Privacy Policy

EQIBIM B.V. is the controller of personal data processing, as defined in this privacy statement.

Postal address: Blekerstraat 172, 7513DZ in Enschede, The Netherlands 

E-mail address: info-nl@eqibim.com      

Telephone number: +31 625007633      

Chamber of Commerce number: 93972385      

VAT number: NL866590687B01

EQIBIM B.V. has drawn up this privacy statement in order to provide insight into the use of personal data on www.eqibim.com (hereinafter ‘the website’), and all domains related to the website.

Personal data means all data by which an individual can be identified, such as name, customer number and personal contact details. Data that is not personal, but in combination with personal data leads to identification of the user, also qualify as personal data.

This privacy statement applies to everyone who visits the website, or communicates in any other way with the website (hereinafter ‘the user’).

EQIBIM B.V. undertakes to comply with the 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) and the Implementing Act on the General Data Protection Regulation.

EQIBIM B.V. ensures that appropriate measures are taken to protect the personal data collected and processed.

In case of questions in response to this privacy statement, or other questions related to privacy protection, please contact our data protection officer at: 

E-mail address: tsavran@eqibim.com    

We aim to respond to privacy-related questions and requests within 14 days. 

This privacy statement was last updated on: 4 February 2025.

  1. WHAT DATA ARE PROCESSED

When using the website or services of EQIBIM B.V., the following personal data may be collected and processed:

  • Name and contact details (such as e-mail address and telephone number).
  • Address data, if necessary.
  • Gender (optional when registering or applying for a job).
  • IP address and website usage data for analysis and improvement purposes.

In principle, EQIBIM B.V. does not process any special or sensitive personal data via our website, unless users provide these voluntarily in, for example, a job application. In that case, we may process the following data:     

  • Social Security Number (BSN), only if legally required for payroll administration following an application process.
  • Nationality, if necessary in the context of job applications or legal obligations.

We only process this data with the user’s consent or on the basis of a legal obligation.

  1. PURPOSE OF DATA PROCESSING

In compliance with privacy legislation, users’ personal data are used exclusively for the following purposes:

  • Newsletter and blog updates: Visitors can subscribe to our newsletter and blog updates. For this purpose, we process the e-mail address provided.
  • Contact form: Users can ask questions via the contact form. We process the name, e-mail address and the content of the message to answer the question.
  • Job applications: When applying for a job via our website, we process the personal data provided, including name, contact details and the attached CV. This data is used exclusively for the application process.
  • Website improvement and usage analysis: We analyse user actions on our website to improve user experience and functionality. This is done on the basis of anonymised or pseudonymised data.

We process personal data only on a legal basis, such as consent or legitimate interest. More information on how we handle privacy and data protection can be found in our full privacy statement.

Following Article 6 General Data Protection Regulation, the processing of personal data for the above purposes has the following basis:

  • The user has given consent to the processing of his personal data. (paragraph 1 sub a) The consent given may be withdrawn by the user at any time.
  • The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the user. (paragraph 1 sub b)

 

  1. RECIPIENTS OF PERSONAL DATA

Personal data may be provided by EQIBIM B.V. to third parties if this is compatible with the purpose stated in this privacy statement for which the data were collected.

Personal data will be provided only for the period and extent necessary for the performance of the order given by EQIBIM B.V. to the recipients.

In all cases of provision of personal data to third parties, EQIBIM B.V. ensures that the data are used only for the intended purposes and are kept in accordance with the legally assured level of protection.

EQIBIM B.V. never sells user data for commercial purposes. 

  1. DATA RETENTION PERIOD

Personal data shall not be used or stored by EQIBIM B.V. for longer than is necessary to achieve the purposes for which the data are collected in accordance with this agreement.

In any case, the retention period is no longer than necessary for the purposes for which they were collected. The following are the retention periods for each type of data: 

  • Newsletter subscriptions: Until the user unsubscribes.
  • Contact form data: Maximum 6 months after completion of the query.
  • Application data:
  • Without consent: Maximum 4 weeks after completion of the application process.
  • With permission: Maximum 1 year, after which the data is automatically deleted.
  • Upon employment: Data are retained in accordance with legal obligations.
  • Website usage and IP addresses (analytical purposes): Maximum 14 months.
  • Customer and business correspondence: Maximum 2 years after the last contact, unless a legal obligation applies.
  • Tax and administrative data (such as invoices and payroll records, including BSN): 7 years in accordance with the legal retention obligation of the Tax Authorities.

After expiry of the retention periods, the data will be deleted or anonymized.

After the period described above, personal data will be anonymized or destroyed.

  1. RIGHTS OF USERS

The user of the website may at any time exercise his rights vis-à-vis EQIBIM B.V.

The user may make his request to exercise one or more of his rights known to EQIBIM B.V. by means of one of the contact details of EQIBIM B.V. mentioned in this privacy statement.

EQIBIM B.V. will comply with the user’s request, unless the request is unfounded or excessive.

EQIBIM B.V. shall respond to the user’s request no later than one month after the request, even if the request is not complied with.

The response to the request must be clear to the user, and must be provided to the user in writing or by other (electronic) means.

  1. Right to information about processing operations

The user of the website has the right to a clear and transparent explanation of data processing.

