Privacy Policy

Last updated: 13 July 2026

Newcomer Circle NL respects your privacy and handles personal information carefully and transparently.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information is collected through this website, why it is used, how it may be shared, how long it is retained, and what rights you have.

1. Who is responsible for your personal data?

Newcomer Circle NL is operated by Cindy Colijn in the Netherlands.

Contact email: welcome@newcomercircle.nl

For questions about this Privacy Policy or the use of your personal data, contact Newcomer Circle NL using the email address above.

2. What information may be collected?

Depending on how you use the website, Newcomer Circle NL may collect:

  • your name;
  • your email address;
  • your billing and transaction details;
  • information about products or digital content you purchase;
  • messages you send by email or through website forms;
  • newsletter subscription information;
  • your IP address;
  • browser and device information;
  • website activity and cookie preferences;
  • information needed to prevent fraud, maintain security, and comply with legal obligations.

Newcomer Circle NL does not intentionally request sensitive personal information.

3. How is your information collected?

Personal information may be collected when you:

  • purchase a digital product;
  • complete the checkout process;
  • create or access a customer account;
  • subscribe to a newsletter;
  • contact Newcomer Circle NL;
  • submit a form;
  • browse or interact with the website;
  • accept or manage cookie preferences.

Some technical information may be collected automatically through necessary cookies, security tools, and website-hosting systems.

4. Why is your information used?

Your personal information may be used to:

  • process and manage purchases;
  • confirm payments and orders;
  • deliver digital products;
  • provide download access;
  • send receipts and service-related emails;
  • respond to questions and customer-support requests;
  • manage newsletter subscriptions;
  • improve the website and educational products;
  • maintain website security;
  • detect and prevent fraud or misuse;
  • keep legally required financial and administrative records;
  • comply with applicable laws.

Online sellers should collect only the personal data needed to complete a sale and explain what they do with it and why. (business.gov.nl)

5. Legal grounds for processing

Personal data is processed only where there is a valid legal basis.

Depending on the situation, this may include:

  • performance of a contract, such as processing an order and delivering an eBook;
  • legal obligation, such as keeping payment or accounting records;
  • legitimate interests, such as maintaining security, preventing fraud, and improving services;
  • consent, such as subscribing to a newsletter or accepting optional cookies.

Consent may be withdrawn at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.

The GDPR requires organisations to have a valid legal basis before collecting and using personal information. (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)

6. Payments

Payments are processed through third-party payment providers, including Stripe.

Newcomer Circle NL does not receive or store your complete card number or online-banking login details.

Payment providers may process information such as:

  • your name;
  • email address;
  • payment amount;
  • payment method;
  • billing details;
  • transaction identifiers;
  • fraud-prevention information.

Their handling of personal data is also governed by their own privacy policies.

7. SureCart and digital-product delivery

Newcomer Circle NL uses SureCart to support:

  • checkout;
  • order processing;
  • customer accounts;
  • receipts;
  • product-access emails;
  • secure digital downloads.

SureCart may process customer and purchase information as needed to provide these functions.

8. Hosting and website services

The website is hosted through Hostinger and built with WordPress.

These services may process limited technical information needed to:

  • display the website;
  • maintain security;
  • create backups;
  • prevent abuse;
  • diagnose technical problems;
  • provide website and email services.

9. Email communication

Newcomer Circle NL may send service-related emails concerning:

  • orders;
  • payments;
  • receipts;
  • download access;
  • account access;
  • refunds;
  • important changes affecting a purchase.

These messages are necessary for providing purchased services and cannot always be disabled.

Marketing or newsletter emails will only be sent where there is an appropriate legal basis, such as consent. You may unsubscribe using the link included in the email or by contacting:

welcome@newcomercircle.nl

Consent is generally required when personal data is used for advertising or direct marketing. (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)

10. Cookies

The website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies support functions such as:

  • checkout;
  • payment processing;
  • security;
  • customer sessions;
  • remembering cookie preferences;
  • preventing fraud.

