Your privacy matters. This Privacy Policy explains how personal information may be collected and processed when you visit this website, contact me or interact with its content.

The website is operated by Auke Boersma, trading as Auke Boersma Consultancy, based in the Netherlands.

Information I may collect

This website is primarily intended to provide information about my professional activities, experience, perspectives and work.

I do not actively collect personal information through registration, user accounts or contact forms.
Personal information may nevertheless be processed when you:

• contact me directly by email;

• interact with or download content from the website;

• visit the website, where certain technical information may automatically be processed by the website platform or associated services.

Technical information may include information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring website, pages visited and general information about how the website is used.

How I use personal information

Where personal information is processed, it may be used to:

• respond to enquiries or correspondence;

• communicate regarding potential projects, assignments or professional opportunities;

• provide and maintain the website;

• understand how the website is being used;

• improve its content, performance and user experience;

• protect the security and integrity of the website; and

• comply with applicable legal obligations.

I do not sell personal information.

Legal basis

Where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies, personal information is processed only where there is an appropriate legal basis.

Depending on the circumstances, this may include your consent, my legitimate interests in operating and improving this website and conducting my professional activities, taking steps at your request before entering into an agreement, performing an agreement, or complying with a legal obligation.

Website platform and service providers

This website is built and hosted using Wix. As a result, Wix and service providers involved in operating the website may process certain technical information necessary to host, secure and deliver the website.

Other third-party services may also be used where necessary for website functionality, analytics or embedded content.

These providers process information according to their own terms, privacy policies and applicable data-protection requirements.

Cookies and analytics

This website may use cookies and similar technologies to enable essential website functionality and, where applicable, understand how visitors use the website.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly. Other cookies or technologies, particularly those used for tracking or privacy-sensitive analytics, will only be used where legally permitted and, where required, after you have given your consent.

You can manage applicable cookie preferences through the cookie settings provided on the website.

External links

The website contains links to external websites and platforms, including LinkedIn and websites relating to organisations, publications or projects referenced in the content.

When you follow an external link, the privacy practices of that third party apply. I am not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.

How long information is retained

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to correspondence, maintaining professional or business records and meeting applicable legal or regulatory requirements.

Information that is no longer required will be deleted or anonymised where appropriate.

Sharing personal information

Personal information may be shared with service providers where this is reasonably necessary to operate the website or conduct my professional activities.

Information may also be disclosed where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights.

I do not sell or rent personal information to third parties.

International data transfers

Some technology and service providers may process information outside the European Economic Area.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards required under applicable data-protection law will be relied upon where necessary.

Your rights

Under the GDPR, you may have the right to request access to personal information relating to you, request correction or deletion, restrict or object to certain processing, request data portability where applicable, and withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the Dutch Data Protection Authority.

Security

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

No website or electronic communication system can, however, be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services used or applicable legal requirements.

The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last updated.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, the processing of personal information or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact:
Auke Boersma
Auke Boersma Consultancy
The Netherlands
Email: auke@aukeboersmaconsultancy.com