Privacy Policy

Introduction

The Netherlands Business Council (the NBC) is convinced that protection of the privacy of visitors to its website is very important for the provision of its services. We handle and secure your personal data with the utmost care. The NBC will in all cases comply with the requirements of local law and aspire to meet those set by the Dutch Personal Data Protection Act (Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens), including when providing services outside the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates.

Processing of personal data

Within the context of the provision of its services, the NBC records data when you request information, order a publication or have any other type of contact with the NBC. The NBC uses your data to send you the information you requested. In addition, the NBC records data in order to improve its services and to keep you informed about (new) NBC products and services and about the activities of related third parties in the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates.

Site visitor behaviour

The NBC website records and updates general, non-identifying visit data, including on the pages that are most in demand, in order to optimise the website. This data may also be used to include more targeted data on the site, thereby allowing the NBC to further improve its service to you.

Cookies

The NBC uses cookies when offering its services. Cookies are small, basic files of data that are stored on your computer’s hard disk. The NBC uses temporary cookies that contain no personal data and whose sole purpose is to make the website more user-friendly. The NBC also uses a special cookie that allows our website to recognise you the next time that you visit. This cookie also means that the website can be set to your special preferences; in other words, it is a tool to make it even easier for you to use the website. Note that you will still be able to visit most parts of the website even if you have deactivated cookie usage in your browser.

The NBC and other websites

The website contains a number of links to other websites. Although these websites have been chosen with care, the NBC cannot accept any responsibility for the way that these organisations handle your personal data. For further details, please read the privacy statement on the website that you are visiting, if there is one.

Amendments

The NBC reserves the right to amend its privacy statement, which is why you should check it regularly.

Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, 12th September 2009