{"id":43946,"date":"2026-05-27T14:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.counselling.nl\/ufaq\/what-is-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:09:58","slug":"what-is-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/www.counselling.nl\/en\/ufaq\/what-is-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-list ewd-ufaq-page-type-distinct ewd-ufaq-category-tabs-\" id='ewd-ufaq-faq-list'>\n\n\t<input type='hidden' name='show_on_load' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-show-on-load' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='include_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-include-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='exclude_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-exclude-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='orderby' value='date' id='ewd-ufaq-orderby' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='order' value='asc' id='ewd-ufaq-order' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='post_count' value='-1' id='ewd-ufaq-post-count' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='current_url' value='\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq\/43946' id='ewd-ufaq-current-url' \/>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faqs'>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-div ewd-ufaq-faq-column-count-one ewd-ufaq-faq-responsive-columns- ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-default ewd-ufaq-can-be-toggled\" id='ewd-ufaq-post-43946-Al7jBUdxdd' data-post_id='43946'>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title ewd-ufaq-faq-toggle'>\n\t\n\t<a class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin'  href='#' role=\"button\">\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol ewd-ufaq-'>\n\t\t\t<span >A<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title-text'>\n\n\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\tWhat is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-clear'><\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-body' >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin ewd-ufaq-faq-post'>\n\t<p>In May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. This legislation concerns the protection of personal data. If you work with clients as a self-employed coach or counsellor, you will be processing personal data. It is important that this is handled with due care. The website of the Dutch Data Protection Authority explains what is expected in this regard. For more information, we refer you to <a href=\"https:\/\/autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl\/en\/themes\/basic-gdpr\/gdpr-basics\/the-gdpr-in-brief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A What is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? In May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. This legislation concerns the protection of personal data. 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