Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Wouter Baustein collects, uses, and protects personal data when you visit this website.

1. Who we are

This website is operated by Wouter Baustein.

Website: https://www.wouterbaustein.com
Email: contact@wouterbaustein.com

2. What personal data we collect

We only collect personal data when it is necessary to operate this website, respond to messages, improve the website, or comply with legal obligations.

Depending on how you use this website, we may collect the following information:

Information you submit through contact forms or email, such as your name, email address, and message.
Technical information such as browser type, device type, operating system, visited pages, referral source, and approximate location based on anonymized data.
Cookie and analytics information, depending on your consent choices.

3. Contact forms and email communication

When you contact us through this website or by email, we use the information you provide only to respond to your request, question, or message.

We do not sell, rent, or share your contact details with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Website analytics

This website uses Matomo Analytics to understand how visitors use the website and to improve the content, structure, and performance of the site.

Matomo may collect information such as visited pages, time spent on the website, browser type, device type, referral source, and general usage statistics.

Where possible, analytics are configured in a privacy-friendly way, including IP anonymization and cookieless tracking where applicable.

5. Cookies

This website may use cookies or similar technologies for essential functionality, analytics, and website improvement.

Non-essential cookies are only placed when required consent has been given through the cookie banner.

You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie settings on this website.

6. Embedded content from other websites

Pages on this website may include embedded content, such as videos from YouTube or other external platforms.

Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly. These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

7. Legal basis for processing

We process personal data only when there is a valid legal basis, including:

Your consent, for example for non-essential cookies or analytics where required.
Legitimate interest, for example to secure and improve the website.
Contractual necessity, for example when responding to a request related to services.
Legal obligation, where we are required to keep certain information.

8. How long we keep your data

We do not keep personal data longer than necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

Contact messages may be retained for as long as needed to handle the communication or business relationship. Analytics data may be retained for a limited period for reporting and website improvement purposes.

9. Sharing personal data

We do not sell personal data.

Personal data may be shared with trusted service providers only when necessary to operate this website, provide services, maintain security, or comply with legal obligations.

These providers may include hosting providers, email providers, analytics tools, security tools, and technical service providers.

10. Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

However, no website or online transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Your rights

Under applicable privacy laws, you may have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you.
Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
Request deletion of your personal data.
Object to certain types of processing.
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Request restriction of processing.
Request data portability where applicable.

To exercise these rights, contact us at:

contact@wouterbaustein.com

12. Complaints

If you believe your personal data has not been handled correctly, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority in your country.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the website, legal requirements, or the way we process personal data.

Last updated: 26 May 2026