Last Modified: June, 2025

This Website is operated by Marit Boom Story House for users and visitors located in the European Union, United Kingdom and the United States (“us”/“we”/”our”). We are dedicated to respecting the privacy of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes what information is collected from you on maritboomstoryhouse.com (hereinafter the “website”) and how it is used. This Privacy Policy applies to this website and any products or services that we offer that link to this policy. The term “you” refers to anyone who uses, visits, or views the website.

By visiting and using the website, you accept and agree to be bound by this privacy policy. Your continued use of the website after posting of any changes to our Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes and updates. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. You must not access or use the website if you do not wish to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy should be read in conjunction with the Terms and Conditions of use and the Cookie Policy for maritboomstoryhouse.com (the “Website”) of which it forms part.

Information Collected

We will use, store or otherwise process any personal information that relates to and identifies you, including but not limited to your name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number and any other information collected on registration, through surveys and through competitions to the extent reasonably necessary to provide the services that are available through our Website.

We will collect this information through:

• direct interactions with you (for example, where you provide us with your information in relation to a survey or competition we are running); or
• automated technologies or interactions. Please see our Cookie Policy for further information.

We process this information for the purpose of:

• dealing with your inquiries and requests
• providing and personalizing our services
• crime prevention and prosecution of offenders
• maintaining information as a reference tool or general resource
• carrying out market research campaigns
• running competitions and other promotional events and campaigns
• complying with our legal or regulatory obligations
• assessing your suitability as a candidate for one of our vacancies if you have applied via the website

We also gather information and statistics for the purposes of monitoring Website usage and may provide such aggregate information to third parties. These statistics will not include information that can be used to identify you.

If you choose to post messages on our Website, we will collect that information you provide to us. We retain this information as necessary to resolve disputes, provide customer support and troubleshoot problems as permitted by law.

Children’s Privacy

We respect the privacy of children and “child” means an individual under the age of 13. This policy is in accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). This website’s information and content are only intended for people over the age of 18. This website is not intended for children under the age of 13. Without prior parental or guardian consent, we do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that personal information was collected without parental or guardian consent from a child under the age of 13, please contact us to have that information deleted.

Marketing And Our Communication With You

You may from time to time wish us to provide you with information about our Website or any other service or products including those of third parties which we think may be of interest to you. We will only send you information about:

• our services; or
• services offered jointly with or on behalf of other organizations

We will only ever send you promotional information in accordance with your preferences. If you stop using the Website or your permission to use the Website is terminated, we may continue to use and disclose your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy (as amended from time to time) and as permitted by law. However, if you wish us to stop e-mailing you with information in connection with the Website, please send your request in accordance with the “Your rights in relation to your information” section below.

If you have any concerns about the use of your personal information by us please contact us.

Information Security and Retention

The Internet is not a secure medium. However, we have put in place various security procedures as set out in this Privacy Policy. Please be aware that communications over the Internet, such as emails/webmail are not secure unless they have been encrypted. We cannot accept responsibility for any unauthorized access or loss of personal information that is beyond our control. We adopt appropriate policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control (having regard to the type and amount of that data) from unauthorized access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorized modification, unlawful destruction or accidental loss. All of our employees and data processors that have access to, and are associated with, the processing of your personal information are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors’ information. We ensure that your information will not be disclosed to government institutions or authorities except if required by law or when requested by regulatory bodies or law enforcement organizations.

We will store your personal information for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, as explained in this Privacy Policy. In some circumstances we may store your personal information for longer periods of time, for instance where we are required to do so in accordance with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting requirements.

In specific circumstances we may store your personal information for longer periods of time so that we have an accurate record of your dealings with us in the event of any complaints or challenges, or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation relating to your personal information or dealings.

Your Rights In Relation To Your Information 

Subject to certain exemptions, and in some cases dependent upon the processing activity we are undertaking, you have certain rights in relation to your personal information. We may ask you for additional information to confirm your identity and for security purposes, before disclosing the personal information requested to you. We reserve the right to charge a fee where permitted by law, for instance if your request is manifestly unfounded or excessive. You can exercise your rights by contacting us using the contact details set out at the end of this Privacy Policy. Please quote your name and address. We may not always be able to fully address your request, for example if it would impact the duty of confidentiality we owe to others, or if we are legally entitled to deal with the request in a different way.

You can write to us at any time to obtain a copy of your information and to have any inaccuracies corrected. Where appropriate, you may have your personal information erased, rectified or amended. We should be grateful if you would also provide brief details of the information of which you would like a copy or which you would like to be corrected (this helps us to more readily locate your data). 

You can object to any processing of your personal information which has our legitimate interests as its legal basis, if you believe your fundamental rights and freedoms outweigh our legitimate interests.

If you raise an objection, we have an opportunity to demonstrate that we have compelling legitimate interests which override your rights and freedoms.

Cookies

Our Website uses cookies for identification, analysis and advertising purposes. By using the Website you consent to the storing and accessing of cookies on your device. Please see our  Cookie Policy  for more information on how our Website uses cookies.

Transferring Information Globally (EU)

Owing to the global nature of the Internet infrastructure, the information you provide may be transferred in transit to countries outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Countries outside of the EEA may not have similar protections in place regarding your data and its use as set out in this policy. However, we have taken the steps outlined in the “Information security and retention” section above to try and protect the security of your information. Where we transfer your personal information to third parties who help provide our services, we obtain contractual commitments from them to protect your personal information. Some of these assurances are well recognized certification schemes like the EU – US Privacy Shield for the protection of personal information transferred from within the EU to the United States. You have a right to contact us (using the details at the end of this Privacy Policy) for more information about the safeguards we have put in place to ensure the adequate protection of your personal information when this is transferred as mentioned above.

Use Of Your Personal Information Submitted To Other Websites

We are not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other websites even if you accessed the third party website using links from our Website. We recommend that you check the policy of each website you visit and contact the owner or operator of such website if you have concerns or questions.

We may include, offer or advertise third party links, products or services on the website. Once you click on a third-party link and leave this website, you are no longer bound by our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.

Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, advertisements, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Contact 

For any questions or comments regarding the privacy policy, please contact us at [email protected]