Last Updated: 19 February 2024
Introduction
Welcome to Man in the Middle – Your trusted partner in anonymous patent oppositions!
Data privacy is our top priority and we are committed to protecting your data. This Privacy Notice will inform you about what personal information we collect and how we handle your data when you visit our website, use our services, and interact with us.
Man in the Middle B.V. [“Man in the Middle”], established at Industrieweg 9, 2254AE Voorschoten, The Netherlands, is responsible for the processing of personal data processed and/or stored on the website www.maninthemiddle.eu [“Website”] as reflected in this privacy statement.
2. Purpose of Data Collection and Legal Basis
Man in the Middle collects as much data as necessary and as little data as possible. Man in the Middle collects personal data for the following purposes:
- To provide services and enter into a contract.
- For payment and billing purposes (legally obliged).
- To offer the opportunity to create a user account.
- To send newsletters, only if the user selects to opt-in.
The legal basis for collecting and processing customer data is the contract that is entered into when the customer makes a purchase and payment. This requires knowing the company’s or individual’s details and payment information.
3. Data Processing & Collection
Man in the Middle is compliant with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Man in the Middle collects the following personal data in the order and billing process from the user/customer:
- First name and last name
- Email address
- Billing address consists of street name, house number, postal code, city, and country.
- Company name (optional)
- Phone number (optional)
- Payment information (credit card information)
Man in the Middle collects the following data through cookies:
- IP address
- Internet browser and device type
Man in the Middle does not process any special and/or sensitive personal data.
4. External Payment Provider
Man in the Middle uses an external payment provider to process credit card transactions. This provider will collect and process the customer’s credit card information to complete the transaction securely. Man in the Middle ensures that the external payment provider complies with applicable data protection regulations and uses the customer’s data only for the purposes of processing the payment.
5. Data Sharing
Man in the Middle does not share any personal data with other people or companies, except the data necessary for the payment described in Article 3 and if required to do so by law.
6. Security Measures, Data Storage and Retention
Security Measures: Man in the Middle takes the protection of your data seriously and takes appropriate measures to prevent abuse, loss, unauthorized access, unwanted disclosure and unauthorized modification. Man in the Middle has taken the following measures to secure your personal data:
- TLS (formerly SSL) data transfer is via a secure internet connection. This can be identified by the prefix ‘https’ in the address bar and the padlock in the address bar.
- The data is protected by state of the art security measures including two-factor authentication (2FA).
If you have the impression that your data is not well protected or there are indications of abuse, please contact our Privacy Officer via contact@maninthemiddle.eu.
Storage: The collected data is stored on a website hosting server located in the European Union.
Retention: Man in the Middle does not keep personal data longer than strictly necessary to realize the purposes for which your data are collected.
- User account data can be deleted by the user at any time.
- Inactive user accounts will be deleted after 5 years of inactivity.
- The customer information on invoices must be stored for 7 years based on Article 52, paragraph 4, of the General law on state taxes in the Netherlands (Algemene wet inzake rijksbelastingen).
7. User Rights
User account data: The user has the right to view, correct or delete personal data. The user can do this on the My Account page. The user has the right to delete the user account at any time and all your data will be deleted (except for customer information on invoices which have a legal retention period).
Newsletter: The user has the right to opt-in or opt-out of receiving newsletters at any time.
Right to object / Right to data portability: The user has the right to withdraw their consent to data processing or object to processing their data by Man in the Middle, and the user has the right to data portability. This means that the user can submit a request to Man in the Middle to send the personal data that Man in the Middle holds about the user in a computer file to said user or another organization named by said user.
If you wish to exercise your right of objection and/or right to data portability or if you have other questions/comments about the data processing, please send an itemized request to contact@maninthemiddle.eu. To make sure that the request for inspection is made by you, we ask you to send a copy of your ID with the request. In this copy, black out your passport photo, MRZ (machine readable zone, the strip of numbers at the bottom of the passport), passport number, and Citizen Service Number. This is to protect your privacy. Man in the Middle will respond to your request as soon as possible, but in any case, within four weeks. Man in the Middle would also like to inform you that you have the possibility to file a complaint with the national supervisory authority of The Netherlands, the Authority Personal Data. This can be done via the following link: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl/contact-met-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/tip-ons
8. Cookies and Tracking
Man in the Middle uses by default technical, functional, and analytical cookies that do not invade the user’s privacy.
Man in the Middle uses tracking cookies, if the user opts in. Man in the Middle uses these tracking cookies for a better user experience, performance tracking, and Google analytics.
9. Changes to the Privacy Policy
Man in the Middle reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Man in the Middle will notify all Users of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our Website (maninthemiddle.eu/privacy). The User’s continued use of our services after such changes constitutes the Client’s acceptance of the new Privacy Policy.
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions, privacy-specific concerns or other concerns you can contact our customer support and/or our Data Protection Officer at contact@maninthemiddle.eu.
Visiting address: Industrieweg 9, 2254AE Voorschoten, The Netherlands
Postal address: Postbus 56907, 1040 AX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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