Privacy Policy

We consider the careful handling of personal data to be of the utmost importance. Personal data is therefore processed, secured, and treated confidentially with great care. In doing so, we comply with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The Velvet Lodge B.V. (hereinafter: “The Velvet Lodge”) is the data controller responsible for data processing. As our data processing activities fall within the legal exemption regulations, they are not registered with the Dutch Data Protection Authority. In this privacy policy, we explain which personal data we collect and use, and for what purpose.

Collection and Processing of Data

We only store and use personal data that is provided directly by you, or data for which it is clear at the time of submission that it is provided to us for processing. Personal data that is no longer required will be deleted. You may also request access to, modification of, or deletion of your personal data. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this policy.

We store personal data necessary for providing our services, such as information required for invoicing and communication.

Processing of Data for Recruitment and Selection

The Velvet Lodge processes your data solely for the administrative handling of your job application and, if applicable, your employment. Data that is not necessary for this purpose will neither be requested nor stored. If you believe that information has been requested from you unnecessarily, please let us know.

Protection of Personal Data

We use strict security procedures to prevent unauthorized access to personal data. In particular, we use secure connections (Secure Sockets Layer or SSL), which protect all information exchanged between you and our website when you register or enter personal data.

Email and Newsletter

If you complete a contact or registration form on our website, or send us an email, the data you provide will be retained for as long as necessary to fully respond to and process your request.

We offer a newsletter to inform interested parties about our services and related matters. Your email address will only be added to the subscriber list with your explicit consent. Every newsletter contains an unsubscribe link. Under no circumstances will the subscriber list be shared with third parties.

Website Usage and Click Behaviour

General visitor data is collected on our website. This may include your computer’s IP address, any username, the time of access, and browser data sent by your device. This information is used for statistical analysis of website visits and click behaviour. We make every effort to anonymize this data wherever possible. This information is not shared with third parties.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are used to provide remote support through our website and to enable chat functionality. A cookie is a small file sent along with website pages and stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. You may refuse the use of cookies; however, this may result in certain website services not functioning properly.

Third-Party Websites

This privacy policy does not apply to third-party websites linked through our website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend reading the privacy policies of these websites before making use of them.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy. We recommend reviewing this policy regularly to stay informed of any changes.

Accessing and Modifying Your Data

Questions regarding our privacy policy or requests for access to, modification of, or deletion of your personal data can be submitted at any time via the contact form.

This privacy policy was last updated on January 11, 2023.