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GRPD & Privacy Policy

Last update: April 7 2019 

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Magic Merlot / Merlijn Wolsink has a very simple Privacy Policy. We will respect your privacy and look after your information to the best of our ability. We won’t share it without your permission. For a detailed description please see below for the official wording.

Privacy Policy for Magic Merlot / Merlijn Wolsink | www.magicmerlot.com | www.HandsOnAccess.nl | www.merlijnwolsink.nl | www.merlijnwolsink.com

The privacy of our visitors to Magic Merlot / Merlijn Wolsink | www.magicmerlot.com | HandsOnAccess.nl | www.merlijnwolsink.nl | www.merlijnwolsink.com is important to us.

Magic Merlot / Merlijn Wolsink | www.magicmerlot.com | HandsOnAccess.nl | www.merlijnwolsink.nl | www.merlijnwolsink.com, recognizes that privacy of your personal information is important. Here is information on what types of personal information we receive and collect when you use and visit Magic Merlot / Merlijn Wolsink | www.magicmerlot.com | HandsOnAccess.nl | www.merlijnwolsink.nl | www.merlijnwolsink.com, and how we safeguard your information.  We never sell your personal information to third parties.

Privacy Policy

Magic Merlot / Merlijn Wolsink | www.magicmerlot.com | HandsOnAccess.nl | www.merlijnwolsink.nl | www.merlijnwolsink.com and www.merlijnwolsinkblog.com (referred to hereinafter as “the websites”) are not configured to collect any personal information from your computer when browsing the website. This means that, unless you voluntarily and knowingly provide us with personal information, we will not know your name, your e-mail address, or any other information identifiable to you.

Internet Protocol (IP) Address

An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer every time you browse the Internet. When users request a page from the website, our servers log the user’s current IP address. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems. We do not link IP addresses to any personal information about you. The website may also collect IP addresses for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Cookies

As part of offering and providing customizable and personalized services, the website may use cookies to store and sometimes track information about you. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Certain features of the website require that you accept cookies in order to work properly. If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Information Needed to Execute the Transaction You Request

If we need to collect information from you, we will ask you to voluntarily supply us with the information we need. For example, if you would like to make a purchase, we will ask you for information such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, bank details, credit card type, credit card number, expiration date to process your request. We may use your e-mail address to send a confirmation and, if necessary, might use the other information to contact you for help to process your request. We may also ask you to fill out an on-line customer survey, to obtain your suggestions or comments about your use of services, or for similar purposes. Providing this information is voluntary and it is used only for the purpose for which the information was collected and is not used for direct marketing or shared with other companies.

Securing the Transmission

When we ask you for personal data, including your name, address and credit card data, it may or may not be transferred over a Secured Sockets Layer (SSL) line provided you are using a SSL enabled browser. If the information is transferred over SSL, it is encrypted as it travels over the Internet. This secure mode is enabled before any such information is transmitted from your computer. You will know you are in secure mode when the padlock icon in the lower right-hand or left-hand corner of the computer screen appears in the locked position. In addition, when accessing a secure server, the first characters of the site address will change from “http” to “https.”

E-Mail Opt-In If you elect to any email opt-in, we will occasionally contact you via e-mail and provide information about products and offerings that may be of interest to you.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

If you contact us or sign up through a contact form we will receive an email about this, and we will respond of process your information based on the matter of your request.

Magic Merlot / Merlijn Wolsink’s Use of Information

We treat the information you provide to us as confidential information; it is, accordingly, subject to our company’s security procedures and strict corporate policies regarding protection and use of confidential information. Because laws applicable to personal information vary by country, our business operations may put in place additional measures that vary depending on the applicable legal requirements. Magic Merlot / Merlijn Wolsink acts according to the Dutch Law.

Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

Magic Merlot / Merlijn Wolsink prohibits the sale or transfer of personal information to entities outside of the website without your approval and giving you the opportunity to opt-out. If your information will be shared with others due to collaboration and co-creation, you will know about this clearly when you opt-in or sign up and leave us your details.

