Last Updated: 26-11-2025

Welcome to Viranews.nl. We are committed to protecting your personal data and your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you visit our website or subscribe to our newsletter, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Who We Are

Data Controller: Viranews.nl (Eindhoven, The Netherlands)

Contact Email: info@viranews.nl

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We collect the minimum amount of data necessary to provide our services:

• Newsletter Subscription: When you sign up for our daily newsletter, we collect your email address and (optionally) your name.
• Usage Data: We may collect anonymous data on how you interact with our emails (e.g., whether you opened the email or clicked a link) to improve our content.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following specific purposes:

• To send you our daily newsletter: We process your email address to deliver the news updates you requested.
• Legal Basis: We rely on Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You explicitly agree to receive these emails by entering your email address and confirming your subscription via our Double Opt-In process.

4. Third-Party Service Providers

We do not sell your data to third parties. However, we use trusted third-party service providers to help us deliver our services. These providers act as "Data Processors" and are contractually bound to protect your data.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) EMEA SARL: We use Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) to deliver our emails reliably. Your email address is transmitted to AWS servers (located in the EU/Stockholm region) solely for the purpose of sending the email.
  • AWS Privacy Notice: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/

5. How We Protect Your Data

We take security seriously. We use:

• Double Opt-In: To prevent unauthorized sign-ups, you must click a confirmation link sent to your email before you are added to our list.
• List Hygiene: We automatically remove email addresses that "bounce" (do not exist) or mark our emails as spam to ensure we only retain active, consenting subscribers.
• Encryption: Our website and mailing systems use SSL/TLS encryption.

6. Your Rights (GDPR)

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right to Withdraw Consent: You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link found at the bottom of every email we send.
• Right to Access: You can request a copy of the data we hold about you.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You can ask us to delete your data entirely from our records.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@viranews.nl.

7. Data Retention

We retain your email address only for as long as you remain a subscriber. If you unsubscribe, your data is removed from our active mailing list immediately.