Privacy policy
Privacy statement Farmel and associates
Identity
Farmel and associates (including, among others, Farmel Dairy B.V. and Farmel Dairy Products B.V.) is a company active in the dairy trade and specialized in collecting, purchasing and selling dairy products such as, but not limited to, raw (cow’s) milk, butter, and milk powder. Farmel and associates is located at the address Ecopark 75b (8305 BJ) in Emmeloord and is registered with the Chamber of Commerce under number 39099549 (Farmel Dairy B.V.) and 32170285 (Farmel Dairy Products B.V.).
Processing of personal data
Farmel and associates processes personal data from, among others, customers, suppliers, employees, and other (chain) partners. Personal data are mainly processed to enable the proper execution of the services of Farmel and associates. The careful and lawful processing of this personal data is essential for safeguarding the privacy of customers, suppliers, employees, and other (chain) partners. This privacy statement applies to the entire organization, all processes, components, objects, and collections of data within Farmel and associates and is in line with the relevant national and European laws and regulations (including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)).
Purpose and legal basis for data processing
Farmel and associates ensures that personal data is collected and/or processed only for specific, explicitly defined, and legitimate purposes. Within Farmel and associates, personal data is only processed if there is a valid (legal) basis for doing so. The main purpose for which Farmel and associates processes personal data is to enable the optimal performance of its services. Within Farmel and associates, personal data is primarily processed on the basis of the following legal grounds:
- The processing is necessary for the performance of a (to be concluded) contract;
- The processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation;
- The processing is necessary for the protection of legitimate interests;
- The data subject has given consent for the processing.
If further information regarding the specific purposes and legal bases of data processing is desired, contact can be made via info@farmel.nl.
Sharing personal data with third parties
If personal data is processed and/or exchanged within a collaboration between Farmel and associates and one or more third parties, Farmel and associates makes (written) agreements about the conditions that must be met. These agreements comply with (at least) the legal requirements.
Retention period of personal data
Personal data is not retained longer than is strictly necessary for achieving the purposes for which it was collected and is being processed. The retention of personal data may be necessary for Farmel and associates, on the one hand, to properly carry out its services, or on the other hand, to comply with legal obligations. The specific retention periods per category of personal data, together with the corresponding legal basis, are documented in a separate (internal) document.
Your rights as a data subject
Farmel and associates respects (at a minimum) the legal rights of data subjects whose personal data is processed. Under the GDPR, a data subject has the following rights:
- Right to information
- Right of access
- Right to rectification
- Right to erasure
- Right to restriction of processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to object
- Right to human intervention in decision-making processes
A request concerning one of the above rights can be submitted via info@farmel.nl. Farmel and associates will respond to such a request as soon as possible, but in any case within one month. In its response, it will provide a reasoned explanation of whether the request is granted and, if so, how it will be implemented.
Complaints
If there is a complaint about the way Farmel and associates handles personal data, this can be reported via info@farmel.nl. Farmel and associates takes such complaints very seriously and will handle them with great care.
If, despite this, the complaint has not been resolved satisfactorily, it is possible to file a complaint with the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), the Dutch data protection authority. For more information, please visit the website of the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.
Amendments to the privacy statement
Farmel and associates reserves the right to amend this privacy statement.
Version May 2025.