country: Netherlands
framework: GDPR
region: EU
language: nl
version: 2024-06
status: published
last_updated: 2025-06-30
source_verified: true
authority: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch DPA)
notes:
- The Netherlands enforces GDPR directly and supplements it with the Uitvoeringswet
  Algemene verordening gegevensbescherming (UAVG).
- The Dutch DPA provides extensive sectoral guidance, particularly in healthcare,
  education, and employee data use.
categories:
- name: Full Name
  type: direct_identifier
  subtype: personal_name
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - core
  - identity
- name: Email Address
  type: direct_identifier
  subtype: digital_contact
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - core
  - contact
- name: Phone Number
  type: direct_identifier
  subtype: telecom_contact
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - core
  - contact
- name: IP Address
  type: indirect_identifier
  subtype: network_identifier
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - tracking
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    recital: '30'
  - authority: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens
    guideline: Cookies en andere trackingtechnologieën
    url: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl/onderwerpen/internet-telefoon-tv-en-post/cookies
  category_tags:
  - digital
  - behavioral
- name: BSN (Burgerservicenummer / Dutch Citizen Service Number)
  type: national_identifier
  subtype: government_id
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  - national_id
  - government_id
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: '87'
  - national_law: UAVG
    article: '46'
    description: Restricts processing of the BSN to lawful contexts such as government
      and healthcare
  category_tags:
  - identity
  - sensitive
- name: Health Data (diagnoses, lab results, medical history)
  type: special_category
  subtype: health
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - phi
  - sensitive
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 9(1)
  - authority: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens
    guideline: Gezondheidsgegevens
    url: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl/onderwerpen/gezondheid/gezondheidsgegevens
  category_tags:
  - health
  - sensitive
- name: Biometric Data (e.g., facial scans, fingerprints)
  type: special_category
  subtype: biometric
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - biometric
  - sensitive
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 9(1)
  category_tags:
  - biometric
  - sensitive
- name: Location Data (real-time GPS, travel history)
  type: behavioral
  subtype: geolocation
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - tracking
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
    description: Location data can contribute to identification of individuals
  category_tags:
  - tracking
  - digital
- name: Cookie Identifiers / Device IDs
  type: indirect_identifier
  subtype: device_id
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - tracking
  - online_identifier
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    recital: '30'
  - authority: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens
    guideline: Cookies & tracking
    url: https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl/onderwerpen/internet-telefoon-tv-en-post/cookies
  category_tags:
  - tracking
  - digital
- name: Employment History and Records
  type: contextual_identifier
  subtype: hr_data
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  - hr_data
  - employment_records
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: '88'
  - national_law: UAVG
    article: '32'
    description: Regulates processing of personal data in the employment context
  category_tags:
  - employment
  - sensitive