Last updated: 21 September 2026
AHIA BV, Amsterdam HSE International Academy (“AHIA”, “we”, “us”, “our”), registered in the Netherlands at Kievithma 7, 5331 EK Kerkdriel, is the controller responsible for the personal data described in this Privacy Statement. This statement explains what personal data we collect through ahia.nl and our courses, why we collect it, how long we keep it, and what rights you have, in accordance with the Dutch Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (AVG) / EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Who We Are
AHIA BV
Kievithma 7, 5331 EK Kerkdriel, Netherlands
Phone: +31 6 19299610
Email: hans@ahia.nl
2. What Personal Data We Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect: your name, email address, phone number and postal address; course enrolment and payment details; account login details for our learning platform; certificate and assessment records; messages you send us through contact forms, email, or chat; and limited technical data such as IP address, browser type, and cookie identifiers when you visit our website.
3. Why We Process Your Data and Our Legal Basis
We process personal data to: register you for and deliver a course, and issue and verify certificates (performance of a contract); respond to enquiries and provide customer support (performance of a contract / legitimate interest); process payments (performance of a contract / legal obligation); send service-related communications such as enrolment confirmations (performance of a contract); send marketing communications, only where you have opted in (consent); and comply with legal, tax and accreditation-body record-keeping obligations (legal obligation).
4. Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Essential cookies are placed automatically because they are necessary for the website to function. Non-essential cookies (for example, from embedded maps, chat widgets, or the language-translation tool) are only placed with your consent, which you can give, decline, or withdraw at any time using the consent banner shown on the site. For full details of the individual cookies we use, their purpose, and their duration, see our Cookie Policy.
5. Who We Share Data With
We only share personal data where necessary, with: our website hosting provider; our learning-management and certificate-issuance platforms; payment processors used to handle course payments; relevant accrediting or awarding bodies (such as OTHM), where required to register learners or verify qualifications; and other IT service providers who support our systems. We require these parties to protect your data and only use it for the purposes we specify. We do not sell personal data to third parties.
6. International Data Transfers
Where a service provider is located outside the European Economic Area, we ensure an adequate level of protection is in place, for example through the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, before any personal data is transferred.
7. How Long We Keep Your Data
We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above, including any period required to comply with legal, tax, or accreditation-body obligations (in the Netherlands, financial records are generally kept for 7 years). Certificate and qualification records may be kept for longer to allow certificate verification to continue working. When data is no longer needed, we delete or anonymise it.
8. Your Rights
Under the AVG/GDPR, you have the right to: request access to the personal data we hold about you; request correction of inaccurate data; request deletion of your data; request that we restrict or object to certain processing; request a copy of your data in a portable format; and withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent, without affecting processing carried out before withdrawal. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hans@ahia.nl. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.
9. Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, and unauthorised access, including secure hosting, access controls, and working only with service providers who meet appropriate security standards.
10. Children’s Data
Our Services are intended for adult learners and professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
11. Changes to This Privacy Statement
We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. The version published on this page applies from the date shown at the top.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at hans@ahia.nl or +31 6 19299610.
