Confidential personal data

What is it?

The council records your personal data in the Personal Records Database (BRP). Various organisations can receive your personal data from the BRP. Which organisations these are partly depends on your personal situation. For example, whether you have children or a driving licence. See which organisations can obtain your personal data on the Government website.

If you do not want certain organisations to receive your personal data, you can ask the council for confidentiality. You can also request this for your children up to 16 years of age.

How does it work?

If you would prefer your personal data not to be shared with others, you can ask the municipality to keep your data confidential. You always have the right to this confidentiality and do not need to give a reason for your request. Your personal data will then not be shared with:

  • non-commercial institutions, such as sports and music associations or charities;
  • organisations that provide healthcare to patients in an institution;
  • (after weighing interests) organisations that perform judicial activities;
  • the Interchurch Membership Administration Foundation (SILA), which maintains membership records for religious denominations. Your data may still be present in SILA's own records. If you would like this data to be deleted, please contact SILA or your religious denomination.

In the case of confidentiality, the municipality will only disclose your data to mandatory authorities, such as the police, the judiciary, and the Tax and Customs Administration.

The municipality will never disclose your personal data to:

  • private individuals
  • commercial institutions

What should I do?

  • Request confidentiality of your personal data from the municipality. Include a copy of your valid ID.
  • You can always revoke the confidentiality of your personal data.

Moving to another municipality

If you have requested confidentiality and subsequently move to another municipality, you do not need to request confidentiality again.

What do I need?

  • your valid proof of identity

How long will it take?

The municipality will process the confidentiality request within five working days.

Additional information

You can also request an overview of the bodies to whom your data has been passed on in the past year.