Privacy Statement

The Dutch Banking Employer's Association (WVB) and the Dutch Banking Association (NVB) highly value the protection of your personal data. In this Privacy Statement, we want to provide clear and transparent information about how we handle personal data. We do everything possible to safeguard your privacy and therefore handle personal data with care. The WVB and NVB always comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means that we:

  • Process your personal data in accordance with the purpose for which it was provided; these purposes and types of personal data are described in this Privacy Statement.

  • Limit the processing of your personal data to only the data necessary for the purposes for which it is processed.

  • Ask for your explicit consent if we need it to process your personal data.

  • Have taken appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of your personal data.

  • Do not pass on personal data to other parties unless it is necessary for the performance of the purposes for which it was provided.

  • Are aware of your rights concerning your personal data, want to inform you about them, and respect them.

As the WVB and NVB, we are responsible for the processing of your personal data. If, after reading our Privacy Statement, or more generally, you have questions about it or wish to contact us, you can do so via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can read our full privacy statement here.

Cookie Statement

We use cookies on this website. A cookie is a simple, small file that is sent with pages from this website (and/or Flash applications) and stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. The information stored in it can be sent back to our servers on a subsequent visit.

On caobanken.nl and nvb.nl, different types of cookies are used to make the website function properly (functional cookies), as well as analytical cookies (to measure web visits anonymously). We do not use marketing cookies. With the help of a session cookie, we can see which parts of the website you have viewed during this visit. This allows us to adapt our service as much as possible to the Browse behavior of our visitors. These cookies are automatically deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

Use of Google - Google Analytics

Through our website, a cookie is placed by the American company Google, as part of the “Analytics” service. We use this service to track and receive reports on how visitors use the website. Google may provide this information to third parties if Google is legally required to do so, or insofar as third parties process the information on Google's behalf. We have no influence on this. We have not allowed Google to use the analytics information obtained for other Google services. You can view Google's terms of service here.

The information that Google collects is anonymized as much as possible. Your IP address is explicitly not included. The information is transferred to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google states that it adheres to the Privacy Shield principles and is a member of the Privacy Shield program of the US Department of Commerce. This means that there is an appropriate level of protection for the processing of any personal data. Also, for example, YouTube places a cookie as soon as you watch a video. The WVB and NVB have no influence on this.

 Use of Social Media Sharing Buttons

Our website includes buttons to share web pages on social networks like Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. These buttons work through code snippets that originate from Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn themselves. Through this code, cookies are placed. We have no influence on this. Please read the privacy statements of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn (which may change regularly) to find out what they do with your (personal) data that they process via these cookies.

The information they collect is anonymized as much as possible. The information is transferred to and stored by Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn on servers in the United States. LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ state that they adhere to the Privacy Shield principles and are members of the Privacy Shield program of the US Department of Commerce. This means that there is an appropriate level of protection for the processing of any personal data.

Right to Access and Rectify or Delete Your Data

You have the right to request access to and rectification or deletion of your data. See our privacy statement for this. To prevent misuse, we may ask you to adequately identify yourself. When it concerns access to personal data linked to a cookie, you must send a copy of the cookie in question. You can find this in the settings of your browser.

Contact Details

Dutch Banking Employer's Association and/or Dutch Banking Association Postbus 7400 1007 JK Amsterdam This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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