Privacy policy

BioConnection B.V. (“BioConnection”) values the privacy of its customers and website viewers. BioConnection processes your personal data in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation. Please note that BioConnection may amend this Privacy Policy at any time (latest amendment dates from January 2026). The latest version will be published on this website.

1. General

BioConnection B.V. (“BioConnection”, “we”, “us”) attaches great importance to the protection of personal data of customers, business relations, and visitors to our website. We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable laws and regulations.

This privacy policy describes what personal data we process, for what purposes, on what basis, and what rights data subjects have.

Data controller
BioConnection B.V.
Kloosterstraat 9, 5349 AB Oss, Netherlands
Email: info@bioconnection.eu

2. What personal data do we process?

We may process the following personal data when you visit our website, request information, or contact us:

  • First and last name
  • Company name
  • Position or title
  • Business email address
  • Phone number
  • Country and/or location
  • Areas of interest or information needs (e.g., via downloads or forms)
  • IP address (anonymized where possible)
  • Data about website use, such as pages visited, searches, and downloads

We do not process any special or sensitive personal data via our website.

3. Purposes and legal basis for processing

BioConnection processes personal data exclusively for the purposes listed below and on the basis of a valid GDPR legal basis.

Purpose Legal basis
Responding to contact requests Legitimate interest / performance of a contract
Providing requested information or downloads Performance of a contract
Follow-up on downloads or information requests (e.g., by telephone or
email)		 Legitimate interest
Maintaining and developing business relationships Legitimate interest
Marketing and communication activities (B2B) Legitimate interest or consent
Analysis and improvement of website and services Legitimate interest
Security and technical management of the website Legitimate interest

When we invoke legitimate interest, we always carefully weigh up the interests involved, respecting your privacy rights. You can always object to this (see Article 8).

4. Contacting visitors after downloads

When you download information (such as brochures, white papers, or technical documentation), BioConnection may use your contact details to:

  • provide you with additional information about the requested information;
  • verify whether the information matches your business needs;
  • inform you about relevant BioConnection services.

You will not be contacted unsolicited or excessively, and you can unsubscribe or object to further communication at any time.

5. Retention of personal data

BioConnection does not retain personal data longer than necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

  • Contact and marketing data: up to 5 years after the last contact, unless an objection is made earlier.
  • Website and analytical data: in accordance with the retention periods of the analysis tools used (anonymized where possible).
  • Legally required data: in accordance with legal retention periods.

6. Cookies and website analysis

BioConnection uses cookies and similar technologies.

Functional cookies
These are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled.

Analytical cookies
We use analytical cookies (such as Google Analytics) to gain insight into the use of our website. This data is anonymized as much as possible and is not used to directly identify individual visitors.

If and to the extent required, we ask for prior consent via a cookie banner.

7. Sharing personal data with third parties

BioConnection only shares personal data with third parties if:

  • this is necessary for the performance of our services (e.g. IT or hosting partners);
  • you have given your consent;
  • we are legally obliged to do so.

We enter into processing agreements with processors to adequately protect your personal data. In principle, personal data is not processed outside the EU unless appropriate safeguards have been put in place.

8. Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access
  • Right to rectification
  • Right to erasure
  • Right to restriction of processing
  • Right to object to processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority

Requests can be sent to: info@bioconnection.eu. We will respond within one month at the latest.

9. Security

BioConnection takes appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, or disclosure.

10. Links to external websites

Our website may contain links to external websites. BioConnection is not responsible for the privacy policies or content of these websites.

11. Changes to this privacy policy

BioConnection reserves the right to change this privacy policy. The most current version will always be published on this website.