
Privacy policy
Personal Data Protection Act and the General Regulation Data Protection
The Personal Data Protection Act (Wbp) provides rules to protect the privacy of citizens. The law came into effect on September 1, 2001. The Wbp grants citizens additional rights. Citizens have the right to know what is happening to their personal data. They may inspect and correct their own data and, in many cases, may object to the use of their personal data.
Organizations that process personal data will have more duties. An organization may collect and process personal data only if there is a good reason for doing so, or if the citizen concerned has given his or her own consent. They must also, in many cases, let citizens know what they (will) do with their data. The Wbp does not apply to data processing for personal or domestic use.
As of May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable. That means the same privacy laws will apply throughout the European Union (EU) from that date. The Personal Data Protection Act (Wbp) would no longer apply. In the Netherlands, the GDPR is also known by its Dutch name: Algemene verordening gegevensbescherming (AVG). In addition to strengthening existing rights, the GDPR gives people several additional rights.
Right to oblivion
People already have the right to ask an organization to delete their personal data. Soon, they will additionally be able to demand that the organization communicate the deletion to all other organizations that have received that data from that organization.
Right to data portability
Also, people will soon have the right (under certain conditions) to receive from the organization their personal data in a standard format. This is called the right to data portability.
Muzus has appointed a Data Protection Officer to safeguard the rights of participants. It also monitors compliance with laws.
The Personal Data Authority
sees to it, pursuant to the Data Protection Act and the AVG, as an independent body, that personal data are carefully used and secured and that the privacy of citizens continues to be guaranteed.