The Belgian Data Protection Authority recently ruled on a complaint after an employer shared a full court judgment with all its staff, revealing the personal data of employees and trade unions involved in the case. Below we...more
Data processing agreements are a standard part of business arrangements involving personal data due to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation as well as the ever-expanding number of U.S. consumer privacy...more
The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has published brief guidance concerning the European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgement on the European Commission’s adequacy decision provided by the EU-US data Privacy Shield...more
Belgium has spent much of the last 12 months without a government following gridlock in coalition negotiations after the general election in May 2019. As such, there has not been any new legislation covering employment law....more
Coronavirus and GDPR – the Belgian authority weighs in: •Public health is paramount and prevention and the right to privacy are not incompatible. •Follow the instructions of the competent authorities so that all measures...more
On January 17, The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) published Recommendation no 01/2020 providing Guidance on direct marketing. The Recommendation provides a methodology on how to comply with the General Data...more