At SGS Brightsight we attach considerable importance to protecting your privacy and the data you issue to us. Therefore we observe due care when handling the information and personal data in our possession. In this privacy statement we explain which personal data we gather and for which purpose.

You may choose to provide us with personal data directly in a variety of situations. For example, if you would like to receive more information regarding our services or if you would like to conduct business with us. We use this information exclusively in connection with your request and to communicate with you. We will retain your information for potential future interactions with you.

From time to time, we may also collect information that pertains to you indirectly through other sources. When we do so, we ask the source to confirm that the information was legally acquired and that we have the right to obtain it from them and use it.

You have to right to receive information about the personal data we hold about you. You may furthermore request at any time for the data to be altered or deleted. You can do so by sending a specified request to brs.info@sgs.com. To be certain that it was in fact you who requested to receive information about the data we hold about you, we ask you to provide a copy of a valid identification paper with your request. Please make sure that the passport photograph, the details at the bottom of the first page of your passport, the passport number and your social security number (BSN) are blackened and unreadable. SGS Brightsight will provide you with an answer in the shortest possible time frame but in any case within four weeks.

Of course we are interested in data that says something concerning the success of our site, for example: how many visitors do we get per month, from which countries our site is visited; for which pages exists the most of interest? To this end your IP-adress may be recorded. To make the facilities and features of this site work with user equipment the type of browser you use to access our site is also tracked. The information contained is the property of SGS Brightsight. The information collected is used to market and improve the services we offer or for other marketing purposes. Under no circumstances will any information we obtain be rented out or sold to a third party.

SGS Brightsight uses cookies for the supply of electronic services. A cookie is a piece of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your computer as a tag that identifies your computer. We use cookies to store your setting and preferences. You can disable these cookies through your browser. The method varies depending on your browser; if necessary, consult the help function in your browser. You may also set your browser to reject cookies entirely, however this is a limitation of the user experience throughout the website.

Through our website cookies may be placed from Google, as a part of their “Analytics” service. We use this service to keep track of how visitors use our website. Google may pass this information on to third parties if it is legally required to do so or if third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. We have no influence over this.

The privacy of the website’s visitors are respected by all employees. The personal data will be treated confidentially, also by third parties who are responsible for the safety of your data storage, and will not be used for purposes other than those stated.

SGS Brightsight will not base decisions that may adverse actions of effects on an individual based solely on the automated process of personal data without human involvement.

SGS Brightsight collects and uses your personal information to operate the website and deliver the services you have requested. We can, when required, also use your personal data to inform you about our services and products. We may also use personal information to gain more insight into the experience of the website through investigation or analyses, with the ultimate aim of improving our website and our services.

SGS Brightsight will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to others. SGS Brightsight will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in good faith believe that such action is necessary to:

The starting point for the collection and conservation of personal data is that data should not be kept longer than necessary. Personal data is not saved for any longer than is necessary for the purposes for which those data are collected and then processed, unless there is a specific legal requirement for us to keep the information.

To protect your personal data we have implemented technical, organizational and physical measures. SGS Brightsight secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.

This privacy statement can be modified. SGS Brightsight will update this privacy statement to reflect on feedback from clients. SGS Brightsight encouraged you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how SGS Brightsight is protecting your data.

SGS Brightsight welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement. If you believe that SGS Brightsight has not adhered to this statement, please contact us via brs.info@sgs.com. SGS Brightsight would also like to draw your attention to the fact that you are entitled to have recourse at any time to the national data protection supervisor with regard to the processing of your personal data.