Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 February 2026

1. Data Controller

Honestscopelabs, based at Herengracht 427, 1017 BR Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is the data controller responsible for your personal data processed through this website. You can reach us at honestscopelabs@gmail.com.

2. Data We Collect

We collect only the minimum data necessary to operate the Site and respond to reader correspondence:

• Contact form data: name, email address, phone number, subject, and message — only when you choose to submit them.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type, and pages visited, collected in server logs for security and site improvement.
• Cookie data: as described in our Cookies Policy and the cookie banner.

We do not collect sensitive personal data, and we do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18.

3. Purposes & Legal Basis

We process personal data for the following purposes, each with a corresponding legal basis under the GDPR:

• Responding to your enquiries — based on your consent and our legitimate interest in operating an editorial correspondence channel.
• Improving and securing the Site — based on our legitimate interest in maintaining a functional and secure website.
• Analytics — only with your consent, where cookies are used to understand how the Site is used.

4. Sharing & Recipients

We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with service providers who help us operate the Site (such as hosting and email providers), under written contracts that require them to protect your data in line with the GDPR. We will disclose data where required by law.

5. Retention

Contact form submissions are retained for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter for record-keeping, after which they are deleted. Server log data is retained for a limited period for security purposes.

6. Cookies

We use a limited number of cookies to operate the Site and, with your consent, to measure usage. Full details are available in our Cookies Policy.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you;
• Request correction of inaccurate data;
• Request erasure of your data ("right to be forgotten");
• Object to or restrict certain processing;
• Withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior processing);
• Receive your data in a portable format; and
• Lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

To exercise any of these rights, email honestscopelabs@gmail.com.

8. Security

We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data, including access controls, encryption in transit, and regular review of our systems. No method of transmission over the internet is fully secure, but we work to protect your data to the standard expected under the GDPR.

9. International Transfers

Because our hosting and service providers may operate outside the European Economic Area, personal data may be transferred internationally. Where this occurs, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will always be posted on this page with the updated date shown above.

11. Contact

For any privacy questions or requests, contact us at:

• Email: honestscopelabs@gmail.com
• Phone: +31 20 781 4529
• Address: Herengracht 427, 1017 BR Amsterdam, Netherlands