1. Who we are
Topanga Creative Studio is a sole proprietorship established in the Netherlands.
Address: 1e Scheepvaartstraat 55, 3151 NK Hoek van Holland, The Netherlands
KVK: 82560315
VAT: NL003699098B46
Email: info@topangacreativestudio.com
Phone: +31 6 82253724
2. Scope of this policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Topanga Creative Studio collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, or otherwise interact with us.
3. What personal data we collect
Depending on how you use our website, we may collect and process the following personal data:
• email address
• marketing preferences
• analytics and usage data
• IP address
• browser type
• device information
• website interaction dat
If, in the future, we add contact forms, booking tools, or project inquiry forms, we may also collect additional information that you voluntarily provide.
4. How we collect your data
We collect data when you subscribe to our newsletter, when you interact with cookie or consent preferences, automatically through analytics and website technologies, and through service providers that support our website and communication tools.
5. Why we process your data
We process personal data to operate and secure our website, understand website traffic and improve performance, manage newsletter subscriptions and future marketing communications, comply with legal and administrative obligations, and protect our business against abuse, fraud, or technical misuse.
6. Legal bases for processing
We rely on one or more of the following legal bases under applicable privacy law: your consent, the performance of a contract or steps prior to entering into a contract, compliance with a legal obligation, and our legitimate interests where those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
Where cookies or similar tracking technologies require consent, we will ask for that consent before placing them.
7. Cookies and similar technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Some are necessary for the website to function properly, while others are used for analytics or future marketing purposes.
Because we use or plan to use Google Analytics, a cookie banner should be implemented so visitors can choose whether to accept non-essential cookies.
7.1 Types of cookies we may use
Necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off through the banner.
Analytics cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, for example through Google Analytics.
Marketing cookies
If enabled in the future, these cookies may be used by advertising or social media tools to measure performance, build audiences, or retarget visitors.
8. Google Analytics
We use, or intend to use, Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics may process information such as your IP address, device data, browser data, and website interaction data.
We aim to configure Google Analytics in a privacy-conscious way, including limiting unnecessary data collection and disabling advertising-related features unless explicitly needed.
9. Newsletter and future marketing
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will process your email address and related marketing preferences to send updates, insights, or promotional communications.
We will only send marketing emails where allowed by law and, where required, based on your consent. You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting us at info@topangacreativestudio.com.
10. Sharing of personal data
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share personal data with trusted service providers that help us operate our business and website, such as providers for website hosting, analytics, email and communication, cloud storage, and project and workflow management.
Based on the current setup, this may include tools such as Google Workspace, Google Drive, and Notion.
Where freelance designers assist on projects, they only receive the materials necessary to perform the design work and, where possible, without direct client contact details or full names.
11. International transfers
Some of our service providers may process data outside the European Economic Area. Where this happens, we rely on appropriate safeguards where required by law.
12. How long we keep your data
We keep personal data no longer than necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
As a working baseline:
• newsletter data: until you unsubscribe or ask for deletion, unless retention is legally required
• inactive inquiry data: up to 24 months
• analytics and cookie preference data: according to the relevant tool settings and legal requirements
• project-related and administrative records: as long as needed for business administration and legal compliance
Certain business records, including invoices and administration, may need to be kept for at least 7 years under Dutch law.
13. Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to access your personal data, correct inaccurate data, request deletion of your data, restrict processing, object to certain processing, withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent, request data portability, and lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
If you want to exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@topangacreativestudio.com.
14. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, or unlawful processing.
15. Third-party websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, such as Instagram or LinkedIn. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those external websites.
16. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on our website with the updated date shown above.
17. Contact
For privacy questions or requests, please contact:
Topanga Creative Studio
info@topangacreativestudio.com