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Kolster BV is active as a specialist in cutting products in around 80 countries. This varies from nurseries in direct neighboring countries to North and South America, Africa and Korea. Within our network there are various expert agencies, who can inform and advise you when searching for the desired products.

1. Kolster BV, with registered offices at Rijneveld 122 A, 2771 XR Boskoop, is responsible for the processing of personal data as set out in this privacy statement.

2. Personal data of customers or visitors that we collect and process:

Kolster BV believes that privacy is very important, and we highly respect it. We therefore handle all personal data available to us with great care. We will treat the data of customers, visitors (to our website) and others as confidential. We thereby comply with the General Data Protection Regulation.

3. Personal data that we process:

Kolster BV only collects and processes your personal data if you make use of our services and products or if you provide this data to us yourself. Unless explicitly agreed or required by law, we will never share personal data with third parties.

A list of the personal data that we process:

• First name and surname
• Address details
• Telephone numbers
• E-mail address
• IP address
• Other personal data the you actively provide, e.g. by creating a profile on this website, in correspondence and by telephone
• Location data
• Data about your activities on our website
• List of the customer’s contact details via an app
• Internet browser and device type
• Bank account number

4. Sensitive personal data that we process:

Our website and/or service is not intended to collect data about website visitors who are aged under 16 unless they have the permission of their parents or guardian. However, we cannot check whether a visitor is aged over 16. We therefore recommend that parents should be involved with the their children’ online activities in order to prevent data about children being collected without parental permission. If you are sure that we have collected personal data about a minor without permission, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will remove this information.

5. The purpose for which we process personal data and on the basis of which principle:

Kolster BV processes your personal data for the following purposes:

• To handle your payment
• To send our newsletter and/or advertising leaflet
• To be able to call or e-mail you if this is required in order to provide our service
• To inform you about changes to our services and products
• To offer you the opportunity to create an account
• To deliver goods and services to you
• Kolster BV analyses your behaviour on the website in order to be able to improve the website and match the products and services offered to your preferences.
• Kolster BV also processes personal data if we are required to do so by law, such as information we require for a tax return.

The legal basis for collecting, processing and using your personal data is only provided on the basis of the permission obtained from you, a statutory basis or arising from the execution of and/or compliance with a contract concluded with you.

6. Security

Kolster BV handles your personal data carefully. In order to prevent unauthorised persons from gaining access to it, we have implemented technical and organisational measures that provide an appropriate level of security. In this context we have ensured the security of our website, our IT systems and the physical spaces where personal data is stored, whilst only authorised personnel can view your personal data.

7. How long we retain personal data:

Kolster BV will not retain your personal data for longer than is strictly necessary in order to achieve the purposes for which your data is collected. For a newsletter this is until you indicate that you no longer wish to receive the newsletter. If you have indicated that you wish to continue receiving (future) information from us, we will retain data in our system exclusively for that purpose.

8. Sharing personal data with third parties:

Kolster BV will only provide data to third parties if this is necessary for the execution of our agreement with you or in order to comply with a legal obligation.

9. Cookies or comparable technology that we use:

Kolster BV uses functional, analytic and tracking cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is saved in the browser on your computer, tablet or smartphone when you first visit this website. Kolster BV uses cookies with a purely technical function. These ensure that the website works properly and that preferences are saved, for example, and help us to ensure that the website works well. They also enable us to optimise our website. We also install cookies that track your surfing behaviour so that we can offer you tailored content and advertisements.

When you first visited our website we informed you about these cookies and asked permission to install them.

You can refuse cookies by setting up your Internet browser so that it no longer stores cookies. You can also delete all information saved previously through your browser’s settings.

10. Accessing, modifying or deleting data:

You have the right to view, correct or delete your personal data. You can send a request to view, correct or delete to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . In order to ensure that the request for access has been made by you, we would ask you to attach a copy of your proof of ID with the request. We thereby ask you to obscure your passport photo and citizen service number (BSN) in this copy. This is to protect your privacy. Kolster BV will reply to your request as soon as possible, and certainly within four weeks.

Kolster BV would also draw your attention to the fact that you can submit a complaint to the national regulator, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

11. Where to find further information:

If you have any questions about how we handle privacy or have a complaint relates to privacy, please contact Kolster BV.

Contact details:
W. Nolet is the Data Protection Officer at Kolster BV.

He can be contacted at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Kolster BV

Rijneveld 122 A

2771 XR BOSKOOP

https://www.kolster.nl

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Important criteria of breeding are:

• vase-life as well as garden-life of flower and plant
• attractive eye-catcher
• production
• quality
• disease tolerance
• labour intensity

It is a long way from succesfull cross-fertilization to market introduction : depending on the plant it can take 6 to 12 years. One should realize that 98% of the seeds/plants will be destroyed. Kolster BV concentrate mainly on shrubs suitable for use by florists. Preference is given to products with a longer harvesting time (berries, leaves, etc.)