Links to Other Sites

If you choose to leave this site via links to other sites, including those of advertisers, Merlijn Wolsink is not responsible for the privacy policies or content of those sites, nor is Merlijn Wolsink responsible for the cookies those sites use.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. Legal Issues Merlijn Wolsink will disclose personal information without your permission when required by law or in good faith belief if such action is necessary or desirable to comply with the law, protect or defend the rights or property of Merlijn Wolsink, this site or its users.

 

GRPD – Data Protection Declaration

  1. The Legal Entity collecting data is:

Merlijn Wolsink, also known as Magic Merlot

Seinpostduin 545
2586 EE Den Haag, Scheveningen, The Netherlands
KVK nummer (Chamber of Commerce): 57210365
VAT nummer: NL180703900B01

The business operates based on the Dutch Law with an international awareness.

The Big Print:

  • We store the data we need to provide you with the products and services you have asked us for – ask and you shall receive!
  • Merlijn Wolsink’s team has access to your data, in addition trusted people like smart IT guys, as well as Access Consciousness’s three regional partner companies.
  • Access Consciousness has access to the data you have shared with us because Merlijn is a facilitator of Access Consciousness. We do not share your information with facilitators you have not taken a class with.
  • We keep your data as long we still have a relationship, for good tax records and until you ask us to forget you.
  • You are the one in charge! You have the right to manage your communications, change any info we have, request what we have and ask for it to be limited or deleted.
  • Do you have to give us your information? If you would like to interact with us in any way other than stalking – yes! Otherwise this relationship is very one sided…
  • You may get a pop-up telling you we use cookies to make the site run smoother – if you click yes, you agree to a smoother experience.
  • We don’t do automatic profiling or judgment, we may however check in on what you’re interested in to create more cool stuff.
  • We don’t kiss and tell, what information you share with us, stays with us.
  • We store your data in cloud systems for safekeeping
  • We protect your diamonds (oops data) by making our staff sign NDAs and training them in what Data Protection actually means (think computer ninja training).

The Small Print:

  • WHAT DATA DO WE STORE?

We store all of the data that we need in order to maintain our relationships with customers and clients. This data ranges from records including full name, e-mail address and country, to more extensive records that include full name, telephone number, e-mail address, home and work address, as well as details of dependents. For tax purposes, if you attend a class or buy a product or service, we will store your tax or VAT identification number and all of the data that we need to issue a correct invoice in all of the jurisdictions in which we operate. We may store both your shipping address, for product delivery, and your billing address, which can be used to verify credit card payments or other methods of payment.

  • WHY DO WE STORE YOUR DATA?

We store your data in order to provide the services that we offer for free and to fulfill our contractual undertakings with my customers and clients. Personal data is stored to be able to send you information, free samples, products and to register you for classes and telecalls. Recordings of classes and telecalls are stored and distributed to enable clients and customers to play back classes or telecalls they attended. Following the aforementioned classes or telecalls, recordings are also turned into products that are sold in the shop. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

  • WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR DATA?

Magic Merlot / Merlijn Wolsink’s team has access to your data to be able to fulfill our contractual agreements with our customers and clients. The team may include communications and marketing team, event organizers and administrative staff. In addition, outsourcing work on specialist tasks within IT and accounting, for example, sometimes requires us to grant consultants access to your data whenever and wherever this is required to fulfill our legal obligations towards official authorities or to develop and improve our services.

  • WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR DATA?

Merlijn Wolsink’s team has access to your data to be able to fulfill our contractual agreements with our customers and clients. The team may include communications and marketing team, event organizers and administrative staff, our e-mail marketing system/provider ActiveCampaign, Acumulus Bookkeeping software, Zapier, Facebook and Instagram. 

