We handle your personal data with care. We only use your personal data for the purpose you left it for, and we do not keep it longer than necessary.

What is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR or AVG in Dutch)?

The GDPR sets out the main rules for how organisations should handle personal data. The GDPR helps protect your privacy. The same privacy legislation applies throughout the European Union. The Dutch data protection authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens in Dutch) monitors compliance with the legal rules on personal data protection.

Privacy policy

We use the privacy policy of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The privacy policy is described in the privacy statement on the Ministry of Economic Affairs website. Here you can read how we deal with GDPR. For example, you will find information about the processing, exchange, and retention periods of your data. You can also read what rights you have.

Read the privacy policy

Privacy rights under GDPR

You have various rights under the GDPR. For example, you have the right to inspection or rectification. If you would like to know what data we process about you or would like us to make an adjustment to your registered personal data, you can submit a GDPR request.

You can read more about privacy rights on the website of the Dutch Data Protection Authority which has a detailed explanation for each right.

Data processing register

All processing of personal data can be found in the data processing register (verwerkingsregister in Dutch) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. This register contains per topic:

  • A brief description of the types of data we process;
  • Why do we collect this data;
  • What we do with these data;
  • Who is responsible for the processing.

This allows you to check whether we use your data in accordance with the GDPR rules.

View the processing register (in Dutch)

Data Protection Officer

Do you have a specific question or would you like to make a complaint? If so, please contact the Data Protection Officer of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. This can be done via email: 
PbFG@minezk.nl, or by sending a letter to:

Data Protection Officer
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Bureau Bestuursraad
PO Box 20401
2500 EK Den Haag