Privacy Policy

Who we are

Melfe Coaching & Consulting is a sole proprietorship in the Netherlands, owned and operated by Gil Melfe. As a small company, we are committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors and clients.

You can contact us if you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding your data or our privacy practices.

As the data controller, Gil Melfe is responsible for collecting, processing, and protecting your personal data when you interact with our website or use our services.

Data privacy

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies will last for one year and are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor had visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who do we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

We store the personal information provided by users who register on our website (if any) in their user profiles. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights do you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where is your data sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Disclaimer

Representation, professional capacity and advice

The contents of this website, including all text, images, code, and any other materials, are intended for informational purposes only. The opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints expressed herein are exclusively those of the website owner and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs, or viewpoints of any current, past, or future clients, employers, organizations, institutions, or other entities.

No content published on this website shall be construed as:

  • Constituting professional advice or counsel of any nature (medical, legal, financial, business, or otherwise).
  • Establishing a professional-client, confidential, or privileged relationship of any kind with Melfe Coaching & Consulting.
  • Substituting for consultation with a professional.
  • Creating any form of partnership, joint venture, or employer-employee relationship with Melfe Coaching & Consulting.
  • Guaranteeing specific results or outcomes.

Important notices

Limited liability

Melfe Coaching & Consulting shall not be held liable or responsible for any errors or omissions, or for any actions or decisions taken in reliance on the information provided on this website. Melfe Coaching & Consulting expressly disclaims all warranties and guarantees, expressed or implied, with respect to the accuracy or reliability of any content provided on or through this website.

Intelectual Property

All content on this website, including but not limited to text, images, and other materials, is the protected intellectual property of Melfe Coaching & Consulting, unless otherwise attributed. Unauthorized use or reproduction of this content is strictly prohibited.

Exernal links

This website may contain links to other websites owned and operated by third parties. Melfe Coaching & Consulting is not responsible for the content, practices, or availability of these external websites. Inclusion of external links does not imply endorsement.

Your responsibility

Visitors and users of this website are solely responsible for conducting their own independent research and due diligence when making decisions based on the information presented herein. It is your responsibility to fully evaluate the accuracy, relevance, and suitability of any information before any reliance or action.

Modifications

The website owner reserves the right to modify this disclaimer at any time, without prior notice. It is your responsibility to review this disclaimer periodically for changes. Continued use of this website after any such changes indicates your acceptance of this disclaimer.