Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Saul van der Bijl Consulting ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal data when you visit our website saulvanderbijl.com or use our services.

This policy is prepared in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data privacy laws.

2. Contact Information

Data Controller:

Saul van der Bijl Consulting
Email: info@saulvanderbijl.com
Website: saulvanderbijl.com

3. Data We Collect

3.1 Information You Provide Directly

• Contact Forms: Name, email address, phone number, company name, message
• Email Communications: Email address, name, conversation content
• Business Meetings: Name, contact details, meeting notes

3.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system
• Usage Data: Pages visited, time on site, click patterns
• Cookies: See our Cookie Policy for details

4. How We Use Your Data

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

• Communication: Responding to your inquiries and requests
• Service Delivery: Providing consulting services
• Website Functionality: Ensuring our website operates correctly
• Legal Obligations: Complying with applicable laws
• Security: Protecting against fraud and abuse

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We base our data processing on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: For marketing and non-essential cookies
• Contractual Necessity: For providing services
• Legitimate Interest: For website security and improvements
• Legal Obligation: For compliance with laws and regulations

6. Data Sharing

We do not share your personal data with third parties except:

• Service Providers: Hosting, email services (under strict contracts)
• Legal Requirements: When legally required
• Business Transfer: In case of sale or transfer of our business

All third parties are contractually required to protect your data and may only use it for specified purposes.

7. International Transfers

Some of our service providers may be located outside the EU. In such cases, we ensure adequate protection through:

• Use of European Commission adequacy decisions
• Implementation of standard contractual clauses
• Certifications such as Privacy Shield successors

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

As an EU resident, you have the following rights:

• Right of Access: Request what data we have about you
• Right of Rectification: Correction of inaccurate data
• Right to Erasure: Deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to Restriction: Limiting data processing
• Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured format
• Right to Object: Object to certain processing
• Right to Withdraw Consent: For processing based on consent

To exercise these rights, visit our Data Rights page or contact us.

9. Data Retention

• Contact form data: 3 years after last contact
• Email communications: 3 years after last email
• Project documentation: 7 years for administrative purposes
• Website analytics: 14 months
• Cookies: See our Cookie Policy

10. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Significant changes will be announced via our website. The date of the last update is shown at the top of this document.

12. Contact Us

For questions about this privacy policy or your data rights, you can contact us:

Email: info@saulvanderbijl.com
Data Rights: Submit a request