Effective Date: april 1 2025
Last Updated: april 10 2025
At Flashtu.be, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our social networking platform.
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1. Data Controller
Martin Beek
Keurenplein 41 – G0345
1069CD Amsterdam
Netherlands
Email Address for Privacy Inquiries: m.beek@codeinc.nl
Data Protection Officer: Martin Beek
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2. What Personal Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
Account Information: Username, email address, password (hashed).
Content: Posts, messages, likes, reposts, comments.
Usage Data: We do not collect IP address, device information, browser type, operating system, and pages visited - but 3th party services and servers along the way may do so, including your own internet provider.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We only use ONE non-tracking cookie on FlashTu.be, for analytics and functionality (see Section 7).
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3. Legal Bases for Processing
We process your personal data based on:
Your consent (e.g., marketing communications).
The necessity to perform a contract (e.g., to provide you access to your account).
Our legitimate interests (e.g., ensuring platform security and improving services).
Compliance with a legal obligation (e.g., law enforcement requests).
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4. How We Use Your Data
We use your data to:
Operate and maintain your account.
Personalize your experience on the platform.
Communicate with you about updates or service issues.
Detect and prevent fraudulent or illegal activity.
Analyze usage trends and improve our services.
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5. Sharing of Personal Data
We may share your some of your data with:
Service providers (e.g., hosting, analytics, content moderation).
Legal authorities if required by law.
Other users, if you post public content.
We do not sell your personal data.
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6. International Data Transfers
If your data is transferred outside the EU/EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards such as:
EU Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
Transfers to countries with an adequacy decision.
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7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use only one cookie for:
Platform functionality (e.g., login session).
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8. Your Data Protection Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the right to:
Access your data.
Correct inaccurate data.
Erase your data (“right to be forgotten”).
Restrict or object to processing.
Data portability.
Withdraw consent at any time.
To exercise these rights, contact Martin Beek at m.beek@codeinc.nl
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9. Data Retention
We retain your data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law.
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10. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including encryption, secure access controls, and regular audits.
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11. Children’s Privacy
Our platform is not intended for users under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect data from minors.
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12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. You will be notified of significant changes via email or platform notification.
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13. Contact
For questions or concerns, contact:
Email: m.beek@codeinc.nl
Address:
Keurenplein 41 – G0345
1069CD Amsterdam
Netherlands
If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you can lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.
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