Legal
Legal notice
In short
- Debaty is provided by JGHP B.V., a Dutch private limited company (B.V.) in Zwijndrecht.
- The legally required company details are set out below, including the Chamber of Commerce (KvK) number and VAT number.
- Do you have a question? Go to contact. Are you an authority? Then there is a separate contact point.
On this page
Who makes Debaty
In brief: one Dutch company, reachable at one address.
Debaty is a social platform for sharp but respectful debate. It is developed and managed by JGHP B.V., established in the Netherlands. Debaty is the trade name under which this happens; the company behind it is therefore the same party you address if something goes wrong.
Debaty is small. That is stated here because it matters: it determines how quickly you get an answer and how many people can look at a notice. What that means in practice is set out in the moderation policy.
Provider
In brief: the legally required company details (BW 3:15d).
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Service | Debaty |
| Legal entity | JGHP B.V. |
| Legal form | Private limited company (B.V.), established in the Netherlands |
| Trade name | Debaty |
| KvK number | 81817312 |
| VAT number | NL862231000B01 |
| Registered address | Kapitein Luidingaflat 26, 3333 CM Zwijndrecht |
| info@debaty.com |
The registered address is a postal address and not a visiting address: there is no reception desk. Post sent there does arrive.
Where to go
In brief: five entry points, each for something different — this prevents your question from getting stuck somewhere.
| What you want | Where |
|---|---|
| To ask a question or report a problem | Contact |
| To report content, also without an account | Reporting point |
| To lodge a complaint against a decision on moderation | Objection |
| To access, take with you or have your data deleted | Your data rights — or go straight to your data passport |
| To make contact as an authority or supervisor | Contact point for authorities |
All documents
In brief: the twelve pages that together describe how Debaty works.
What you agree with us
- Terms of use — the agreement between you and us.
- Community guidelines — what is and isn't allowed on Debaty.
- Minors policy — why Debaty is for ages 16 and up.
What we do with your data
- Privacy statement — every piece of data we keep, what for and for how long.
- Cookie policy — every cookie we set.
- Sub-processor list — everyone else who sees any of it.
- Where Debaty runs — which component is located where, and under which law.
How we account for ourselves
- Moderation and objection procedure — how a decision is made and how you challenge it.
- Transparency — the figures, counted rather than tracked.
- How Debaty makes money — where the money comes from.
- Contact point for users and for authorities — the two statutory contact points.
- This legal notice.
Version and changes
In brief: this is version 1.0 of this document, adopted on 23 July 2026.
- v1.0 — 23 July 2026. First adopted, complete version of this document.
Language and validity
In brief: the version you read is the one that applies to you — a translation included.
This document is available on Debaty in fourteen languages. The version in your language applies to you, and it binds us too. Where a translation differs from the Dutch text, the reading that is most favourable to you applies: we cannot hold our own translation error against you.
Dutch is the language in which we write changes and against which we check translations. That is a working arrangement inside our company, not a ranking between readers. If a translation lags behind the Dutch text, we say so at the top of the page, with both dates.
Wherever you live, the mandatory consumer law of your own country continues to apply, whatever else is written here.
Last updated: August 1, 2026