TOP Beheer B.V. and its affiliated companies (hereinafter in singular: “TOP”) attach great importance to the privacy of their customers and visitors to their branches and this website. In this statement, TOP informs you which personal and business data we process and why we do so.

What data does TOP process?

TOP is the operator of www.theoniongroup.com and may process personal and business data about you because you are involved in our business activities and/or because you have provided this data to us yourself. TOP may process these data (for example) when you are known to us as a customer, subscribe to our newsletter or contact us.

TOP may process the following personal and business data of you and/or your company:

  • first and last name;
  • phone number;
  • e-mail address;
  • IP address;
  • bank account number;
  • VAT number;
  • Chamber of Commerce number of your company

What does TOP use your data for?

TOP processes your data to contact you if you request it, or to contact you in writing. In addition, TOP may use your personal and business data to carry out its business activities (and possibly the agreement TOP has with you).

Specifically, we use your data for, for example:

  • the verification of your identity when you contact us;
  • placing your order for products;
  • tracking preferences indicated by you;
  • displaying the website optimally on your internet browser or the device you use;
  • providing customer service through various channels;
  • keeping our internal records in order and complying with our legal obligations;
  • providing you with relevant information on our products, including newsletters and promotional communications

Does TOP use so-called ‘automated decision-making’?

No, TOP does not make use of decisions by computer programs or systems without a human being (e.g. an employee of TOP) in between when it comes to matters that (significantly) affect individuals.

How long are personal data kept?

TOP stores personal data no longer than is strictly necessary to realize the purposes for which the data is collected. In any case, your data will not be kept longer than one year if no agreement with you or your company is concluded. The data will be stored within the European Economic Area (EEA).

If a contract is concluded with you or your company, we will retain the data you have provided to us for as long as is necessary or reasonable for the completion of this contract and the provision of the service agreed with you. This data will be stored for up to five years after the termination of the agreement. After the relevant period, we will delete or anonymize the data.

Will your data be shared with third parties?

In principle, your data will not be provided to third parties. TOP only provides your personal data to third parties if this is necessary for the execution of the agreement that TOP has entered into with you or your company. These are third parties who perform services for us and, in that context, also process personal data.

These “processors” may, for example, provide us with payment, advertising, customer or sales support services, support us in sending emails or analyzing feedback, and help us secure our website or other systems. Processors have a duty of confidentiality and may only use the specific data to provide services to TOP in accordance with our instructions. We may also be required by law or a request from authorities to share data with third parties.

Which cookies or similar techniques does TOP use?

Functional cookies, analytical cookies and tracking cookies are used on the website.

Detailed cookie description:

Cookie 

Description

Duration

Type

_ga_*

Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.

1 year 1 month 4 days

Analytics

_ga

The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also tracks site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.

1 year 1 month 4 days

Analytics

wp-wpml_current_language

Multilingual plugin sets this cookie to store the current language/language settings.

Session

Functional

_gid

The _gid cookie, installed by Google Analytics, stores information about how visitors use a website and also creates an analytical report of the website’s performance. Some of the data collected include the number of visitors, their source and the pages they visit anonymously.

1 day

Analytics

_gat_gtag_UA_*

Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID.

1 minute

Analytics

TOP uses functional, analytical and tracking cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored in the browser of your computer, tablet or smartphone when you first visit this website. TOP uses cookies with a purely technical functionality. This information enables us to discover what interests you and to personalize and optimize our services for you. Specifically, these cookies ensure that the website works properly and that, for example, your preferred settings are remembered. We also place cookies that track your browsing behavior so that we can offer tailored content and advertisements.

You can opt out of cookies by setting your Internet browser so that it no longer stores cookies. In addition, you can also delete any information previously stored via your browser settings.

Google Analytics/Adwords

TOP uses Google Analytics to track how visitors use the website and how effective Adwords ads from TOP are on Google search result pages. The information thus obtained, including your IP address, is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Please read Google’s privacy policy for more information. You can find Google Analytics’ privacy policy here. Google uses this information to track how our website is used, to provide reports on the website to TOP and to provide its advertisers with information on the effectiveness of their campaigns. Google can provide this information to third parties if Google is legally required to do so or insofar as these third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. TOP has no influence on this. TOP has not given Google permission to use Analytics information obtained through this for other Google services.

We use the lead generation service of Leadinfo B.V., Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The tool recognizes company visits to our website based on IP addresses and shows us publicly available information, such as company names or addresses. In addition, Leadinfo sets two first-party cookies, to evaluate user behavior on our website and the tool processes domains from form entries (e.g., “Leadinfo.com“) to correlate IP addresses with companies and improve services. More information is available at www.leadinfo.com. On this page: https://www.leadinfo.com/en/opt-out you have an opt-out option. If you opt out, your data will no longer be recorded by Leadinfo.

You can view, amend or delete your data

You have the right to see your personal data, have it corrected by us and/or have it deleted by us. You also have the right to withdraw your possible consent to the processing of your personal data, object to such processing or request us to transfer your data to a third party

You can send a request for inspection, correction, deletion or data transfer, a withdrawal of your permission or objection to the processing of your personal data to info@theoniongroup.com. We will then contact you to establish that the request, withdrawal or objection actually comes from you. This is to protect your privacy. We will respond to your message within 60 days.

We will make every effort to reach an agreement with you. Should this not succeed, we would like to draw your attention to the possibility of submitting a complaint about the way in which we process your personal data to the national supervisory authority, the Authority for Personal Data. This can be done via the following link: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en.

Security

TOP takes the protection of your data seriously and takes appropriate measures to prevent abuse, loss, unauthorized access, unwanted disclosure and unauthorized modification. If you have the impression that your data is not properly secured, you have indications of misuse or if you would like more information about the security of personal data collected by TOP, please contact our customer service or at info@theoniongroup.com.

Changes to this privacy statement

We reserve the right to make changes to this statement. We therefore recommend that you consult this statement regularly so that you are aware of these changes.


Contact details TOP
Baarlandsezandweg 5
4431 NJ ’s-Gravenpolder

Netherlands

T: +31 (0)113 315 050

E: info@theoniongroup.com