Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2025-09-08

This Privacy Policy describes how Grobler ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our website, https://www.grobler.nl (the "Site"), which includes the Grobler Studios sub-brand, and our related services. We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us when you use our Site and services. This includes:

  • Personal Identification Information: Your name, email address, and phone number when you fill out a contact form or create a user account.

  • Business and Project Information: Details about your company, project ideas, and specific requirements you provide for our engineering services.

  • User Account Information: When you create an account to access our free resources, we collect your name and email address to track resource usage and provide a personalized experience.

  • Financial Information: When you make a donation or purchase an item from our shop, we collect payment details processed by third-party providers (e.g., Stripe, PayPal). We do not store your credit card information.

  • Grobler Studios Commissions: For commissions on products like the animal busts, we collect information you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, and any specific details related to your order.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

  • To Provide and Manage Services: To fulfill project requests, manage support contracts, and deliver the engineering services you've requested. For Grobler Studios, this includes fulfilling your commissions and communicating with you about your inquiry.

  • To Communicate with You: To respond to your inquiries, provide project updates, and send you information about our services.

  • To Process Transactions: To process donations, payments for shop items, and any fees for API calls on our digital tools.

  • To Improve Our Site and Services: To analyze how visitors use our website and resources, which helps us improve our content, functionality, and user experience.

  • Marketing and Promotion: With your explicit consent, we may send you newsletters or promotional communications about our services. You can opt out at any time.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information will depend on the context. We will only collect personal information from you where we have your consent to do so, where we need the personal information to perform a contract with you, or where the processing is in our legitimate business interests.

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

5. Your Data Protection Rights under GDPR

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you.

  • The right of rectification of inaccurate information.

  • The right to object to our processing of your personal data.

  • The right of restriction.

  • The right to data portability.

  • The right to withdraw consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address provided below.

6. Third-Party Services

Our Site and services, including Grobler Studios, may use third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our services, such as Squarespace and various payment providers. These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

8. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Grobler

Jacob Grobler

jacob@grobler.nl