Privacy statement

This statement explains which personal data the ColorBase website collects, why we collect it and what you can do about it.

Who we are

ColorBase BV runs this website. You can reach us at hello@colorbase.com.

Contact form

When you send the contact form we store your name, email address, company, topic and message, so we can answer you. We send the message to our own inbox and use it for nothing else.

When you subscribe we store your email address and send a confirmation link. You are only on the list after you confirm. We record when you subscribed, confirmed or unsubscribed. Every newsletter has an unsubscribe link.

Your account and profiles

When you log in or create an account we store your email address, when you created the account and when you last logged in, and, if you add them, your name and company. To log in we email you a link and a code that work once, for 15 minutes; we store only scrambled versions of them. To keep you logged in we store a scrambled session id, a scrambled version of your IP address and your browser type. The profiles you build, with the printer, print mode, RIP and material you chose, are kept in your account so you can download them on any device, and we email you when each one is ready. If you tick the newsletter box in your account, your subscription is confirmed straight away because your email address is already verified. You can delete your account at any time on the account page; this deletes your account, your sessions and your profiles, and you choose whether to also end your newsletter subscription. We keep an anonymous record for statistics: when the account was created, last used and deleted, and which printer, print mode, RIP and material were used for each profile. It contains no email address, name, company or IP address and cannot be traced back to you.

Cookies, analytics and advertising

One necessary cookie (cb_consent) remembers your cookie choice for 180 days. When you log in, two more necessary cookies are set: cb_login connects the login code to your browser for 15 minutes, and cb_session keeps you logged in (for up to a year, and ends earlier when you have not visited for 90 days or log out). These cookies are needed for the login you asked for, so they need no consent. Other cookies are only set after you agree to them in the cookie banner. With analytics consent we use Google Analytics, through Google Tag Manager, to see how the site is used. With marketing consent we use the LinkedIn Insight Tag to measure our LinkedIn advertising and to show our ads to people who visited the site. You can change your choice at any time with the cookie settings link at the bottom of every page; when you switch a category off, we remove the related cookies. We keep a record of each choice, without your name, as proof of consent.

Spam protection, security and server logs

To protect the forms against spam and abuse we keep a scrambled version of your IP address (a keyed hash) with each form submission and count requests per visitor for a limited time; we never store your IP address itself with your form data. Our web server keeps technical logs with IP addresses, the page requested and your browser type, for security and troubleshooting. These logs are deleted after five weeks at most.

How long we keep data

Placeholder: retention periods for contact messages, subscribers, consent records, built profiles and inactive accounts to be decided by ColorBase. Your account and your profiles are kept until you delete your account, also when you have not used it for a long time.

Your rights

You can ask us to see, correct or delete your personal data, or object to how we use it, by emailing hello@colorbase.com. You can also file a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

Last updated: 2 November 2026