Privacy Policy

Protection of personal data

We take the privacy of everyone who visits this site very seriously. We do not use your personal information for anything other than understanding visitor interests.

By using this site, you agree to the privacy and cookie policy.

Your data will never be sold or shared with third parties.

We only process personal data for the purpose for which it has been provided, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Telecommunications Act.

Merel van ‘t Wout | Colour Analysis Academy | May 2018

Hi Style
Westerkade 19 A
3016 CM Rotterdam
T 010 – 4337334
E info@histyle.nl

What data do we collect?

If you have subscribed to our newsletter, requested a download, signed up for a free online workshop and/or training, filled in a contact form, made a purchase, or requested any other service or product, you will be asked to provide your details. We only process the data you voluntarily provide to us. This may include the following information:

  • First and last name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Website
  • Company name
  • Street name and house number
  • Postcode and city
  • KvK number (unique entrepreneur ID)
  • IP address
  • VAT number

For what purpose do we use personal data?

The data is collected and stored for the following purposes:

  • Your first name and email address are used for sending commercial newsletters and retargeting via Facebook ads. This is only done with data obtained through free document downloads and workshop/training requests, not with data received through contact or quotation forms.
  • Your first name, email address, and telephone number, as entered in a contact form, are used to create a quotation and/or respond to contact requests.
  • We store the data in MailChimp and will send you a one-time email requesting your consent in compliance with GDPR regulations. If no consent is given, this data will be deleted at the end of each month. This is also stated in the respective forms.

Your data

If you have subscribed to our newsletter, requested a download, signed up for a free online workshop and/or training, filled in a contact form, or made a purchase and no longer wish to receive emails from us in the future, you can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of the email or by contacting us directly.

Your email address will be immediately removed from our database and will not be retained.

Your personal data is stored in our email system, which operates via MailChimp’s servers.

Additionally, we share data obtained through free workshop/training requests with Facebook to create advertising audiences.

Purchases

Ik gebruik de door jou aangeleverde gegevens om de bestellingen zo snel en gemakkelijk mogelijk te laten verlopen. Ik zal je gegevens We use the information you provide to process orders as quickly and efficiently as possible. Your data will not be sold or shared with third parties, except when necessary to fulfil your order.

For payments made via Color Analysis Academy, you will always be redirected to a Payment Processor’s website through a secure connection. Your payment details (such as iDEAL transaction data) are not stored on my servers and are not retained by Hi Style. The only data we store is:

  • First and last name – To deliver your order to the correct person.
  • Address, postcode, and city – To ensure correct delivery of your order.
  • Telephone number – If necessary, to inform you about your order or provide last-minute changes regarding your training. This field is never mandatory.
  • Email address – You will receive a confirmation and invoice via email after placing an order. If shipping is involved, PostNL or MyParcel will send an email with the tracking code.
  • IP address – Stored during order placement to detect payment fraud.

If you start a transaction but do not complete it, your transaction data (name, address, email, and IP) will be deleted from our server at the end of the month.

Personal data security

We have taken appropriate technical measures to protect your personal data against loss or unlawful processing. These measures include encryption via an SSL certificate and two-factor authentication, ensuring a security level appropriate for the data we process.

​Cookies

A cookie is a small file sent by our website and stored by your browser on the device you use to visit our site. The information in the cookie can be sent back to our website on subsequent visits. More information about cookies can be found online.

Cookies are used to ensure the best possible functionality of this website and to tailor advertisement content to your preferences.

Google Analytics

Our website also places cookies through Google Analytics. We use this tool to understand how visitors use our website and how many people visit it each month, helping us optimize its usability. We do not want to track you unnecessarily, but we do need reliable statistics to improve our services.

Google Analytics anonymizes data as much as possible. Your IP address is not used, meaning we cannot personally identify you. More information about Google Analytics’ policies can be found here (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

Disabling and deleting cookies

If you wish to disable or delete cookies, you can do so through your browser settings. If necessary, use your browser’s help function to learn how.

Things you can always do:

  • Automatically disable ‘third-party cookies’ in your browser. Modern browsers like Chrome and Firefox offer many options for this.
  • Indicate in your browser settings that you do not want to be tracked.
  • Delete cookies from your browser and block them per domain if needed.

For more information on disabling cookies, visit Your Online Choices.

Social Media

We want to make it as easy as possible for you to share our website content via social media. This is facilitated through social media (share) buttons.

We have placed buttons for the following social media platforms. Please read their respective privacy policies to understand how they handle your data:

External links

Our website contains links to external websites. Clicking on a link will take you outside the Colour Analysis Academy website. These external sites may use cookies, and we refer you to their respective cookie and privacy policies.

Data retention period

We do not retain your data longer than necessary for the purpose it was collected. If you unsubscribe from our emails, your personal data will be deleted from the system by the end of the month.

Data stored in our accounting and CRM system is retained for at least 7 years to comply with legal obligations. These records will be deleted within one year after the expiration of this obligation.

The above retention period applies unless there is a legal requirement for us to keep data longer.

Your rights

You have the right to withdraw your consent for data processing at any time, after which we will no longer process your data. This withdrawal does not affect the legality of the data processing carried out before the withdrawal.

You also have the right to access and rectify your personal data. If you wish to know what personal data we process, you can submit a written request.

If your data is incorrect, incomplete, or irrelevant, you can request us to amend or supplement it.

Additionally, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, the restriction of data processing, and to object to data processing. You also have the right to transfer your data. You can request this via email.

We will process your request within four weeks. Please send your request via email to info@histyle.nl.

Changes

We reserve the right to change our privacy policy at any time.

Changes take effect at the announced implementation date.