Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how ELiAR BV collects and uses personal data when you visit eliarbv.nl, contact us via the website, or subscribe to our newsletter.
1. Data Controller
The data controller for the processing activities described in this notice is:
ELiAR BV
Brainport Industries Campus 1
5657 BX, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
E-mail: info@eliarbv.nl
2. What personal data we collect
Website visitors
When you visit our website, we may process:
- technical information such as IP address, browser type, device type and pages visited (through analytics, only after consent)
- cookie identifiers and similar technologies (see our Cookie Policy)
Contact forms
When you contact us via the contact forms (homepage, R&D, Textile Finishing, Contact page), we process:
- your name
- your e-mail address
- the content of your message
- technical metadata required to deliver the form (date/time, IP address, spam/abuse checks)
Newsletter subscriptions
When you subscribe to our newsletter, we process:
- your e-mail address
- date and time of subscription and consent
3. Purposes and legal bases
Contact inquiries
We use your contact details to read and respond to your inquiry and to follow up on potential collaboration. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps) and, where applicable, our legitimate interest in handling business requests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Newsletter
We use your e-mail address to send you newsletters about ELiAR BV projects, news and events. The legal basis is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the e-mails or by contacting us.
Analytics and performance
With your consent, we use cookies and similar technologies (e.g. Google Analytics) to understand how our website is used and to improve its performance. The legal basis is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). These cookies are only activated after you accept them via the cookie banner.
4. How long we keep your data
- Contact inquiries: normally up to 12 months after the last interaction related to your request, unless a longer period is required by law or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
- Newsletter data: until you unsubscribe or withdraw your consent, after which we may keep minimal records (e-mail and opt-out timestamp) to demonstrate compliance.
- Analytics data and cookies: retention periods depend on the cookie type; see our Cookie Policy and Google’s documentation for details.
5. How we share personal data
We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with:
- Service providers (e.g. hosting providers, form processing services and newsletter tools) that act as processors and only process data on our instructions.
- Group companies within the ELiAR group, where needed to respond to your inquiry or manage the relationship.
- Public authorities where we are legally obliged to do so or where this is necessary to protect our rights.
Some of these providers may be located outside the European Economic Area. In those cases, we take appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses or equivalent mechanisms.
6. Your rights under GDPR
Under the GDPR you have, in particular, the following rights:
- Right of access – to obtain confirmation whether we process your data and to receive a copy.
- Right to rectification – to have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected.
- Right to erasure – to request deletion of your data, subject to legal retention obligations.
- Right to restriction – to request that we limit processing in certain cases.
- Right to data portability – to receive certain data in a structured, commonly used format or request transmission to another controller where technically feasible.
- Right to object – to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to processing based on our legitimate interests.
- Right to withdraw consent – where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@eliarbv.nl. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. In the Netherlands, this is the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl).
7. Links to other websites
Our website contains links to third‑party websites (for example, eliar.com, eliar.nl or project websites). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. We encourage you to read their privacy notices.
8. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example to reflect changes in our processing activities or legal requirements. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised.