Privacy Policy
Version date: 24 June 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how snowballs handles personal data when you visit the website, use the contact page or communicate about a startup team question.
1. Who Is Responsible for Your Data
snowballs is operated by Mean CEO.
- Legal entity: Mean CEO
- Trade name: Mean CEO
- KVK number: 96682426
- VAT/BTW number: NL005225131B76
- Contact: use the contact form on the snowballs website
Violetta Bonenkamp and Dirk-Jan Bonenkamp are the public people connected to snowballs.
2. Personal Data We Collect
The contact form asks for name, email address, optional phone number, optional company or role, the team question you want to clarify and consent to use the information to reply.
The website processes technical data such as IP address, browser data, device data, server logs and security logs through the website host or embedded tools.
3. How We Collect Data
We collect data when you send a message through the contact page, communicate with snowballs or browse the website.
Do not send unnecessary sensitive information through the website form.
4. Why We Use Personal Data
We use personal data to respond to contact requests, understand the team question you are asking about, communicate about roles and operating rhythm, protect the website, keep basic records where needed and understand search visibility through Google Search Console.
5. Legal Grounds
We process personal data when it is needed before entering into an agreement, needed to perform an agreement, required by law, based on a legitimate interest or based on consent.
6. Website Tools
The website uses WordPress and Bluehost for website hosting and operation, the contact form tool used on the contact page, Google Search Console and communication tools used to respond to requests.
7. Sharing Personal Data
We share personal data only where needed for the request, website operation, administration, legal duty, security or agreed communication. We do not sell personal data.
8. Retention
We keep personal data only as long as needed for the request, administration, legal duties, complaint handling, dispute handling or website security.
9. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data. No online communication method is completely risk-free.
10. Your Privacy Rights
Under the GDPR/AVG, privacy rights include access, correction, deletion, restriction, data portability and objection. Where processing is based on consent, consent withdrawal is available.
To use these rights, contact snowballs through the website contact form. Identification information is requested when needed to handle the request properly.
11. Complaints
If you have a privacy question or complaint, contact snowballs first through the website contact form. The Dutch Data Protection Authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, also handles privacy complaints.