Same Worldwide Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 01-01-2026

Same Worldwide S.A. (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates sameworldwide.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, or make a purchase. By using our site, you agree to the practices described here.

1. Who We Are

Same Worldwide is a project by Samuel van Keeken and Merette van Hijfte, dedicated to helping people build existential courage. Our website is located at sameworldwide.com.

2. What Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

Information you provide directly:

  • Email address (when you sign up for our newsletter)
  • Name, email, and payment details (when you make a purchase through our shop)
  • Any message content if you contact us directly

Information collected automatically:

  • IP address and browser type
  • Pages visited and time spent on site
  • Referring URLs and device information
  • Cookie data (see Section 6)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Send you our newsletter, Same Shit, Different Day, and related communications (with your consent)
  • Process and fulfil purchases made through our shop
  • Respond to questions or messages you send us
  • Analyse site usage to improve content and user experience
  • Comply with legal obligations

4. Third-Party Services

We share your data with trusted third parties only as necessary to operate our services:

ConvertKit — Email marketing platform used to manage our newsletter. When you sign up, your email address is stored and processed by ConvertKit. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email. ConvertKit’s privacy policy is available at convertkit.com.

Stripe — Payment processor used for shop transactions. When you make a purchase, your payment details are handled directly by Stripe and are never stored on our servers. Stripe’s privacy policy is available at stripe.com/privacy.

WordPress / Web Hosting — Our site runs on WordPress and is hosted on a third-party server, which may log standard access data such as IP addresses.

Google Analytics (if applicable) — We may use Google Analytics to understand site traffic. This collects anonymised usage data. You can opt out via your browser settings or the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

5. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK, we process your data on the following legal bases:

  • Consent — for newsletter subscriptions
  • Contract — for processing purchases
  • Legitimate interests — for site analytics and improving our services
  • Legal obligation — where required by law

You have the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device. We use cookies to:

  • Keep the site functioning properly
  • Understand how visitors use our site (analytics)

You can control cookie settings through your browser. Disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide our services or as required by law. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Purchase records are retained as required for tax and accounting purposes (typically 7 years).

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access — request a copy of the data we hold about you
  • Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data
  • Erasure — request deletion of your data
  • Restriction — ask us to limit how we use your data
  • Portability — receive your data in a portable format
  • Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Withdraw consent — at any time, for consent-based processing

9. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. Payment data is handled entirely by Stripe and is never stored on our servers.

No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we do our best to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. International Transfers

Same Worldwide serves a global audience. If you are located outside the Netherlands, your data may be transferred to and processed in countries with different data protection laws. When using services such as ConvertKit or Stripe, your data may be processed in the United States. These providers comply with applicable data transfer mechanisms including Standard Contractual Clauses where required.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our site is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

12. Links to Other Websites

Our site may contain links to third-party websites (such as queseraretreats.com or external articles). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their policies.