our commitment

This is what we do as your trusted GDPR partner

This is what we do in terms of GDPR

We've done our homework. Security and privacy needs to be taken seriously. Bisnode go a long way to protect your privacy and to help you exercise your rights. We keep the data to a minimum for our purposes, and restrict the access to only those needing it. GDPR is in our DNA.

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Open letter to the authorities

Bisnode Belgium takes a clear position regarding the commercialisation of personal data. We strongly support all kind of legal grounds that allow the processing of personal data in a GDPR context. From this persective, we consider that legitimate interest should be seen, among other principles, as a possibility for direct marketing actors to process personal data. Read our open letter to the authorities.

Our view on legitimate interest

Bisnode Belgium supports all kind of legal grounds that allow the processing of personal data in a GDPR context. From this persective, we consider that legitimate interest should be seen, among other principles, as a possibility for direct marketing actors to process personal data. This is why we fully comply with main Belgian marketing associations such as UBA, BAM and many others, who decided to write a paper explaining their common position. Discover their position paper.

Bisnode and GDPR : behind the scenes

Discover what we achieved to become fully GDPR compliant

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EPISODE 11: How to turn GDPR obligations into opportunities?

GDPR came into force on May 25. It was highlighted by intensified press coverage. It made consumers acutely aware of their new rights: e.g. the right to object, the right to rectification, the right to data portability, the right to be forgotten... All companies are bound to witness a surge in the number of consumers contacting them to know more about the use of their personal data. Especially for mass market brands, the challenge will be huge. But even SMEs should be prepared.

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EPISODE 5: IT security and GDPR compliant protection of personal data

Article 32 of GDPR states that “the controller and the processor shall implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk.” Article 6 urges controllers and processors “to take into account the existence of appropriate safeguards, which may include encryption or pseudonymization.” Although GDPR merely recommends encryption, Bisnode has decided to apply it on all levels. In a first phase Bisnode only used encryption for data at rest. After 25 May 2018 Bisnode will make encryption obligatory for transfer data as well. Bisnode will consequently inform clients and source partners that they always need to deliver data in encrypted form

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EPISODE 2: How does Bisnode handle collected data the GDPR way?

Long before GDPR appeared, Bisnode already took great care to handle personal data with full respect for privacy and confidentiality. GDPR mainly added the obligation to formalize the Bisnode processes for data collection and handling. One process Bisnode already applied was comparing source partner data and reference data files to optimize the quality and to create a Single Customer View. This allowed us to provide our clients with better and cleaner data. Some source partner data are better than others because e.g. they are updated or corrected more regularly.