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Online Privacy Policy AnnaBvL (Part of Qanz)

AnnaBvL respects the privacy of visitors to its websites and ensures that the personal information provided via web forms is always treated confidentially and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

When processing personal data, we comply with the applicable privacy laws and regulations. In this privacy and cookie statement, we inform you about how we handle your data.

What Are Personal Data?

Personal data are any information that can be used to identify you. This includes your name, contact or address details, and your social security numbert. Some of this information, such as ethnicity, religion, or criminal history, is considered sensitive personal data and will not be collected by AnnaBvL.

What Data Do We Collect and Why?

By using the website and its available services, you may provide certain information to us. AnnaBvL collects data from its visitors. Visiting the AnnaBvL websites can be entirely anonymous. However, we are interested in data that provides insight into visitor behavior as we can use this information to improve our websites. This data includes information such as the time of your visit, the site from which you arrived at our websites, how long you stay on the site, and which pages are most visited. This data is collected completely anonymously. We only store and use the personal data that you directly provide or that is clearly provided to us for processing.

Additionally, AnnaBvL collects data for other non-anonymous purposes, including:

  • Sending newsleters with Tips & tricks, for which you can give or withdraw consent at any time.

  • Selling products, which may include physical product or digital products and courses. These will be collected by our websites, Amazon and Skillshare.

  • When you submit a question on to AnnaBvL websites via the contact form.

Depending on the service or product you use, we may collect the following data:

  • Name, address, and contact details

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Payment information

  • Email preferences

  • Optional: Company name

Who Has Access to This Data?

Only AnnaBvL employees have access to this data. We will only share your personal data with third parties if you have given us permission to do so. Data sharing without your consent will only occur if it is necessary to fulfill the agreement between you and AnnaBvL or if a legal obligation requires it. For instance, the hosting of the website may be provided by Content Creator, a partner from Qanz (owner of AnnaBvL), but they will only process the data for the website of mailingsystem and not for their own records. AnnaBvL maintains the personal data in an online relationship system that complies with GDPR guidelines. Data will not be retained longer than necessary.

For newsletters, your data will be kept until you withdraw your consent. AnnaBvL has a maximum of 2 months to process your withdrawal. When you buy anything directly from AnnaBvL (instead of Skillshare or Amazon), your data will be used as long as you are a customer of AnnaBvL. If there are payments associated with your purchase, AnnaBvL will retain your data for tax purposes for a maximum period of 7 years after your last purchase. You can choose which data to retain by modifying your profile. However, do not make immediate changes after a purchase, as it may affect the delivery of your product. To protect your data, we have implemented appropriate security measures, including a privacy policy and the use of information systems that comply with the latest security standards.

Third-Party Partners

AnnaBvL collaborates with the following partners:

  • Content Creator (website, courses, email marketing, including newsletters)

  • Stripe (payments)

  • Strato (web hosting)

  • Jortt (accounting)

We have established data processing agreements and/or confidentiality agreements with these subprocessors to ensure the security of your data. AnnaBvL only collaborates with partners that comply with GDPR legislation. If partners or their servers are located outside the European Union, appropriate agreements have been made to comply with GDPR (GDPR) guidelines, ensuring the protection of your data.

Neither AnnaBvL nor the websites knowingly permit the use of malware, spyware, viruses, and/or other similar types of software.

To serve you beter, our websites contain links to third-party websites, including partners we collaborate with or affiliate links. The AnnaBvL is not responsible for the content or practices of third party websites that may be linked to the websites. AnnaBvL is also not responsible for any information that you might share with such linked websites. You should refer to each website’s respective privacy policy and practices prior to disclosing any information.

What About Cookies?

AnnaBvL uses functional, analytical, and tracking cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer, tablet, or phone during your first visit to a website. AnnaBvL uses these cookies for purely technical purposes to ensure the website functions as intended. AnnaBvL also uses analytical cookies like Google Analytics to study visitor behavior and improve our websites accordingly. If AnnaBvL requires your consent to place cookies, we will ask for it during your first visit to our websites . You can opt out of cookies by configuring your internet browser to no longer store them.

How Is My Data Secured?

AnnaBvL has implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from misuse, unlawful or unauthorized use, and loss. All parties that process your data for AnnaBvL (sub-processors) or have access to it (e.g., employees or temporary workers) sign data processing agreements or confidentiality agreements. In case a data breach occurs despite all precautions, AnnaBvL will comply with data breach notification requirements and report the breach, if necessary, to the Data Protection Authority within 72 hours of detection. If you discover a data breach, please notify AnnaBvL as soon as possible, but within 24 hours of discovery, by emailing [email protected] so that appropriate action can be taken.

Security for all personally identifiable information is extremely important to us. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, The Company cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit via the Internet. By transmitting any such information to the Company, you accept that you do so at your own risk.

Bulletin Boards and Chat Areas

Guests of our websites and communities are solely responsible for the content of messages they post on AnnaBvLs' forums, such as chat rooms and bulletin boards. Users should be aware that when they voluntarily disclose personal information (e.g., user name, e-mail address, phone number) on the bulletin boards or in the chat areas, that information can be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages from other people. You are responsible for the personal information you choose to submit in these instances. Please take care when using these features. 

What Are Your Rights?

You have the following rights regarding your data:

  • Right to access your data

  • Right to rectify your data

  • Right to have your data erased from AnnaBvL's records

  • Right to object to the processing of your data

  • Right to withdraw your consent for data processing, such as subscribing to the newsletter (an unsubscribe link is always provided at the bottom of the newsletter, where you can also update your personal data)

If you are dissatisfied with how AnnaBvL handles your data, please contact us at [email protected]. You can also file a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens). You can find the contact information for the Dutch Data Protection Authority here: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en.

Changes to this Privacy Policy We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement. Any changes will be announced on our website.

Your Acceptance of These Terms: By using the Site, you accept the policies and restrictions set forth in this Online Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use the Site. This Online Privacy Policy may be revised from time to time by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then-current Online Privacy Policy to which you are bound.

Last Updated: January 1st, 2025

Personal Information Category Sold or Shared

Identifiers (such name, address, IP address, email, etc.)

No

Commercial information (such as products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies, etc.)

No

Internet or other similar network activity (such as information on a consumer's interaction with a website, application, or advertisement, etc.)

No
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