Privacy statement
Convergent Tribes helps product and engineering organizations create more value. To do that, I collect as little personal data as possible. This statement explains what I collect through this website, why, and what your rights are.
Who is responsible
Convergent Tribes, owned by Maarten Wolters, is the controller for the personal data described here.
Address: Nieuwegracht 137 J, 3512 LK Utrecht, the Netherlands
Chamber of Commerce (KvK): 42168472
VAT number: NL005552684B26
Email: info@convergenttribes.com
What I collect and why
| Data | Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Quick Scan answers, stored without your name, optionally with an organization code from your invitation link | Showing your result, comparing answers within your organization, and improving the method | Legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) |
| Name, work email and organization, when you request a readout | Responding to your request | Steps taken at your request before a possible agreement (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR) |
| Name, work email and optionally your organization, when you ask me to email your Quick Scan result | Sending you your result, and asking you once whether a readout would help | Steps taken at your request (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR) and, for the one follow-up, legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) |
| Name, email and the answers you give, when you book a call in my online calendar | Planning and holding the call | Steps taken at your request before a possible agreement (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR) |
| Feedback on the Quick Scan or this website, without your name | Improving the scan and the website | Legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) |
| When someone introduces you: your name, role and organization, and optionally your work email, as given by the person who introduces you | Following up on the introduction; I only contact you directly if you agreed to it | Legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) |
| Name, email and answers, when you introduce someone or share your view as a partner | Following up with you and improving Convergent Tribes | Legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) |
| Your email address, only if you tick the box for updates | Sending occasional updates, at most once a month | Your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you can withdraw at any time |
Answers from team members are stored without names and are only shown in a comparison once at least three people from the same team have responded.
Cookies and tracking
This website uses no cookies, no analytics and no tracking. Fonts are served from this website itself. The hosting provider keeps short-lived technical server logs, such as IP addresses, to keep the website secure.
How long I keep your data
I keep Quick Scan answers and requests for 12 months after our last contact, unless we start working together; then the retention terms of our agreement apply. Update subscriptions run until you unsubscribe.
Who processes data for me
I use the following service providers. Each processes data only on my instructions, under a data processing agreement.
| Provider | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Netlify | Hosting this website | United States |
| Storing Quick Scan answers, requests, introductions and feedback; sending your Quick Scan result by email | United States and EU | |
| Calendly | Booking calls in my online calendar | United States |
| Yourhosting | The Netherlands |
Where data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, this happens on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.
Your rights
You can ask to access, correct or delete your personal data, to restrict or object to its processing, and to receive your data in a portable format. Email info@convergenttribes.com and I will respond within one month. You also have the right to file a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) at autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl.
Security
The website runs entirely over an encrypted connection (https). Stored answers are only accessible to me, behind two-factor authentication.
Changes
I may update this statement when my processing changes. The date at the top shows the latest version.