As a client-based organization, Bogaard Group International, Inc., is built on a foundation of transparency, integrity, and trust. At BGI we believe that everything we do, including our website, must build from this foundation. Therefore, we want you to understand how we handle your data and what rights and choices you have while visiting our website.
BGI is committed to complying with all applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This page includes information regarding personal data we collect, how we safeguard it, and what rights you, the user, have.
Data We Collect
WHY DO WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION?
BGI may process some of your personal information when you interact with our website and its functions. We collect information with the aim of improving your experience and monitoring potential issues on our web platform and services.
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
When you utilize our website, BGI may collect personal information such as name, contact information, technical unique identifiers, or any other personal information you choose to provide to BGI.
WHERE WE OBTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION
General Website Use
When you use our website, we may collect the technical unique identifier for the device through which you are visiting our website. This information may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser’s user agent string, and/or your browser’s configuration settings. This information allows us to monitor the health of our servers and to prevent abuse of our website.
You may not opt out from data collection from general use of our website, but you may be able to limit how much information we get by using a VPN or using specialized browser plugins.
Contact Form
When you utilize the contact form in our website, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide.
By clicking ‘Submit’ on our contact form, you agree to give us the right to store your information and to use it to contact you.
We will never sell your personal information. If you want us to delete your personal information, please contact [email protected] .
Data We Store
HOW WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We follow the latest security standards in order to secure your personal information in storage and in transmission. We focus on high internal standards of operational security to make sure your information is secured across all fronts.
If you have questions about the security of your personal information collected through our website, you can contact us at [email protected] .
HOW LONG WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will retain your personal information for as long as it is needed for the purposes outlined above. We will retain it for a reasonable time afterwards in order to comply with audit or legal requirements, or when we have a legitimate interest in doing so.
We may retain personal information in automatically-generated server backups.
Your Data Rights
CALIFORNIA USERS
The California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) provides consumers (California residents) with specific rights regarding the processing of their personal information. Section 2 of this Policy includes the categories of consumer personal information BGI has processed during the past 12 months. Subject to exceptions, you may request disclosure or request deletion of your personal information at any time by contacting BGI by email at [email protected] .
BGI responds to verifiable requests received from individuals who wish to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws. When contacting us, please provide us with detailed information about the personal information you are requesting we correct, update, amend, or remove, and the timeframe and manner in which you believe we came to collect your personal information.
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA USERS
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, your data protection rights are as follows:
If you wish to access, correct, update or request deletion of your personal information, you can do so at any time by contacting BGI by email at [email protected].
You can object to processing of your personal information, ask us to restrict processing of your personal data or request portability of your personal information. You can exercise these rights by contacting BGI by email at [email protected] .
If BGI has collected and currently processes your personal information with your consent, then you can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to your withdrawal, nor will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
You have the right to complain to a data protection authority about BGI’s collection and use of your personal information.
BGI responds to verifiable requests received from individuals who wish to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws. When contacting us, please provide us with detailed information about the personal information you are requesting we correct, update, amend, or remove, and the timeframe and manner in which you believe we came to collect your personal information.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy page at any time. We encourage you to visit this page every time you visit our site to see if major changes have been made. If there are major changes to the privacy policy with material implications to your personal privacy, we will reasonably attempt to contact you through the information we may have available.
Last Updated: February 2021
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, or wish to access, modify, or delete your personal information (EEA and California residents only), please contact us at [email protected] .