you visit our website for the first time, we show a message explaining cookies. In doing so, we will ask for your consent to the use of these cookies. We do not use this information in any way that is personally identifying. You can disable cookies via your browser, but some parts of our website will then no longer work properly.
IP address
Your IP address is like a (telephone)number which is assigned to your computer every time you connect to the Internet. Typically for home users it will not identify your computer exactly but will identify the service provider via whom you connect to the internet. We use IP address information to compile reports on the demographics of the usage of the WIS Award website for purposes of system administration, marketing, to reach potential WIS participants and subscribers, We do not use IP address information in a form that is personally identifiable except where that IP address has been responsible for violation of our terms and conditions of use.
Nomination Forms
The WIS Awards website contains forms via which we collect nominations and registrations for (potential) WIS award participants. Information gathered through these forms will be held securely in such a way that they cannot be read by anyone.
Photographs
It may happen that you appear on one of our image carriers, for which we have not specifically asked your permission.
If you object to this, please let us know in writing. We will then take appropriate measures.
Security
Security of personal data is of great importance to us. In order to protect your privacy, we take the following measures:
Access to personal data is protected with a user name and password – We take physical measures such as locks and safes to protect access to the systems in which personal data are stored – We use secure connections (Secure Sockets Layer or SSL) which protect all information between you and our website when you enter personal data – We keep logs of all retrievals of personal data – We are ISO 27001 certified.
Changes to this privacy statement
When our website changes, we must of course also change the privacy statement. Please check the date above and regularly for new versions. We will do our best to announce changes separately.
Inspection, amendment and deletion of your data
If you have any questions or want to know what personal data we have of you, you can always contact us. See the contact details below.
You have the following rights:
- To know what personal data we have and what we do with it.
- To see the exact personal data we have
- To ask us to correct mistakes
- To ask us to remove out of date personal data
- To withdraw consent
- object to certain uses
Please make sure that you always clearly state who you are, so that we can be sure that we are not correcting or deleting data about the wrong person.
Filing a complaint
If you feel that we are not helping you in the right way, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. This is called the Personal Data Authority.
Accepting this privacy statement
By using the WIS Award.nl website, you signify your acceptance of this privacy statement and our terms and conditions of use.