The GDPR
This privacy policy is subject to the GDPR, the European privacy regulation. GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. In the Netherlands, the GDPR is referred to as the AVG or ‘Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming’. The GDPR came into force on 25 May 2018.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.brightsea.nl.
This privacy policy will explain how Bright Sea Consulting uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website or contact us. Bright Sea Consulting is registered at the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel Amsterdam) under number 34420356.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
For the purpose of an astrology reading Bright Sea Consulting collects the following data:
- Name
- Your contact information, such as phone number and e-mail address
- Birth date as provided by the user
- Birth time as provided by the user
- Place of birth as provided by the user
How will we use your data?
You directly provide Bright Sea Consulting with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
- Register online or place an order for any of our products or services. (We will your personal information look up your birth chart and to send you an invoice for the services rendered.)
- Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards, social media or via email.
- Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.
How we collect your data
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Contact form
When you send us questions via the contact form, we will collect the data entered on the form (including the contact details you provide). This way we can answer your question and any follow-up questions. We do not share this information without your permission.
We will process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email making this request is enough. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited that particular website.
Analytics
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Social media
Facebook plugins (Like & Share buttons)
Our website includes plugins for the social network Facebook, Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. The Facebook plugins can be recognized by the Facebook logo or the Like button on our site. For an overview of Facebook plugins, see https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When you visit our site, a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server is established via the plugin. This enables Facebook to receive information that you have visited our site from your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “Like button” while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our site to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate visits to our site with your user account. Please note that, as the operator of this site, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted to Facebook or of how Facebook uses these data. For more information, please see Facebook’s privacy policy at https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.
If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our site with your Facebook account, please log out of your Facebook account.
Instagram plugin
Our website contains functions of the Instagram service. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can click the Instagram button to link the content of our pages with your Instagram profile. This means that Instagram can associate visits to our pages with your user account. As the provider of this website, we expressly point out that we receive no information on the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.
For more information, see the Instagram Privacy Policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell or otherwise disclose your personal data to any third parties. Ever.
How long we retain your data
We will keep the data you provide via the contact form until you request deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Any mandatory statutory provisions, especially those about mandatory data retention periods, remain unaffected by this provision.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. This privacy policy is based on the provisions in the Netherlands Personal Data Protection Act that regulates what may and may not be done with your personal details.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
What data breach procedures we have in place
First, reach out to us, we’ll be happy to help. Anyone who believes his or her personal data have been processed in a way that is not in accordance with the GDPR, can file a privacy complaint with the DPA (in Dutch).
Additional information
Don’t be shy to ask us if you have any questions. Mail us at privacy @ brightsea.nl.
Latest update: 24 June 2023