Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how DutchSponsors collects, uses and protects personal data when you use our website and subscription service.

1. Who We Are

TraceTech, a sole proprietorship (eenmanszaak) trading under the name DutchSponsors (“DutchSponsors”), is the controller for the personal data described in this Privacy Policy. Registered in the Netherlands; KVK 42030838 (registered office address available on request).

DutchSponsors — a service of TraceTech
The Netherlands
KVK: 42030838
Privacy contact: privacy@dutchsponsors.com

2. Personal Data We Collect

We collect only the information necessary to provide the Service.

Profile information

• field of work
• experience level
• languages spoken
• preferred region(s)
• employment preferences

Account information

• email address
• subscription status

Payment information

Payments are processed by our payment provider. DutchSponsors does not store full card details.

Website usage information

If you consent to analytics cookies, we may collect limited information about how the website is used.

3. Information We Do Not Collect

We do not request or intentionally collect:

• nationality;
• salary information;
• racial or ethnic origin;
• health information; or
• other special categories of personal data as defined by the GDPR.

If such information is provided to us unintentionally, we will take reasonable steps to remove it where appropriate.

4. Why We Use Your Data

We use personal data to:

• provide and operate the Service;
• send job alerts and recommendations;
• manage subscriptions and payments;
• respond to enquiries and support requests;
• improve the Service; and
• comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell personal data.

We do not share personal data for advertising purposes.

We do not share personal data with third parties for their own marketing activities.

5. Legal Bases

Under the GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases:

Performance of a contract

To provide the DutchSponsors subscription service.

Consent

For analytics cookies and any optional marketing communications. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Legitimate interests

To secure, operate and improve the Service, and to process publicly available company and vacancy information.

Legal obligations

To comply with applicable legal, tax and accounting requirements.

6. Automated Matching

DutchSponsors uses software to identify opportunities that may match your preferences.

This matching process is used only to generate recommendations and does not produce legal or similarly significant decisions within the meaning of Article 22 GDPR.

DutchSponsors does not carry out behavioural profiling.

You may request further information about how the matching process works by contacting us.

7. Public Job Listings and Company Information

DutchSponsors processes information obtained from publicly available sources, including employers' career pages and the IND register of recognised sponsors.

Most of this information relates to organisations rather than individuals.

Where personal data is incidentally included in public job listings, DutchSponsors seeks to minimise the collection and retention of such information wherever reasonably possible.

To the extent personal data is processed from publicly available sources, the legal basis is legitimate interest.

8. Service Providers

We work with carefully selected service providers who process personal data on our behalf, including providers of:

• payment processing;
• email delivery;
• website hosting; and
• analytics.

These providers process personal data only on our instructions and under appropriate contractual safeguards.

9. International Transfers

Where possible, personal data is processed within the European Economic Area (EEA).

Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, appropriate safeguards are applied in accordance with the GDPR, including adequacy decisions, the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, or Standard Contractual Clauses where applicable.

10. Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Account and profile information

Retained while your subscription remains active and deleted within 3 months after cancellation.

Accounting records

Retained for 7 years where required by law.

Analytics data

Retained for up to 14 months.

11. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you may have the right to:

• access your personal data;
• correct inaccurate personal data;
• request deletion of personal data;
• restrict processing;
• object to processing;
• receive a copy of your personal data; and
• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

You may request deletion of your account and associated personal data at any time by contacting us.

Requests may be submitted to: privacy@dutchsponsors.com

We aim to respond within one month.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch supervisory authority: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.

12. Security

DutchSponsors applies appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including encryption, access controls, logging and the principle of least privilege.

13. Cookies

We use cookies to operate the website and, where consent is provided, to measure website usage.

Cookie preferences can be changed at any time through the cookie settings link on the website.

A detailed cookie inventory, including cookie names, providers, purposes and retention periods, will be published once the website is live.

14. Children

The Service is not intended for children under the age of 16.

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The latest version will always be available on the website together with the revision date.

Where required by law, material changes will be communicated separately.

16. Contact

Questions, requests or complaints relating to this Privacy Policy may be sent to:

privacy@dutchsponsors.com
DutchSponsors — a service of TraceTech
The Netherlands
KVK: 42030838