Mailingprovider

Your personal data will be stored in your mailing provider ActiveCampaign. ActiveCampaign online servers are based in the United States. Your data can be transferred, stored and processed in the United States of America. The transfer will occur based on the De doorgifte van EU-VS Privacy Shield Framework. Read how ActiveCampaign handels your data and privacy.

Access Consciousness® – Only applicable IF you sign up and complete an Access Consciousness Course

In addition (1) Access Consciousness, LLC, 406 Present Street, Stafford, TX 77477, United States of America, (2) Access Consciousness International Limited, 6 Greenview, Riverway, South Douglas Rd., Cork T12 DCR 4, Ireland, and (3) Access Seminars Australia PTY LTD, 55 Lorikeet Drive, Peregian Beach, QLD 4573, Australia, all three parties to be referred to as “Access Consciousness” or the “Companies”, have access to your basic data (full name, e-mail address, mailing address, country and phone number) when you register for one of our Access Consciousness classes through our general website or through www.accessconsciousness.com. This applies to live (in-person) classes, telecalls and online courses, as well as classes offered live via audio and live-streamed classes. Please note: Access Consciousness gains access only to your basic data when you sign up for one of the Access Consciousness classes or calls that I offer. Access Consciousness does not have access to your tax or VAT number.

  1. DO WE SHARE YOUR DATA?

As mentioned above, we share your data with Access Consciousness ONLY if you choose to take an Access Consciousness class with Magic Merlot / Merlijn Wolsink.

Access Consciousness is a franchise system that uses a shared worldwide marketing tool via its website www.accessconsciousness.com. Please note: We do not share your data with facilitators with whom you have not taken a class. Access Consciousness is bound by the same data protection agreement to which we adhere.

  • HOW LONG IS THE DATA STORED?

We keep the data stored as long as… – We have a relationship with you as a customer, client or interested party – We are legally obliged to for tax purposes – until you unsubscribe or ask me to delete your information If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

  • WHAT DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE AS A CUSTOMER?

As a customer, you have the right to… – manage your e-mail or paid subscription – correct any and all information I have stored – request details of the data I have stored regarding you – request deletion or limitation of your stored data. If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. If you would like to update, change or amend your data, please let us know by contacting me at this e-mail address: info@magicmerlot.com or teammerlijn@handsonaccess.nl. If you would like to be deleted from our database, please contact us here: info@magicmerlot.com or teammerlijn@handsonaccess.nl 

  • ARE CUSTOMERS OBLIGED TO PROVIDE THEIR DATA?

Yes, as a customer or client, you must provide the data we need to be able to fulfill our contractual obligations within the various services we offer. Depending on what you are requesting from us, we will ask you to provide information that may range from your full name, e-mail address and country to more extensive details including full name, telephone number, e-mail address, home and work address, as well as details of dependents.

  • COOKIES, PROFILING AND AUTOMATION

We use cookies to make our website workable and user-friendly, A pop up will appear the first time you visit our site, saying that we use cookies and that, by continuing, you agree to us placing cookies on your computer. In the process, a cookie will be placed on your computer so that you will not see the pop-up every time you visit the website. We do not perform any form of automated profiling. Sometimes we will check what topics a client may be interested in based on his/her previous choices of classes or products. We do not share your data or sell it to any external agencies. Checks on prerequisites for advanced classes are processed automatically.

  • WHERE DO WE STORE YOUR DATA?

We use multiple systems for storing your data to fulfill our contractual agreements with customers and clients. In general, information is stored in cloud services and on computers in the country of our residence, the United States of America, the European Union and Australia.

  • HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR DATA?

Magic Merlot / Merlijn Wolsink’s and Access Consciousness staff, contractors and the external agencies with whom we work have all signed NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements). They have also been trained in data protection. ​ The stored data can only be accessed through security-protected entry points by users with permission to access the information.


CONTACT US

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may email info@magicmerlot.com or via snail mail to Magic Merlot & Merlijn Wolsink, Seinpostduin 545 2586 EE Den Haag, Scheveningen, The Netherlands