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