Privacy Policy

When you visit our website, there is a chance that we will collect personal information about you, whether it is information you provide us directly or information we receive from third parties.We are committed to ensuring your privacy is protected, so when processing any personal data, we do this in a way that is compliant with EU data protection laws.

In this privacy policy we try to explain as clearly as possible which personal data we collect and process and why we do this. We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page, so we advise you to check this page from time to time in order to be informed of the latest version. This privacy policy was last modified on 18/08/2018.

What personal data do we collect?

Visiting our website

This website stores (third party) cookies on your device. We find it very important that you know which cookies our website uses and for which purposes they are used, because we want to guarantee both your privacy and our (commercial) interests as much as possible.

When you visit our website for the first time, a notice is shown explaining why we use cookies and how you can adjust your cookie settings. In our cookie statement you will find more detailed information about the cookies that are used by and through our website.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to keep track of how visitors use our website, so that we can improve our products and services. We have signed a data processing agreement with Google, anonymize the IP addresses and do not allow Google to use the obtained Analytics information for other Google services. Furthermore, we remove all data that can be traced back to a specific visitor after 50 months.

Contact forms

When you contact us via the contact form on our website, we need you to give us your email address so that we can reply to your message. We will not use your email address to send you any promotional emails or for any other purposes besides replying to your message.

Comments

When you leave a comment on one of our posts, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Email Newsletter

You can subscribe to the Bus Stops & Flip-flops newsletter via the opt-in forms on this website, so that we can send you updates on activities on our blog. All we need from you is your email address, and you can choose to give us your name as well. You can unsubscribe at any time via the unsubscribe link that you can find at the bottom of every newsletter.

Social Media

Bus Stops & Flip-flops has profiles on various social media platforms (Pinterest and Instagram), which we use to give you updates on any activities on our blog. These platforms each have their own terms and privacy policies that you agree to when you use their services.

How do we keep your data safe?

We find it very important that you can trust us to keep your personal data safe and therefore do everything in our power to process your data carefully and to secure it properly. For this we take physical, electronic and process-oriented security measures such as using strong passwords and securing network connections via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology. We also do not store your personal data for longer than we deem necessary for the purpose to which we collected it.

We try to keep your data in-house as much as possible. However, sometimes we work with third parties and we need to share your information with them, so that they can provide us with their services. Examples include Askimet for spam detection and MailChimp for sending newsletters. We make clear agreements with these parties, that they may only use your data for the purpose with which we share it with them and that they may not use it independently or share it with others.

Your data rights

You can contact us at any time for questions about our privacy policy or your personal data. Furthermore, you can send a request to view, change or delete the personal data we have about you. You can also request that we transfer your personal data to you or another organisation. To prevent abuse, we can ask you to adequately identify yourself, before complying.

Links to other websites

This privacy policy does not apply to websites or third parties that are connected to our website by means of links. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your data in a reliable and secure manner. We advise you to read the privacy policy of these websites before using them.

If you have any questions you can contact us at contact@busstopsandflipflops.com