PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: 25 September 2026
Studio Janne Wellens respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us, or work with us.
1. Who we are
The data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data is:
Studio Janne Wellens
Staringplein 13
1054 VJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Email: info@jannewellens.com
Telephone: +31 (0) 6 15095445
For questions about this Privacy Policy or the use of your personal data, you can contact us using the details above.
2. Personal data we may collect
Depending on how you interact with Studio Janne Wellens, we may collect and process information such as:
Your name;
Email address;
Telephone number;
Company or organisation name;
Billing and invoicing information;
Information you provide when contacting us or making an enquiry;
Information relating to a project, commission or other business relationship;
Correspondence between you and Studio Janne Wellens;
Technical information relating to your use of our website, such as IP address, browser type, device information and website usage data, where applicable.
We only collect personal data that is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
3. Why we use your personal data
We may process your personal data for the following purposes:
To respond to enquiries
When you contact us by email, telephone, a website form or another communication channel, we use the information you provide to respond to your request.
To provide our services
If you become a client, collaborator, supplier or other business contact, we may process your information in order to prepare proposals, communicate about projects, fulfil agreements and provide our services.
Administration and invoicing
We may use personal information for accounting, invoicing, payment administration and other business and legal record-keeping requirements.
Website operation and security
Certain technical information may be processed to operate, maintain and protect our website and systems.
Analytics and website improvement
If analytics or similar technologies are used on our website, we may use information about how visitors use the website to understand and improve its performance. Where legally required, these technologies will only be used after obtaining your consent.
4. Legal bases for processing
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process personal data only when we have a lawful basis for doing so.
Depending on the circumstances, this may be:
Performance of a contract: where processing is necessary to provide services you have requested or to take steps before entering into an agreement with you;
Legal obligation: where we are required to process or retain information under applicable law, including tax and accounting obligations;
Legitimate interests: where processing is reasonably necessary for operating and protecting our business, communicating with clients and contacts, or improving our services, provided that your privacy rights do not override those interests;
Consent: where you have specifically agreed to certain processing, for example the use of non-essential cookies or receiving marketing communications.
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.
5. How long we keep your information
We keep personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including applicable legal, tax and accounting requirements.
In general:
Enquiries and correspondence are retained for as long as necessary to handle the enquiry and maintain appropriate business records;
Client and project information may be retained for the duration of the business relationship and for a reasonable period afterwards;
Financial and invoicing information is retained for the period required under applicable Dutch tax and accounting laws;
Cookie and analytics information, where applicable, is retained according to the retention settings of the relevant service.
When personal data is no longer required, we will delete it or anonymise it where reasonably possible.
6. Sharing personal data
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share personal information with third parties where reasonably necessary to operate our business, provide our services or comply with the law. These parties may include:
Website hosting and IT service providers;
Email and communications providers;
Accountants, bookkeepers or professional advisers;
Payment or banking service providers;
Website analytics or technical service providers, where applicable;
Government authorities or regulators where disclosure is legally required.
Where third parties process personal information on our behalf, we take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate data protection safeguards are in place.
7. International data transfers
Some service providers may process or store personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, we seek to ensure that an appropriate legal safeguard is in place as required by applicable data protection law, such as an adequacy decision or approved contractual safeguards.
8. Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation and security of the website may be used without consent where permitted by law.
If the website uses analytics, advertising or other non-essential cookies that require consent, you will be given the opportunity to accept or reject them before they are placed.
More information about the specific cookies used on the website may be provided through our cookie settings or Cookie Policy.
9. Your privacy rights
Under applicable data protection law, you may have the right to:
Request access to the personal data we hold about you;
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
Request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances;
Request restriction of the processing of your personal data;
Object to certain processing based on legitimate interests;
Receive certain personal data in a portable format where the right to data portability applies;
Withdraw your consent where processing is based on consent;
Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@jannewellens.com.
We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.
10. Complaints
If you have concerns about how Studio Janne Wellens processes your personal data, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can address your concerns.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch supervisory authority:
Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens
The Netherlands
More information is available through the official website of the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.
11. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
However, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
12. Third-party websites
Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties. Studio Janne Wellens is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third-party websites.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, legal obligations or data-processing practices.
The latest version will be published on our website together with the date on which it was last updated.
14. Contact
For questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal data is processed, please contact:
Studio Janne Wellens
Staringplein 13
1054 VJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Email: info@jannewellens.com
Telephone: +31 (0) 6 15095445