Leeuwendeel

"Van Leeuwen" in the family?

Privacy Policy – Leeuwendeel

1. Who we are

Leeuwendeel is a private genealogical website sharing information about the family history of the descendants of Willebrordus Gerardus van Leeuwen and Cornelia Maria Meijer.
Administrator: Frits van Leeuwen
Location: Delft, The Netherlands
Contact: via the contact form on the website.

 

2. What personal data we process

We only process personal data of living persons that is necessary for the operation of the website:

  • Administrator accounts
    Only administrators receive a login account. For this purpose, we process name and email address.
  • Contact form
    When you contact us, we process the details you enter yourself (such as name and email address).
  • Magazine orders
    When placing an order, we process the information required to fulfill your order (name, address, email).

 

3. No data of living persons online

No personal data of living persons is published on this website. All genealogical information and family stories relate exclusively to deceased individuals. The GDPR (AVG) does not apply to deceased persons.

 

4. Sources of genealogical information

Genealogical data has been carefully compiled from reliable sources. Family stories may originate from online sources or oral tradition. These stories are not always fully verifiable. This does not affect your privacy, as we do not publish data of living persons.

 

5. Purposes of processing

We process personal data of living persons exclusively for:

  • website management
  • communication via the contact form
  • processing orders
  • securing administrator accounts

We do not use personal data for marketing or tracking purposes.

 

6. Retention periods

  • Contact details: stored for as long as necessary to handle your inquiry.
  • Order details: stored for as long as legally required for record-keeping.
  • Administrator accounts: stored for as long as the account remains active.

 

7. Data sharing

We do not share personal data of living persons with third parties, except when necessary for:

  • website hosting
  • fulfilling orders (e.g., postal delivery)

No data is sold or used for commercial purposes.

 

8. Cookies

Leeuwendeel only uses functional cookies necessary for the operation of the website. No tracking cookies or analytical cookies are used unless explicitly stated.

 

9. Your rights

You have the right to:

  • access your data
  • have your data corrected or erased
  • object to processing
  • lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority

Please contact us via the contact form to exercise these rights.

 

10. Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data of living persons against misuse, loss, or unauthorized access.