Note: Barmerit takes its users’ privacy very seriously and will process and use your personal data in a safe and secure manner. When you make use of Barmerit, you naturally want us to handle your personal data with care and ensure that your data does not end up with other companies. In this document we explain in full which personal data we collect and how we deal with it with due care. Put briefly, we use your personal data to be able to offer you Study Material, to inform you about our service and to be able to make personal offers. If you have any questions regarding your personal data, please contact us via [email protected]
We advise you to read this Privacy Statement carefully. If capitalized terms in this Privacy Statement are not defined in this Privacy Statement, their definitions can be found in Barmerit’s Terms of Use.
Barmerit Company hereinafter referred to as “Barmerit”, is a
company that offers an online platform on which users are given the opportunity
to exchange Study Material, either for payment or gratuitously. This Platform
is further defined in the Terms of Use.
Barmerit is responsible for the manner in which your personal data is
collected, used and stored.
What data does Barmerit collect and process?
If you want to upload or download Study Material through the
Platform, you are required to create register. When you are creating a Profile,
you will be asked to disclose certain data about yourself. You are not obliged
to disclose all data, but the following data is required:
Upload:
A valid email address, username and password, your name and PayPal
address to enable us to pay you for your Study Material.
Download:
A valid email address, Username and password
The personal data you disclose when creating the Barmerit
Profile and the personal data you subsequently add to your Profile or disclose
through other features will also be used to provide you with personal offers.
As well as the purposes discussed in this Privacy Statement,
our main purpose for using the disclosed personal data is to create your
Barmerit Profile and to provide you with the corresponding features. This use
of your personal data is required to perform an agreement to which you are a
party, which agreement pertains to your use of the services Barmerit offers to
you through the Platform.
Furthermore, Barmerit would like to keep you updated on the
development of its Platform. If there is an upcoming extension or an update or
other amendment concerning the Platform, Barmerit will let you know. The same
applies to information regarding payments or amounts due. It is not possible to
opt out of such notifications.
On the Platform, you grant Barmerit the right to disclose the personal data (such as your username and profile picture) and Study Material you have submitted, as well as to reproduce such data and Material, in the context of providing the Platform. Among other things, this means that Barmerit may use certain personal data you have disclosed to promote the Platform, for example by indicating who the most successful user is, which Study Material is being downloaded most often or which Study Material or Users are new to the Platform. Your personal data will only be used in this context if you have given your consent for it. If you no longer want your personal data to be used for this purpose, you can withdraw your consent by sending a message to [email protected]
Barmerit collects Automatically Generated Information on all Users. This information comprises your browsing behaviour on the Platform, such as the pages you visit, the amount of time you spend on a specific page, the items you download and/or upload and how you use your Profile. Furthermore, Barmerit collects your IP address, your browser type (computer program used to visit webpages) and cookies. Among other things, Barmerit uses this information to adjust the services to fit your needs as much as possible and to solve technical and security issues. This processing of your personal data is required for the purposes of Barmerit’s legitimate interests, namely, Barmerit’s interest in securing its Platform and being able to offer it in the most user-friendly way possible. If the Automatically Generated Information is collected using cookies, Section 3 (cookies) will also apply.
Barmerit may keep you posted about special offers it organises by means of its newsletter. The newsletter is sent on a regular basis. If you have subscribed to the newsletter, Barmerit will use the email address you have submitted to send the newsletter. Barmerit may also use your name and/or gender to personalise the newsletter. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter, you can opt out by unticking ‘Newsletter’ in your Profile. Also, each separate newsletter contains the option to opt out. If you do decide to opt out, Barmerit advises you to keep an eye on the Platform to see whether there are any new special offers.
Barmerit processes your email address for direct-marketing
purposes based on its legitimate interest in order to be able to send you the
newsletter.
Based on the personal data Barmerit collects, Barmerit may make personalised offers to you by means of emails or by drawing your attention to the personal offer in the Portal.
