Privacy Policy
3M Invest B.V. (hereinafter: "3M Invest", "we" or "us") respects your privacy and handles your personal data with care. This privacy policy explains what personal data we collect, why we do so, and how we protect this data. This policy applies to all personal data we process through our website and other points of contact.
1. Data Controller
The controller responsible for the processing of your personal data is:
3M Invest B.V.
Frankeneng 17G
6716 AA Ede
The Netherlands
Chamber of Commerce: 84127325
Email: info@3minvest.nl
2. Personal Data We Process
We may process the following personal data:
- Contact details: name, email address
- Correspondence: content of messages you send us via the contact form or email
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, date and time of visit
- Contact form: when submitting the contact form, your IP address is temporarily stored for protection against spam and abuse
We do not collect special categories of personal data and do not request sensitive information.
3. Purposes of Processing
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
- Communication: to answer your enquiries and maintain contact with you
- Introductory meetings: to explore opportunities for collaboration or investment
- Website analytics: to gain insight into the use of our website and to improve it
- Legal obligations: to comply with applicable laws and regulations
4. Legal Bases (GDPR)
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- Consent (Art. 6.1.a GDPR): for placing analytical cookies after your explicit consent
- Performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures (Art. 6.1.b GDPR): to answer your enquiries and facilitate introductory meetings
- Legitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f GDPR): to improve our website and services, carefully balancing your privacy interests
5. Retention Periods
We do not retain your personal data longer than necessary for the purposes for which it was collected:
- Contact form data: maximum 2 years after last contact, unless an ongoing relationship or legal obligation requires a longer retention period
- Correspondence: for the duration of the business relationship and up to 7 years thereafter for statutory administrative obligations
- Analytical data: maximum 26 months (anonymised)
6. Sharing with Third Parties
We only share your personal data with third parties if this is necessary for our services or legally required. This concerns:
- IT service providers: for hosting and maintenance of our website (processors with data processing agreements)
- Analytics services: Google Analytics with IP anonymisation, only after your consent
We do not sell your data to third parties and do not use it for commercial mailings or advertisements.
7. Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device.
Functional cookies
These cookies are necessary for the functioning of the website, such as remembering your language preference and cookie choice. No consent is required for these cookies.
Analytical cookies
We use Google Analytics with IP anonymisation to gain insight into the use of our website. These cookies are only placed after your explicit consent. You can withdraw this consent at any time via the cookie banner or your browser settings.
Marketing cookies
We do not use marketing or advertising cookies.
8. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access: you can request which data we process about you
- Right to rectification: you can have incorrect data corrected
- Right to erasure: you can request deletion of your data
- Right to restriction: you can request restriction of processing of your data
- Right to data portability: you can request your data in a standard format
- Right to object: you can object to processing based on legitimate interest
- Right to withdraw consent: you can withdraw given consent at any time
To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@3minvest.nl. We will respond to your request within one month.
9. Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. Our website uses a secure connection (HTTPS). Access to personal data is limited to employees who need it for their work.
10. Complaints
If you have a complaint about how we handle your personal data, please contact us. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl).
11. Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The most current version is always available on our website. We recommend that you review this policy regularly.
12. Contact
For questions about this privacy policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact us at info@3minvest.nl.
Last updated: December 27, 2024