Privacy Policy

Last updated: 11-11-2026

This Privacy Policy explains how J van de Ven (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and protects personal data when you visit jvandeven.com, contact us, or use our consulting services.

Company details:
J van de Ven
The Netherlands
Email: hans@jvandeven.com

1. What personal data we collect

We may collect the following personal data:

Contact details: name, email address, phone number, company name, job title.
Communication data: messages you send through our contact form, email, or WhatsApp.
Booking data: information you provide when scheduling a call or meeting.
Technical data: IP address, browser type, device information, and pages visited, where analytics or cookies are used.
Business data: information you share with us in the context of a consulting engagement.

2. Why we use your personal data

We use personal data for the following purposes:

To respond to enquiries and communicate with you.
To provide consulting services and manage client relationships.
To schedule and conduct meetings.
To improve our website and services.
To comply with legal and administrative obligations.
To send relevant updates or information, where you have consented or where we have a legitimate interest.

3. Legal basis

Under the GDPR, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases:

Legitimate interest: responding to business enquiries and managing client relationships.
Contract: providing services you have requested.
Consent: where you have explicitly agreed, for example for marketing communications or non-essential cookies.
Legal obligation: where we must retain or disclose information by law.

4. How long we keep personal data

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above, or as required by law. Contact enquiries are typically retained for [e.g., 24 months] unless a client relationship requires longer retention. Financial and administrative records may be retained for the statutory period.

5. Sharing personal data

We do not sell personal data. We may share personal data with:

Service providers who support our website, email, hosting, scheduling, or analytics.
Professional advisers, such as lawyers or accountants, where necessary.
Authorities, where required by law.

Where service providers process data on our behalf, we take appropriate contractual and security measures.

6. International transfers

If personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, we take appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses or equivalent measures.

7. Your rights

You have the right to:

Access your personal data.
Correct inaccurate personal data.
Request deletion of your personal data.
Object to or restrict processing.
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Request data portability.
Lodge a complaint with the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch Data Protection Authority).

To exercise your rights, contact us at hans@jvandeven.com.

8. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, and unauthorised access.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will be published on this page.

10. Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, contact:

J van de Ven
Email: hans@jvandeven.com
The Netherlands