Privacy Policy
How we handle your personal data
1. Introduction
The Nederlands Kleur Instituut (hereinafter: "NKI", "we", "us" or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy informs you about how we handle your personal data when you visit our website or use our services.
2. Contact Details
Nederlands Kleur Instituut
Email: info@kleurinstituut.nl
Website: kleurinstituut.nl
3. What Data Do We Collect?
We collect and process the following categories of personal data:
3.1 Data You Provide to Us
- Contact details (name, email address, phone number)
- Company details (company name, position)
- Correspondence and communication with us
- Newsletter subscriptions
3.2 Automatically Collected Data
- Technical data (IP address, browser type, device type)
- Usage data (pages visited, time on website)
- Cookies and similar technologies
4. Purposes of Processing
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
- Delivering our services and executing agreements
- Answering your questions and requests
- Sending our newsletter (only with your consent)
- Improving our website and services
- Complying with legal obligations
5. Legal Basis
We process your personal data based on:
- Consent: For example, for sending newsletters
- Performance of a contract: For delivering our services
- Legitimate interest: For improving our services
- Legal obligation: When required by law
6. Retention Periods
We do not retain your personal data longer than necessary for the purposes for which they were collected. The retention period depends on the nature of the data and the purpose of processing.
7. Sharing with Third Parties
We only share your personal data with third parties when necessary for our services, or when we are legally obligated to do so. We do not sell your data to third parties.
We may share your data with:
- Service providers who support us (such as hosting providers, email services)
- Government authorities if legally required
8. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right of access: You can request which data we process about you
- Right to rectification: You can have incorrect data corrected
- Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your data
- Right to restriction: You can have processing restricted
- Right to data portability: You can receive your data in a standard format
- Right to object: You can object to certain processing
- Right to withdraw consent: You can withdraw given consent at any time
To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@kleurinstituut.nl.
9. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to improve the user experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use:
- Functional cookies: Necessary for the website to function
- Analytical cookies: To analyze website usage
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect website functionality.
10. Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. Our website uses SSL encryption for secure data transfer.
11. Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The most recent version is always available on our website. We recommend checking this policy regularly.
12. Complaints
If you have complaints about the processing of your personal data, please contact us. You also have the right to file a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl).
Last updated: February 2026