General

VDL Groep welcomes you to this website and appreciates your interest in our company and our products and services. VDL Groep values your privacy. That is why we consider it important to inform you about how we handle your personal data.

This privacy policy applies to all personal data provided by visitors to the website of VDL Groep B.V. or its subsidiaries. For the sake of transparency, we have described what we do with this data in this privacy statement.

Types of personal data

The personal data processed by VDL via the website often consists of your contact details, such as your name and email address, a search query you have entered, or a question you have asked in the form. In addition, you can search for vacancies via the “Vacancies, Working at VDL, Internship & Training, and Contact” functions. These search queries may also be stored and linked, for example, to your IP address and information from a website that a visitor uploads or enters on the website. Naturally, we also process uploaded resumes and cover letters.

In addition, information about you as a visitor to this website may be stored automatically, such as your IP address and your clicking behavior. We often extract this information directly from your visit using so-called cookies. You can find more information about this in the cookie statement.

Please note that we also consider this data to be (indirect) personal data if you visit the website as a business customer and therefore guarantee your privacy.

Purpose of processing personal data

Data that you provide to VDL Groep via the website will be processed by us for general business purposes, such as providing information about specific products and services. We may then contact you using the personal data stored.

Your data may also be used to send you digital newsletters, provided you have given your express consent.

We consider this form of contact to be a legitimate interest of VDL.

In addition, the website is also intended as a channel for job applications, and vacancies are also posted on the website. These processing activities are also considered a legitimate interest of VDL and are necessary for the performance (preparation) of an employment contract.

Receiving from parties

The processing activities always include the transfer of personal data within the VDL Groep. This website serves as a central point of contact and the personal data will be forwarded to the relevant department with which you wish to contact as a business customer or applicant. This personal data will of course only be passed on if there is a necessary reason and only to recipients for whom the personal data is relevant. Your data may be passed on to foreign VDL companies.

If VDL believes that you are using the website unlawfully, this is a reason to pass on your personal data to a (legal) third-party recipient.

Our website contains buttons at various locations that provide access to social media channels. If you use these social media buttons, the privacy statements of the respective social media provider apply and they will also store your personal data. VDL has no influence on the use of social media buttons on the VDL website and accepts no responsibility for this.

Retention period

The VDL Groep does not store your data for longer than is strictly necessary. A retention period of 6 months is appropriate for the purposes described above. In addition, VDL may store anonymized data for statistical and research purposes. Personal data that we receive in the context of an application or in the run-up to an application will not be stored by VDL for longer than 4 weeks after the completion of the relevant procedure. If VDL has requested and obtained your consent, VDL may retain this application data for a maximum of two years.

Your rights

As we process your personal data, you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data;
• Request the correction or deletion of certain data if the personal data is irrelevant or incorrect;
• Request restriction of and object to the processing of personal data;
• Request data portability;
• Withdraw your consent.

If you wish to exercise any of these options, please contact: AVG@vdl.nl. For all requests and your rights, VDL will weigh your interests and comply with your request as far as possible. If you wish to withdraw your consent for any reason, we are obliged to do so.

All personal data you provide on this website is voluntary. However, it is impossible for us to contact you, provide you with information, or carry out an application process without the correct personal data.

Changes and notifications regarding your privacy

If you have any questions or comments about our processing of your personal data, please contact us at AVG@vdl.nl. We will do our utmost to help you. If you wish to respond to this privacy policy or if you believe that VDL Groep is not acting in accordance with this privacy policy, please contact VDL Groep at AVG@vdl.nl. If we are unable to resolve the matter, you can always report the matter to the Dutch Data Protection Authority.

This privacy policy was last amended on May 25, 2018, and applies to VDL Groep B.V. (P.O. Box 8811, 5605 LV Eindhoven, Netherlands). If VDL wishes to change this privacy policy, we will announce this on this page.

Cookies

To optimize the service, so-called “cookies” are stored on your computer to a limited extent via the website. These are small information files that are stored on your computer. Among other things, cookies are used to track visitors' interactions with the website. The Google Analytics program, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., is used for this purpose.

You can control the placement of cookies via your browser settings. Most browsers can be set to refuse cookies or to notify you when you receive a cookie. For instructions on how to adjust your browser settings, please contact your browser provider. Regulating cookies via your browser does not affect the unrestricted use of the website, but may affect the use of other websites.