Through this privacy statement, EQIBIM B.V. provides information on the source of the data, the data recipient(s), the objectives, necessity and basis of the data processing, the data protection guarantees, the retention period, the contact details for complaints, the user’s rights.

  1. Right of inspection.

The user of the Website has the right to inspect, at reasonable intervals, his personal data collected.

EQIBIM B.V. will provide the user, if requested, with access to an overview containing at least the following data relating to the user:

  • the objectives for the data processing;
  • the categories of personal data being processed;
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data are transferred;
  • the retention period of the personal data;
  • the right to modify, delete, restrict, or object;
  • the right to file a complaint.

If the user requests access to their collected personal data, before access is granted, the identity of the user will be established by EQIBIM B.V..

If a copy of the data is provided to the user, no fee will be charged for providing the copy, unless the user wishes to receive multiple copies and a reasonable fee can be charged for this on the basis of administrative costs.

The copy shall be offered in writing, including in electronic form.

If the user submits the request for inspection electronically, the copy of the data shall also be provided by electronic form, unless the user requests otherwise.

A copy of the personal data shall be provided to the user within one month of the request.

  1. Right of rectification.

The user of the Website has the right to correct or supplement his personal data if they are not accurate.

If the user does not have the ability to correct or supplement his personal data himself, the user may instruct EQIBIM B.V. to correct or supplement his personal data.

EQIBIM B.V. will inform all recipients of the personal data of the changed data, unless this proves impossible or requires disproportionate effort in relation to the interests of the user. EQIBIM B.V. will provide the user with information about these recipients if the user so requests.

  1. Right to data erasure

The user of the website has the right to have his collected personal data erased by EQIBIM B.V., if one of the situations mentioned in Article 17(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation applies.

Also, the user has the right to “be forgotten” if EQIBIM B.V. has disclosed personal data of the user and the user requests the erasure of his data. In this case, EQIBIM B.V. must take the necessary measures to inform other controllers that the user wishes to erase his personal data or any copy thereof.

A request for erasure of personal data need not be complied with if the processing of the data is necessary for one of the reasons specified in Article 17, paragraph 3 of the General Data Protection Regulation.

  1. Right to restrict processing.

The user of the website has the right to restrict the processing of his personal data if one of the situations mentioned in Article 18, paragraph 1 General Data Protection Regulation occurs.

In the case of exercising the restriction of personal data processing, the data may only be processed:

  • with the consent of the user;
  • for the establishment, exercise or substantiation of a legal claim;
  • to protect the rights of third parties or for important reasons of public interest for the European Union or a Member State.

EQIBIM B.V. shall inform all recipients of personal data of the restriction of data processing, unless this proves impossible or requires disproportionate effort in relation to the interests of the user. EQIBIM B.V. will provide the user with information about these recipients if the user so requests.

  1. Right to data portability.

The user of the website has the right to obtain his personal data from EQIBIM B.V. in a structured, common and machine-readable form and to transfer it to another data controller, without EQIBIM B.V. hindering him in doing so, if one of the situations mentioned in Article 20, paragraph 1 of the General Data Protection Regulation applies.

If the user exercises his right to data portability, the user also has the right that the personal data be transferred directly from one processing controller to another, unless this is technically impossible.

The exercise of the right to portability does not affect the right to data erasure. This right shall not apply to processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of public authority vested in EQIBIM B.V..

The exercise of the right to portability does not affect the rights and freedoms of third parties.

  1. Right of objection

The user of the website has at all times the right to object, due to his specific situation, to the processing of his personal data by EQIBIM B.V.

In the above case, EQIBIM B.V. will cease processing the user’s personal data, unless EQIBIM B.V. can cite compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the user, or which are related to the establishment, exercise or substantiation of a legal claim.

When processing personal data for direct marketing purposes, the user has the right to object to the processing of his personal data at any time.

If the user objects to data processing for direct marketing purposes, the data will no longer be processed for these purposes.

  1. Right to complain

The user of the website has the right to file a complaint regarding the processing of his personal data by EQIBIM B.V. with the Personal Data Authority.

Both complaints relating to the processing of the user’s personal data, and complaints relating to improper compliance with applicable legislation may be filed.

The Personal Data Authority has been appointed in the Netherlands to supervise personal data processing. Information regarding the Personal Data Authority can be found at https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/.

  1. USE OF COOKIES

EQIBIM B.V. makes use of cookies.

Cookies are small amounts of data that are placed on the user’s browser when the user visits the website, and are sent back to the website’s server the next time the user visits.

By placing cookies, users can be distinguished from each other and when visiting the website again, the users can be recognized. This makes it possible to track the user’s use of the website.

The placing of cookies serves to improve the performance and functioning of the website.

For more information on the use of cookies, can be consulted via the following link:

https://eqibim.bilalkhawaja.com/cookie-policy

Here you will find details about which cookies we use, why we use them and how to manage your cookie preferences.

  1. MODIFICATION OF PRIVACY STATEMENT.

This privacy statement may be modified in connection with new developments of the website or an adjustment of legal obligations.

The most recent version of the privacy statement can be consulted on the website. The most recent modification date is mentioned.