Privacy Statement

Protection of your personal data

The municipality of West Maas en Waal processes the personal data of its residents for various reasons. For example, because it is a legal obligation for municipalities to keep track of who lives in the municipality, or to enable us to perform our municipal duties properly. We treat your data with the utmost care and confidentiality. We have taken technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against loss and misuse.

We only request and use your personal data when necessary (and no longer) for a predetermined purpose and in accordance with privacy laws and regulations. The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) has given you, as a citizen, more rights and the municipality has been given a duty of accountability. This means that the municipality must be able to demonstrate that the processing of personal data complies with the rules of the GDPR.

What are your rights regarding your personal data?

Right of access

You have the right to ask the municipality what personal data it holds about you and to view this data.

Right to information

You have the right to ask the municipality what it does with your data.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data that the municipality holds about you digitally or to have it transferred directly to another organization.

Right to rectification and completion

You can ask the municipality to correct or supplement your personal data if it is incorrect. (The municipality is not required to amend any professional opinions or conclusions; however, we must add your opinion to your file if you request this).

Right to restriction of processing

You can ask the municipality to restrict the processing of your personal data. This will only happen if certain conditions are met, such as when data may be inaccurate, or when the personal data is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and the citizen still needs the data for another purpose.

Right to be forgotten

In some cases, you can ask the municipality to delete your personal data. For example, if you believe that the municipality is processing your personal data unlawfully (when there is no basis for processing your personal data). The municipality will carefully assess each request in accordance with the law. We are not allowed to delete certain data because the municipality is legally obliged to process it.

Right to object

You may object to the processing of your personal data. For example, if you do not want your personal data to be used for direct marketing or in special personal circumstances.

Please note: it is not always possible for the municipality to comply with a right if there is a legal obligation that conflicts with it. For example, the municipality is obliged to keep track of who lives in the municipality. This is processed in the Personal Records Database (BRP). It is therefore not possible to have your data removed from the BRP.

What does the municipality do with your data?

We have compiled an overview of which personal data we process, for what purpose, where and for how long we store that personal data, and with which parties we (must) share it: the so-called processing register.

We only provide your personal data to other organizations if this is necessary to comply with a legal obligation. For example, for the provision of student transportation or the performance of certain care tasks. If other organizations need your personal data to carry out assignments for us, we enter into agreements with them to guarantee the security and confidentiality of your personal data. The municipality remains responsible for this data.

Would you like more information or to exercise your rights?

You can email your request for more information or to exercise the above rights to us at fg@westmaasenwaal.nl. You can also call us on 14 0487 or send a letter to the municipality at PO Box 1, 6658 ZG Beneden-Leeuwen, for the attention of the Data Protection Officer. We will respond in writing within four weeks. To prevent abuse, you must identify yourself.

The municipality of West Maas en Waal has a Data Protection Officer (DPO). This officer ensures that the municipality handles your personal data confidentially. This is an independent position and the DPO is registered with the external supervisory authority, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP). You can find more information about the General Data Protection Regulation on the AP website.