Privacy Policy | The Protein Brewery

Last updated: 3 June 2026

The Protein Brewery B.V. (“The Protein Brewery,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of everyone who visits our website and shares personal data with us. This policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, the legal basis on which we process it, who we share it with, how long we keep it, and the rights you have over your data.

This policy applies to personal data we collect through our website at theproteinbrewery.com, our online forms, our newsletter, and related business communications.

1. Who we are and how to contact us

The Protein Brewery B.V. is the data controller responsible for your personal data. We are headquartered at Mijkenbroek 3A, 4824 AA Breda, The Netherlands.

For any question about this policy or about how we handle your personal data, including to exercise any of your rights, you can contact us at info@theproteinbrewery.com.

2. What personal data we collect

We collect personal data that you provide directly to us when you interact with our website and forms. Depending on which form you use, this may include:

Your name
Your email address
Your phone number
Your company name and your function or role
Your country
The content of any message or enquiry you send us, including the reason for a sample request
Where relevant, how you first heard about us

We also collect limited technical data through cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website (see Section 8).

3. How we use your data and our legal basis

We process your personal data for the following purposes, each with its legal basis under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Responding to enquiries and sample requests. When you contact us or request a product sample, we use your details to respond, to evaluate and fulfil your request, and to follow up on the commercial relationship. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in responding to and managing business enquiries.
Sending our newsletter. If you opt in, we use your email address to send you our newsletter, containing ingredient innovation and market insights. Legal basis: your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link in any newsletter or by contacting us, without affecting communications you have requested for other purposes.
Managing our business relationships. We may use your details to maintain records of our contacts and to manage ongoing commercial relationships. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in administering and developing our business.

4. Who we share your data with

We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with service providers who process data on our behalf and under contract, and only as needed to operate our website and communications. These include:

Website and forms: Wix, our website and online-forms provider.
Email and newsletter: Wix Email Marketing

We may also disclose personal data where required to do so by law or by a regulatory authority.

5. International data transfers

Some of our service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Where this happens, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, so that your data receives an equivalent level of protection.

6. How long we keep your data

We keep your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this policy, after which it is deleted or anonymised.

Enquiry and sample-request data: Seven years
Newsletter subscriber data: Kept until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent, after which it is removed from our active marketing records.

7. Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

Access: to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Rectification: to ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Erasure: to ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances.
Restriction: to ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
Objection: to object to processing based on our legitimate interests.
Portability: to receive certain data in a structured, commonly used format.
Withdraw consent: where we rely on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@theproteinbrewery.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl).

8. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies on our website. A cookie is a small piece of data stored on your device that helps our site function, recognise repeat visitors so you do not have to re-enter information unnecessarily, and understand how our site is used so we can improve it. We use the following categories of cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies, which are required for the website to function, for example to manage your session and maintain security. These do not require consent.
Functional cookies, which remember your preferences, such as your language choice.
Analytics cookies, which help us understand how visitors use our site. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.

We place non-essential cookies (such as analytics cookies) only after you have given consent through the cookie banner shown when you first visit our site. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by reopening the cookie preferences from that banner. You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.