Privacy Statement VU University Press

VU University Press respects the privacy of visitors to its website, particularly the rights of visitors concerning the automated processing of personal data. To ensure full transparency with our customers, we have formulated and implemented a policy regarding these processes, their purposes, and the options available to individuals to exercise their rights as effectively as possible.

For additional information on the protection of personal data, you can visit the website of the Dutch Data Protection Authority: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl.

By continuing to visit this website, you accept the following terms of use.

The current version of the privacy policy available on the website is the only version applicable while you visit the website, until a new version replaces the current one.

Article 1 – Legal Provisions

Website (hereafter also referred to as “The website”): www.vuuniversitypress.com

Responsible for the processing of personal data (Hereafter also referred to as: “The controller”): VU Publishing as part of VU Bookstore BV, located at Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV, registered with the Chamber of Commerce under number: 33119749.

Article 2 – Access to the Website

Access to the website and its use is strictly personal. You shall not use this website, nor the data and information provided on it, for commercial, political, or advertising purposes, or for any commercial offers, particularly unsolicited electronic offers.

Article 3 – Content of the Website

All trademarks, images, texts, comments, illustrations, (animation) pictures, video images, sounds, as well as all technical applications that can be used to operate the website, and more generally all components used on this site, are protected by law under intellectual property rights. Any reproduction, repetition, use, or adaptation, in any form whatsoever, of all or just a part of it, including technical applications, without prior written consent from the controller, is strictly prohibited. If the controller does not immediately take action against any infringement, this cannot be interpreted as tacit consent or waiver of legal action.

Article 4 – Management of the Website

For the proper management of the website, the controller may at any time:

Suspend, interrupt, or restrict access to a certain category of visitors to all or part of the website.
Remove any information that may disrupt the functioning of the website or is in violation of national or international law, or is contrary to internet etiquette.
Temporarily make the website unavailable to perform updates.

Article 5 – Responsibilities

The controller is in no case responsible for failures, malfunctions, difficulties, or interruptions in the functioning of the website, causing the website or any of its functionalities to be inaccessible.

The manner in which you connect to the website is your own responsibility. You must take all appropriate measures to protect your equipment and your data from, among other things, virus attacks on the internet. Additionally, you are responsible for the websites and data you consult on the internet.

The controller is not liable for any legal proceedings brought against you:

Due to the use of the website or services accessible via the internet.
Due to the violation of the terms of this privacy policy.
The controller is not responsible for any damage that you, third parties, or your equipment incur as a result of your connection to or use of the website. You will refrain from any action against the controller as a result.

If the controller becomes involved in a dispute as a result of your use of this website, he is entitled to recover any damages he suffers and will continue to suffer from you.

Article 6 – Data Collection

Your data is collected by VU Publishing as part of VU Bookstore B.V.

Personal data refers to all information about an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, particularly by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

The personal data collected on the website is mainly used by the controller for maintaining relationships with you and, where applicable, for processing your orders.

Article 7 – Your Rights Regarding Your Data

Under Article 13, paragraph 2 sub b of the GDPR, everyone has the right to access, rectify, or erase their personal data, or restrict the processing concerning them, as well as the right to object to processing and the right to data portability. You can exercise these rights by contacting us at info@vu-uitgeverij.nl.

Any request must be accompanied by a copy of a valid identity document, signed by you, and stating the address at which you can be contacted. You will receive a response to your request within 1 month of submitting it. Depending on the complexity and number of requests, this period may be extended by 2 months if necessary.

Article 8 – Processing of Personal Data

In case of a violation of any law or regulation, of which the visitor is suspected and for which the authorities require personal data collected by the controller, this will be provided to them following an explicit and reasoned request from those authorities, after which these personal data will no longer be under the protection of the provisions of this privacy statement.

If certain information is necessary to access specific functionalities of the website, the controller will indicate the mandatory nature of this information at the time of requesting the data.

Article 9 – Commercial Offers

You may receive commercial offers from the controller. If you no longer wish to receive them, please send an email to the following address: info@vu-uitgeverij.nl.

If you encounter any personal data during your visit to the website, you must refrain from collecting it or from any unauthorized use as well as from any act that violates the privacy of that person(s). The controller is in no case responsible in the aforementioned situations.

Article 10 – Data Retention Period

The data collected by the website controller is used and stored for the duration defined by law.

Article 11 – Visual Material and Products Offered

No rights can be derived from the visual material accompanying the products offered on the website.

Article 12 – Applicable Law

These conditions are governed by Dutch law. The court of the place of establishment of the controller has exclusive jurisdiction in any disputes concerning these conditions, except where a legal exception applies.

Article 13 – Contact

For questions, product information, or information about the website itself, please contact: info@vu-uitgeverij.nl