Privacy policy

This is an English translation of our Dutch privacy policy. The Dutch text at holdwise.nl/privacybeleid is the binding version. If the two differ, the Dutch text applies.

1. Who we are

We are Holdwise B.V., an advisory firm that advises entrepreneurs on the choice of legal form, on tax and on company structure. Our company details are as follows.

• Trade name: Holdwise
• Legal name: Holdwise B.V.
• Chamber of Commerce (KVK) number: 42038397
• Address: Mercuriusplein 1, 2132 HA Hoofddorp, the Netherlands
• Email:
• Website: https://holdwise.nl

2. Which personal data we process

We process the personal data you give us through our website, forms and email. That data can include the following.

2.1 Contact details

• Name (first and last name)
• Email address
• Phone number
• Company name and Chamber of Commerce number (if you give them)

2.2 Data from the Quick Scan and intake

• Type of business and legal form
• Estimated yearly revenue or profit
• Your goals and wishes as an entrepreneur
• Your answers to the Quick Scan questions

2.3 Technical data

• The internet address of your device (IP address, anonymised)
• Browser type and version
• Pages visited and time spent on them (through Google Analytics)

2.4 Forms to ask a question

Almost every page has a form you can use to ask our team to have a look. For this we process your name, email address, country of residence, nationality, the topic you choose, your description and any link you add. We also process the page where you filled in the form, including the page you came from. We only use these data to answer your question in person.

3. Why we use your data

We process personal data for the following purposes only.

• Our services, to give you the advice you asked for or your Quick Scan result
• Contact, to reply to your messages, questions or requests for a proposal
• Improving our services, to improve our website and tools (anonymous analytics)
• Newsletter, only if you have clearly given your permission

Selling your data to others is excluded, as are profiling and automated decisions based on your data.

4. Legal basis

We process personal data on one or more of the following grounds (Article 6 GDPR).

• Consent (Article 6(1)(a)), for example for the newsletter
• Performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b)), for our advice
• Legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f)), to improve our website

5. How long we keep your data

We keep personal data only as long as the purpose for which we collected it requires.

• Contact form and Quick Scan: up to 2 years after the last contact
• Accounting records: 7 years (legal obligation)
• Newsletter subscribers: until you unsubscribe, plus 1 year
• Website analytics: up to 26 months (anonymised)

6. Do we share your data?

We share your personal data with others only when our services strictly require it or when the law requires it.

• Google Analytics, for anonymised website statistics (a data processing agreement is in place)
• Email providers, to send our replies to your messages
• Tax authorities or legal bodies, only when the law requires it

We sign a data processing agreement with every party we share personal data with.

7. Your rights

The GDPR gives you the following rights.

• You can ask which data we keep about you (right of access).
• You can have incorrect data corrected (right to rectification).
• You can ask us to delete your data, except where the law requires us to keep it (right to erasure).
• You can object to processing based on legitimate interest (right to object).
• You can receive your data in a common format (right to data portability).
• You can withdraw consent you gave earlier (right to withdraw consent).

To use any of these rights, send us a message at . We reply within 30 days.

8. Cookies and tracking

Our website uses the following cookies.

• Functional cookies, which the website needs to work properly
• Analytics cookies (Google Analytics), anonymised and used to see how the website is used

Tracking cookies and advertising cookies are excluded. You can turn off cookies in your browser, although some features may then work less well.

9. Security

We take suitable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss or misuse. All data traffic uses a secure, encrypted connection (HTTPS).

10. Changes

We may change this privacy policy. For major changes we send active contacts a message at their email address or place a notice on our website. The latest version is always at holdwise.nl/en/privacy-policy.

11. Complaints

If you have a complaint about how we process your data, please contact us first at . If the complaint is still open after that, you have the right to file a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) at www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl. If you live in another country of the European Union, you can also go to the data protection authority in your own country.

12. Contact

For questions about this privacy policy or about your personal data, please contact us.