Privacy policy VACS App
VACS is a product of the Sarah’s Strides Group (‘we’). We act as data controller under the General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) and relevant GDPR implementation acts and the provisions of other applicable
laws, regulations and rules.
As an international group, we endeavour to meet and surpass your expectations in all domains, including that
of your privacy. We do this by ensuring that we provide quality service and at the same time, protect all your
personal data entrusted to us.
Therefore, we would like you to have a clear view of how we are using personal data and the ways in which you
can access your personal data and protect your privacy.
We encourage you to read this privacy statement very carefully. From time to time, we may need to change
this privacy statement. The most recent version of this privacy statement is available on our website at
www.vacs.vet/Privacy-statement.
If we deem the changes to be significant, we may also inform you via email of any updates to this privacy
statement.
We collect information from:
Directly from you, such as the information you have provided to us at the time of opting-in to our VACS app
When you enter into an agreement with us
When we collect personal data from other sources, such as publicly available sources such as the Trade register, Linkedin or business corporate websites
We have six legal bases for lawfully collecting and processing your personal data:
Your consent: which is self-evident
Contractual obligations: that we may have to each other
Our legitimate interest: e.g. managing and administering the relationship with our clients and suppliers, which may include marketing activities
Legal compliance: if we are required by law to process some personal data, such as for identification purposes
Public interest: if required by a public authority or in public interest
What personal data do we collect?
Basic information such as name, title, position, company
Contact details (email, address, telephone numbers)
Data necessary for processing invoices
Metrics of your visit on our website
Why do we collect this personal data?
Correctly address you in any communication
Process and respond to requests, enquiries or complaints received from you
Manage and administer our relationship with you
Comply with regulatory and policy requirements
Provide services requested by you
Identify services you might be interested in
Communicate with you about our services
Provide and improve our website by generating statistics regarding the use of the website
Monitor and analyse our business processes and systems
Business development activities
Customize our Communications
With whom do we share your personal data?
Law Enforcement Agencies: We reserve the right to disclose your personal data to any law enforcement agency requesting it in connection with the commission of any offence, once we are reasonably satisfied as to the circumstances surrounding the request. We also reserve the right to access and disclose your personal data in order to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests, to operate our systems properly or to protect our users and ourselves.
How long do we store your personal data?
We will store your personal data no longer than necessary to achieve the purpose stated in the Privacy statement.
How do we protect your personal data?
We have taken appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss or against any form of unlawful processing.
What are your rights?
The GDPR foresees in certain rights for data subjects. You, as data subject, have the right to:
o Information about and access to your personal data
o Rectify or correct your personal data
o Request erasure of your personal data
o Restrict or object to the processing of your personal data
o Object against profiling
o Withdraw your consent for the future to the extent that the processing of your personal data takes place on the basis of your consent
If you have any questions, comments or complaints in relation to this Privacy Statement or the processing of your personal data by us in the context of communication, please feel free to contact your regular contact within Sarah’s Strides Group or send a message to:
Sarah’s Strides Group
Hundelgemsesteenweg 411/2
9820 Merelbeke