Privacy Statement

Sitio IT, located at Kruideel, Enkhuizen, is responsible for the processing of personal data of EcoScan as shown in this privacy statement.

Contact details:

Rick Buiten is the Data Protection Officer at Sitio IT. You can reach him via email at rbuiten@sitioit.nl.

Personal data that we process:

Sitio IT processes your personal data when you use our services and/or provide this information to us.

Below is an overview of the personal data we process:

  • IP address
  • Location data
  • Information about your activities on our website and app
  • Photos that are taken within the app

If you create an account, we will also process:

  • First and last name
  • E-mail address

Special and/or sensitive personal data that we process:

Our website and/or service does not intend to collect data about website visitors who are younger than 16 years old, unless they have permission from their parents or guardians. However, we cannot verify the age of visitors. We encourage parents to be involved in their children’s online activities to prevent the collection of data about children without parental consent. If you believe that we have collected personal information about a minor without permission, please contact us at privacy@sitioit.nl, and we will promptly delete this information.

For what purpose and on what basis we process personal data:

Sitio IT processes your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To provide you with our services
  • To give you the opportunity to create an account
  • To contact you by phone or email when necessary to carry out our services

Automated decision-making:

Sitio IT makes automated decisions that may affect individuals. These decisions are made by computer programs or systems without involving a person (e.g., a Sitio IT employee). Sitio IT uses the following computer programs or systems:

The backend of Sitio IT makes an automated decision based on the forwarded photo to determine which container (or waste loading station) the object could be sorted into.

How long we store personal data:

Sitio IT does not retain your personal data longer than is strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which your data is collected. We use the following retention periods for the following categories of personal data:

  • IP address and location data: A few minutes This data is only used in the system to make better decisions.
  • Personal data: After termination, 1 month This data is retained until users delete their accounts. Account deletion requests are typically processed within a month.

Sharing personal data with third parties:

Sitio IT will not sell your information to third parties and will only share this information if it is necessary for the execution of our agreement with you or to comply with a legal obligation. When we share your data with third-party companies for data processing, we ensure that they sign a processor agreement to guarantee the same level of security and confidentiality for your data. Sitio IT remains responsible for these processing operations.

Cookies, or similar techniques, that we use:

Sitio IT uses functional, analytical, and tracking cookies. A cookie is a small text file stored in your browser when you visit our website for the first time. Sitio IT uses cookies for purely technical functionality, ensuring the website works properly and remembering your preferred settings. We also use cookies to optimize the website and track your browsing habits to offer personalized content and advertisements.

During your first visit to our website, we informed you about these cookies and asked for your permission to place them.

View, modify, or delete data:

You have the right to view, correct, or delete your personal data. You also have the right to withdraw your consent to the data processing or to object to the processing of your personal data by Sitio IT, and you have the right to data portability. This means that you can submit a request to have the personal data that we have available removed from you.

You can send a request for access, correction, deletion, data transfer of your personal data, or request for cancellation of your consent or objection to the processing of your personal data to privacy@sitioit.nl.

To ensure that the request for access has been made by you, we ask you to send a copy of your ID with the request. Make your passport photo, MRZ (machine-readable zone, the strip with numbers at the bottom of the passport), passport number, and Citizen Service Number (BSN) black in this copy. This is to protect your privacy. We respond as quickly as possible, but within four weeks, to your request.

Sitio IT also wants to point out that you have the opportunity to file a complaint with the national supervisory authority, the Dutch Data Protection Authority. This can be done via the following link: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl/contact-met-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/tip-ons.

How we protect personal data:

Sitio IT takes the protection of your data seriously and takes appropriate measures to prevent misuse, loss, unauthorized access, unwanted disclosure, and unauthorized modification. If you feel that your details are not properly secured or there are indications of abuse, please contact us at privacy@sitioit.nl.