Privacy Notice

Last updated March 18, 2026

This Privacy Notice for Tobias Leopold (“I”, “me”, or “my”) describes how and why I might access, collect, store, use, and/or share (“process”) your personal information when you use this website (“website”), including when you visit leopold.ac.

Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. I am responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree with my policies and practices, please do not use my website. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact me at tobias at leopold dot ac.

1 Summary of key points

This summary provides key points from my Privacy Notice, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using the table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.

What personal information do I process? When you visit, use, or navigate my website, I may process personal information depending on how you interact with me and the website, the choices you make, and the features you use. Learn more about personal information you disclose to me.

Do I process any sensitive personal information? Some of the information may be considered “special” or “sensitive” in certain jurisdictions, for example your racial or ethnic origins, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. I do not process sensitive personal information.

Do I collect any information from third parties? I do not collect any information from third parties.

How do I process your information? I process your information to provide, improve, and administer my website, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. I may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. I process your information only when I have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more about how I process your information.

In what situations and with which parties do I share personal information? I do not share your personal information.

How do I keep your information safe? I have adequate organisational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so I cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorised third parties will not be able to defeat my security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Learn more about how I keep your information safe.

What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more about your privacy rights.

How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by submitting a data subject access request, or by contacting me. I will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

2 What information do I collect?

2.1 Personal information you disclose to me

In Short: I collect personal information that you provide to me.

I collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to me when you express an interest in obtaining information about me or my academic work, when you participate in activities on the website, or otherwise when you contact me.

Sensitive Information. I do not process sensitive information.

All personal information that you provide to me must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify me of any changes to such personal information.

2.2 Information automatically collected

In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit my website.

I automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the website. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use my website, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of my website, and for internal analytics and reporting purposes.

The information I collect includes:

  • Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information my servers automatically collect when you access or use my website and which I record in log files. Depending on how you interact with me, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and information about your activity on the website (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called “crash dumps”), and hardware settings).

  • Device Data. I collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the website. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.

  • Location Data. I collect location data such as information about your device’s location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information I collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the website. For example, I may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells me your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing me to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the website.

3 How do I process your information?

In Short: I process your information to provide, improve, and administer my website, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. I may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.

I process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with my website, including:

  • To provide and facilitate delivery of information to you.
  • To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users.
  • To send administrative information to you.
  • To evaluate and improve my website and your experience.
  • To identify usage trends.
  • To comply with my legal obligations.
  • To prevent fraud, investigate suspicious activity, enforce my terms and policies, or comply with law.
  • To process your information for other purposes with your consent.

5 When and with whom do I share your personal information?

In Short: I do not share your personal information with any third parties.

Your personal information is not shared, sold, or disclosed to any external parties. I do not transfer your data to others for marketing or any other purposes. Any information you provide or that is collected automatically (such as technical data for website analytics or security) remains strictly confidential and is only used as described in this Privacy Notice, in compliance with the GDPR and other applicable data protection laws.

6 How long do I keep your information?

In Short: I keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice unless otherwise required by law.

I will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).

When I have no ongoing legitimate legal need to process your personal information, I will either delete or anonymise such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then I will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

7 How do I keep your information safe?

In Short: I aim to protect your personal information through a system of organisational and technical security measures.

I have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organisational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information I process. However, despite my safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so I cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorised third parties will not be able to defeat my security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although I will do my best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from my website is at your own risk. You should only access the website within a secure environment.

8 What are your privacy rights?

In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), and Switzerland, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or request deletion of your information at any time, depending on your country, province, or state of residence.

In some regions (like the EEA, UK, and Switzerland), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting me by using the contact details provided in Section 11 below.

I will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe I am unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State data protection authority or UK data protection authority.

If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.

Withdrawing your consent: If I am relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting me by using the contact details provided in Section 11 below.

However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal nor, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email me at tobias at leopold dot ac.

9 Controls for do-not-track features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognising and implementing DNT signals has been finalised. As such, I do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that I must follow in the future, I will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Notice.

10 Do I make updates to this notice?

In Short: Yes, I will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

I may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date at the top of this Privacy Notice. If I make material changes to this Privacy Notice, I may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. I encourage you to review this Privacy Notice frequently to be informed of how I am protecting your information.

11 How can you contact me about this notice?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email me at tobias at leopold dot ac or contact me by post at:

Tobias Leopold
Rode Kruislaan 1113 B
1111XA DIEMEN
Netherlands

12 How can you review, update, or delete the data I collect from you?

Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information I collect from you, details about how I have processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to my processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please fill out and submit a data subject access request.