Privacy statement
Last updated: 1 September 2026
RISE – Resilient Integrated Systems for Ecosystem restoration – respects your privacy and handles personal data with care. This privacy statement explains what personal data may be collected when you visit https://rise-ecosystems.nl, why we process these data, and what rights you have.
This statement applies to personal data processed through the RISE website. Personal data collected as part of specific RISE research activities may be covered by separate privacy information or participant information provided for those activities.
Who we are
RISE – Resilient Integrated Systems for Ecosystem restoration – is a research project funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and coordinated by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), in collaboration with Wageningen University & Research, Leiden University, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, and other project partners.
For personal data processed through this website, Eindhoven University of Technology acts as the data controller unless explicitly stated otherwise. NWO acts as the funder of the RISE project and does not operate this website.
Eindhoven University of Technology
De Groene Loper 3
5612 AE Eindhoven
The Netherlands
For questions about privacy or the processing of your personal data, you can contact the TU/e Privacy Team at privacy@tue.nl.
What personal data we collect
You can visit most of the RISE website without providing personal information. We may process limited personal data in the following situations.
Contact form
If you contact us through the website, we process the information you provide, such as your name, email address, organisation, subject, and the content of your message. We use this information to respond to your enquiry, communicate with you about RISE, or, where relevant, put you in contact with the appropriate member of the RISE consortium.
Technical information
When you visit the website, our web server and website software may automatically process limited technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, date and time of access, and the pages requested. These data may be used to operate, secure, and troubleshoot the website and to prevent misuse.
Why we process personal data
We process personal data only when there is a lawful basis to do so under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Depending on the situation, this may include processing that is necessary for the legitimate operation and security of the website, responding to enquiries, carrying out tasks in the public interest related to research and education, or complying with legal obligations.
Personal data may be processed for purposes including:
- responding to enquiries and communicating about the RISE project;
- supporting the research, collaboration, communication, and dissemination activities of RISE;
- operating, maintaining, and securing the website;
- preventing misuse or security incidents;
- complying with legal or administrative obligations.
Where consent is required for a particular form of processing, we will ask for it before that processing takes place. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.
Cookies
The RISE website is built using WordPress. WordPress may use strictly necessary cookies for technical and administrative purposes, for example when authorised website editors log in. These cookies are required for the proper functioning and security of the website and are not intended to track ordinary visitors for advertising purposes.
If we use optional cookies, analytics tools, or other technologies that require consent, these will only be used in accordance with applicable privacy and cookie legislation and, where required, after you have provided consent.
Embedded content and external websites
Pages on this website may contain links to other websites or embedded content, such as videos, maps, images, social media content, or other external resources. When you interact with content provided by another organisation, that organisation may process information about your visit in accordance with its own privacy policy.
RISE is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites or services. We encourage you to consult the privacy information provided by those organisations.
Who we share personal data with
Personal data submitted through this website are accessible only to people who need them for the purposes described above. This may include relevant members of the RISE project team and, where necessary to answer your enquiry or carry out project activities, another RISE consortium partner.
Technical service providers involved in hosting, maintaining, securing, or supporting the website may also process limited personal data on our behalf. Where required, appropriate agreements and safeguards are used to protect these data.
We do not sell personal data or provide personal data to third parties for commercial advertising or behavioural profiling.
International data transfers
Where possible, personal data processed through this website are handled within the European Economic Area (EEA). If a service provider processes personal data outside the EEA, appropriate safeguards will be used where required by the GDPR.
How long we retain personal data
We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which they were collected, unless a longer retention period is required by law or by applicable research, contractual, or administrative requirements.
Messages submitted through the contact form are retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to handle the enquiry and any resulting communication or collaboration. Technical information and server logs are retained only as long as necessary for security, maintenance, and troubleshooting purposes.
How we protect your data
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss, destruction, or misuse. Access to personal data is limited to persons who need the information for their work.
Research activities
RISE is a research project and may involve research activities in which personal data are collected, for example through interviews, workshops, surveys, stakeholder engagement, or other forms of participation. Where personal data are collected for research purposes, participants will receive appropriate information about the processing of their data as part of the relevant research activity.
The privacy information provided for a specific research activity takes precedence over this general website privacy statement for personal data collected as part of that activity.
Your rights
Under the GDPR, depending on the circumstances and the legal basis for processing, you may have the right to:
- access the personal data we hold about you;
- request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
- request deletion of your personal data where applicable;
- request restriction of processing;
- object to certain forms of processing;
- receive personal data you have provided in a portable format, where applicable;
- withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to exceptions under applicable legislation, including specific provisions relating to scientific research.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights or have questions about how your personal data are processed, please contact the TU/e Privacy Team at privacy@tue.nl.
Questions or complaints
If you have questions or concerns about the processing of personal data through this website, you can contact the TU/e Privacy Team at privacy@tue.nl.
You can also contact the Data Protection Officer of Eindhoven University of Technology at dataprotectionofficer@tue.nl.
You also have the right to submit a complaint to the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).
Changes to this privacy statement
We may update this privacy statement when the website, the services we use, the RISE project, or applicable legal requirements change. The date at the top of this page indicates when this statement was last updated.