Privacy Policy

Last updated August 2026

1 · Who we are

Fath&Co B.V., Nieuwstraat 49, 4331 JK Middelburg, The Netherlands (KvK 98855670) is the controller under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the “GDPR”) for the processing described here. You can reach us at contact@fathandco.com.

2 · What this website does not do

This website is a set of static pages. It runs no scripts, sets no cookies, and stores nothing on your device. It uses no analytics, no tracking and no profiling, and it loads nothing from third parties: fonts and all other assets are served from our own host. There are no forms; the only way to contact us through it is an ordinary email link.

Because the site stores nothing on and reads nothing from your device, the cookie-consent rules (Article 11.7a of the Dutch Telecommunications Act) are not engaged and no cookie banner is needed. This is a deliberate choice, and your browser can verify it.

3 · What we do process

Messages. If you email us, we process what you send: your name, your email address, and whatever you choose to write. We do so on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where you are asking us to take steps towards an agreement with you, otherwise Article 6(1)(f), our legitimate interest in receiving and answering messages sent to us, and Article 6(1)(c) where the law requires retention. Ordinary email is not end-to-end encrypted; if you prefer another channel for sensitive material, ask us first.

Server logs. Our hosting provider, as our processor, keeps standard logs of visits (IP address, browser, timestamp, page requested) on the basis of Article 6(1)(f): operating and securing the site.

That is the complete list. We collect nothing else through this website, and no one is subject to automated decision-making or profiling.

4 · Unsolicited proposals

We invite people to write long before they are ready. We handle what you send us, including unsolicited business plans, with care, and share it internally only with those who need to consider it. Sending us material does not create a contractual or advisory relationship or a duty of confidence; if you need confidentiality terms, agree them with us before you send.

5 · Retention

Messages are kept while the exchange, or the relationship they may lead to, remains live, and afterwards only where a legitimate business reason or a statutory retention period requires it, such as the seven-year Dutch tax retention for anything that becomes part of our administration. Server logs are kept by our host for a short fixed period and then deleted.

6 · Recipients and transfers

We do not sell personal data. It goes only to the providers that run our website and our email, as processors under Article 28 GDPR agreements; to our professional advisers, bound by confidentiality; and to public authorities where the law requires. Our website host is a US company with a worldwide network, so visit logs may be processed outside the European Economic Area. Its agreement with us includes the EU Standard Contractual Clauses to cover this; email us for a copy. We would engage any other provider outside the EEA only under an adequacy decision or those Clauses.

7 · Your rights

You have the rights the GDPR gives you: access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection (Articles 15–21). Email contact@fathandco.com; we will respond within one month. In particular, where we rely on legitimate interest you can object at any time, and we will stop unless compelling grounds require otherwise. You may also lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.

8 · Changes

We may revise this policy if the website or our practices change. The version published on this page, with its date, is the one that applies.