Privacy Policy for Dutch Culinary Arts Academy
This Privacy Policy describes how Dutch Culinary Arts Academy (hereinafter "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares personal information of users of our site. Dutch Culinary Arts Academy is located at 14 Dam Square, 1012 JS Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. This policy is effective immediately.
Information We Collect
We collect information about you in the following ways:
**Information You Provide Directly:** We collect information that you provide directly to us, such as when you register for an account, enroll in a class, subscribe to a newsletter, request information, or contact us. This information may include your name, contact information (address, phone number), payment information (credit card details, billing address), educational background, professional experience, and any other information you choose to provide.
**Information Collected Automatically:** When you access or use our site, we automatically collect certain information about you, including:
**Log Information:** We log information about your use of our site, including the type of browser you use, access times, pages viewed, your IP address, and the referring URL.
**Device Information:** We collect information about the computer or mobile device you use to access our site, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
**Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies:** We use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about you and your browsing activity on our site. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us improve our site and your experience, see which areas and features are popular, and count visits. Web beacons are electronic images that may be used in our site or emails and help deliver cookies, count visits, and understand usage.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect about you for various purposes, including to:
Sharing of Your Information
We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:
**With Service Providers:** We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
**For Legal Reasons:** We may disclose your information if we believe it is necessary to comply with a law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
**To Protect Our Rights:** We may disclose your information if we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
**With Your Consent:** We may share your information with third parties with your consent.
**Business Transfers:** In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring company.
**Affiliated Companies:** We may share information between and among Dutch Culinary Arts Academy, and any of our subsidiaries, affiliated companies, strategic alliances, or venture partners.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
Your Rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable laws, you have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
**Access:** You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
**Rectification:** You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
**Erasure:** You have the right to request that we erase your personal information.
**Restriction of Processing:** You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
**Data Portability:** You have the right to request that we provide you with your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
**Object:** You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information.
**Withdraw Consent:** If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
**Complaint:** You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that we have violated your rights under the GDPR.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at 14 Dam Square, 1012 JS Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.
Cookies
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our site.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our site. Your continued use of our site after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at 14 Dam Square, 1012 JS Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.