BRP Geheimhouding
A Dutch confidentiality request that stops your municipality from sharing your residents-database details with certain third parties.
Full definition
The BRP (Basisregistratie Personen) is the Dutch municipal residents' database. You cannot opt out of being registered, your gemeente (municipality) is legally obliged to record you, but you can request "geheimhouding" (confidentiality), which blocks the municipality from sharing your data with non-obligated third parties such as churches, sports associations, and other non-government bodies. Government bodies that are legally entitled to the data still receive it. Geheimhouding is the standard Dutch step for limiting downstream sharing of your registered details and is paired with KvK address shielding for residents who also run a business.
Source: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens — privacy rights and the BRP
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KvK Address Shielding (Afschermen)
The Dutch process of shielding your visiting/home address in the KvK trade register, available to all sole proprietors.
Suppression List
A list of people who have opted out, which a business is supposed to check so it doesn't re-add or re-contact them.
Public Records
Government-maintained records that are open to public inspection by statute, including property records, court filings, voter rolls, and business registrations.
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