The Ministry of Foreign Affairs handles your personal data with the utmost care. Personal data is information that can be traced to an individual, such as names, postal addresses and email addresses. Personal data is protected under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Processing of personal data
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs processes personal data in order to carry out its public tasks.
Information about data processing
In principle, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will inform you if it intends to process your data.
Protecting personal data
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will ensure that your personal data is appropriately protected.
Retention period for personal data
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will retain your personal data no longer than is necessary for the purpose concerned or is required under the Public Records Act.
Your privacy rights
You can submit a request in any of the following situations.
- If you wish to know which personal data of yours the ministry is processing.
- If you wish to amend your personal data.
- If you wish to have your personal data deleted.
- If you wish us to limit the processing of your personal data.
- If you wish to lodge an objection.
You can submit your request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by emailing djz-nr@minbuza.nl. Alternatively, you can send your request to the following address:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Legal Affairs Department (DJZ)
Postbus 20061
2500 EB The Hague
The Netherlands
Contacting the data protection officer
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a data protection officer who monitors internal compliance with privacy legislation.
You can contact the data protection officer by emailing vci@minbuza.nl or writing to the following address:
Data Protection Officer
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Security, Crisis Management and Integrity Group (VCI)
Postbus 20061
2500 EB The Hague
The Netherlands