Your personal data will only be used in this way if you have
given your consent for it. If you no longer want your personal data to be used
for this purpose, you can withdraw your consent by sending a message to
[email protected] or by changing your email settings in your Profile.
Barmerit strives to provide you with a Platform of the
highest quality. This requires Barmerit to carry out statistical surveys so
that it can adjust the Platform where necessary.
For such statistical surveys, Barmerit may use your personal
data, among other things by using cookies. Barmerit does this based on its
legitimate interest in the statistical surveys, namely, to improve the quality
of its services. The results of the surveys are always aggregated. This means
that the data contained in the results cannot be traced back to you personally.
In providing the Platform, Barmerit uses cookies which your
browser saves on your computer or device (“Device”). Cookies are small pieces
of data that Barmerit’s server transmits to your browser; the idea is that this
data is then transmitted back to Barmerit’s server on your next visit. By using
cookies, our Platform is able to recognise you when you revisit it, and the
Platform can be personalised to your needs. Cookies therefore help you save
time. Cookies cannot spread viruses.
Barmerit uses functional cookies. These cookies are necessary to provide you with the services and features you have requested. For example, functional cookies enable you to log in to the Platform just once and ensure that you are not asked to log in again on every page you visit. It is not possible to disable functional cookies.
To collect web statistics on the use of and visits to the
Platform, Barmerit uses Google Analytics. Google Analytics installs a
persistent cookie on your Device. This cookie records your use of the Platform.
That data is then analysed by Google and it subsequently sends the results to
Barmerit. In this way, Barmerit develops an understanding of the manner in
which the Platform is used and can then adjust the Platform and/or its services
based on that data. Google may disclose this data to third parties if it is
statutorily required to do so and/or if third parties process the data on
Google’s behalf. Google may not use the data for other services offered by
Google.
The Platform provides access to various social media,
including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Using these
“social plug-ins”, you can share information with or recommend information on
the Platform to other people. When you visit a web page that has the social
plug-ins of these social media, third parties will install cookies on your
Device. These cookies will collect, among other things, data about your browser
and the websites you have visited with your IP address.
The use of the cookies that are installed on the Platform
via the social plug-ins is subject to further third-party terms and conditions.
Barmerit does not assume any responsibility or liability for those third-party
terms and conditions. Barmerit refers you to the terms and conditions of those
parties.
Aided by Facebook’s Website Custom Audiences, Barmerit may
use data from its Platform to show you relevant advertisements on Facebook.
Through a pixel that is integrated in Barmerit’s website, general data
regarding your browser session, including any Facebook cookies and the website
you are visiting, is transmitted to Facebook. Based on this data, Facebook
users may be placed in specific Custom Audiences and may be shown personalised
ads. The data that is collected in this manner is not linked to the data in
your Barmerit account.
You are at all times entitled to withdraw the consent you
have given to Barmerit to install and read cookies. To do so, you will need to
change your browser settings so that it no longer accepts cookies and/or you
will need to disable all the cookies that have already been installed on your
browser. In such event, however, you may no longer be able to use or fully use
all the features of the Platform or you may be denied access to the Platform or
sections of it. For more information on enabling or disabling cookies, go to
your browser´s Help menu.
If you have enabled cookies and you are on a publicly
accessible computer, Barmerit advises you to log out
when you leave the computer unattended, in order to maintain the
confidentiality of your password and username.
Without your explicit consent, Barmerit will not disclose
your personal data to third parties for direct-marketing purposes (e.g. to send
promotional material).
To provide the Platform, Barmerit occasionally uses third
parties, for example, for hosting its central database (Amazon). Barmerit has
entered into agreements with those third parties, which agreements contain
arrangements regarding the technical and organisational measures those third
parties must implement to protect your personal data.
Barmerit may disclose your personal data to third parties if
you have given your consent for it to do so. Barmerit may also disclose your
personal data to third parties, in so far as the data cannot be traced back to
you personally (such as Automatically Generated Information, excluding the IP
address) and therefore does not constitute personal data.
