Privacy Policy

This policy explains how Dirck Mulder("I") handle your data when you visit dirckmulder.com. I follow the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Data controller

Pure Studio (Dirck Mulder), based in The Netherlands (KVK 98665103, BTW NL005345618B56). For privacy questions: privacy@dirckmulder.com.

2. What I collect

Contact form: name, email, and message content submitted through the contact form. Delivered by Resend so I can reply. Legal basis: consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

Product analytics: PostHog (EU-hosted) records which pages and components are viewed. It uses a random anonymous identifier in your browser. Legal basis: legitimate interest in improving the site (Art. 6(1)(f)). PostHog cookies are essential to the analytics feature and not used for advertising.

Server logs: Vercel logs IP address and user-agent for security and abuse prevention. Retained up to 30 days.

3. Subprocessors

EU/US transfers rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC).

• PostHog — Product analytics (EU-hosted) (EU).
• Resend — Contact form email delivery (EU/US (SCC)).
• Vercel — Website hosting and edge delivery (EU/US (SCC)).

4. Retention

• Contact form messages: 12 months, then deleted.
• Server logs: up to 30 days.
• Analytics events: 12 months, then aggregated.

5. Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the right to:

• Access the personal data held about you;
• Correct or delete it;
• Restrict or object to processing;
• Receive your data in a portable format;
• Lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

Email privacy@dirckmulder.com to exercise any of these rights. I respond within 30 days.

6. Cookies

Only essential cookies are used. There are no advertising cookies and no cross-site profiling.

7. Changes

I may update this policy as the site evolves. The "Last updated" date above reflects the most recent revision.