How Niepce BV handles personal and business information.

1. Data controller

Niepce BV is responsible for the personal information processed through this website, catalogue access process and quotation workflow. Current company and contact details are available on the Dados da empresa page.

2. Information we collect

Depending on the form or account function used, this may include your name, job title, business email address, telephone number, company name, website, registration and VAT details, business address, country, project information, catalogue selections, quotation requests and technical correspondence.

Security records may include login time, access status, consent timestamps and a privacy-preserving rate-limit identifier. Passwords are stored only as secure WordPress hashes and are never visible to Niepce BV administrators.

3. Why the information is used

• To answer enquiries and prepare project-specific responses or quotations.
• To verify professional catalogue applicants and protect commercially sensitive catalogue information.
• To manage approved accounts, project selections and quotation history.
• To prevent spam, misuse, unauthorised access and automated scraping.
• To meet administrative, contractual and legal obligations.

4. Legal basis

Information is processed where necessary to respond before entering into a contract, to perform an agreement, to meet a legal obligation, or on the basis of Niepce BV’s legitimate interest in secure B2B communication and catalogue protection. Where consent is requested, it can be withdrawn for future processing.

5. Retention

Unapproved or rejected catalogue requests are retained only for the review and security period and are scheduled for removal after 90 days when no longer needed. Active account, quotation and business correspondence records may be retained for the duration of the relationship and for applicable legal administration periods.

6. Service providers and international communication

Information may be processed by carefully selected website hosting, email and IT service providers acting for Niepce BV. Project information is shared with suppliers, specialists or local partners only where this is required to respond to the request or progress the project. International projects may require communication outside the European Economic Area; appropriate safeguards and data minimisation are applied where required.

7. Cookies and local preferences

The website uses necessary first-party cookies for saved consent, language routing, account security and sign-in. Optional preferences, analytics and marketing categories remain disabled unless you actively allow them. You can review or withdraw your choice at any time through Definições de cookies. Details and retention periods are listed in the Política de Cookies.

8. Your rights

You may request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability or object to certain processing where the law provides this right. You may also submit a complaint to the Dutch Data Protection Authority. Requests can be sent to nico@niepcebv.com; identity verification may be requested before account information is released or changed.

9. Security

Niepce BV uses access controls, manual account approval, expiring activation links, one-time verification codes, rate limiting and protected document delivery. No internet service can guarantee absolute security, so suspicious account activity should be reported immediately.