Finally, Barmerit may disclose your personal data to third
parties if it is statutorily required to do so, if it is required to do so as a
result of legal proceedings, and/or if it believes this is necessary to protect
its own rights.
The Terms of Use provide how Barmerit will respond if a
person reports that certain Study Material infringes third-party rights
(including intellectual property rights) (“notice and takedown”). In such
events, Barmerit may transfer certain personal data (name, email address) of
the person who has given notice, to the user who has uploaded the allegedly
infringing Study Material. Barmerit also reserves the right to transfer certain
personal data (e.g. username and email address) of the user who has uploaded the
allegedly infringing Study Material to the person who has given notice and/or
to third parties, if Barmerit is required to do so based on laws and
regulations.
The Platform may contain hyperlinks that lead you away from
the Platform and take you to third-party websites. Barmerit has no control over
the third-party websites to which its website is linked. This means that the
use of these third-party websites may be governed by different privacy
policies. This Privacy Statement relates solely to personal data obtained
through the Platform. Barmerit does not assume any responsibility or liability
for the operation and/or contents of third-party websites.
Barmerit has implemented appropriate technical and
organizational measures to protect your personal data against loss or any form
of unlawful processing.
For example, the Platform is protected in such a way that it
cannot be accessed without login codes. Your personal data is protected against
unwanted use by means of a username and a password.
Furthermore, communications with the Platform itself are
protected as well. This security is evidenced by the inclusion of ‘https’ in
the browser’s URL (the web address bar) and the image of a locked padlock at
the top of the screen. If you double-click on the padlock, you can check
whether the connection with the Platform is secure.
Barmerit will not retain your personal data for longer than
is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which the personal data has been collected.
If Barmerit further grows and develops, it may be the case that one or more divisions or assets of the business are transferred to a third party or Barmerit may merge with a third party. In such event, your personal data may be transferred as well. Naturally, we will inform you if that is going to be the case, and you are at all times entitled to opt out of the service.
Under privacy laws, you have various rights as a data subject. This section of the Privacy Statement describes the rights you have and how you can invoke them.
You may email your requests to [email protected]
To ensure that the personal data you are requesting is really yours, we ask that you attach a copy of a valid ID. Please render the citizen service number (ID number) on your ID illegible.
There is a chance that we reject your request, for example
if your request is unfounded or excessive or if the law does not enable or
require us to meet your request. We will also inform you of any rejections.
Furthermore, we may ask you to identify yourself before we consider your
request.
You have the right to submit a request to find out if we are processing personal data concerning you. If that is the case, we will provide you with a copy of the personal data we have collected about you, as per the law.
You have the right to submit a request for rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you. If possible, you also have the right to disclose additional personal data in order to complete the personal data we have collected.
You have the right to request erasure of certain personal
data concerning you (the right to be forgotten). If your request is granted, we
will delete the personal data concerned.
You have the right to request for restriction of processing
of your personal data. This means that if the restriction request is granted,
we will not continue to process your personal data for as long as the
restriction is in effect, unless we are statutorily allowed to do so.
Under certain circumstances, you have the right to object to
the processing of your personal data, for example if we process your personal
data based on legitimate interests. If you lodge an objection, we will balance
your privacy interests against our company interests. If your interests
override our interests, we will cease processing your personal data.
If your personal data is used for direct-marketing purposes,
you are at all times entitled to object to the processing. In such event, we
will cease processing your personal data for those purposes.
You have the right to request data portability. We will
provide the data that falls under this right in a structured, commonly used and
machine-readable format to you so that you can transmit it to a third party.
Is this Privacy Statement subject to change?
This Privacy Statement is subject to change. Any changes will be communicated through the Platform. The Privacy Statement was last updated on August 23rd, 2022.
Questions or complaints?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement,
please send an email to [email protected]
More information can be found under our terms and conditions page.
