Privacy Policy

1. Who is responsible for your data

Women in Startups is connected to the Fe/male Switch startup-learning ecosystem and is operated by Mean CEO.

• Responsible person: Violetta Bonenkamp
• Trade name: Mean CEO
• Registration number: 96682426
• VAT number: NL005225131B76
• Contact: use the contact form

2. Personal data we collect

The contact form asks for name, email, startup stage, question type and message. The website also processes technical data such as IP address, browser data, device data, server logs and security logs through the website host or embedded tools.

3. How we collect data

We collect data when you submit the contact form, send a message or interact with the website.

4. Why we use personal data

We use personal data to respond to contact form submissions, understand resource questions, communicate about possible next steps, protect the website and form from misuse, keep basic business records and understand website visibility through Google Search Console.

5. Legal grounds

Depending on the situation, we process personal data because it is needed before entering into an agreement, needed to handle your request, required by law, based on a legitimate interest or based on consent.

6. Tools and service providers

The website uses WordPress, hosting providers, contact tools, Google Search Console for search visibility, and email tools used to reply to requests.

7. Sharing personal data

We share personal data only where needed for the request, administration, legal duties, service providers or agreed communication. We do not sell personal data.

8. Retention

We keep personal data only as long as needed for the request, follow-up, administration, legal or tax duties, complaint handling or dispute handling.

9. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data. No online communication method is risk-free, so avoid sending unnecessary sensitive data through the form.

10. Your privacy rights

Under the GDPR, you have rights to request access to your personal data, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability or objection to certain processing. Where processing is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent.

To use these rights, contact Women in Startups through the contact form. We ask for information needed to identify you and handle the request properly.

11. Complaints

If you have a privacy question or complaint, contact Women in Startups first through the contact form. You also have the right to contact the Dutch Data Protection Authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, if you believe your personal data has not been handled correctly.

Related pages: Terms and Conditions, Cookie Policy and Contact.