1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://rowlex.nl.
We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data in accordance with the GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679).
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) from your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible publicly next to your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract location data from them.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and will last for one year.
If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie will be set to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded upon closing your browser.
When you log in:
- – Login cookies last 2 days.
- – Screen options cookies last 1 year.
- – If “Remember Me” is selected, login persists for 2 weeks.
- – Logging out removes login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. It contains the post ID and expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the source website directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content.
3. Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We may also share data with service providers (e.g., web hosting, spam protection tools) solely to support site functionality and under GDPR-compliant terms.
4. How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This helps us automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments.
For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal info at any time (except their username). Site administrators can also access and edit this data.
5. What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of your personal data we hold, including anything you’ve provided. You may also request that we erase your personal data, excluding data we are obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To make a data request, contact us at: [email protected]
6. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
7. Your Rights Under GDPR
You have the following rights under the GDPR:
- – Right to access your data
- – Right to rectification
- – Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)
- – Right to restrict processing
- – Right to data portability
- – Right to object
- – Right to withdraw consent at any time
To exercise these rights, please contact: [email protected]
You also have the right to file a complaint with the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch Data Protection Authority).
8. How We Protect Your Data
We use secure hosting, SSL encryption, and access controls to safeguard your personal data. Data is only accessible to authorized personnel under strict confidentiality obligations.
9. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Address: Dennenlaan 15, 2244 AK, Wassenaar
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Last updated: 01.06.2025.