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Privacy statement

The NTS handles personal data with the utmost care. Read here how we do this.

What is in this text?

This text explains how we handle your privacy on Orgaandonatie.nl. It states:

  • what data we use
  • how we do that
  • and what rights you have regarding this

Who owns the website Orgaandonatie.nl?

Everything for the website Orgaandonatie.nl is managed by the Dutch Transplant Foundation.

Privacy legislation

We comply with the requirements of privacy legislation. This means, for example, that we:

  • do not process data for which we have no legal basis
  • clearly state the purposes for which we process personal data via this privacy statement
  • limit the collection of personal data to only the personal data necessary for the purposes for which they are processed
  • do not pass on your data to third parties, unless necessary to provide the requested service or when we are legally obliged to do so
  • when we share your data, make agreements with third parties to ensure, for example, that they are not used for other purposes
  • take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data and also require this from parties that process personal data on our behalf
  • respect your right to offer your personal data for inspection, correction, or deletion upon your request

N.B. This only applies to personal data for which the NTS is the data controller. This means that if another party is the data controller, the NTS is not liable for the processing of your data.

Which personal data do we process?

  • personal data we process when you register for a training course
  • We offer healthcare professionals the opportunity to register for training courses via our website. For this purpose, we process your name, email address, place of residence, and any other information you provide yourself.
  • personal data we process when you place an order
  • When you place an order via the website, we register personal data necessary to fulfill your order, such as: email address, name, delivery address, city, phone number, and any other information you provide to us in the context of your order.
  • Personal data we process when you request a guest speaker
    When you request a guest speaker from us, we register personal data in order to process your request, such as: email address, name, telephone number, address of the information session, and any other information you provide to us in the context of your request.
  • personal data that we process about you if you work for us as a volunteer or are included in our media database
  • If you work with us as a volunteer or are included in our media database to help discuss organ donation in the press and at events, we register your personal data, such as your name, address, date of birth, email address, telephone number, and a short biography stating, for example, which organ or tissue you received or for which organ you are on the waiting list. For volunteers, we also register bank account numbers and BSN (citizen service numbers) so that we can process reimbursements.

Personal data after contact with the NTS

If you provide your personal data via telephone or email, we will register it. This includes, for example, your name, email address, place of residence, and other information you provide yourself, such as the content of your question, request, or complaint.

Personal data after job application

When you respond to a job vacancy or send an unsolicited application, we may process personal data that you provide to us as part of the application procedure. This may include your name, email address, and information contained in your CV or cover letter, data regarding your professional or academic background such as references, transcripts, and certificates, and information you provide during the procedure, such as notes from interviews we have with you.

Newsletters, mailings, and websites

  • When you read our digital newsletters or digital press releases, we can see from your email address whether you open these messages and what you click on.
  • When you visit our website transplantatiestichting.nl, we do not collect IP addresses and we do not place anytracking cookiesWe can analyze your online behavior anonymously, but we have made it impossible to trace it back to an IP address on all of our analysis platforms.

Personal data as a business contact

If you are a supplier of ours, we may record your personal data, such as your first and last name, work and private email address, work and private telephone number, the name of the organization you work for, and details regarding the goods and services provided and their processing.

Personal data for member site account

We offer healthcare professionals the opportunity to log in to the NTS member site via the website. Before you can use this, you must create an account. For this, we process your name, initials, job title, and email address. We keep track of when a specific email address is used to log in.

Personal data from public sources

When you contact us or place an order with us, we may process personal data about you that we obtain from (public) sources, such as business websites like LinkedIn, the Chamber of Commerce Trade Register, and the Land Registry.

Why is it necessary?

We use your data to:

  • offer you the possibility to create an account on our website
  • be able to offer our products and services
  • keep you informed about our services, to invite you to our events, and to maintain further contact
  • comply with applicable laws and regulations or to meet standards and requirements within our industry

How long do we store personal data?

We do not store your personal data longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed. The retention period we apply depends on the purpose for which we process your personal data and/or whether specific legal retention obligations apply to us.

Rights

You have the right to access, correct, and delete personal data relating to you. You can also object to the use of your personal data or ask to restrict this use. If you have complaints about how we handle your personal data,please contact us.We are happy to help you find a solution. If that does not work out, you can always turn to the privacy regulator, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens). We may update this privacy statement from time to time. We recommend that you consult it regularly.

Publishing and sharing data

NTS collects a lot of data. We publish and share this data within legal boundaries and ensure the privacy of donor and recipient. We take into account:

  • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • Organ Donation Act (Wod). This states that organ and tissue donation is anonymous. The donor's surviving relatives do not know who received the organs and tissues. The recipient also does not know who their new organ came from. Data that we publish is never very specific and is always aggregated into categories or larger numbers.

Read more about the principles and frameworks

Questions?

Do you have a question about the processing of personal data or would you like to report a data breach? Then you can contact our Data Protection Officer viaprivacy@transplantatiestichting.nl.