1. Who We Are
Conciar (“Conciar”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is the data controller responsible for your personal data. We are a sole proprietorship (eenmanszaak) registered in the Netherlands and headquartered in Rotterdam.
If you have questions or concerns about how we handle your personal data, please contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo{'@'}conciar.com.
2. Data We Collect
We collect personal data in the following categories:
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 16. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such data, please contact us immediately.
3. How We Use Your Data
We process your personal data on the following legal bases and for the following purposes:
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Providing and maintaining the Service | Contract |
| Processing payments and issuing invoices | Contract |
| Sending transactional and service emails | Contract |
| Sending marketing communications | Consent |
| Website analytics (Google Analytics) | Consent |
| Measuring our advertising (Meta Pixel and Conversions API) | Consent |
| Improving the Service (product usage statistics) | Legitimate interest |
| Fraud prevention and security monitoring | Legitimate interest |
| Complying with legal obligations | Legal obligation |
| Responding to law enforcement requests | Legal obligation |
5. International Transfers
Conciar is headquartered in the Netherlands and primarily stores and processes data within the European Economic Area (EEA). Some of our third-party service providers may process data outside the EEA. This includes Google (website analytics) and Meta (ad measurement), which may process data in the United States under the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
Where we transfer personal data outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, or we rely on an adequacy decision confirming the destination country provides an equivalent level of data protection.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, to provide the Service, and to comply with our legal obligations.
| Data type | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Account data | Duration of account + 90 days after deletion |
| Customer data (guest/client records) | 90 days after account termination |
| Financial & billing records | 7 years (statutory requirement) |
| Usage logs & analytics | 13 months rolling |
| Support communications | 3 years |
| Marketing consent records | Until consent is withdrawn + 3 years |
After termination of your account, your Customer Data is retained for 90 days to allow data export requests, after which it is permanently deleted unless required by law.
7. Your Rights
Under the GDPR and applicable Dutch law, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
To exercise any of these rights, please submit a request to privacy{'@'}conciar.com. We will respond within 30 days. We may request proof of identity before processing your request.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) at autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl if you believe we have not handled your data in accordance with applicable law.
9. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against accidental loss, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These include:
- Encryption of data in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256);
- Role-based access controls limiting employee access to personal data on a need-to-know basis;
- Regular security testing, penetration testing, and vulnerability scanning;
- Incident response procedures with notification obligations compliant with GDPR Article 33.
In the event of a personal data breach that poses a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours and, where required, notify affected individuals without undue delay.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will notify you by email and/or by displaying a prominent notice on our website at least 30 days before the changes take effect.
The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of a revised policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
11. Contact Us
For any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us: