Privacy-& Cookie Policy Ventoux

General

Ventoux respects your privacy. When it comes to your Personal Data we are invested in being transparent. In our Privacy-& Cookie Policy you can find what Personal Data we collect, what we do with it and your choices and rights.

By using the Ventoux Website you are agreeing to the following conditions in relation to use of the Website. If you do not agree with this Privacy-& Cookie Policy, please refrain from using the Website.

Definitions

The terms below are defined as follows in this Privacy-& Cookie Policy:

Personal Data: the term as defined in Article 4 of the GDPR.

Privacy-& Cookie Policy: this Privacy-& Cookie Policy of Ventoux.

Processor: the term as defined in Article 4 of the GDPR.

Website: the Ventoux website, under the domain name www.ventouxlaw.com.

Processing of Personal Data

Ventoux collects the Personal Data that you provide it with via the Website in connection with its service provision, questions and comments. The Personal Data collection outlined above does not take place automatically but only when you choose to share your Personal Data with us through for instance e-mail when requesting information. The acquired Personal Data will not be used for any additional purpose.

Transferring Personal Data to third parties

Only those persons that Ventoux has authorized to secure and/or otherwise edit Personal Data and/or carry out IT maintenance work will have access to your Personal Data.

Ventoux may engage a Processor for the processing purpose as set out in this Privacy-& Cookie Policy. If this is the case, Ventoux will make sure to enter have an agreement in place with the Processor to ensure that the Processor provides sufficient guarantees as regards the technical and organisational security measures to be put in place for processing operations to be carried out.

Ventoux will never provide you Personal Data to third parties for any other reasons, except when necessary for the performance of its services, in accordance with a statutory provision or in an emergency situation, if Ventoux reasonably believes this to be in your best interest.

Cookies

Ventoux uses cookies to help improve, promote and protect our services.Cookies are small text files that a computer saves when a website is visited. A cookie remembers what you enter on the website for a future visit which allows the content of the Website to be tailored to you and means that you do not have to enter your Personal Data again when you return to the Website.

Although most browsers are set to accept cookies as standard, you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is sent. However, it is possible that some functions and services on the Website and other websites will not function correctly if cookies are deactivated in your browser.

By continuing to use the Website, you agree to our Privacy-& Cookie Policy.

Google Analytics

Ventoux uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service that is offered by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics is used for analysis purposes and to improve the use of the Website.

Ventoux has entered into a data processor agreement with Google. Ventoux has also masked the last octet of IP addresses, because of which Google Analytics does not collect complete IP addresses. All options relating to the sharing of data with Google have been deactivated in Google Analytics too. Finally, Ventoux does not use other Google services in combination with Google Analytics.

Google offers you the option to opt-out of Google Analytics via a browser extension, preventing the use of your data for Google Analytics. If you would like to utilize this option, download the browser extension here.

There is a possibility that Google may still collect Personal Data. Ventoux does not have any control over this situation. You are advised in this regard to read Google's privacy policy (which may be updated on a regular basis), to see what they do with Personal Data.

Social media cookies

The Website also features a number of buttons that make it possible to share the Website on social media, such as LinkedIn by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company , Twitter by Twitter Inc. and YouTube by YouTube LLC (“social media”). These buttons work using strings of code generated by the social media itself. The codes are then used to place cookies. Ventoux does not have any control over this situation. You are advised to read the privacy policy for the social media in question (which may be updated on a regular basis), to see what they do with the Personal Data they collect via these cookies.

Google and social media may pass on the information collected via their cookies to third parties if required to do so by law, or if these third parties are processing the information on behalf of (one of) them. The information will be transferred to and saved on servers in the United States. Google and social media state that they observe the privacy legislation applicable there and, as such, provide an appropriate level of protection when processing data (and Personal Data). Ventoux is not responsible for ensuring that this is the case and excludes all liability.

Hyperlinks

The Website features hyperlinks to third party websites. When you make use of these websites, the privacy-& cookie policy and terms and conditions of these third parties applies. Ventoux is not responsible for your activity on these third party websites and excludes all liability in this regard.

Security

Ventoux takes appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure your Personal Data is handled in a secure manner.

Your rights with regard to the data collected

You have the right to access your data. You can ask Ventoux which data has been registered and the purpose for which it is being used.

You have the right to ask Ventoux to correct, change or add to data that it has collected from you if the data in question is incorrect or incomplete.

You have the right to ask which parties have or have had access to your data. You can ask Ventoux which data has been registered and which parties currently have access to it or have had access to it in the past.

In a number of situations provided for by law, you will have the right to have your data deleted.

In a number of situations provided for by law, you will have the right to require Ventoux to process less of your data.

In a number of situations provided for by law, you will have the right to request your data from Ventoux and to transfer it to third parties.

You have the right to object to the processing of your Personal Data by Ventoux.

You have the right to submit a complaint to a supervisory authority.

If you have consented to the processing of your Personal Data, you may withdraw this consent at any time by sending Ventoux a request to this end.

Retention period

Ventoux will not retain your Personal Data longer than necessary for the performance of its services, except where it is required to retain Personal Data longer by virtue of statutory provisions.

Changes

Ventoux reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Statement. As such, you are advised to check this Privacy Statement on a regular basis. By continuing to use the Website further to any change(s), you are agreeing to the updated version of the Privacy-& Cookie Policy.

Contact

Should you have any questions, suggestions or complaints about this Privacy- & Cookie Policy or other aspects of our service provision, please contact us via e-mail.

For more information on the use of the Website we also direct you to our Disclaimer.