Chinees Onderwijscentrum Nederland considers careful handling of personal data important. Personal data is therefore carefully processed and secured by us.

Chinees Onderwijscentrum Nederland is responsible for data processing. In this privacy statement we explain which personal data we collect and use, and for what purpose.

Personal data that we process
Chinees Onderwijscentrum Nederland processes your personal data because you use our services and / or because you provided them yourself. Below is an overview of the personal data we process:
  •  Name &, Address
  •  Phone number
  •  E-mail address
  •  Date of birth
  •  Gender
  •  Study history Chinese

Permission from parent or guardian
Many pupils of the Chinees Onderwijscentrum Nederland are younger than 16 years old. We may not process personal data of persons under the age of 16 without the consent of parents or guardians.
Therefore, at every registration and at least once a year at the start of the schoolyear, parents or guardian will be asked to check the data and agree in writing to the processing of the personal data of their child for the purpose of teaching Chinese language.
If you are convinced that we have collected personal information about a minor without this permission, please contact us via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., then we will delete this information.

For what purpose and on what basis we process personal data
Chinees Onderwijscentrum Nederland processes your personal data exclusively for the following purposes:
  •  Handing the registration for Chinese language teaching
  •  Teaching Chinese language

Automated decision-making
Chinees Onderwijscentrum Nederland does not make decisions based on automated processing on matters that can have (significant) consequences for people. This concerns decisions taken by computer programs or systems, without involving a person (for example an employee of Chinees Onderwijscentrum Nederland).

How long we store personal data
The personal data described above will be stored for as long as you attend classes at our school. After this we store data for a maximum of 2 years. The data will then be erased unless there is a statutory obligation that requires longer storage (such as the seven-year fiscal retention obligation for payment data).

Sharing personal data with third parties
Chinees Onderwijscentrum Nederland only shares personal data with third parties if this is necessary for the implementation of our agreement with you or to comply with a legal obligation.

Sharing of Multimedia
Chinees Onderwijscentrum Nederland regularly publishes photos and / or videos of school activities on our website and Facebook page. Photos and videos of people are seen as personal data. Chinees Onderwijscentrum Nederland therefore needs permission from all persons in the photo or video. Therefore, at least once a year at the start of the academic year parents or guardian will be asked to indicate in writing whether photos and / or videos of their child during school activities may or may not be shared via our website or facebook page. If you are convinced that we have placed photos and / or videos without this permission, please contact us via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and then we will delete them.

Cookies, or similar techniques, that we use
Chinees Onderwijscentrum Nederland only uses technical and functional cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer, tablet or smartphone when you first visit our website. The cookies we use are necessary for the technical operation of the website and your ease of use. They ensure that the website works properly and remember, for example, your preferences.
You can opt out of cookies by setting your internet browser so that it does not store cookies anymore. In addition, you can also delete all information previously saved via the settings of your browser. Keep in mind that it is possible that our website will no longer work optimally.

View, modify or delete data
You have the right to view, correct or delete your personal data. You also have the right to withdraw your consent to the data processing or to object to the processing of your personal data by Chinees Onderwijscentrum Nederland and you have the right to data portability. This means that you can submit a request to us to send the personal data we have stored to you or another organization mentioned by you in a computer file. You can send a request for access, correction, deletion, data transfer of your personal data or request for cancellation of your consent or objection to the processing of your personal data to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To make sure that the request for access has been made by you, we ask you to send a copy of your proof of identity with the request. Make your passport photo, MRZ (machine readable zone, the strip with numbers at the bottom of the passport), passport number and Citizen Service Number (BSN) black in this copy. This is to protect your privacy. We respond as quickly as possible, but within four weeks, at your request. If you are younger than 16 years old, this request must be made by your parent(s) or guardian. Chinees Onderwijscentrum Nederland would also like to point out that you have the possibility to file a complaint with the national supervisory authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl).

How we protect personal data
Chinees Onderwijscentrum Nederland takes the protection of your data seriously and takes appropriate measures to prevent misuse, loss, unauthorized access, unwanted disclosure and unauthorized modification.
In particular, we take the following measures:
  •  Access to personal data is protected with a user name and password.
  •  We use secure connections (Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)) that protects all information between you and our website when you enter personal data.
If you are convinced that your data is not properly secured or there are indications of abuse, please contact us via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Changes to this privacy statement
We reserve the right to make changes to this privacy statement. It is advisable to consult this privacy statement regularly so that you are aware of these changes.

Last change: May 25, 2018