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Privacy Policy

How we handle your data under the GDPR.

Last updated: March 2026

1. Introduction

This privacy policy explains how Bert Hofhuis collects, uses, and protects personal data on BertHofhuis.co.uk. We process your data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

2. Data Controller

Name: Bert Hofhuis
Email: bert@berthofhuis.co.uk
Postal address: Paxlaan 10, 2131 PZ Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Location: Netherlands

3. What Data We Collect

Data you provide directly:

  • Name, email address, and message content submitted through the contact form

Data collected automatically:

  • IP address (anonymised)
  • Browser type and operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Referring URL
  • Cookie data (see Section 7)

4. How We Use Your Data

Purpose Legal Basis
Responding to contact form submissions Legitimate interest
Website analytics and usage reporting Legitimate interest
Improving website content and performance Legitimate interest
Meeting legal and regulatory obligations Legal obligation

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

5. Third-Party Services

  • Google Analytics 4 (GA4) — anonymised website usage analytics. You can opt out using a browser extension or cookie settings.
  • Cloudflare Pages — website hosting, security, and performance optimisation.
  • Google Tag Manager (GTM) — tag management for analytics and marketing scripts.

6. Data Retention

  • Contact form submissions: retained for 24 months, then securely deleted.
  • Analytics data: retained for 14 months in anonymised form.

7. Cookies

Cookie Type Duration
_ga Analytics 2 years
_ga_* Analytics 2 years
__cf_bm Necessary (bot management) 30 minutes

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling analytics cookies will not affect your ability to use this website.

8. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Erase your personal data
  • Restrict processing of your data
  • Object to processing
  • Data portability
  • Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, contact bert@berthofhuis.co.uk.

9. Complaints

If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens:

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

11. Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us: