Privacy statement

Language Institute Huijts, located at Paardeweide 5, 4824 EH Breda, is responsible for the processing of personal data as described in this privacy statement.

Contact details

https://www.taalbureauhuijts.nl
Paardeweide 5
4824 EH Breda
+31 624345765

Kenneth Stewart is the Data Protection Officer at Language Institute Huijts. He can be reached at kenneth.stewart@taalbureauhuijts.nl.

Personal data that we process

Language Institute Huijts processes your personal data because you make use of our services and/or because you have provided it to us.

We process the following personal data:

• First name and surname
• Sex
• Address
• Telephone number
• E-mail address

Depending on the course / your situation:

• Your nationality
• Your date of birth
• Your country of birth
• Your BSN
• Contact details of third parties and contact person
• Correspondence with DUO
• Date of arrival in the Netherlands
• Information about education/courses you have followed
• Information about your job and employment history
• Language proficiency level
• Your exams/tests and results (from us and other educators)
• Your attendance in lessons

Goal and basis for processing personal data

Language Institute Huijts processes personal data for the following goals:

• Communication with the student about the agreed course;
• Data exchange with “Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs” (DUO) with regard to exams, diplomas and financial settlement;
• Data exchange with “Blik op Werk” for quality assessment of our services;
• Reporting to a client who submitted an assignment;
• To inform the student about changes in our services;
• Processing payment;
• Making a certificate / proof of participation after the course ended;
• Language Institute Huijts also processes personal data in case we are legally obliged, such as data needed for our tax declaration.

We store and process your personal data in our digital administration system. Data that is necessary for financial bookkeeping is also stored and processed in our bookkeeping software.

How long we store personal data

The personal data is kept for at most 2 years after the course or assignment ended, unless explicit consent has been given to store it longer.

Sharing of personal data with third parties

Language Institute Huijts never sells your personal data to third parties and only ever provides personal data to third parties in case it is required for our agreement or obligated by law. GDPR processor agreements are in place between Language Institute Huijts and third parties that process personal data on our behalf to ensure the same level of security and confidentiality. Language Institute Huijts stays responsible for this processing.

Cookies or similar techniques

Language Institute Huijts does not make use of cookies or similar techniques on their website.

Right to access, rectification and erasure

You have the right to access the personal data we have stored about you, to rectify it and request erasure. You also have the right to revoke given consent to process your personal data, file a complaint about the processing of your personal data by Language Institute Huijts and transferal of your personal data. You can request us to provide the personal data we have stored about you either directly to you or an organization you wish us to forward the data to.

You can request access, rectification, erasure, data transferal, revoke your consent or file a complaint by mailing to info@taalbureauhuijts.nl.

To verify your identity, we request you to include a copy of a legal ID. To protect your privacy, black out or remove your photo, MRZ (machine readable zone, the numbers at the bottom of your passport), passport number and “Burgerservicenummer” (BSN). We respond to your request as soon as possible, but at the latest within 4 weeks.

Language Institute Huijts also wants to point to the option to file a complaint about the processing of your personal data to the “Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens”. This can be done at the following website: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl/contact-met-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/tip-ons

How we secure your personal data

Language Institute Huijts takes the security of your personal data seriously and takes appropriate measures to prevent abuse, unauthorised access and change and undesired disclosure.

If you have the impression that your data is not secured well or there is an indication of misuse of your person data, contact our customer service or kenneth.stewart@taalbureauhuijts.nl.