Last updated: 11 August 2026
At Cowabunga Creative Studio, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it and what rights you have.
1. Who we are
Cowabunga Creative Studio is responsible for the processing of personal data collected through this website.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about how we handle your personal data, please contact us via the contact details provided on our website.
2. What personal data do we collect?
Depending on how you use our website, we may collect the following information:
- Name and company name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Information you provide through contact or quotation forms
- Project details and other information you voluntarily submit
- IP address
- Browser and device information
- Website usage and interaction data
- Information collected through cookies and similar technologies
We only collect information that is relevant and necessary for the purpose for which it is used.
3. How do we use your data?
We may use your personal data to:
- Respond to enquiries and contact requests
- Prepare quotations and proposals
- Communicate with you about projects
- Provide and improve our services
- Manage our business relationship with clients and suppliers
- Improve the functionality and performance of our website
- Understand how visitors use our website
- Analyse website traffic and marketing performance
- Comply with legal and administrative obligations
We will not use your personal data for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose for which it was originally collected.
4. Legal basis
We process personal data only when we have a valid legal basis under applicable data protection law.
Depending on the situation, this may include:
- Consent — for example, where you have consented to certain cookies or marketing communications.
- Contract — when processing is necessary to provide a service or enter into an agreement with you.
- Legitimate interests — for example, to operate, secure and improve our business and website.
- Legal obligation — where we are required to process information by law.
5. Contact and quotation forms
When you contact us or request a quotation, we use the information you provide to respond to your request and, where relevant, prepare and manage a potential project.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
6. Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies may be used for purposes such as:
- Making the website function correctly
- Remembering preferences
- Understanding how visitors use the website
- Measuring website performance
- Improving our website and services
- Supporting marketing activities, where applicable
Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies.
You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie settings.
7. Analytics and third-party services
We may use third-party services to help us operate and analyse our website, such as analytics, hosting, forms, embedded content or marketing platforms.
Where these services process personal data on our behalf, we take appropriate steps to ensure that the processing complies with applicable privacy legislation.
Depending on the services used on the website, personal data may be processed by providers located outside the European Economic Area. Where this occurs, we ensure that an appropriate legal transfer mechanism is in place where required.
8. How long do we keep your data?
We do not retain personal data for longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
The retention period depends on the type of information and the reason for processing.
For example, information relating to a business relationship may need to be retained for longer than information submitted through a general contact form.
9. Sharing personal data
We may share personal data with trusted service providers where this is necessary to operate our business or provide our services.
These may include providers for:
- Website hosting
- Email and communication
- Website analytics
- CRM and project management
- IT and security
- Accounting and administration
Where appropriate, we enter into data processing agreements with these providers and require them to handle personal data securely and only for the agreed purposes.
We may also disclose information where required by law or a competent authority.
10. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.
However, no website or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Your rights
Under applicable data protection law, including the GDPR, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing
- Object to certain processing activities
- Request data portability where applicable
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact details on our website.
We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
12. Complaints
If you believe that we have not handled your personal data correctly, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can try to resolve the issue.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in your country of residence or where you believe a violation has occurred.
For the Netherlands, this is the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example when our services, website or legal obligations change.
The latest version will always be published on this page, with the date of the most recent update shown at the top.
14. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we process personal data, please contact:
Cowabunga Creative Studio
Email: contact@cowabunga.nl
Address: Hazepad 8A8 Breda
Chamber of Commerce: KVK-nummer: 66921554
Last updated: 11 August 2026