Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement (“Statement”) aims to inform you on how IMCD uses your personal data that we collect (i) when you visit www.imcdgroup.com, the website of any IMCD affiliate or the MyIMCD customer portal website (“IMCD Websites”) or (ii) when we do business with you or the company you work for.

It also informs you of the procedures we have in place regarding the disclosure and protection of such information. If you have any questions about this Statement, please contact IMCD using one of the methods listed in the “Contacting IMCD” section below.

Responsibility

Any personal data provided to or collected through the IMCD Websites, is controlled ultimately by IMCD N.V., a company registered in the Netherlands under registration number 51470497, with registered address at Wilhelminaplein 32, 3072 DE Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The IMCD Websites are not intended to be used by children under the age of 16 and we do not knowingly collect any personal data from such users. If we become aware that any user under 16 has provided personal data to us without consent from its parent or guardian, we will promptly delete such data.

How do we collect your data?

(A) Personal data provided by you

When you visit the IMCD Websites or do business with IMCD, we collect your personal data in various ways. Through the IMCD Websites, we may collect information that is directly and voluntarily provided to us, for example when filling out a contact form, subscribing to a newsletter, registering for an event or filling out a survey.

(B) Personal data received from your employer or public available sources When we do business with you or with the company you work for, we may have received your personal data from you personally, your employer, or from public available sources. (C) When you use our websites, we collect information using cookies and similar technologies

When you use the IMCD Websites, we also collect information about your visit through cookies and similar technologies (e.g. web analytics tools). More information about how cookies work, the purposes for which we use cookies and how you can withdraw consent for the placed cookies can be found in our Cookie Statement.

What data do we collect?

Types of information that IMCD may collect:

name, age, gender, company name and job title

business contact information, such as your company e-mail address and/or your business address

any preferences and interests indicated by you when subscribing to our newsletter

other information relevant to any request submitted by you through the IMCD Websites, or otherwise, and provided voluntarily, for example when you fill in our online contact form

browser type

browser language

IP address

details of the webpages visited, including viewed webpages, links clicked and downloads

When you visit the IMCD Websites

We use the personal data that we collect when you visit the IMCD Websites, for the following purposes:

maintaining, improving and further securing the IMCD Websites

customising the IMCD Websites according to your preferences

compiling IMCD Websites user statistics

providing feedback on queries or comments

suggesting products and services which may be of interest to you

offering the opportunity to receive a newsletter or take part in promotions

tailoring content or advertisements to match your preferred interests or to avoid showing you the same information repeatedly

providing purchase information and product information

facilitating support requests and sample requests (if applicable)

In general, IMCD's data processing for the above mentioned purposes will be based on the legitimate interests of IMCD, including IMCD's commercial, business and research interests. In specific cases, IMCD's data processing may (also) be based on consent or a necessity to comply with legal obligations.

When we do business with you

When we do business with you or the company you work for, we use the personal data that we collect from you, through the IMCD Websites or otherwise, to register you as a (contact person for a) customer or supplier, to perform a contract with you or the company you work for and to manage our relationship with you. The grounds for such processing are set out in the table below.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by following the specific instructions concerning the processing for which you provided your consent. For example, you can withdraw consent by clicking the unsubscribe link in the e-mail or adjusting your communication preferences in your account. You may also contact IMCD’s Privacy Officer (see “Contacting IMCD” below). More information on how you can withdraw your consent for cookies and similar technologies we use when you visit our websites, can be found in our Cookie Statement.

If you have any questions, comments or complaints about this Statement, please feel free to contact us (see ‘Contacting IMCD’). If your concerns have not been addressed to your satisfaction, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent national Data Protection Authority. In the Netherlands, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) in The Hague is responsible for monitoring compliance with privacy regulations.

IMCD will retain any personal data obtained through the IMCD Websites and through the process of doing business with you for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Statement unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

In relation to this Statement and the exercise of your rights hereunder, you can contact IMCD by using one of the following options:

IMCD Group B.V. (for att. of the Privacy Officer)

Wilhelminaplein 32

3072 DE Rotterdam

The Netherlands

The IMCD Websites may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over these websites. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such websites and such websites are not governed by this Statement. For more information on how they handle your personal data, please check their privacy and/or cookie policies (if available).

This Statement was last updated on 27 September 2021. We may update this Statement from time to time. We will inform you of any changes before they come into effect.