Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2026

Benchmark Research is the research platform operated by Benchlab — a product of The Blue Hour Digital B.V. This page explains how we handle your data. We comply with European privacy legislation (GDPR).

Who are we?

The Blue Hour Digital B.V., located at Maanweg 174, 2516 AB The Hague, the Netherlands (Chamber of Commerce 81548206, VAT NL862134080B01). We operate the domains benchlab.nl and benchmarkresearch.nl. For questions, contact us at info@thebluehour.digital or +31 70 369 8509.

What do we collect on benchmarkresearch.nl?

On this website we collect nodata directly from you. This site is a landing page you reach via an invitation from one of our clients. When you click “Participate”, you are forwarded to the research platform CheckMarket where you complete the questionnaire.

Data flow of a study

  1. You receive an invitation (by email) from a Benchlab client
  2. You navigate to a client-specific page on benchmarkresearch.nl
  3. You click “Participate” and are forwarded to CheckMarket
  4. You complete the questionnaire on CheckMarket
  5. CheckMarket securely forwards your answers to Benchlab to generate your personalised report

Sub-processors

  • CheckMarket (EU) — research platform where respondents complete questionnaires
  • Cloudflare — hosting and security of benchmarkresearch.nl
  • Google Workspace — our business email

Cookies

On benchmarkresearch.nl we use no tracking, marketing or analytics cookies. See our Cookie Policy for details.

Retention

The actual research data is processed by Benchlab on behalf of the requesting client. The retention period depends on the specific study and is communicated to you before participation by the organising client.

Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the right to:

  • Access your data
  • Correction of inaccurate data
  • Erasure of your data
  • Data portability in a readable format
  • Lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority

Contact

For questions or to exercise your rights: info@thebluehour.digital.