Legal

BDF Natural Ingredients SL, with registered address in Cassà de la Selva (Girona), Les Serres number 22 a, and with CIF [tax identification certificate] B17581893, registered in the Mercantile Register of Girona, Volume 1366, Folio 186, Page number GI-23133, holder of the URL http://www.bdfingredients.com and contact telephone number +34 872 200 111

As a user, it is important that you know these terms before continuing to browse the website.

As the data controller for this website, we accept the commitment to process the information of our users and clients with full guarantees and in compliance with the national and European requirements that regulate the collection and use of the personal data of our users.

This website strictly complies with Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights (LOPDGDD), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Services of the Information Society and Electronic Commerce (LSSI-CE).

Obligations of Users

The user is informed and accepts that access to this website does not imply, in any way, the start of a commercial relationship with BDF Ingredients. Similarly, the user agrees to use the website, its services and contents, without contravening current legislation, good faith and public order.

It is prohibited to use the website for illegal or harmful purposes, or for purposes which, in any way, may cause harm or prevent the normal functioning of the website. With regards to the content of this website, the following is prohibited: the reproduction, distribution or modification, total or in part, unless you have our authorisation as the legal owner; any violation of the rights of the provider or of ourselves as the legal owner; the use of the same for commercial or advertising purposes.

In the use of the BDF Ingredients website, the user undertakes not to carry out any conduct that could damage the image, interests and rights of BDF Ingredients or third parties or that could damage, disable or overload the BDF Ingredients portal or to prevent, in any way, the normal use of the website.

However, the user must be aware that the security measures of computer systems on the Internet are not entirely reliable and that, therefore, BDF Ingredients cannot guarantee the absence of malware or other items that may cause alterations to the computer systems (software and hardware) of the user or to the user’s electronic documents and files contained in the same, even though all the necessary means and the appropriate security measures to avoid the presence of these harmful elements have been put in place.

Personal Data

BDF Ingredients fully complies with current legislation on the protection of personal data and the confidentiality commitments specific to its activity. BDF Ingredients has adopted the necessary technical measures to maintain the required level of security, in accordance with the nature of the personal data processed and the circumstances of the processing, in order to avoid, as far as possible and always in accordance with the technology available at the time, its alteration, loss and unauthorised processing or access.

BDF Ingredients has a Privacy Policy in which our efforts towards transparency and the security of the information we handle are described in detail.

Intellectual and Industrial Property

All trademarks, trade names or distinctive signs of any kind that appear on the website are the property of BDF Ingredients or of authorised third parties, without it being understood that the use or access to the website attributes to the User the rights over the said trademarks, trade names and/or distinctive signs.

Similarly, the Content is the intellectual property of BDF Ingredients or of third parties, without such rights being understood as transferred to the User, in accordance with that set out in the privacy policy.

Responsibilities

BDF Ingredients is not liable for any damages or losses of any kind caused to the User that arise from failures or disconnections in the telecommunications networks that result in the suspension, cancellation or interruption of the website services, either during the provision of the same or beforehand.

BDF Ingredients is not responsible for the information and other content integrated into web spaces or pages of third parties accessible from the BDF Ingredients website through links or hyperlinks, or information and other content integrated into third party websites or pages that are accessed through links or hyperlinks to the BDF Ingredients portal or any of its web pages, or the information and contents of any third party web page having the appearance or distinctive signs of BDF Ingredients, unless expressly authorised to do so by the latter.

BDF Ingredients also assumes no responsibility for damages, losses, claims or expenses, caused by:

(I) Interferences, interruptions, failures, omissions, telephone breakdowns, delays, blockages or disconnections in the operation of the electronic system, caused by deficiencies, overloads and errors in telecommunications lines and networks, or by any other cause beyond the control of BDF Ingredients.

(II) Illegal interference through the use of malign programs of any kind and through any means of communication, such as computer viruses, etc.

(III) Improper or inappropriate use of the BDF Ingredients web pages.

(IV) Security or navigation errors caused by a malfunction of the browser or by the use of versions of the same that have not been updated.

Applicable Law

This legal notice is governed in every sense by Spanish law, and the New European Regulation on Data Protection 679/2016.

For the resolution of any conflict that may arise through accessing the website, the User and BDF Ingredients expressly agree to submit to the courts of the city of Girona, waiving any other general or special jurisdiction that may apply.

Law 34/2002 of 11th July, Information Services and Electronic Mail will also apply to these conditions.

PRIVACY POLICY

BDF Ingredients, in compliance with the European General Data Protection Regulation 679/2016, guarantees the protection and confidentiality of personal data of any kind, provided by our customers, the “users”, on the Website.