These cookies may be used without consent where they are strictly necessary for the website or service requested by the visitor.

Optional cookies

Analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies will only be used where consent is required and has been provided.

Visitors may accept, reject, or change optional cookie preferences through the website’s cookie settings.

Dutch guidance states that explicit consent is required for tracking cookies and other cookies that collect personal data for non-essential purposes. (business.gov.nl)

11. Who may receive your information?

Personal information may be shared only where reasonably necessary with service providers such as:

  • Stripe;
  • SureCart;
  • Hostinger;
  • WordPress-related service providers;
  • email-delivery providers;
  • security and anti-spam providers;
  • analytics providers, where enabled;
  • professional advisers or public authorities where legally required.

These providers receive only the information needed to perform their services or meet their own legal obligations.

Newcomer Circle NL does not sell personal information to advertisers.

12. International data transfers

Some service providers may process information outside the Netherlands or the European Economic Area.

Where required, such transfers should be protected through appropriate legal safeguards, such as:

  • an adequacy decision;
  • standard contractual clauses;
  • another valid transfer mechanism under data-protection law.

13. How long is information retained?

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information:

  • order and payment information may be retained for legal, tax, and accounting purposes;
  • customer-support correspondence may be kept while a request is being handled and for a reasonable period afterward;
  • newsletter information is retained until you unsubscribe or consent is otherwise withdrawn;
  • technical and security records may be kept for a limited period to prevent fraud and investigate misuse;
  • customer account information may be retained while the account remains active or while continued product access is required.

Personal data should not be stored for longer than necessary, and privacy notices should explain relevant retention periods. (business.gov.nl)

14. Security

Reasonable technical and organisational safeguards are used to protect personal information against:

  • loss;
  • misuse;
  • unauthorised access;
  • alteration;
  • disclosure;
  • destruction.

These safeguards may include secure payment processing, encrypted connections, access controls, website security tools, and backups.

No website or online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

15. Your privacy rights

Under applicable data-protection law, you may have the right to:

  • request access to your personal information;
  • request correction of inaccurate information;
  • request deletion of your information;
  • request restriction of processing;
  • object to certain processing;
  • receive certain data in a portable format;
  • withdraw consent;
  • complain to a data-protection authority;
  • object to certain forms of direct marketing;
  • request information about how your data is used.

These rights may be subject to legal limitations. For example, information may need to be retained where required by tax or accounting laws.

The GDPR recognises rights including access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, objection, and the right to be informed. (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)

16. How to exercise your rights

To make a privacy request, email:

welcome@newcomercircle.nl

Please explain clearly what you are requesting.

Newcomer Circle NL may ask for reasonable information to verify your identity before releasing, changing, or deleting personal information.

17. Complaints

You may contact Newcomer Circle NL first so that the concern can be reviewed.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority:

Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens

18. Third-party websites

The website may contain links to external services such as:

  • Amazon;
  • YouTube;
  • Instagram;
  • LinkedIn;
  • Stripe;
  • other educational or governmental websites.

Newcomer Circle NL is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of external websites.

Please review their privacy policies separately.

19. Children

The website and paid products are not specifically directed at children under 16.

Newcomer Circle NL does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16 without appropriate consent or another valid legal basis.

20. Automated decision-making

Newcomer Circle NL does not currently make decisions with significant legal or similar effects based solely on automated processing.

Payment and fraud-prevention providers may use automated systems to assess transactions under their own policies.

21. Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated when:

  • website features change;
  • new service providers are introduced;
  • products or payment options change;
  • legal requirements change.

The latest version will be published on this page together with the updated revision date.

22. Contact

For privacy questions, requests, or concerns, contact:

Newcomer Circle NL
Operated by Cindy Colijn in the Netherlands
Email: welcome@newcomercircle.nl