PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: August 2026

1. INTRODUCTION
Wildlife Stories, created by Rob Snijders, respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be collected when you visit wildlife-stories.online, how this information is used and how it is protected.

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Wildlife Stories may collect limited personal information when you voluntarily provide it, for example when you contact us through the contact form.

This may include:
– Your name
– Your email address
– Your contact details
– The information you provide in your message

Certain technical information may also be collected automatically when you visit the website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information and information about how the website is used.

3. CONTACT FORM
When you use the contact form, the information you provide is used solely to respond to your enquiry or request.
Information submitted through the contact form is not used for newsletters, marketing campaigns or other unrelated purposes.

4. GOOGLE ANALYTICS
Wildlife Stories uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website and to improve its content, functionality and performance.
Google Analytics may collect information about website visits, device type, browser information, interactions with the website and other technical or usage information.
Where required by applicable law, Google Analytics is only used after the visitor has provided the necessary consent through the website’s cookie or consent settings.
Google Analytics is provided by Google. Google’s processing of information is subject to Google’s own privacy policy and terms.

5. COOKIES
Wildlife Stories may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the proper functioning of the website.
Google Analytics may also use analytics cookies where the visitor has provided the required consent.
Where applicable, visitors can manage or withdraw their cookie preferences through the website’s cookie settings.

6. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA
The Wildlife Stories website contains links to external websites and social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
When you follow one of these links, you leave the Wildlife Stories website and become subject to the privacy policy of the respective third party.
Wildlife Stories is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.

7. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal information is used only for the purposes for which it was provided, including:

– Responding to enquiries
– Maintaining and improving the website
– Understanding website usage through Google Analytics, where permitted
– Protecting the website against misuse and security threats
– Complying with applicable legal obligations

We do not sell, rent or commercially trade your personal information.

8. DATA SECURITY
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. DATA RETENTION
Personal information submitted through the contact form is retained only for as long as necessary to handle the enquiry and for any reasonable follow-up, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

10. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
Depending on applicable privacy law, you may have the right to:

– Request access to the personal information we hold about you
– Request correction of inaccurate information
– Request deletion of your personal information
– Object to certain forms of processing
– Request restriction of processing
– Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) if you believe that your personal information is being processed in violation of applicable privacy law.

11. CONTACT
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the way your personal information is handled, please contact:

Wildlife Stories
Rob Snijders
Email: contact@wildlife-stories.online

12. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, applicable legislation or the way personal information is processed. The latest version will always be published on this page.