Privacy Terms

Academica BV, located at Weteringschans 28, 1017 SG Amsterdam, is responsible for the processing of personal data as outlined in this privacy statement.

Contact Information:

Weteringschans 28

1017 SG Amsterdam

020-5217400

Personal Data We Process:

Academica BV processes your personal data because you use our services and/or because you provide them to us. Below is an overview of the personal data we process:

• First and last name
• Gender
• Address details
• Phone number
• Email address
• IP address
• Location data
• Data about your activities on our website
• Internet browser and device type
  
  

Special and/or Sensitive Personal Data We Process:

We do not intend to collect data about website visitors under the age of 16 unless they have the consent of parents or guardian. However, we cannot verify if a visitor is older than 16. We recommend parents to be involved in their children's online activities to prevent the collection of data about children without parental consent. If you are convinced that we have collected personal data about a minor without permission, please contact us at info@academica-group.com, and we will delete this information.

Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data:

Academica BV processes your personal data for the following purposes:

• Informing you about changes to our services and products
• Delivering goods and services to you
• Sending our newsletter and/or a targeted offer of our services and products.
• Contacting you by phone or email if necessary to perform our services
• Academica BV analyzes your behavior on the website to improve the website and tailor the offering of products and services to your preferences.

Automated Decision Making:

Academica BV does not make decisions with significant consequences for individuals based on automated processing.

Retention Period for Personal Data:

Academica BV does not retain your personal data longer than necessary to achieve the purposes for which your data is collected. We adhere to the following retention periods for the specified categories of personal data:

Purpose: Student Administration
Type of Data: Contact information, study progress results, and submitted products for the completion of accredited courses and programs.
Retention Period: 5 years after the end of the course

Purpose: Facilitating Blended Learning / E-Learning
Type of Data: Contact information, interaction with learning content, progress in online content.
Retention Period: 5 years after the end of the course

Purpose: Communication about Provided Services
Type of Data: Customer's contact and address details
Retention Period: 5 years after the end of the training

Purpose: Marketing
Type of Data: Customer's contact and address details
Retention Period: 10 years after the last contact

Purpose: Understanding the Work Performance of Participants in ProfScan

Type of Data: ProfScan data
Retention Period: 10 years after the end of the training

Purpose: Understanding the Performance of the Manager
Type of Data: Data from the 360-degree feedback assessment by Zenger Folkman
Retention Period: 10 years after the end of the training

Purpose: Informing through Newsletters and Marketing
Type of Data: Customer's contact and address details
Retention Period: Until retirement or withdrawal

Purpose: Selling MSH Tickets
Type of Data: MSH customer's contact and address details
Retention Period: 10 years after the end of the training

Purpose: Marketing MSH
Type of Data: MSH customer's contact and address details
Retention Period: 10 years after the end of the training

You always have the right to be forgotten earlier. You can request this by sending an email to info@academica-group.com.

Sharing of Personal Data with Third Parties

Academica BV does not sell your data to third parties and only discloses it when necessary for the execution of our agreement with you or to comply with a legal obligation. We enter into a data processing agreement with companies processing your data on our behalf to ensure the same level of security and confidentiality of your data. Academica BV remains responsible for these processes.

Cookies, or Similar Techniques, We Use

Academica BV uses functional, analytical, and tracking cookies. A cookie is a small text file stored in the browser of your computer, tablet, or smartphone during your first visit to this website. Academica BV uses cookies with purely technical functionality, ensuring the proper functioning of the website and remembering your preferences. These cookies are also used to optimize the website's performance. Additionally, we place cookies that track your browsing behavior, allowing us to offer customized content and advertisements.

We informed you about these cookies and sought your consent for their placement during your first visit to our website.

You can opt-out of cookies by configuring your internet browser not to store cookies. Furthermore, you can delete all previously stored information through your browser settings. For clarification, refer to: https://veiliginternetten.nl/themes/situatie/cookies-wat-zijn-heten-wat-doe-ik-ermee/

Accessing, Modifying, or Deleting Data

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. Additionally, you can withdraw your consent for data processing or object to the processing of your personal data by Academica BV. You also have the right to data portability, meaning you can request the personal data we have about you in a computer file to be sent to you or another organization of your choice.

To request access, correction, deletion, data portability, withdrawal of consent, or to object to data processing, send an email to info@academica-group.com. To ensure that the access request is made by you, please include a copy of your identity document. In this copy, black out your photo, MRZ (machine-readable zone, the strip with numbers at the bottom of the passport), passport number, and Citizen Service Number (BSN) to protect your privacy. We will respond as soon as possible, but within four weeks, to your request.

Academica BV also wants to inform you that you have the option to file a complaint with the national supervisory authority, the Dutch Data Protection Authority. This can be done through the following link: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl/contact-met-de-autoriteitpersoonsgegevens/tip-ons

Securing Personal Data

Academica BV takes the protection of your data seriously and implements appropriate measures to prevent misuse, loss, unauthorized access, unwanted disclosure, and unauthorized alteration. If you believe that your data is not adequately secured or if there are indications of misuse, please contact us at info@academica-group.com.

NEO

If you study or follow a training/course at Academica, you will be enrolled in the NEO learning platform. Your contact details (first name, last name, position, email), progress in the online environment, and interaction with learning components or other students are stored here. Your data is retained for 5 years.

Profscan

If you choose to undergo a ProfScan with us, we store personal data of the participants. The personal data is securely stored and only accessible to Academica BV employees who need access to execute the agreement we have with you. After 10 years, your data is anonymized.

360-degree Report

If you choose to undergo a 360-degree analysis with us, we store your personal data. Zenger Folkman anonymizes the personal data they retain, making it not traceable back to you. The data we receive is not anonymized and is securely stored. The data is only accessible to Academica BV employees who need access to execute the agreement we have with you. After 10 years, your data is anonymized.