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Dutch DPA’s fine decision suspended by Dutch court amidst “(commercial) legitimate interest-controversy”

Hogan Lovells on 9/24/2024

Once again, a Dutch district court has recalled a decision of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) for its too strict interpretation that purely commercial interests cannot be legitimate interests under Article...more

Dutch DPA issues guidelines on data scraping

Hogan Lovells on 5/14/2024

On 1 May 2024, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued guidelines on data scraping used by private organisations in relation to GDPR principles including ‘lawfulness’. The guidelines could affect the way GenAI...more

Dutch Council of State evades clarification on purely commercial interests as legitimate interest

Hogan Lovells on 7/29/2022

The Dutch Council of State Council has overturned the Dutch Data Protection Authority's decision to fine VoetbalTV. The Council of State unfortunately did not bring the legal certainty we were hoping for. It is still unclear...more

Dutch regulators join forces for supervision in the digital field

Hogan Lovells on 10/26/2021

A group of Dutch regulators announced the establishment of the Digital Regulation Collaboration Platform (Samenwerkingsplatform Digitale Toezichthouders, or Platform). The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit...more

Updata: Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update - April to June 2021

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 7/16/2021

Welcome to the latest edition of Updata - the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more

The Works Council Privacy Booklet – new guidance published by Dutch DPA

Hogan Lovells on 6/11/2021

The Dutch Supervisory Authority (Autoriteit Persoongsgevens or "AP") has published a privacy booklet that primarily aims to support Works Council in its role with regard to privacy under the GDPR. Whilst the booklet provides...more

Dutch Data Protection Authority Offers Its Take On ‘Legitimate Interest” Data Processing Authority

Fox Rothschild LLP on 11/5/2019

The Dutch DPA has issued guidance on the use of “legitimate interest” as a legal basis for processing data under GDPR. Key takeaways on what constitutes “legitimate”: The interest needs to be pursuant to a written or...more

Who Is Responsible Under GDPR For Putting A Data Processing Agreement In Place?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 9/19/2019

Who is responsible for putting a GDPR Article 28 Data Processing Agreement in place? Dutch Data Protection Authority, Autoreitpersoonsgegevens, says: BOTH the data controller and the data processor....more

Dutch Hospital Fined Under GDPR For Medical Records Access Lapses

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/17/2019

The Dutch Data Protection Authority has levied a fine of 460,000 euros on Haga Hospital for insufficient security following an investigation revealing that dozens of hospital staff had unnecessarily checked the medical...more

Dutch DPA: Banks May Not Use Payment Data for Marketing Purposes

Hogan Lovells on 7/11/2019

In the wake of a recent announcement by a major Dutch bank that it would start providing its customers with personalized advertisements based on their spending patterns, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has sent a...more

Tips For Verifying Individual Requests For Data Access Or Deletion Under CCPA And GDPR

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/21/2019

How do you verify the identity of an individual requesting access to their data or that data be deleted? The Dutch Data Protection Authority, Autoriteitpersoonsgegevens, offers guidance which can be helpful and instructive...more

Dutch Data Protection Authority Issues Advisory On Medical Records Under GDPR

Fox Rothschild LLP on 5/10/2019

“The right to be forgotten does not apply in principle to medical records. However, as a patient, you may ask your health care provider to remove data from your medical record,” according to the Dutch Data Protection...more

Dutch DPA Makes Data Protection Policy Recommendations

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/18/2019

The Dutch Data Protection Authority makes six recommendations on drafting your data protection policy, based on its audits of privacy policies of blood banks, IVF clinics and political parties. A good data protection policy...more

Dutch Data Protection Authority Sets GDPR Fines Structure

Hogan Lovells on 3/21/2019

On 14 March 2019, the Dutch data protection authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, DPA) announced (in Dutch) its fining structure for violations of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Dutch law...more

Dutch Data Protection Authority States Cookie Walls Violate GDPR

Hogan Lovells on 3/13/2019

On 7 March 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority published guidance (in Dutch) that it considers “cookie walls” to violate the GDPR. A cookie wall is a pop-up on a website that blocks a user from access to the website...more

Dutch Data Protection Authority: (Cookie) Walls Must Come Tumbling Down

Fox Rothschild LLP on 3/12/2019

Cookies and trackers sat on a wall, cookies and trackers had a great fall… Dutch data protection authority, Autoreitpersoonsgegevens (AP), holds that the practice of a cookie banner that does not allow you to enter a...more

Jones Day Global Privacy & Data Security Update | Vol. 19

Jones Day on 10/24/2018

On the heels of the European Union's General Data Protection law, which went into effect in May 2018, California has enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")—the result of an 11th-hour compromise between...more

Recent Conference Highlights Cyber Risks and How to Protect Against the Same

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/23/2018

On February 13-14, 2018, Advisen held a conference focused on exploring cyber risks and how companies can best move to address potential exposures. Below are key takeaways and trends discussed by the panelists....more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 16

Jones Day on 11/21/2017

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack - On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

Jones Day on 6/5/2017

New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 13

Jones Day on 3/15/2017

On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released a revised version of a proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions...more

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