1. The website is run by Shared Ground Foundation with the address:
Shared Ground Stichting
Jan Pieterszoon Coenstraat 7
2595 WP
The Hague
Netherlands
We collect and process personal data primarily to communicate with our community, respond to enquiries, and improve our website. With regard to the processing of personal data, the Administrator can be contacted in writing at the address of the registered office or by email: info@sharedground.nl.
2. The site performs functions of obtaining information about users and their behaviour as follows:
a. by voluntarily entering information in the forms.
b. by storing cookies (so-called “cookies”) on terminal equipment.
II Information about the forms
1. The site collects information voluntarily provided by the user.
2. The site may also store information about the connection parameters (time stamp, IP address).
3. The data in the form shall not be made available to third parties other than with the user’s consent.
4. The data provided through website forms is processed for the purpose of the specific form, for example to respond to enquiries, manage newsletter sign-ups, or register interest in events or activities.
5. Personal data is processed to communicate with users, answer questions, and improve the website, including replying to messages or sharing information you have requested.
6. Personal data may be transferred to other entities with whom we cooperate, in particular to entities conducting postal, courier and transport activities; entities enabling us to perform remote payment operations; state authorities or other entities authorised by law to perform obligations incumbent on us; entities cooperating with us, providing us with services on the basis of commission agreements, e.g. IT service providers, law firms, however, these entities process data on the basis of an agreement with the Administrator and only in accordance with the Administrator’s instructions.
7. The provision of data is voluntary, but necessary to enable contact.
8. Under the GDPR, you have a number of rights in relation to the processing of your personal data, including: You have the following rights in relation to the processing of your personal data: to access, rectify, erase or restrict processing of your personal data; to object; to data portability; to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority; to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time where the processing is based on the consent you have given (withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal of consent). You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your data on the basis of legitimate interest. We will stop processing your data for this purpose unless we can demonstrate that there are compelling legitimate grounds for us to do so which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or your data is necessary for us to possibly establish, assert or defend claims.
9. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes. We will cease processing your data for this purpose if you exercise this right.
10. Your personal data is not subject to automated decision-making, including profiling.
11. Your data will not be transferred to a third country.
III Information on cookies
1. The website uses cookies.
2. Cookies are IT data, in particular text files, which are stored on the website user’s terminal equipment and are intended for the use of websites. Cookies usually contain the name of the website they come from, the time they are stored on the end device and a unique number.
3. The website operator is the entity placing cookies on the website user’s terminal equipment and accessing them.
4. Cookies are used for the following purposes:
a. to compile statistics which help us to understand how visitors use the website, so that we can improve its structure and content;
b. profiling the user in order to display tailored material to the user on advertising networks, in particular the Google network.
5. The website uses two main types of cookies: “session” (session cookies) and “permanent” (persistent cookies). “Session” cookies are temporary files that are stored on the User’s terminal equipment until the User logs out, leaves the website or switches off the software (web browser). “Persistent” cookies are stored on the User’s terminal equipment for the time specified in the parameters of the cookies or until they are deleted by the User.
6. Web browsing software (web browser) usually allows cookies to be stored on the User’s terminal device by default. Users of the website can change their settings in this respect. The web browser makes it possible to delete cookies. It is also possible to automatically block cookies For details, please refer to the help or documentation of your Internet browser.
7. Restrictions on the use of cookies may affect some of the functionality available on the website.
8. Cookies may be used by advertising networks, in particular the Google network, to display advertisements tailored to the user’s use of the Website. For this purpose, they may retain information about the user’s navigation path or the time spent on a particular page.
9. With regard to the information on user preferences collected by the Google advertising network, the user can view and edit the information resulting from cookies using the following tool: https://www.google.com/ads/preferences.
IV Management of cookies
1. If you do not wish to receive cookies, you can change your browser settings. We stipulate that disabling cookies that are essential for authentication processes, security, maintaining user preferences may make it difficult, and in extreme cases may make it impossible, to use the websites
2. To manage your cookie settings, select your browser/system from the list below and follow the instructions:
b. Chrome
c. Safari
d. Firefox
e. Opera
f. Android
g. Safari (iOS)
i. Blackberry
V External websites
1. The website has references to the websites of our partners. Each of these has its own privacy policy, we recommend that you get familiarised with them.