Privacy statement

Who is responsible

Stichting Leitmotiv is responsible for processing personal data on this website (the controller under the GDPR): Stichting Leitmotiv, Keizersgracht 62, 1015 CS Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Chamber of Commerce (KvK) number 98969757.

For questions about privacy and to exercise your rights, e-mail team@leitmotiv.digital. [COPY: data protection officer or separate privacy address? If none, delete this marker]

Hosting, server log and cookie

This website runs on a server provided by [COPY: hosting provider and location]. To prevent abuse of the tip form, the server counts how often an IP address (for IPv6, its /64 block) uses the form and the spam protection, over a period of one minute for the form and one hour for the spam protection. These counts are kept in memory only, never in a file or database, and are gone when the server restarts. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in a website without spam (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

The website's log contains no IP addresses and no tip content: only that a tip arrived, which fields were filled in, which consent was given and whether the e-mail was delivered. Only when sending e-mail is switched off (while the website is being tested) does the whole tip go into the log instead of the mailbox. [COPY: does the hosting or reverse proxy keep access logs with IP addresses, and how long are logs kept?]

This website uses one cookie, 'lang', and only if you choose a language yourself with NL/EN. It remembers that choice for a year, so you see the site in the same language next time. We use no analytics, tracking or advertising cookies, and load no scripts from anyone else.

The tip form

When you send a tip, we process what you fill in: the location (required) and, if you give them, the developer, owner or operator, tenant, grid capacity, plot size, permits, links, anything else, your name and your e-mail address. We also record which consent you gave. Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

The tip is sent as an e-mail to a mailbox of Leitmotiv's team, through the mail server of [COPY: mail provider (README: sovereign.net?) and location]. The tip is not stored in a database on the website. If you give an e-mail address, we can reply to you; if you leave your name and e-mail address empty, we don't know who the tip is from.

We use your tip for our research on planned data centres, such as this map. We do not publish your name or e-mail address. We keep the e-mail [COPY: retention period for tips]. You can withdraw your consent at any time by e-mailing team@leitmotiv.digital.

The spam protection is a small calculation that your browser solves itself. No outside service is involved.

The map

The map on the homepage and the data about data centres come from our own server. The base map (map tiles and fonts) is loaded by your browser directly from OpenFreeMap (tiles.openfreemap.org). OpenFreeMap sees your IP address and which part of the map you are looking at, as any website you visit does. We do not receive that data.

Legal basis: our legitimate interest in showing a map without running a map service ourselves (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Security

Connections to this website are encrypted (HTTPS). The website loads no scripts from other parties. Tips travel to the mail server over an encrypted connection (TLS) and are not kept on the web server.

The form is protected against spam by a small calculation, a hidden field for bots and a limit per IP address.

Your rights

You have the right to access your data, to have it corrected or erased, to restrict its processing, to object to the processing and to data portability. If you gave consent, you can withdraw it at any time; processing before that remains lawful.

Send your request to team@leitmotiv.digital. We will respond within one month.

If you disagree with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Dutch Data Protection Authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl).

Last updated: 12 November 2026