Privacy Policy

Last updated: 10 September 2026

Albersvanelst is the design studio and trading name of Albers Jules, a Belgian sole proprietorship operating as a secondary occupation ("eenmanszaak in bijberoep").

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect personal data when you visit www.albersvanelst.com or contact us through the website.

1. Who we are

Data controller:
Albers Jules, trading as Albersvanelst
Ommeganckstraat 19
2018 Antwerp
Belgium

Company number: 1038.400.737
VAT number: BE1038.400.737
Email:hello@albersvanelst.com

For questions regarding privacy or the processing of personal data, you can contact us at the email address above.

2. What personal data we collect

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following information:

Information you provide directly

When you contact us through our contact form, we may collect:

  • first name;

  • last name;

  • email address;

  • the contents of your message; and

  • any other information you voluntarily include in your message.

If you contact us by email, we may also process the information contained in your correspondence and any contact details included in your email signature.

Technical and website information

When you visit our website, Squarespace may automatically process certain technical information required to operate the website and, where enabled and permitted by your consent, to provide website analytics.

This may include information such as:

  • IP address;

  • browser and device information;

  • pages visited;

  • referring pages or websites;

  • timestamps;

  • interactions with the website; and

  • other technical or usage information.

The exact information collected depends on the Squarespace services and settings active on our website.

Cookies

Our website uses necessary cookies and may use analytics or other non-essential cookies, as described in our Cookie Policy.

Where required by law, non-essential cookies are only used after you have given your consent through our cookie banner.

3. How we use personal data

We use personal data only for legitimate business and website-related purposes, including:

  • responding to enquiries and messages;

  • communicating with potential or existing clients;

  • discussing commissions, collaborations or potential purchases;

  • operating, maintaining and securing our website;

  • understanding website traffic and performance where analytics are enabled and consent has been obtained where required;

  • keeping appropriate business and administrative records; and

  • complying with applicable legal obligations.

We do not use personal data for purposes unrelated to these activities.

4. Legal bases for processing

Depending on the circumstances, we process personal data on the following legal bases under the GDPR:

Legitimate interests

We may process information contained in enquiries and business correspondence where this is necessary for us to respond to requests, communicate with clients or potential clients, manage our business and maintain appropriate records.

Steps prior to entering into a contract

Where you contact us regarding a potential purchase, commission or collaboration, we may process the information you provide in order to respond to your request and take steps at your request before potentially entering into an agreement.

Legal obligations

We may process and retain information where this is necessary to comply with legal, accounting or other statutory obligations.

Consent

Where consent is legally required, such as for certain non-essential cookies and analytics technologies, we rely on your consent.

You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing that took place before withdrawal.

5. Contact form

Information submitted through our website's contact form is sent to hello@albersvanelst.com.

Depending on the functionality and settings of Squarespace, submitted form information may also be stored within Squarespace or its associated systems.

We use this information to respond to your enquiry and for legitimate business administration.

We do not sell contact-form information or use it for unrelated advertising purposes.

6. Email correspondence and business records

If you contact us by email, we may retain the correspondence in our email account and, where appropriate, in internal business or administrative records.

We generally retain such information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including to maintain business records, manage ongoing relationships, resolve disputes or comply with legal obligations.

Different information may therefore be retained for different periods depending on its nature and purpose.

7. Service providers and third parties

Our website is hosted and operated using Squarespace.

Squarespace may process technical and website visitor information on our behalf and provides services including website hosting, forms, analytics and cookie-management functionality.

Our website also displays content from Instagram through an Instagram feed. Depending on how the integration operates and your consent settings, Instagram/Meta may process information relating to your visit or interaction with the embedded content.

We do not intentionally integrate additional advertising, remarketing or analytics services such as Google Analytics or Meta Pixel at the time of writing.

If additional third-party services are introduced in the future, this Privacy Policy and/or our Cookie Policy may be updated accordingly.

8. International data transfers

Some service providers used by our website, including technology providers such as Squarespace and providers connected to embedded social-media content, may process information outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, the relevant service provider is responsible for implementing the appropriate safeguards required under applicable data-protection law, such as an adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses or another legally recognised transfer mechanism where applicable.

9. 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 information;

  • request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances;

  • request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;

  • object to certain processing;

  • request portability of personal data where applicable; and

  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

You can exercise these rights by contacting:

hello@albersvanelst.com

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit / Autorité de protection des données) if you believe that your personal data has been processed unlawfully.

10. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no method of transmission or storage over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. Children

Our website is not specifically directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children for purposes unrelated to the operation of the website or our legitimate business activities.

12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example when our website, services or legal obligations change.

The most recent version will always be published on this page, with the date of the latest update indicated at the top.

13. Contact

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact:

Albersvanelst
Albers Jules
Ommeganckstraat 19
2018 Antwerp
Belgium

Email:hello@albersvanelst.com

Company number: 1038.400.737
VAT number: BE1038.400.737