Privacy Policy
Last updated: 02-06-2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Methodino processes personal data when you visit our website, contact us, subscribe to our communications, or use our services.
Methodino is a brand of Shield ICT B.V., registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under number 62505300. Shield ICT B.V. is the controller for the processing of personal data described in this Privacy Policy.
Company details
Legal entity: Shield ICT B.V.
Brand name: Methodino
Chamber of Commerce number: 62505300
Registered address: Franse Kerkstraat 3, 2271 CM Voorburg
Email: info@methodino.ai
We may process the following categories of personal data:
Contact details
Such as your name, business email address, phone number, company name, job title, and any information you provide when contacting us.
Communication data
Such as the content of emails, contact form submissions, meeting requests, support requests, and other correspondence.
Website and usage data
Such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referral source, approximate location, and interaction with our website.
Newsletter and marketing preferences
Such as your email address, consent status, subscription preferences, and unsubscribe history.
Customer and business data
If you use our services, we may process data necessary to manage the business relationship, including contract details, billing information, project information, and service-related communications.
Cookie data
Information collected through cookies and similar technologies, as described in section 7.
We process personal data for the following purposes:
Responding to inquiries
We use your contact details and communication data to respond to questions, requests, demos, or other messages you send us.
Legal basis: legitimate interest or steps prior to entering into a contract.
Providing our services
We use personal data necessary to deliver, manage, support, and improve our services.
Legal basis: performance of a contract.
Managing customer relationships
We process business contact details and communication data to maintain customer and partner relationships.
Legal basis: legitimate interest or performance of a contract.
Sending newsletters or marketing communications
We may send updates, invitations, or other marketing communications if you have consented to receive them or where this is otherwise permitted under applicable law.
Legal basis: consent or legitimate interest, where applicable.
Improving our website and services
We may analyze website usage and service interactions to improve performance, usability, security, and relevance.
Legal basis: legitimate interest or consent, depending on the type of cookies or analytics used.
Security and fraud prevention
We process technical and usage data to protect our website, systems, services, and users.
Legal basis: legitimate interest.
Legal and administrative obligations
We process data where necessary to comply with legal obligations, maintain proper business records, handle disputes, and respond to lawful requests.
Legal basis: legal obligation or legitimate interest.
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share personal data with trusted third parties where necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:
- hosting and infrastructure providers;
- email and communication providers;
- CRM and marketing tools;
- analytics providers;
- IT, security, and support providers;
- payment, accounting, and administration providers;
- professional advisers, such as legal, tax, or audit advisers;
- public authorities, where required by law.
These parties may only process personal data where there is a lawful basis to do so. Where required, we enter into appropriate data processing agreements with service providers.
Specific key service providers:
[Add main providers, e.g. hosting provider, CRM, analytics tool, email platform]
Where possible, we process personal data within the European Economic Area.
If we use service providers located outside the EEA, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place. These may include an adequacy decision by the European Commission, Standard Contractual Clauses, or other safeguards permitted under applicable data protection law.
We do not keep personal data longer than necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Our standard retention periods are:
Contact form submissions: [e.g. 12 or 24 months]
General business correspondence: [retention period]
Newsletter subscriptions: until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent
Customer and contract data: for the duration of the customer relationship and [X] years thereafter
Billing and accounting records: [e.g. 7 years, if applicable under Dutch tax law]
Website analytics data: [retention period based on analytics tool]
Cookie consent records: [retention period]
We may retain data for a longer period if necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
These measures may include access controls, encryption where appropriate, secure infrastructure, monitoring, backup procedures, and internal policies.
However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we take reasonable steps to protect your personal data.
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. We may use the following categories of cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled through our cookie settings.
Analytics cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, so we can improve performance and usability.
Marketing or tracking cookies
These cookies may be used to personalize content, measure campaigns, or track visitors across websites. We only use these cookies if you have given consent.
Non-essential cookies are only placed with your consent. You can manage or withdraw your consent at any time through our cookie preference settings.
You can also manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website.
Cookie tool/provider used:
[insert cookie banner or consent management tool]
Analytics tools used:
[insert Google Analytics, Matomo, Plausible, etc., or “None”]
Under applicable data protection law, you have the following rights:
- the right to access your personal data;
- the right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data;
- the right to request deletion of your data;
- the right to restrict certain processing;
- the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests;
- the right to data portability, where applicable;
- the right to withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before withdrawal.
To exercise your rights, contact us at [privacy@methodino.ai]. We may ask you to provide additional information to verify your identity.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, via www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of those websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing personal data.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or legal obligations.
The latest version will always be published on this page, with the effective date shown at the top.