SEEDBiomed ("we," "our," "us," or "the Controller") is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.seedbiomed.com and use our services in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR") and other applicable data protection laws.
Data Controller: SEEDBiomed Research Organization
Contact: privacy@seedbiomed.com
Website: www.seedbiomed.com
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds under GDPR:
| Processing Activity | Legal Basis | GDPR Article 6 Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter subscription | Consent | Article 6(1)(a) |
| Contact form inquiries | Consent | Article 6(1)(a) |
| Website analytics | Legitimate interest | Article 6(1)(f) |
| Security monitoring | Legitimate interest | Article 6(1)(f) |
| Legal compliance | Legal obligation | Article 6(1)(c) |
| Research collaboration | Consent | Article 6(1)(a) |
Personal information you voluntarily provide includes:
You have the right to obtain confirmation of whether we process your personal data and, if so, to access that data and receive specific information about our processing activities.
You have the right to obtain correction of inaccurate personal data and to have incomplete personal data completed.
You have the right to obtain erasure of your personal data under specific circumstances, including when data is no longer necessary or you withdraw consent.
You have the right to restrict processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as when accuracy is contested.
You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format and to transmit it to another controller.
You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes, including profiling.
You have the right not to be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling, that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
Where processing is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time without affecting prior lawful processing.
To exercise any of these rights, you may:
Response Time: We will respond to your request within one month. In complex cases, we may extend this by two additional months and will inform you of the extension within the first month.
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected:
| Data Type | Retention Period | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter subscribers | Until unsubscription | Consent duration |
| Contact inquiries | 3 years | Legitimate interest |
| Website analytics (anonymized) | 26 months | Google Analytics standard |
| Research collaboration data | Duration of project + 5 years | Academic research requirements |
| Legal compliance records | As required by law | Legal obligation |
| Cookies | 13 months maximum | GDPR/ePrivacy compliance |
Some of our service providers are located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When we transfer personal data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place:
We currently transfer data to the following regions with these safeguards:
We adhere to GDPR's fundamental processing principles:
We conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for processing activities that are likely to result in high risks to your rights and freedoms. This includes:
In the event of a data breach that poses risks to your rights and freedoms:
If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you may lodge a complaint with:
Where we rely on your consent for processing:
We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects or similarly significantly affects you. If this changes, we will:
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. Material changes will be communicated through:
General Privacy Inquiries:
Email: privacy@seedbiomed.com
Data Protection Officer:
Email: dpo@seedbiomed.com
Data Subject Rights Requests:
Online Form: Submit Request
Email: rights@seedbiomed.com
SEEDBiomed Research Organization
Website: www.seedbiomed.com
Response Commitment: We will respond to your inquiry within one month (extendable to three months for complex requests).
This Privacy Policy is governed by:
📋 Compliance Statement: This privacy policy has been designed to comply with GDPR, Dutch national data protection law, and other applicable regulations. It should be reviewed by qualified legal counsel to ensure full compliance with your specific circumstances and evolving legal requirements.