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Privacy Policy

Knikkers Uitzendwerk B.V.

Most recent update: March 2022

This privacy policy contains important information as it sets out how we, Knikkers Uitzendwerk B.V. (“Knikkers”), handle your personal data when you visit our website (“user” or “you”). Do you have questions? Please feel free to contact us.

1.           About us

1.1       Knikkers (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a Dutch limited liability company with the main purpose of connecting employees to clients.

1.2       This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, save, share, transfer or otherwise process your personal data.

2.           Scope

The scope of this privacy policy is limited to processing activities to which the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and its national implementation acts apply.

3.           Responsibility

3.1       We will only process personal data in accordance with the applicable privacy legislation and as described in this privacy policy.

3.2       Currently, the only processing activity is the processing of IP addresses of visitors of the website.

4.           How do we obtain your personal data?

4.1       We process IP addresses on the basis of our legitimate interests, namely making sure that our website functions properly and we are able to provide a technically consistent website. This information is stored for a period of 6 months and will only be shared with Transip B.V. This party is located in the EU. Do you have questions? Please feel free to contact us.

4.2       We also process personal data when you contact us (see Article 7). In such case, we process, insofar as you share this information with us, your name and contact details. We always process your email address and the content of your message(s). We may also store information about the way your message(s) is/are followed up. In that case, we process your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests, namely improving our services and being able to provide you with information. These processing operations serve to answer your questions and/or to follow up on your requests and/or to inform you. This information is stored for a period of 2 years and will only be shared with Trengo and Google LLC. Do you have questions? Please feel free to contact us.

4.3       We currently do not use any cookies or similar technologies. If this changes in the future, we will inform you thereof by means of a cookie policy.

4.4       When you join Knikkers we will have your extensive personal data. This is necessary from legal obligations that apply to employment agencies. Your data is processed in order to correctly execute your salary payment. For this purpose we are in contact with the tax authorities, pension funds, our clients and other governmental bodies. Examples of personal data are:

  • (First)Name(s)
  • Date of Birth
  • Address information
  • Mobile phone number
  • E-mail address
  • Social Security number
  • Banking information
  • E-mail address
  • Employment data
  • Education level
  • Income

4.5        The processing of the data under 4.4. is justified by the execution of the employment contract.

5.           Security

5.1       We take appropriate organizational and technical security measures to protect your personal data and to prevent misuse, loss or alteration thereof.

5.2       Examples of technical security measures we have taken are:

  • logical and physical security (e.g. safe, doorman, firewall, network segmentation);
  • technical control of authorisation in systems (as limited as possible) and the use of log files;
  • management of technical vulnerabilities (patch management);
  • keeping software (e.g. browsers, virus scanners and operating systems) up-to-date;
  • backing up personal data to ensure availability and access;
  • automatic deletion of outdated personal data;
  • applying encryption to personal data;
  • applying hashing or (other) forms of pseudonymization to personal data; and
  • using secure storage facilities.

5.3       Examples of organizational security measures we have taken are:

  • assign responsibilities and roles for information security;
  • promoting privacy and security awareness;
  • establishing procedures to periodically test, assess and evaluate security measures;
  • checking log files regularly;
  • using a protocol to handle data breaches and other security incidents;
  • concluding confidentiality, data processing and data protection agreements;
  • investigate and apply possibilities for data minimization
  • providing access to personal data to as few people as possible within the organization; and
  • preparing considerations and decisions regarding each individual processing activity.

6.          Your rights (incl. the right to object)

6.1       In relation to our processing of your personal data, you have the below privacy rights:

  • Right to withdraw consent: to the extent that our processing activities are based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Right of access: you have the right to access the personal data we process about you. This enables you to receive a copy of your personal data we have processed. We will then also provide you with additional information about our processing activities.
  • Right to rectification: you have the right to request immediate rectification of the personal data that we hold about you. As a result, incorrect personal data processed by us can be adjusted or supplemented.
  • Right to erasure: you have the right to request erasure of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal data where: (i) the personal data is no longer needed, (ii) you have withdrawn your consent, (iii) you have objected to the processing of your personal data, (iv) we are processing personal data unlawfully, (v) personal data must be erased on the basis of a legal requirement, or (vi) we have collected your personal data in the context of information society services. To the extent that the processing of personal data is necessary (i) for the exercise of our right to freedom of expression and information, (ii) for the performance of a legal task carried out in the public interest or a task in the exercise of official authority, (iii) for reasons of public interest in the field of public health, (iv) with a view to archiving in the public interest and/or (v) for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, we may invoke the right to refuse your request.
  • Right to object: where our processing activities are based on our legitimate interests, you have the right to object. Insofar as your personal data is processed in the context of direct marketing, your request will in any case be honored. In other cases, we will also stop processing your personal data, unless there are compelling legitimate grounds with regard to the processing of your personal data, which outweigh your interests.
  • Right to restriction of processing: you have the right to restriction of processing if (i) you have contested the accuracy of the personal data, (ii) we process your personal data unlawfully and you do not want it to be erased, (iii) we process your personal data and no longer need it, but you want to use it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims and/or (iv) you have objected to the processing of your personal data. If we have honored your request, your personal data will only be stored by us. We will not process your personal data in any other way, unless you have given your consent, this is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, this is necessary for the protection of the rights of third parties or for important reasons of public interest.
  • Right to portability: if our processing activities are based on your consent or on the performance of a contract and are carried out via automated processing, you have the right to obtain and transfer your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable form to another controller.
  • Automated decision-making: you have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, which produces legal effects or which otherwise significantly affects you. We do not use automated decision-making.
  • Right to lodge a complaint: in addition to the above rights, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority. In the Netherlands this is the Dutch Data Protection Authority. However, we are happy to resolve complaints together. We therefore ask you to first contact us via [email protected].

6.2       You can exercise any of the above rights by contacting us. You can invoke the above rights free of charge, unless your requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive. In those cases, we will charge a reasonable fee or refuse to act.

6.3       We may request additional information to establish your identity before responding to your request.

6.4       We will provide information about the follow-up to this as soon as possible and in any event within one month of receipt of your request. Depending on the complexity of the requests and the number of requests, that period may be extended by a further two months if necessary. We will inform you about this within one month of receipt of the request.

7.          Contact details

For any questions, you may contact us via [email protected].

8.           Miscellaneous

8.1       We are at all times entitled to delete your personal data without notice. In that case we do not owe you any compensation.

8.2       In the event that provisions in this privacy policy are in conflict with the law, these conflicting provisions will be replaced, to the extent permitted by law, by provisions that have the same intent. In that case, the other provisions will continue to apply in full.

8.3       We have the right to change this privacy policy. If necessary, we will inform you about this. The current version is available at all times on our website. This current version was last modified in March 2022.

9.           Definitions

9.1       The following definitions apply to this privacy policy:

Applicable privacy legislationAll applicable privacy legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the relevant national implementation acts.  
Privacy policyThis current privacy policy.  
Knikkers Uitzendwerk B.V.Knikkers Uitzendwerk B.V.
Tivolistraat 50-52
5017 HR Tilburg
The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce number: 84525592
Websitewww.knikkers.nu

9.2       Other terms as defined in the applicable privacy legislation, such as "personal data", "(joint) controller", "processor", "data subject" and "processing" have the same meaning as in relevant privacy legislation.

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