1. Introduction

Jacobs Development BV ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website (https://www.jacobs-development.com/) and interact with our services.

2. Data Controller

Jacobs Development BV is the data controller responsible for your personal data. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy or our data processing practices, please contact us at:

• Email: contact@jacobs-development.com

3. Personal Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

• Contact Information: When you fill out our contact form, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you provide to facilitate communication.
• Technical Data: This includes your IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access our website.
• Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.

4. How We Collect Your Personal Data

We use various methods to collect data from and about you, including:

• Direct Interactions: You may provide us with your contact information by filling in forms or by corresponding with us via email or phone.
• Automated Technologies: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies and other similar technologies.

5. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To Provide and Improve Our Services: Processing your inquiries and providing you with information about our services.
• Analytics and Performance: Using tools like Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to analyze website usage and improve user experience. These tools collect data such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited. For more information, please refer to their respective privacy policies: Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity.
• Security: Implementing Google reCAPTCHA to protect our website from fraudulent activities and ensure it is used by humans. This tool may collect hardware and software information, such as device and application data, and send it to Google for analysis. For more details, see Google's Privacy Policy.

6. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: Where you have provided your consent for specific processing activities.
• Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our services, provided that your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
• Legal Obligation: Compliance with legal obligations to which we are subject.

7. Sharing Your Personal Data

We may share your personal data with third parties in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: Third-party vendors who provide services such as website analytics, security, and IT support.
• Legal Requirements: When disclosure is necessary to comply with legal obligations or to protect your vital interests or those of another person.

8. International Transfers

Some of our third-party service providers are based outside the European Economic Area (EEA), so their processing of your personal data will involve a transfer of data outside the EEA. We ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.

9. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

10. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

11. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

• Access: Request access to your personal data.
• Rectification: Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data.
• Restriction: Request restriction of processing your personal data.
• Portability: Request transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party.
• Objection: Object to the processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@jacobs-development.com.

12. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users and to improve your experience on our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes we make will be posted on this page, and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

• Email: contact@jacobs-development.com
• Address: Jacobs Development BV, Paramaribostraat 151, 2585KB, Den Haag, Netherlands, Netherlands

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