Privacy Policy

Last updated: 09-10-2026

Who we areAnco Collective ("we," "us," "our") operates anco-collective.com (the "Site"). We are the data controller responsible for your personal data.

Business details:

  • Registered in the Netherlands, KVK: 91044995

  • Based in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands

Contact us:

  • Email: ancocollective@gmail.com

  • Address: Bergmolen 18, 1703NX Heerhugowaard, Netherlands

What data we collect

We collect the following personal data when you interact with the Site:

Data collected When Purpose Name and email address When you sign up for our newsletter To send you newsletter emails Name, email address, and message content When you submit our contact form To respond to your enquiry Technical data (IP address, browser type, pages visited) Automatically, via cookies/analytics To understand site usage and improve the Site

We do not collect payment information, sell products, or run advertising/retargeting cookies on this Site.

Legal basis for processing (GDPR)

We process your personal data on the following legal bases:

  • Consent — for newsletter sign-ups and non-essential cookies. You can withdraw consent at any time (see "Your rights" below).

  • Legitimate interest — for responding to contact form enquiries and basic site analytics needed to operate the Site.

How we use your data:

  • To send newsletter emails, if you've subscribed

  • To respond to messages sent via our contact form

  • To understand how visitors use the Site, so we can improve it

  • To comply with legal obligations, where applicable

We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

Who we share data with: We may share data with third-party service providers who help us run the Site, such as:

  • Squarespace Email Campaigns (our newsletter tool)

  • Squarespace, Inc. (our website hosting platform)

  • [ANALYTICS PROVIDER, if used — e.g. Squarespace Analytics, Google Analytics]

These providers only process data on our instructions and are contractually required to keep it secure. We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

International data transfers

Some of our service providers (e.g. Squarespace, Google) may process data outside the UK/EEA, including in the United States. Where this happens, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or the provider's certification under an approved data transfer framework.

How long we keep your data:

  • Newsletter contact details: kept until you unsubscribe or request deletion

  • Contact form enquiries: kept for 12 months after the enquiry is resolved, unless a longer period is required by law

  • Analytics data: retained per our analytics provider's default settings, typically [14–26 months]

Your rights: Under GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you

  • Correct inaccurate data

  • Erase your data ("right to be forgotten")

  • Restrict or object to certain processing

  • Data portability — receive your data in a portable format

  • Withdraw consent at any time (e.g. unsubscribe from the newsletter using the link in any email, or contact us)

  • Lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens), or your own country's supervisory authority if you're located elsewhere in the EU/UK

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at ancocollective@gmail.com.

Security: We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including relying on Squarespace's platform-level security. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

Children's privacy: This Site is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect data from children.

Changes to this policy: We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be communicated via the Site or, where appropriate, by email