Privacy Policy

Solstrides Projects (“we”, “us”, “our”), an independent consultancy established in the Netherlands, is the owner and controller of the website at www.solstridesprojects.com (the “Website”). We are committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to the Website and undertake to adopt the technical and organizational measures appropriate to the level of risk of the personal data we collect.

This policy explains what personal data we collect through the Website, why we collect it, how long we keep it, and the rights you have in relation to it.

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Legal framework

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This privacy policy is adapted to current Dutch and European regulations on the protection of personal data. Specifically, it complies with the following:

• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR).

• The Dutch GDPR Implementation Act (Uitvoeringswet Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming, UAVG).

• The Dutch Telecommunications Act (Telecommunicatiewet), which governs the use of cookies and similar technologies.

 

Registration of personal data

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In compliance with the GDPR and the UAVG, the personal data provided by visitors to the Website and collected by Solstrides Projects is recorded in our systems, and a record of processing activities is maintained.

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Principles applicable to the processing of personal data

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The processing of personal data is subject to the following principles set out in Article 5 of the GDPR:

• Lawfulness, fairness and transparency: your consent, or another valid legal basis, is obtained before your data is processed, and you are given clear information about the purposes of collection.

• Purpose limitation: personal data is collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes only.

• Data minimisation: only the data strictly necessary for those purposes is collected.

• Accuracy: personal data is kept accurate and, where necessary, up to date.

• Storage limitation: personal data is kept only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

• Integrity and confidentiality: personal data is processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security and confidentiality.

• Accountability: Solstrides Projects is responsible for, and able to demonstrate compliance with, these principles.

 

Categories of personal data collected

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The Website collects the following categories of personal data:

• Contact form data: name, email address, and any other information you choose to include in your message.

• Cookie and analytics data: technical identifiers, browsing behaviour on the Website, approximate location, and device/browser information, collected via cookies and Google Analytics.

No special categories of personal data within the meaning of Article 9 GDPR (such as data concerning health, religion, or political opinions) are knowingly collected through the Website.

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Cookies and Google Analytics

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The Website uses cookies and similar technologies, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors use the site and to improve its content and performance.

• Necessary cookies: required for the Website (hosted and built on Wix) to function correctly. These do not require consent.

• Analytics cookies (Google Analytics): collect aggregated, statistical information about visits to the Website, such as pages viewed, time spent, and general location. These are placed only with your consent, given via the cookie banner shown on your first visit.

You can withdraw or change your cookie consent at any time through the cookie settings on the Website, or by adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Note that Google, as a data processor/third party for analytics, may process data outside the European Economic Area; where this occurs, Solstrides Projects relies on the safeguards offered by Google's standard contractual clauses.

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Legal basis for the processing of personal data

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Contact form data is processed on the basis of your consent, given when you submit the form, and/or our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries addressed to us. Analytics cookies are processed on the basis of your consent, given via the cookie banner.

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it, and does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal. Where completing the contact form is required to respond to your enquiry, you will be informed of this at the point of collection.

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Purposes of the processing

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Personal data submitted through the contact form is used to respond to your enquiry and to maintain any relationship arising from it. Analytics data is used to understand how the Website is used and to improve its content, functioning and navigation. Data is not used for any purpose incompatible with these.

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Data retention periods

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Contact form submissions are kept for 12 months from the date of submission, or until you request their deletion, whichever is earlier. Google Analytics data is retained in accordance with the retention settings configured in our Google Analytics account, currently set to 14 months.

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Recipients of personal data

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Personal data is stored on Wix's hosting infrastructure, which acts as our website host and data processor for data submitted through the Website. Analytics data is processed by Google (Google Analytics) as a separate data processor. Personal data may also be shared with professional advisers (e.g. insurers, accountants, legal counsel) to the extent reasonably necessary, or where required to comply with a legal obligation in administrative or judicial proceedings.

Solstrides Projects does not sell personal data to third parties. Where any processor is located outside the European Economic Area, appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses) are used to protect your data.

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Personal data of minors

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In line with Article 8 GDPR and the UAVG, only individuals aged 16 or over may give valid consent for the processing of their personal data on the Website. Where a person under the age of 16 wishes to submit personal data, the consent of a parent or guardian is required.

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Security of personal data

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Solstrides Projects undertakes to adopt the technical and organizational measures appropriate to the level of risk of the personal data collected, in order to guarantee its security and to prevent accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, or unauthorised disclosure of or access to it.

The Website, hosted on Wix, uses an SSL/TLS certificate, ensuring that data is transmitted between the server and the visitor in encrypted form.

As no website can guarantee absolute security, Solstrides Projects undertakes to notify affected individuals without undue delay in the event of a personal data breach likely to result in a high risk to their rights and freedoms, in accordance with Article 4 GDPR.

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Your rights

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You may exercise the following rights, recognised under the GDPR and the UAVG:

• Right of access: to obtain confirmation of whether Solstrides Projects is processing your personal data, and if so, to receive information about that data and the processing carried out.

• Right of rectification: to have inaccurate or incomplete personal data corrected.

• Right of erasure (“right to be forgotten”): to request deletion of your personal data where it is no longer needed for the purposes for which it was collected, where you withdraw consent, or where it has been unlawfully processed, among other grounds.

• Right to restriction of processing: to request that processing of your data be limited in certain circumstances, for example while a dispute about its accuracy is resolved.

• Right to data portability: to receive personal data you have provided in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, and to have it transmitted to another controller where technically feasible.

• Right to object: to object to the processing of your personal data, including for analytics purposes.

• Right not to be subject to automated individual decision-making, including profiling, that produces legal or similarly significant effects, unless permitted by law.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below, specifying: your name, a description of your request, and (where relevant) any document supporting it. We will respond within the timeframes required by the GDPR.

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Links to third-party websites

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The Website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. Solstrides Projects is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those websites, which are governed by their own privacy policies.

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Complaints to the supervisory authority

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If you believe your personal data is being processed in a way that infringes applicable regulations, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens), or with the supervisory authority in your own EU member state of residence.

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Identity of the controller

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The controller responsible for the processing of personal data collected through the Website is Solstrides Projects, contact email: b.yilmaz@solstridesprojects.com.

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Acceptance and changes to this privacy policy

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By using the Website, you confirm that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy, and you accept the processing of your personal data as described in it.

Solstrides Projects reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy, whether on its own initiative or in response to legislative, judicial, or regulatory guidance changes. Updates will not be individually notified to visitors, so you are advised to review this page periodically.

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Last Update: 25-09-2026