What Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba) - Personal Data Protection Act BES (Wbp BES) Framework requires
The Caribbean Netherlands - comprising the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba (collectively known as the BES Islands) - are special municipalities of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean Sea. Since 10 October 2010, when the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved, the BES Islands became direct special municipalities of the Netherlands. For European Union law purposes, however, the BES Islands have Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) status and are NOT EU territory, so the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) does not apply directly there. Data protection in the Caribbean Netherlands is instead governed by the separate Personal Data Protection Act BES (Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens BES, Wbp BES), which provides GDPR-comparable - not GDPR-identical - protection. Organisations established in the Caribbean Netherlands or processing personal data of individuals located in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, or Saba must comply with the Wbp BES, including requirements for a lawful basis, data subject rights, security measures, and breach handling. The Dutch GDPR Implementation Act (Uitvoeringswet AVG) and the GDPR's Article 30/32/13 obligations do not extend to the BES Islands as direct law. The Caribbean Netherlands use the US dollar as currency and have a distinct governance structure from European Netherlands.
Pillar: Data Protection & Privacy · Authority: Personal Data Protection Act BES (Wbp BES) - Caribbean Netherlands data protection regime · Version: 1.1.0 · Last updated:
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- Personal Data Protection Act BES (Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens BES, Wbp BES) - the governing data protection statute for the Caribbean Netherlands, providing GDPR-comparable protection
- EU Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) status of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba - EU law, including the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), does not apply directly to the BES Islands
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