Privacy Policy

Last updated on: 27/03/2023

NIGHTINGALE BV (hereinafter referred to as “us”, “we”, or “our”) operates https://www.nightingale.world (hereinafter referred to as “website” or “service”).

This privacy policy contains, among other things, information about the personal data that we collect, as well as the methods that we employ when using and processing the personal data.

We would like to emphasize that we always endeavor to act in accordance with the “Privacy Legislation”, namely the Belgian Privacy Act of 8 December 1992 on the protection of privacy relating to the processing of personal data, the EU Regulation 2016/679 dated 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, and the (future) Belgian legislation concerning the implementation of the aforementioned Regulation.

Visiting the website, using our services, subscribing to our newsletter, creating an account on the website, and communicating with us in any way implies your explicit consent (through confirmation of your personal information or opting-in) to the privacy policy and thus to the way in which we collect, use and process your personal data.

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you. 

TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED

PERSONAL DATA

While using our website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“personal data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Telephone number (landline and/or mobile)
  • Company name
  • Company address
  • Invoice address
  • Job title
  • Social media data (profile information)
  • Clothing size
  • Shoe size
  • Any other personal data voluntarily transferred to us (e.g. during correspondence)
  • Cookies and usage data

USAGE DATA

We may also collect information how our website is accessed and used (“usage data”). This usage data may include information such as your device’s internet protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

USE OF DATA

We use the collected data for various purposes to:

  • Provide and maintain the service
  • Notify you about changes to our service
  • Allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so
  • Provide customer care and support
  • Provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the service
  • Monitor the usage of the service
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues

TRANSFER OF DATA

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers and/or servers located outside of your country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. If you are located outside Belgium and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to Belgium and process it there. Your consent to this privacy policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy and no transfer of your personal data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

DISCLOSURE OF DATA

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

We may disclose your personal data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend our rights or property
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the service
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

SECURITY OF DATA

We are committed to taking appropriate and reasonable physical, technological, and organizational security measures to prevent unauthorized or unlawful access to your personal data, as well as loss, misuse, or alteration of your personal data. We will keep all personal data collected in our central database, on our server, as well as in our cloud environment. Notwithstanding this security policy, the checks we carry out regularly and the actions we perform in this context, an infallible level of security cannot be guaranteed. No method of transfer or transmission over the Internet, nor any method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, meaning that we cannot guarantee absolute security within this framework. Finally, the security of your account will also depend on the confidentiality of your password and other account information. We will never ask for your password, nor will you be obliged to disclose it yourself. If you have communicated your password to a third-party, this third-party will have access to your account and your personal data through your password. In that case, you will be liable for the actions taken using your account. We strongly recommend that you change your password immediately after you discover that someone has access to your account, and to contact us without delay.

SERVICE PROVIDERS

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our service (“service providers”), to provide the service on our behalf, to perform service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our service is used. These third parties have access to your personal data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may have to update our privacy policy from time to time. It is therefore strongly recommended that you regularly check the website and the relevant page where the privacy policy is displayed to ensure that you are familiar with any changes.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions or comments about the privacy policy or about the methods that we employ to collect, use, or process your personal data, please contact us via legal@nightingale.world.