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freelancers are given a little more breathing space

Today the General Data Protection Regulation came into effect in the Netherlands. Although a fairly large number of freelancers have not yet finished their GDPR process. Cause for panic? Not yet! Minister Dekker has promised that the self-employed in the Netherlands will not immediately be tackled harshly by the Dutch Data Protection Authority. So it […]

GDPR Privacy

The 7 stages of GDPR grief

An article by VentureBeat gives a nice analogy of the different stages in which companies find themselves with regard to the implementation of the GDPR (here in the Netherlands referred to as the GDPR). It also applies here that quite a few companies are still not aware of harm, and are therefore still in the […]

Personal data Privacy

Watch your applications!

We have many applications to share messages and data within your organization. This usually concerns free software for storing or sending information online. Good examples are WhatsApp, Dropbox and Skype. It is important to consider where all this information actually goes because of the GDPR. If you provide data to these authorities by means of […]

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What about web shops and the GDPR?

The GDPR is in full swing! We’ve already talked about how you can make your company GDPR compliant by applying technical and organizational measures in previous blog posts. Are you still unsure about the best way to approach this? Then request a AVG Advice process from Data Privacy Partners! But what about web shops? Most […]

Privacy Security

Safety first

An article in the magazine Office Rendement: The IT systems play an important role in your preparation for the GDPR. You must ensure that personal data is safe within your organization. And technology is the way to achieve that. May 25 is the day, so now check the systems for personal data security, so that […]

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More effectiveness of the Dutch Data Protection Authority

The Dutch Data Protection Authority, which has to supervise compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will be given more clout. The Council of Ministers has decided to significantly increase the regulator’s budget, so that there are more possibilities to check compliance with the upcoming GDPR. Until now, there were too few financial resources […]

Data Protection Officer (DPO) GDPR

Do it yourself or DPO?

Data Protection Officer (Industry) organizations have the option of appointing an internal supervisor for the processing of personal data. Such a person is called a data protection officer (DPO). Within the organization, the DPO supervises the application and compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act (Wbp). Later: mandatory DPO Please note: from May 25, 2018, […]

GDPR Privacy Security

Watch your technique!

Hopefully, you have noticed: the General Data Protection Regulation (AVG) will come into effect in the Netherlands next year. The regulation prescribes measures to ultimately prevent a data breach of personal data within your BV. The GDPR demands a lot from your IT systems. Which buttons should you turn? The adaptation of the systems to […]