Data Protection in the Netherlands: Difference between revisions
(→Age of consent: art. 1:233 BW still applies) |
(→History: Added basic info on legal history.) |
||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
==Legislation== | ==Legislation== | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
Council of Europe Convention No. 108 for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data was transposed in Dutch law in 1988 in the form of the ''Wet persoonsregistraties''. [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A31995L0046 Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data] was transposed in the form of the ''[https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0011468/2018-05-01 Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens]''. | |||
''You can help us fill this section!'' | ''You can help us fill this section!'' | ||
Revision as of 08:54, 7 May 2021
| Data Protection in the Netherlands | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Data Protection Authority: | AP (The Netherlands) |
| National Implementation Law (Original): | Uitvoeringswet Algemene verordening gegevensbescherming |
| English Translation of National Implementation Law: | n/a |
| Official Language(s): | Dutch |
| National Legislation Database(s): | Link |
| English Legislation Database(s): | n/a |
| National Decision Database(s): | Link |
Legislation
History
Council of Europe Convention No. 108 for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data was transposed in Dutch law in 1988 in the form of the Wet persoonsregistraties. Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data was transposed in the form of the Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens.
You can help us fill this section!
National constitutional protections
You can help us fill this section!
National GDPR implementation law
In Netherlands the GDPR is implemented by the Uitvoeringswet Algemene verordening gegevensbescherming.
You can help us fill this section!
Age of consent
In relation to information society services the age of consent is 16 years following Article 8(1) GDPR. There is no specific age of consent for other support and advisory services offered directly and for free to a minor, following Article 5(5) UAVG. In all other situations, the age of consent is 16 years, following Article 5(1) UAVG.
Freedom of Speech
You can help us fill this section!
Employment context
You can help us fill this section!
Research
You can help us fill this section!
Other relevant national provisions and laws
You can help us fill this section!
National ePrivacy Law
You can help us fill this section!
Data Protection Authority
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) is the national data protection authority for the Netherlands.
→ Details see AP (The Netherlands)
Judicial protection
Civil Courts
You can help us fill this section!
Administrative Courts
You can help us fill this section!
Constitutional Court
You can help us fill this section!
