Bart Van den Brande

The Belgian Council of Ministers approved stricter rules for subscription based in app gaming and SMS services last month. Many of the new rules actually existed already, but the minister hopes with this update finally to get rid of the many abuses in the sector. The rules still have to be approved by the parliament. According …

The French privacy authority CNIL has recently issued guidelines for the privacy-friendly use of blockchain technology. With this, the CNIL wants to take a first step towards legal certainty for all organizations and networks that want to use blockchain when processing personal data. Data protection is a major challenge for the development and use of …

In early October, the Belgian Advertising Council announced a “Recommendation for Online Influencer Marketing”. This text should provide clarity after the FPS Economy in May published a document on its own initiative, which received rather heavy criticism. The criticism came mainly because there was no consultation with the sector. In the meantime the Council itself organized consultations …

Up until recently,  many different definitions of ‘electronic signature’ and ‘durable data carrier’ circulated in a number of different laws, which lead to confusion and legal uncertainty. One of the typical problems under Belgian law was the fact that real estate could not be sold electronically, leading to disputes around sales of real estate property that …

An interesting question under GDPR came to our attention via a Dutch colleague: in the context of a bankruptcy under GDPR, can the bankruptcy trustee monetize data bases with personal data? And what if he “accidentally” transfers personal data to a third-party buyer? Used laptops not cleaned In a Canadian incident, which was reported on Tweakers.net,the servers and …

A fully booked or closed hotel, planned excursions that do not take place, the reserved car that is not available, etc. What are the rights and obligations of the traveler and of the tour operator / tour operator? General principle: liability Each party must comply with the obligations that it has entered into. The tour …

On 25 and 26 September 2011, the European data protection authorities, gathered in the European Data Protection Board (EDPD), held their third plenary meeting since the establishment of the body at the time of the GDPR’s entry into force. During this third plenary meeting some very interesting topics were discussed, which could have a direct …

Online gambling has boomed in the whole of Europe over the last ten years. More and more websites offer a variety of forms of online gambling and the number of gamblers and the amounts that have been used are constantly rising. Many countries, including Belgium, already have strict conditions for offering games of chance, but …

On 19 June 2018, the European Parliament, Council and Commission reached a political agreement on the rules that will enable the free flow of non-personal data in the EU without local restrictions on storage and processing, a change that has long been demanded by stakeholders. This agreement is part of the Digital Single Market Strategy …

We waarschuwden eerder al op onze blogpagina voor de exploitatie op de Nederlandse markt van online kansspelen.  Nederland heeft tot nader order (voorlopig nog) geen reglementair kader dat online kansspelen regelt en zolang dat het geval is is elk aanbod in de ogen van de Nederlandse overheid illegaal en dus strafbaar. Dat een en ander …