Today, the Court of Justice declared the Privacy Shield treaty between the European Union and the United States invalid. The Court has ruled that the data of residents of the European Union is not adequately protected by the United States, so the treaty is in violation of the GDPR. This means that the transfer of [...]

The Court of Justice of the European Union has made a judgment in which they create clarity regarding the requesting of consent when placing cookies. The verdict amounts to the fact that it is forbidden to obtain implicit permission from users to place cookies. Here they mainly indicate a number of practices that are not [...]

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force almost a year and a half ago. Research from Capgemini Research shows that only 28% of companies comply with the GDPR. This research has been conducted in eleven countries. The Netherlands is not doing much better than this average: the Netherlands scores 31%. However, 30% of [...]

A processor agreement is concluded between a controller and a processor. The company that determines the purpose and means of using the personal data is the controller. The company that does the final processing of the personal data is the processor. If the controller is outsourcing the processing to another company, he is obliged to [...]

Fines imposed on the basis of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can be insured. Many countries in the European Union have a ban on this, but not the Netherlands. This is the conclusion of a study by risk and insurance advisor Aon. In the Netherlands, you cannot insure yourself against a fine that results [...]

     The e-Privacy Regulation (ePR) is an upcoming European Regulation that should replace the current, outdated e-privacy directive (directive 2002/58/EC). The changes mainly focus on improving the security and confidentiality of digital means of communication and establishing clearer rules about tracking technologies, such as cookies.      The new e-privacy legislation comes into being [...]

    The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force on 25 May 2018. This European legislation required a great deal of change in the European Union. Companies were confronted with rules concerning the use of personal data and had to make a clear consideration of interests. The use of documents such as the [...]