Privacy Policy

Last updated September 18, 2014

We respect your privacy

Critical Thinking Skills B.V. – a company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands ('Critical Thinking Skills') operating under the trade names: Kritisch Denken BV, ReasoningLab and Austhink – and our staff are absolutely committed and focused on preserving and protecting your private information and complying with all applicable privacy legislation, including the national Dutch Wet Bescherming Persoonsgegevens ('WBP').

Our procedures for protecting your personal information do not in any way diminish our obligation of confidentiality to you, or any of our other clients, nor do these procedures take away any legal professional privilege to which you or our other customers may be entitled.

Intellectual Property

Our Terms and Conditions recognizes your right to retain full intellectual property protection for the digital content you create, including ideas and whole maps.

Sharing Maps

Important: If you share a map with other users, they are part of your friend network and can access your name, email and other information you choose to share in your My Profile.

Collecting and Using Information

Personal information is collected by our staff in the course of providing customers with our products and services. Most personal information is provided directly by the owner of that information for a specific purpose. We use the personal information only for the designated specific purpose for which it was collected and for related secondary purposes.

Examples of information collection:

  • • When you request to be placed on a mailing list
  • • When you ask about our products or services
  • • Financial information for payment processing
  • • Credit checks to protect our ability to recover fees
  • • Information from job applicants

Cookies & Analytics

We use "cookies" technology to identify your movements around our site, which provides us with needed information for improving our service to customers.

Our sites use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors interact with our website.

We do not grant access to cookie information to third parties, nor do we sell this information to others.

We do not collect information about your sexual preference, race and/or religion, unless you have consented to provide the same or where we are permitted or required by law to do so.

Privacy Commitment: We do not sell, trade, exchange or otherwise make available any personally identifiable information. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to your primary email address or by placing a prominent notice on our site.

Securing Information

We take all reasonable steps to ensure your personal information remains secure.

SSL Encryption

All data exchange with our site (making an account, paying for subscriptions, creating maps) is encrypted by SSL.

Staff Confidentiality

Our staff are bound by confidentiality undertakings that support this privacy statement.

Database Security: Our databases that house your personal information have necessary access restrictions to limit control and access to permitted personnel of Critical Thinking Skills B.V. We keep your personal information for the time period necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected and for permitted secondary purposes.

Your Access to Information

Your Rights

We will provide you with access to your personal information that we have on file upon your request. Please provide us with as much detail as you can about the particular information to which you seek access, in order to help us meet your request.

Note: An access fee may be charged to cover our costs of providing the information to you.

Questions or Feedback

Have Questions About Our Privacy Policy?

If you have any questions or comments about privacy, or wish to make a complaint about the way in which we have handled your personal information, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Contact Us

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes through your registered email address or by posting a notice on our website.