Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 22, 2025

This privacy policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of your information when you use the service and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

We use your personal data to provide and improve the service. By using the service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this privacy policy. This privacy policy was created with the help of the Privacy Policy Generator.

Interpretation and definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this privacy policy:

• Account means a unique account created for you to access our service or parts of our service.

• Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.

• Company (referred to as either "the Company", "we", "us" or "our" in this agreement) refers to Bureau Stroming, Toernooiveld 100, 6525 EC Nijmegen.

• Cookies are small files that are placed on your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of your browsing history on that website among its many uses.

• Country refers to: Netherlands

• Device means any device that can access the service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.

• Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

• Service refers to the website.

• Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the company to facilitate the service, to provide the service on behalf of the company, to perform services related to the service or to assist the company in analyzing how the service is used.

• Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the service or from the service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

• Website refers to S.P.O.N.G.E. - Sponge Projects Online Navigation Guide Europe, accessible from media.stroming.nl/sponge/

• You means the individual accessing or using the service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the service, as applicable.

Collecting and using your personal data

Types of data collected

Personal Data

While using our service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

• Email address
• First name and last name
• Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage data is collected automatically when using the service.

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.

When you access the service by or through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our service or when you access the service by or through a mobile device.

Tracking technologies and cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used may include beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our service. The technologies we use may include:

• Cookies or browser cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our service. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our service may use cookies.
• Web beacons. Certain sections of our service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Use of your personal data

We may use personal data for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our service, including monitoring usage and ensuring smooth operation.
• To manage your account, such as registration, authentication and service customization.
• To contact you via email or other electronic communications for support, updates and notifications.
• To improve our service by analyzing trends, user preferences and performance metrics.
• For marketing purposes, such as sending news, offers and events relevant to products or services you have shown interest in (you can opt out at any time).
• For legal compliance, to fulfill legal obligations or respond to lawful requests by public authorities.

Disclosure of your personal data

We may share your personal data in the following situations:

• With service providers who process data on our behalf to support the service.
• With affiliates under common control, subject to this privacy policy.
• For business transfers, such as mergers, acquisitions or asset sales.
• With your consent or at your direction for any additional purpose.

Retention of your personal data

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy. Criteria for retention include legal obligations, dispute resolution, and enforcement of our agreements and policies. Usage data is generally retained for a shorter period unless needed to improve security or functionality.

Transfer of your personal data

Information you provide may be transferred to—and stored on—computers located outside your jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. By using the service, you consent to any such transfers. We will take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

Delete your personal data

You have the right to request deletion of personal data we hold about you. You can:

• Use available account settings to delete or correct your data.
• Contact us directly to request data deletion.

We may retain certain information when required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

Security of your personal data

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children’s privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If you believe we have collected data from a child under 13, please contact us to request removal.

Links to other websites

Our service may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review the privacy policies of any site you visit.

Changes to this privacy policy

We may update this privacy policy periodically. We will notify you by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Please review this policy regularly.

Contact us

Contact us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, you can contact us:

• By email: peter.veldt@stroming.nl