Last updated: April 2026

This privacy policy explains how Nicolai Van der Storm (“I”, “me”) collects and processes data on nvds.be (“this site”). I am based in Belgium and this policy is written in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Who is responsible for your data?

Nicolai Van der Storm Belgium contact

Analytics

This site uses Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly analytics tool that I self-host on my own server at plausible.nvds.be.

Plausible does not use cookies and does not collect any personally identifiable information. It measures aggregate traffic data only (page views, referrers, device types, country-level location). No data is shared with third parties.

You can read more about how Plausible works in their data policy.

Contact form

When you submit the contact form, I collect:

• Your name
• Your email address
• The content of your message

This data is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with third parties. I retain messages for as long as necessary to handle your inquiry, after which they are deleted.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Comments

This site uses Disqus for comments. When you leave a comment, Disqus collects data according to their own privacy policy. Disqus may set cookies and share data with third parties for advertising purposes.

If you prefer not to use Disqus, you can always reach me via the contact form.

Newsletter

If you sign up for my newsletter, I collect your email address. This is used solely to send you updates and is never shared with third parties. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any newsletter email.

Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time.

Third-party embeds

Some pages on this site may contain embedded content from third-party services. These embeds may load resources from external servers and set their own cookies, regardless of your preferences on this site.

The following third-party services may be used:

Hosting & infrastructure

This site is hosted on Cloudflare Workers. Cloudflare may process request metadata (IP addresses, headers) as part of routing and DDoS protection. See Cloudflare’s privacy policy for details.

Cookies

This site itself does not set any first-party cookies. Third-party services (Disqus, YouTube, Twitter/X, Vimeo) may set their own cookies when their content is loaded on a page.

Your rights under GDPR

As a resident of the EU/EEA, you have the following rights:

• Access — request a copy of the data I hold about you
• Rectification — request corrections to inaccurate data
• Erasure — request deletion of your data
• Restriction — request that I limit how I use your data
• Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Portability — request your data in a portable format

To exercise any of these rights, contact me via the contact page. I will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian data protection authority: Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (GBA) www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be

Changes to this policy

I may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent version.