Basic Information

Under Article 13 of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), BDF Natural Ingredients SL, as the Data Controller responsible for processing the data, informs you of the following relevant aspects:

Additional Information

BDF Natural Ingredients SL, is the data controller responsible for the processing of the personal data that it collects and processes, making available the following means of communication by which it can be contacted:

BDF Ingredients Naturals SL with NIF [Tax Identification Number] B17581893 with registered address at Calle Les Serres, No. 22 17244-Cassà de la Selva and email: info@bdfingredients.com

Scope of the Policy

When you access and use our Website www.bdfingredients.com, you agree to accept this privacy policy, as well as the provisions contained in the Legal Notice and Cookies policy.

At BDF Ingredients we provide you with the information so that, prior to the recording of your personal data, you can access the Privacy Policy and any other relevant information on data protection.

Similarly, the present policy serves to provide additional, second level information, regarding those informative clauses that redirect to the same, for such purposes.

Purposes of Processing

BDF Ingredients will process the information that you provide to us for the following purposes:

• Manage any type of order, suggestion or request regarding our professional services that you ask of us.
• Commercial communications: processing of your data in order to inform you of articles of interest and general information about our services via email.
• Administrative, accounting and fiscal management.
• Manage data provided by candidates for a job vacancy provided through Curriculum Vitae (CV), for the purposes of the selection process. You expressly authorise BDF Ingredients to proceed with the processing of your data for the indicated purpose.

BDF INGREDIENTS will process your data and information provided for the selection process with the strictest confidentiality, adopting the necessary technical and organisational measures to avoid loss, misuse, alteration and/or unauthorised access.

Retention Period of Your Data

The retention period for personal data will vary depending on the service that may be contracted or provided.

In any case, it will be the minimum necessary, being retained according to the circumstances that apply in each case, and the current legislation.

Legal Basis

The legal basis for the processing of the data is the consent of the interested persons for the processing and management of any request for information or consultation about our professional services, as well as for the sending of commercial communications carried out by BDF Ingredients and when such processing is necessary for the execution of a contract.

Source of the Data

All personal data that we process through our website come directly from the interested party.

Rights

BDF Ingredients, in compliance with the European regulations on data protection – commonly known as GDPR – we inform you of the rights you have as the owner and subject of the personal data we collect and process, which includes the following rights:

• You have the right to withdraw, free of charge and at any time, the consent granted for the processing of your personal data.
• You have the recognised right of access to your personal data as well as the right to rectification of the same.
• You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data, as well as the right to deletion, commonly referred to as the right to be forgotten. Similarly, you have the right to object to the processing for individual automated decisions.
• You have the right to restrict the processing of personal data.
• You have the right to request the portability of your personal data.
• You have the right to file a complaint with the appropriate Data Protection Control Authority, this being the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (Spanish Agency for Data Protection, www.agpd.es).

The abovementioned recognised rights may be exercised by means of a request sent via email to info@bdfingredients.com or through the contact methods that we have made available, indicating, in the subject heading of the message or communication, the reference: GDPR Rights. Similarly, if in order to process this request, we require additional information in order to prove the identity of the person exercising such rights linked to the processing of personal data, the provision of additional or documentary information proving the identity of the affected or interested party exercising the right in question will be necessary.

Withdrawal

BDF Ingredients, under Directive 2002/58/EC in relation to the services of the information society and the possibility of sending promotional or advertising communications by electronic means, incorporates or facilitates mechanisms by which the recipients of such communications, simply and at no cost, may withdraw the consent granted for the purpose of sending the same, complying fully with European and national regulations regarding such matters.

Security Measures

BDF Ingredients, adopts organisational and technical measures in order to guarantee the security of personal data and to prevent its alteration, loss, treatment or unauthorised access, taking into account the state of the technology, the nature of the data stored and the risks to which it is exposed, whether such risks arise from human action or from the physical or natural environment.

Cookies Policy.

A “Cookie” is a small file that is stored on the user’s computer and allows us to recognise you. The set of “cookies” helps us improve the quality of our website, allowing us to check which pages our users find useful and which they do not.

Cookies are essential for the functioning of the internet, providing innumerable advantages in the provision of interactive services, facilitating navigation and usability of our website. Please bear in mind that cookies cannot damage your computer and that they are activated in order to help us identify and resolve errors.

Notice of violation of personal data

In the event that your data is compromised, BDF Ingredients will notify you and the competent supervisory authorities within 72 hours by email with information regarding the extent of the violation, the data affected, any impact on the service and the action plan by BDF Ingredients which will include the measures to protect the data and limit any possible negative effect on the interested parties.

The “breach of personal data” refers to a security breach that leads to the destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access, accidental or illegal, to the personal data transmitted, stored or processed, relating to the provision of the Service.

Questions and Modifications

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by sending an email to info@bdfingredients.com