Privacy policy Agrico

Coöperatie Agrico U.A. and Agrico B.V., hereinafter referred to as “Agrico”.

Every day, Agrico facilitates the worldwide marketing of potatoes. From seedling to the supermarket shelf. In order to provide good service, it is necessary to collect, save and share personal data. We do this in a careful, secure manner and in compliance with European legislation. We are transparent in this process: you can ask about what personal data we have collected from you at any time. You can be confident that we will treat your personal data with the utmost care. This privacy statement explains how we do this. Our privacy statement complies with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

What is personal data?
Personal data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. For example, your name, address, telephone number or personal e-mail address. Legislation makes a distinction between "normal" and "special" personal data. Examples of special personal data include data on a person's religion, criminal history or trade union membership. We only collect "normal" personal data and we do not make use of automated decision-making to provide services to you.

What do we use personal data for?

To guarantee good service provision, Agrico processes personal data. By ‘processing’ we mean the all the processes ranging from the collection to the destruction of personal data. This includes consulting the data or forwarding it. Agrico may only process personal data if a legal basis exists, such as the performance of a contract, the fulfilment of a legal obligation, consent or the representation of a legitimate interest.

If you are a grower, supplier or customer, we process your personal data in order to comply with the contract that we have concluded with you or based on a legal obligation. Agrico also processes data based on a legitimate interest. For example, we collect functional and analytical cookies to guarantee the proper functioning of the website. For commercial purposes and to inform you, we send the annual report and our Potato magazine to our business contacts. Finally, we process data based on consent, for example if you apply for a job at our company. You are entitled to revoke this consent at any time.

Who do we share personal data with?

It is sometimes necessary to share data with organisations outside Agrico, for example the addresses of customers, members, suppliers and service providers for logistical purposes in order to fulfil the cultivation contract. We only share data that is necessary for the purposes for which it is, or will be, used. The personal data that we collect from you based on sources including the website, a job application or contact form are not shared with third parties.

Agrico uses Facebook as a communication channel. For an explanation of how data is processed on Facebook, please refer to the Facebook privacy policy. Certain activities are outsourced at Agrico. For example, our website is managed by a third party and our Potato magazine for business contacts is printed and distributed by a third party. We are sometimes also obliged to share data based on a legal obligation, for example to the authorities in the event of criminal offences.

Is your data secure?

Agrico takes appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure that your personal data does not fall into the wrong hands. The systems that store the data are secured. This has been agreed with the third parties who process personal data on our behalf. Should anything happen, the issue will be addressed immediately. Loss or theft may result in personal data coming into the hands of unauthorised persons. This is called a data breach. If a data breach occurs, we will solve the problem. Any data breaches are registered, and we comply with legislation regarding the duty to report data breaches.

What is the retention period of your data?
Agrico stores your personal data for as long as is necessary for the purpose. If it is no longer necessary to store your personal data for that purpose, it will be removed from our active systems.

Which data do we process?