Privacy Statement

This is the website of: IPknowledge BV (hereinafter: IPknowledge)
Business address: H.J.E Wenkebachweg 123, 1096 AM Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Registration number at the Chamber of Commerce is: 24359806

This Privacy Statement describes how we handle information – including your personal data – that we collect through our ipknowledge.nl website. You can read exactly what we collect, how we process and apply this information and why we collect, process and use this information in our privacy statement below. If you have any questions about our privacy statement, you can always send them to privacy@ipknowledge.net.

What personal data do we collect when someone uses our website?
We may collect the following personal data from you through questions in forms and interactive content such as tests, scans or quizzes and then store and process it:

  • First name
  • Last name
  • E-mail address
  • Telephone number
  • Business Name

We also collect certain information related to what pages visitors access or visit, through which we collect, use and process the following personal information:

  • IP address
  • Geo-location
  • Browser data

We may also collect and analyze information from visitors and users regarding the use of the IPknowledge website and available services thereon. Information collected may include, but is not limited to, traffic volume, frequency of visits, type and time of transactions on the website, type of browser and operating system, etc.

We may provide personal information to companies that provide services to help us with our business activities, for example, passing your contact information to our suppliers. These companies are authorized to use personal information only to the extent necessary to provide these services to us.

When do we collect personal information?
In addition to signing up for our newsletter or theme mailings, we also ask for your personal information when you fill out our contact form, request a demo or download a white paper/datasheet/report.

If you provide personal information about others to us, or if others provide information about you to us, we will only use that information for the specific purpose for which the information was provided to us.

What do we use your personal information for?
We may use your personal information to provide the services you have requested, such as:

  • Newsletter
  • Theme mailings
  • Demo request
  • Contact Request
  • Download whitepaper/datasheet/report
  • Quiz/test/scan/questionnaire
  • Other marketing communications

We may also use personal information for monitoring, research and analysis to operate and improve the IPknowledge website. You may choose to stop receiving our newsletter by clicking the unsubscribe link in the email message. The information we collect is not shared with or sold to other organizations for commercial reasons, except to provide products or services you have requested, when we have your permission, or under the following circumstances:

  • as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, court proceedings or similar legal process
  • when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or your safety or the safety of others, to investigate fraud or respond to a government request,
  • it may be required of us in certain situations to disclose personal information in response to lawful requests by governmental authorities, including to comply with legal requirements related to national security or law enforcement,
  • if IPknowledge is involved in a merger, acquisition or sale of all or part of its assets, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our website about a change in ownership or use of your personal information, as well as choices you may have regarding your personal information.

How do we protect your personal information?
Protecting your privacy is very important to us. The software, tools and systems we use are secured in accordance with the requirements of current laws and regulations. The measures we take include:

  • Real-time endpoint protection;
  • Unique access codes and passwords;
  • Use of a secure password manager;
  • No use of unsecured external hard drives;
  • No use of unsecured electronic backups;
  • Use of a secure collaboration environment whose data is stored on a server in the Netherlands that is subject to EU law and both the hosting and operating organization are EU-based organizations.
  • Use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.

Do we link to other websites?
Our website contains links to other websites that may have privacy practices that differ from IPknowledge’s privacy practices. If you submit personal information to those other sites, your information is governed by their privacy policies. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy statements of websites you visit.

Do we use cookies?
Yes, we use cookies. A cookie is a small file sent by an Internet server that installs itself on your computer’s hard drive. This file keeps track of the site visited and contains some data about this visit. The main reasons for using cookies are:

  • To record your preferences (functional cookies);
  • To record information sessions, so that we can gain insight into the use of our website (statistical cookies);
  • To allow you to share articles via Twitter and LinkedIn (social media cookies).
  • To be able to send you relevant messages and content (marketing cookies).

You always have the option to control the use of cookies through your browser. If you refuse cookies, you can still use our website, but the use of some features may be limited.

As is true for most websites, we collect certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring pages and last requested pages, operating system, date/time stamp and search history information. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ actions around the site, and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.

How can you exercise your rights in relation to your personal data?
As described in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have a number of rights which we will implement at your request free of charge and within 30 days. You can exercise the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of access
You can make a request to us to see the personal data we hold about you. Please send your request to privacy@ipknowledge.net using the email address known to us. This allows us to verify you.

Right to rectification
You may submit a request to us to amend the personal data we hold about you. Please send your request to privacy@ipknowledge.net using the email address known to us. This allows us to verify you.

Right to erasure of data (“Right to be forgotten”).
You may submit a request to us to delete the personal data we hold about you. Please send your request to privacy@ipknowledge.net using the email address known to us. This will allow us to verify you.
Please note that we may not be able to comply (fully) with your request, for example due to legal provisions.

Right to restriction of processing
You can submit a request to us to limit the personal data we hold about you in terms of the duration of processing. Please send your request to privacy@ipknowledge.net using the email address known to us. This will allow us to verify you.

Right to object
You can object to the use and processing of your personal data. Send your request to privacy@ipknowledge.net using the e-mail address we have on record. This allows us to verify you. You can also make your objection known to the the Authority for the Protection of Personal Data of your EU-country.

Withdrawal of consent
If you have given IPknowledge permission to use your personal data for marketing purposes, you can withdraw it at any time. All of our email messages contain a standard option to revoke your permission at the bottom of the message. You therefore do not need to lodge an objection.

Refusal of requests of an unreasonable nature
When IPknowledge receives requests regarding personal information, we ask individual users to identify themselves and the information to be accessed, corrected or deleted before complying with such requests, and we may refuse to comply with requests that are unreasonably repetitive or systematic, require disproportionate technical effort, would jeopardize the privacy of others or be extremely impractical, or for which access is not otherwise required.

How long do we keep personal information?
We will retain your information for as long as necessary to provide your services with a maximum of 1 year, except for that information which is necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.

Changes to this Privacy Statement
We may update this privacy statement to reflect changes in our information practices. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email (sent to the email address on file with us) or by means of a notice on this website prior to the change taking effect. We encourage you to read this page regularly for the latest information on our privacy policy.

Do you have any questions?
Questions about this Privacy Statement should be directed to privacy@ipknowledge.net or by postal mail to:
IPknowledge BV
H.J.E. Wenkebachweg 123
1096 AM Amsterdam
The Netherlands