Privacy Policy

The Sal Meijer Heritage Foundation (Stichting Erfgoed Sal Meijer) is dedicated to preserving, protecting and promoting the cultural and historical heritage of Sal Meijer (1906–1994). In order to carry out these activities properly, the Foundation processes personal data to a limited extent.

Personal data are any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as a name, an email address, or an image of a person.

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Data Controller

The Sal Meijer Heritage Foundation, based in Amstelveen, is the data controller responsible for the processing of personal data as described in this privacy policy.

This privacy policy applies to:

• visitors to the Foundation’s website;

• persons who contact the Foundation;

• persons who are (historically) depicted on the website.
   

The Foundation attaches great importance to the careful, transparent and lawful processing of personal data and acts in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This privacy policy may be amended from time to time. The most up-to-date version is always available on this website.

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Why do we process personal data?

The Sal Meijer Heritage Foundation processes personal data solely for the following purposes:

• documenting and archiving historical images and documentary material;

• responding to enquiries and maintaining correspondence;

• informing interested parties about the Foundation’s activities or publications;

• gaining insight into the use of the website (statistical and analytical purposes).

 

Which personal data do we process?

Depending on your interaction with the Foundation, the following data may be processed:

• name;

• email address;

• content of correspondence;

• images or photographs (where historically relevant).

 

Sharing personal data with third parties

The Sal Meijer Heritage Foundation shares personal data with third parties only if this is necessary for the performance of its activities or if it is legally required to do so.

Where third parties process personal data on behalf of the Foundation, appropriate data processing agreements are concluded to ensure the protection of personal data.

Personal data are in principle not processed outside the European Economic Area. If this should nevertheless be necessary, appropriate safeguards will be applied in accordance with applicable legislation.

 

Security of personal data

The Foundation takes appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, unauthorised access or unlawful use.

 

Your rights

You have the right to:

• access the personal data the Foundation processes about you;

• have incorrect data corrected;

• have your data deleted or the processing restricted;

• object to the processing of your data;

• lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

Requests can be submitted via the contact form on the website.

 

Photographs and visual material

This website displays photographs and images for the purpose of historical documentation and heritage preservation. The Foundation strives for a careful and respectful presentation.

If you believe that an image in which you are recognisable is being used incorrectly or inappropriately, you may submit a reasoned request for removal via the contact form on the website. The Foundation will carefully review such requests.

 

Cookie Policy

The website of the Sal Meijer Heritage Foundation uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure the website functions properly and to analyse its use.

• Functional cookies

These cookies are necessary for the technical operation of the website and ensure that it functions correctly.

• Analytical cookies

The Foundation uses analytical cookies (for example from Google Analytics) to gain insight into how the website is used. These data are processed in anonymised form and are not used to identify individual visitors.

The Foundation does not use tracking or marketing cookies.

 

Questions or complaints

For questions about this privacy and cookie policy or about the processing of personal data, you can contact us via the contact form on the website.

You also always have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

Last updated: 1 January 2026