Privacy statement

Privacy and personal data

Annemiek Berends-Wagner handles personal data with care. This privacy statement describes the personal data that may be processed in connection with international heir research, communication with professional clients and the use of this website.

What personal data may be processed?

Depending on the assignment, this may include names, addresses and contact details, birth and death information, family and kinship information, nationality, marital status and information from public registers, archives, documents and other sources relevant to the research.

Research assignments may also involve personal data relating to potential heirs, family members and other individuals who are not themselves the client. Such research may concern living individuals in the Netherlands and abroad.

Purposes of processing

Personal data may be processed to carry out and document research assignments, answer enquiries, communicate with clients, request or verify information and documents, maintain financial records and comply with legal obligations.

Sources used in heir research

In international heir research, information may come from the client, public registers and databases, archives, genealogical and historical sources, foreign authorities, publicly available internet sources and other sources relevant to the particular research question.

Information from publicly accessible online sources may also form part of an investigation. Data is checked wherever possible and assessed for relevance and reliability.

Legal bases for processing

Personal data is processed only where there is a valid legal basis. The applicable basis depends on the nature of the processing and the assignment.

Processing may, for example, be necessary for the performance of a contract, compliance with a legal obligation or the pursuit of a legitimate interest. Where personal data relating to individuals who are not themselves the client is processed, the applicable legal basis and the interests and privacy rights involved are assessed.

Sharing personal data

Personal data is not sold. Where necessary for an assignment, data may be shared with parties involved in the research or its handling, such as foreign authorities, archives or professional service providers.

Where an external party processes personal data on instruction, appropriate data protection arrangements are made where required.

International research

International heir research may require information to be requested from or exchanged with organisations outside the Netherlands and, depending on the case, outside the European Economic Area.

The data necessary for the research and the applicable legal requirements and safeguards are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Retention periods

Personal data is not retained longer than necessary for the purpose for which it was processed, unless a statutory retention obligation requires a longer period.

Security

Appropriate organisational and technical measures are taken to protect personal data against loss, unauthorised access and other unlawful use.

Privacy rights

If Annemiek Berends-Wagner processes your personal data, you may, depending on the circumstances, request access to, correction or deletion of your personal data, restriction of processing or object to processing.

Which rights apply depends, among other things, on the legal basis and circumstances of the processing. Privacy rights may also apply where personal data has not been obtained directly from the individual concerned.

Questions about the processing of personal data or requests relating to privacy rights can be sent to info@internationaalerfgenamenonderzoek.com.

You may also lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).

Website use

This website does not use Google Analytics. When visiting the website, technical information necessary for its operation and security may be processed, for example by the hosting provider.

Contact

Annemiek Berends-Wagner
International Heir Research
info@internationaalerfgenamenonderzoek.com
+31 6 25 06 48 62

Last updated: October 2026