GDPR

Legislation that protects patients’ privacy.

Obligations under the GDPR
Obligations under the GDPR

Obligations under the GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in force in the Netherlands since 25 May 2018.

Under the GDPR, Palga has certain obligations when processing personal data for scientific research. A key obligation is that Palga must be able to demonstrate its compliance with the law: the accountability obligation. This means that Palga must be able to produce documents to show that it has taken appropriate organisational and technical measures to comply with the GDPR. The Dutch Data Protection Authority monitors compliance with privacy legislation.

The GDPR also stipulates that organisations that regularly process personal data must have a data protection officer (DPO) dpo@palga.nl. Complaints about Palga’s handling of your privacy can be addressed to the DPO.

Patient rights
Patient rights

Patient rights

The GDPR gives patients the right to access, correct and delete their data. To learn more about this, please consult Palga’s patient leaflet.

Palga has sent an FAQ to pathology departments to inform them of the implications of the GDPR. The document is available here.

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