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Privacy

Samrate B.V. and Business Credit Report Online, a part of and trade name of Samrate, provide credit information on companies and persons online 24/7.

Samrate’s mission is: every legitimate invoice should be paid within 30 days.

If you have any questions about our privacy policy, please contact us on info@samrate.com

PRIVACY POLICY

Samrate believes that transparency enhances trust among companies. If companies have a better picture of their opportunities and risks, this will open the way for fruitful collaboration, deals will be struck and ideas will become reality.

Samrate generates economic, financial and commercial insights, which enable visitors of Samrate to take better business decisions and ultimately gain a competitive edge.

Samrate processes personal data in a careful, secure and reliable manner. We make every effort to protect your privacy.

This privacy policy applies to all products and services. This privacy policy tells you which data we collect when you visit our website, why we collect this data and how this helps us improve your user experience. It will give you an understanding of how we work.

This privacy policy applies to Samrate’s services. Please be aware that Samrate is not responsible for the privacy policy of other websites and sources not related to Samrate. By using this website, you indicate that you accept our privacy policy.

Samrate respects the privacy of all users of its website and ensures that the personal information you disclose to us is treated confidentially.

YOUR DATA

Samrate uses various sources for collecting data. These include:

  • Company websites;
  • Google Maps;
  • Chamber of Commerce;
  • Land register;
  • Sanction lists;
  • Data subjects themselves, including the persons who represent the data subject and those who have been authorized to do so by the data subject;
  • Customers of Samrate and the credit report web shop Business Credit Report Online who have a business or financial relationship with us that is relevant for the purpose of data collection and processing;
  • Commercial parties and companies with which Samrate does business;
  • Partner credit reference agencies, such as EDR.

We use this data in order to perform our services. We store this data on secured servers of Samrate itself or a third party.

COMMUNICATION

If you send us an email or other message, we may retain those messages. We sometimes ask you to provide your personal data relevant for the situation concerned. This enables us to process your questions and respond to your requests.

COOKIES

We collect data for research purposes in order to gain a better insight into our customers and tailor our services to their needs. Samrate uses ‘cookies’ (text files placed on your computer) which help the website analyze the browsing behavior of users. The information generated by the cookie on your use of the website may be transferred to secured servers of Samrate itself or of a third party. We use this information in order to keep a record of your use of the website, prepare reports on the website activity and offer other services with regard to website activity and Internet use.

PURPOSES

Samrate supports companies and private individuals by providing business information in the form of a credit score, credit report or other format. This enables our customers to:

  • Identify, assess and/or select potential business partners;
  • Decide whether or not to enter into, continue and/or terminate business transactions;
  • Determine the terms on which these business transactions are conducted;
  • Identify recovery, collection and recourse options.

Samrate itself uses personal data in order to improve the product experience on the website and establish contact with its customers so as to help and advise them and emphasize their added value.

LEGITIMATE GROUNDS

Consent

The data subject has granted their unambiguous consent for the processing. If you complete a form on one of our websites, you will usually be asked to enter personal data. Samrate uses this information only for the purpose for which it is intended.

Agreement

The data processing is necessary for the implementation of an agreement to which the data subject is a party. This criterion will apply if the processing is necessary for the implementation of an agreement.

Statutory obligation

Data processing is necessary in order to fulfill a statutory obligation that applies to Samrate.

Legitimate interest

The processing of personal data for the purpose of offering and providing commercial information, as well as developing these services, is necessary with a view to the legitimate interest of Samrate or its customer. The purpose of this processing is to enable companies to manage their financial risks, protect themselves against fraud, know with whom they are doing business, fulfill compliance and regulatory obligations and gain a better understanding of organizations, sectors and markets. Data processing on these grounds will not take place if these grounds are outweighed by the interests of the person whose data is being processed.

THIRD PARTIES

We reserve the right to process and disclose personal data to third parties if this is necessary for the implementation of the agreement and/or if there is a legitimate interest. In particular, this concerns the disclosure of data to the information agency Economic Data Resources B.V. and (affiliated) companies for the purpose of reducing/limiting credit risks/financial risks, collecting debts and optimizing the accounts receivable policy, as well as enforcing its duty of care. If you want to object to this or require information about the use of your personal data by EDR, please refer to www.edrcreditservices.nl/privacy-statement/.

CHANGES

This privacy statement is geared to the use of and options on this website. Any adjustments and/or changes to this website may result in amendments to this privacy statement. We therefore recommend that you check this privacy statement regularly.

OPTIONS REGARDING PERSONAL DATA

We offer all visitors the opportunity to access, alter or remove all personal data provided to us until then.

ADJUST DATA/UNSUBSCRIBE FROM NEWSLETTER

At the bottom of each newsletter there is an option to adjust your settings or unsubscribe.

ADJUST DATA/UNSUBSCRIBE FROM COMMUNICATION

If you want to adjust your data or have your data removed from our records, then do not hesitate to contact us. Please refer to our contact details.

DISABLING COOKIES

Die meisten BroThe default setting of most browsers is to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser in such a way as to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie has been sent. However, it is possible that some functions and services on our website and those of others will not work properly if cookies have been disabled in your browser.

DATA BREACH

If you suspect that a data breach has occurred, please notify us immediately.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

Please note that this privacy policy may be changed from time to time. On those occasions, we will not restrict your rights under this privacy policy without your explicit consent, and we expect that most of such changes will be of minor importance. Nevertheless, we will publish all changes on this page. If the changes are significant, we will announce them in a more explicit manner (including an email notification of policy changes in respect of particular services).

QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Gary Pennington
Gary Pennington

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