Privacy Policy
Below you will find my Privacy Policy.
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The website of Michelle BDSM processes personal data. This includes the information you provide when ordering or your email address when filling out the contact form. In the processing, I adhere to the requirements set forth by the Personal Data Protection Act (Wbp). I have implemented various security measures to protect your personal data.
If user data has been anonymized or aggregated, then these data cannot be used to identify a person and therefore cannot be classified as personal data. I make every effort to keep your private information truly private.
Michelle BDSM reserves the right to modify this privacy policy from time to time. I recommend that you review it regularly. Any changes will take effect immediately upon publication. Michelle BDSM is a trade name of 
, located at 
The Netherlands, and is responsible for the processing of personal data as outlined in this privacy statement.
I advise you to carefully consider how you share data with others. While I always monitor the content that is shared, you are ultimately responsible for the data you share via this website, and as such, I cannot always guarantee the privacy or security of the data you share with other users.
I strongly advise you that if you visit this website from a shared computer or a computer in an internet café, to log out after each session. If you do not want the shared computer to remember you and/or your data, you will need to delete the cookies and/or browsing history from visiting this website. Also, please be aware that public computers may contain keyloggers. A keylogger can record all keystrokes, allowing an administrator to retrieve your login credentials. The most trusted method is always to log in via your own devices, on your own network.
Personal data processed
I collect the following types of personal data:
- First and last name
- Gender
- Birthdate
- Address details
- Email address
- Telefoonnummer voor WhatsApp-chat
- Data about your browsing behavior on this website
- Referring URL
- Internet browser and device type
- Location data
- IP address
- Bank account number
- Other personal data that you actively provide, for example by creating a profile on this website
Processing of personal data – Purpose and legal basis
You agree that I may use your collected personal data (see above) for the following purposes:
- To provide you access to our services
- To facilitate contractual agreements with me
- To contact you via email
- To prevent, detect, and investigate potentially prohibited or illegal
- To prevent fraud, and security breaches
- To prevent, detect, and investigate copyright infringements
- To provide other services if requested by you
Furthermore, I may use your data based on ‘legitimate interest.’
This means that I aim to provide all our customers with the most optimal, personalized service while always considering your privacy.
This applies to:
- Creating an account
- Contacting me
- Personalized advice
- Newsletter and emails
- Reviews, feedback, and customer satisfaction surveys
- Receiving personalized files (on request)
- Improving the wesbsites security
I may also have a legal obligation to use your data, for example, when I suspect fraud.
And sometimes you have given me permission to use your data, such as when you sign up for the newsletter.
Processing of Your Payment Information via WooPayments
This webshop processes your personal data in connection with the handling of orders and payments.
Payments are processed via WooPayments, an external payment processor that uses Stripe.
WooPayments and Stripe make it possible to pay using, among others, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and credit or debit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express).
Your payment information is securely processed by WooPayments and Stripe and is not fully stored by this webshop.
This webshop does not have access to full card details. The data is used for:
- Processing your payment
- Invoicing and order management
- Any refunds or cancellations
WooPayments and Stripe process your data in accordance with their privacy and security policies.
For more information about how your data is processed and your rights, you can consult the privacy policy documents via:
Sharing sensitive personal data
Other users only receive your information when you share it on the timeline. Therefore, think carefully before sharing anything. Other users can also save your photos.
Security of your data
Various security measures have been implemented to prevent the loss, unauthorized use, or alteration of information received on our site. When your data is transferred or received on this website, encryption technologies recognized as common standards within the IT sector will always be used. This website utilizes the TLS (Transport Layer Security) or SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption system.
For security reasons (for the buyer), accounts with weak passwords or those that have only placed one order will be removed to ensure privacy. I cannot see passwords, but the system recognizes when this is the case.
How long are your personal data retained?
I do not process any special and/or sensitive personal data. You can always ask me to delete your personal data. If you want me to delete your data, please let me know and I will arrange this.
Media
If you are a registered user and upload images to the site, you should avoid uploading images that contain EXIF GPS location data.
Profile Avatars
I have always prevented the following by disabling it.
When you leave a comment on this website, the comment, including your IP address and browser user agent string, is stored to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service if you use it.
For more information about Gravatar’s privacy, visit automattic.com/privacy.
Measures have been taken on this website to ensure a Gravatar profile picture is not displayed.
Minors
Minors are not permitted to use this website.
Data sharing
I will not sell the data I have collected about you to third parties or otherwise disclose it, except as described below. I may provide data obtained from you or collected about you using the Website to service providers I have engaged to perform certain services on our behalf, such as hosting or managing this Website or analyzing data. I will contractually require such service providers to implement appropriate safeguards regarding the protection of the data they process on our behalf.
It may be necessary for me to disclose data about you pursuant to a legal requirement, at the request of regulators or other government authorities, to protect or defend our rights, or to investigate, prevent, or take action against illegal activities, suspected fraud, or violations of the terms relating to the use of the Website or other applicable terms. I also reserve the right to transfer data I have collected about you in the event that I sell or transfer (a portion of) our business activities. Within the group to which Michelle BDSM belongs, your data may be exchanged within the European Union for the purposes mentioned above. Exchange within the group is particularly relevant for marketing purposes and internal management activities (including internal analyses). Of course, only data necessary for these purposes will be exchanged.
Data Transfer
It may happen that I transfer the data I collect using this Website to countries other than the country where the data was originally collected. Such countries may not provide the same level of protection for personal data as in the European Union. If I transfer your personal data to countries outside the European Union (or the European Economic Area), I will protect the personal data as described in this privacy statement and ensure that data is only transferred if an adequate level of protection is ensured and/or appropriate security measures are taken.
Hosting provider, payment provider, postal delivery service, Mailchimp for our newsletter, Google for analytical research and email traffic, and plugins necessary for the operation of this website.
I never grant access to third parties to make repairs or modifications to the website of Michelle BDSM. I handle this ourselves in collaboration with our hosting provider. This is the only way I ensure the protection of your data.
Postal delivery service (currently not in use)
The delivery service handling our services does not know where or what you have ordered. They only receive your name, address, and email address for sending the tracking & trace code.
Newsletter from Mailchimp (currently not in use)
For our newsletter, I use MailChimp. MailChimp is located in the United States of America and is affiliated with and certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield, ensuring an appropriate level of protection. MailChimp uses cookies and other internet technologies to track whether emails are opened and read. You can read MailChimp’s privacy policy here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
Third-party websites
This statement does not apply to third-party websites linked to this website through links. I cannot guarantee that these websites handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. I recommend that you read the privacy statement of these websites before using them.
Viewing, modifying, or deleting data
For questions regarding this privacy statement, or inquiries about accessing, modifying, or deleting your personal data, you can contact me via the contact form on this website or via 
.
To prevent misuse, you may be asked to adequately identify yourself by providing a copy of a valid identification document. Please remember to mask your Citizen Service Number (BSN) and your passport photo on the copy.
Changes to this privacy statement
This privacy statement may be amended. Therefore, I recommend that you regularly consult this privacy statement to stay informed of any changes.
Drawn up on 29 march 2024