Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-05-24

This policy explains how Get Around Amsterdam("we") handles your data when you visit getaroundamsterdam.com. We follow the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Data controller

Pure Studio (Dirck Mulder), based in The Netherlands (KVK 98665103, BTW NL005345618B56). For privacy questions: privacy@getaroundamsterdam.com.

2. What we collect and why

2.1 Contact form messages

If you message us through the contact form, we receive your name, email address, and message content via Resend so we can reply. Legal basis: consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) and our legitimate interest in answering your message (Art. 6(1)(f)).

2.2 Advertising and conversion measurement

With your consent, we use the Google Ads tag and Meta Pixelto measure which ads brought visitors to our guides. Without consent, Google receives only anonymous "consentless pings" that cannot be linked to your identity. Legal basis: consent. You can withdraw at any time.

2.3 Server logs

Our hosting provider Vercel logs your IP address and user-agent on each request for security and abuse-prevention purposes. Retained up to 30 days. Legal basis: legitimate interest.

3. Subprocessors

We use the following processors. EU/US transfers rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC).

• Google Ads — Advertising and conversion measurement (EU/US (SCC)).
• Meta — Advertising and conversion measurement (EU/US (SCC)).
• Resend — Contact form email delivery (EU/US (SCC)).
• Vercel — Website hosting and edge delivery (EU/US (SCC)).

4. Retention

• Contact form messages: 12 months, then deleted.
• Server logs: up to 30 days.
• Analytics events: 12 months, then aggregated.

5. Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you;
• Correct or delete it;
• Restrict or object to processing;
• Receive your data in a portable format;
• Withdraw consent for advertising;
• Lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

Email privacy@getaroundamsterdam.com to exercise any of these rights. We respond within 30 days.

6. Cookies

We use strictly-necessary cookies for the site itself. Advertising cookies are only set after you select "Accept" in our cookie banner. Your choice is stored for 6 months, after which we ask again.

7. Affiliate links

Some links to tours, restaurants, and bookings are affiliate links. If you book through them we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend places we have actually visited; the commission does not influence our editorial judgement.

8. Changes

We may update this policy as the site evolves. The "Last updated" date above reflects the most recent revision.

Questions? Contact us.