10.8.2026 - Current
Last updated: October 8, 2026
TYM Europe B.V. (“TYM Europe”, “we”, “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect personal data when you visit our website tym.world/en (the “Website”) and when you interact with us through the Website.
This Privacy Policy is provided in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, “GDPR”).
1. Data Controller
The controller responsible for the processing of your personal data is:
TYM EUROPE B.V.
Van Heuven Goedhartlaan 121
1181 KK Amstelveen
The Netherlands
E-mail: eu_info@tym.world · Phone: +31 (0)20 226 5820
2. What Personal Data We Collect
Depending on how you use the Website, we may collect:
a) Data you provide to us
Contact details (name, e-mail address, phone number, company name, country) when you submit a contact or inquiry form, request a brochure or quote, register for an event, or subscribe to our newsletter.
The content of your inquiry or message.
b) Data collected automatically
Technical data such as IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, referring website, pages visited, and date/time of visits.
Cookie and tracking data, subject to your consent — see Section 8 (Cookies) below.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children, and the Website is not directed at children.
3. Purposes and Legal Bases of Processing
We process your personal data only where a legal basis under Art. 6(1) GDPR applies:
Purpose | Data categories | Legal basis | Data source |
|---|---|---|---|
Responding to inquiries and contact requests | Contact details, message content | Art. 6(1)(b) — steps prior to entering into a contract; Art. 6(1)(f) — legitimate interest in responding to inquiries | You |
Providing brochures, quotes, and dealer referrals | Contact details, country, region | Art. 6(1)(b); Art. 6(1)(f) | You; our dealer and distributor network, where you contacted a dealer first |
Managing our dealer and distributor network (contact persons at dealers/distributors) | Name, business contact details, business communications | Art. 6(1)(f) — legitimate interest in managing our distribution agreements; Art. 6(1)(b) where you act as a contracting party | You; your employer (dealer/distributor) |
Sending newsletters and marketing communications | E-mail address, name | Art. 6(1)(a) — your consent (double opt-in); you may withdraw consent at any time | You |
Ensuring Website operation and security | Technical data | Art. 6(1)(f) — legitimate interest in a secure, functioning website | Your device/browser |
Web analytics and marketing cookies | Cookie data, usage data | Art. 6(1)(a) — your consent via the cookie banner | Your device/browser |
Compliance with legal obligations (e.g. tax, commercial law) | Relevant records | Art. 6(1)(c) — legal obligation | Context-dependent |
Providing personal data is generally neither legally nor contractually required; however, without certain data (e.g. an e-mail address) we cannot respond to your inquiry.
4. Recipients of Personal Data
We share personal data only where necessary, with:
Service providers (processors) acting on our behalf under data processing agreements pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR, including:
Website hosting and maintenance: [Infocaster B.V.(Arnhem, Netherlands) + Umbraco Cloud(Umbraco A/S, Denmark)]
Content delivery and security: [Cloudflare, Inc. (USA)]
Marketing and CRM tools: [HubSpot, Inc. (USA) — inquiry and lead form data is stored and managed in HubSpot]
Web analytics: [Google Analytics (Google Ireland Ltd. / Google LLC, USA)]
Our parent company, TYM Corporation (Seoul, Republic of Korea), for group reporting and coordination of sales and marketing activities — see Section 5 on international transfers.
Authorized dealers and distributors in your region, where you request product information, a quote, or dealer contact.
Public authorities, where we are legally obliged to disclose data.
We do not sell personal data.
5. International Data Transfers
Where personal data is transferred to our parent company TYM Corporation in the Republic of Korea, this transfer is based on the European Commission’s adequacy decision for the Republic of Korea of 17 December 2021 pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR.
Where we use service providers located outside the European Economic Area in countries without an adequacy decision (in particular the United States, for Cloudflare, HubSpot and Google Analytics), transfers are safeguarded by the EU Standard Contractual Clauses pursuant to Art. 46(2)(c) GDPR and, where applicable, certification under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework. You may request a copy of the applicable safeguards via the contact details in Section 1.
6. Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above:
Inquiry and contact data: deleted [24 months] after the inquiry is resolved, unless a business relationship follows.
Newsletter data: until you withdraw your consent (unsubscribe).
Data subject to statutory retention obligations (e.g. commercial and tax law): retained for the applicable statutory period (generally 7 years under Dutch law), then deleted.
Technical log data: deleted or anonymized after 60 days.
7. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the right to:
Access your personal data (Art. 15);
Rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data (Art. 16);
Erasure of your data (Art. 17);
Restriction of processing (Art. 18);
Data portability (Art. 20);
Object to processing based on legitimate interests, and to object at any time to processing for direct marketing purposes (Art. 21);
Withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future, without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal (Art. 7(3)).
To exercise your rights, contact us at eu_info@tym.world. We may ask you to verify your identity before responding. We will respond within one month, as required by Art. 12 GDPR.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl) or the supervisory authority of your place of residence.
8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
The Website uses cookies and similar technologies. Technically necessary cookies are used on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing a functioning website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR and, where applicable, the national implementation of the ePrivacy Directive).
All other cookies — such as analytics and marketing cookies — are used only with your prior consent, which you can give, refuse, or withdraw at any time via the cookie banner or the [Cookie Settings] link in the Website footer.
Details on the specific cookies used, their purposes, providers, and storage periods are set out in our Cookie Policy.
9. Social Media
We operate the following social media presences: Facebook / Instagram / LinkedIn.
When you visit our social media pages, the respective platform operator also processes your personal data under its own responsibility. For our Facebook page, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. act as joint controllers within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR with respect to Page Insights; the corresponding arrangement is available from Meta. Please refer to the privacy policies of the respective platforms for details.
Where our Website embeds social media or video content (YouTube), such content is loaded only after you have given consent via the cookie banner.
10. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures pursuant to Art. 32 GDPR to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse, including TLS encryption of the Website, access controls, and contractual obligations on our service providers.
11. Links to Other Websites
The Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to this Website.
12. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example to reflect changes in our services or legal requirements. The current version is always available on this page; the “Last updated” date at the top indicates the most recent revision.
13. Contact
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact:
TYM EUROPE B.V.
Van Heuven Goedhartlaan 121, 1181 KK Amstelveen, The Netherlands
E-mail: eu_info@tym.world