Privacy Policy

First Concepts, operating under the name textingmessaging.com, established in the Netherlands and registered with the Chamber of Commerce under number 90732510 (hereinafter: "we", "us" or "textingmessaging.com"), attaches great importance to the protection of your personal data. In this privacy policy we inform you about how we handle personal data processed through our website https://textingmessaging.com/. We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the GDPR Implementation Act and other applicable privacy laws and regulations.

textingmessaging.com offers a platform through which users can send anonymous messages via SMS, WhatsApp and/or other communication channels. textingmessaging.com acts as a processor within the meaning of Article 4(8) GDPR. This means that textingmessaging.com only provides the technical infrastructure and platform for sending messages, but does not determine the purpose and means of processing personal data. The user who sends a message via our platform is the controller for the content of that message and any personal data included therein. The user determines the purpose of the message, its content, the recipient's phone number and all other data included in the message. textingmessaging.com has no influence on, nor responsibility for, the content of messages sent by users.

• –Data you enter as a user: the recipient's phone number, the sender name or sender number you have chosen, the content of the message, and optionally the desired time of sending.
• –Technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system, date and time of the website visit, and pages visited.
• –Payment data: where applicable, payment data is processed by our external payment service provider(s). textingmessaging.com only receives a payment confirmation and does not store complete payment details.
• –Cookies and analytical data: functional and analytical cookies for the functioning of the website and tracking visitor statistics.

• –Providing our services, namely facilitating the sending of (anonymous) messages via the platform;
• –Processing payments;
• –Improving our website and services;
• –Complying with legal obligations, including storing data in case law enforcement or competent authorities request it in the context of a criminal investigation;
• –Preventing misuse of our platform.

We process personal data on the basis of the following legal grounds (Article 6 GDPR):

• –Performance of a contract: processing is necessary for the performance of the service you obtain via our platform (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR).
• –Legal obligation: processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, for example in the context of tax obligations or requests from competent authorities (Article 6(1)(c) GDPR).
• –Legitimate interest: processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests, such as preventing misuse and improving our services (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).

We do not retain personal data longer than strictly necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. The content of sent messages is not retained by us after sending, unless we are legally obliged to do so. Technical log data, including IP addresses, is retained for a period necessary to prevent misuse and to comply with any legal obligations. Payment data is retained in accordance with the statutory retention obligation of seven (7) years.

We only share your personal data with third parties if this is necessary for the performance of our services or if we are legally obliged to do so. This may include:

• –SMS gateways and telecommunications service providers for the actual sending of messages;
• –Payment service providers for processing payments;
• –Hosting providers for the functioning of the website;
• –Competent authorities, if we are legally obliged to do so or after an explicit and substantiated request.

With processors who process personal data on our behalf, we conclude a data processing agreement to ensure an appropriate level of security and confidentiality.

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. Our website uses an SSL certificate for an encrypted connection. In the event of a data breach, we will act in accordance with the statutory notification obligation and inform the relevant supervisory authority and, if necessary, the data subjects.

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights with regard to your personal data:

• –Right of access: you have the right to know what personal data we process about you.
• –Right to rectification: you have the right to have incorrect or incomplete data corrected.
• –Right to erasure: you have the right to have your personal data deleted, unless we are legally obliged to retain it.
• –Right to restriction: you have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data.
• –Right to data portability: you have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
• –Right to object: you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.

You can submit a request to exercise your rights by contacting us using the contact details at the bottom of this statement. We will respond to your request within four (4) weeks. You also always have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

Our website uses cookies. Functional cookies that are necessary for the proper functioning of the website are placed without consent. The same applies to analytical cookies that track visitor statistics, provided these have no or minimal impact on your privacy. For all other cookies, we ask for your consent in advance. You can disable or delete cookies at any time via your browser settings.

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy. Changes will be published on our website. We advise you to consult this privacy policy regularly so that you are aware of any changes. The most current version of the privacy policy is always available on our website.

Do you have questions about this privacy policy or the way in which we process your personal data? Please contact us:

This privacy policy is governed by Dutch law.