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Het is zelfs een grondrecht. De Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) is de onafhankelijke toezichthouder in Nederland die zich sterk maakt voor dit recht. En die zorgt dat iedereen zich aan de privacywetgeving houdt.</p></div> </div> <div class="paragraph-landingspage-visual-lane__quick-access"> <div class="paragraph-landingspage-visual-lane__quick-access-label"> Snel naar </div> <div class="paragraph-landingspage-visual-lane__quick-access-links"> <div class="paragraph-landingspage-visual-lane__quick-access-links-item"> <a href="/over-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/missie-ambitie-en-kernwaarden">Missie, ambitie en kernwaarden</a> </div> <div class="paragraph-landingspage-visual-lane__quick-access-links-item"> <a href="/over-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/feiten-en-cijfers">Feiten en cijfers</a> </div> <div class="paragraph-landingspage-visual-lane__quick-access-links-item"> <a href="/documenten/ap-jaarplan-2024">AP jaarplan 2024</a> </div> <div class="paragraph-landingspage-visual-lane__quick-access-links-item"> <a href="/jaarverslagen">Jaarverslagen</a> </div> <div class="paragraph-landingspage-visual-lane__quick-access-links-item"> <a href="/over-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/boetes-en-andere-sancties-van-de-ap">Boetes en andere sancties van de AP</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-page-full__body-item paragraph-threefold-lane paragraph-threefold-lane--color-purple"> <div class="paragraph-threefold-lane__content"> <div class="paragraph-threefold-lane__col1"> <div class="paragraph-threefold-lane__col1-item paragraph-text"> <div class="paragraph-text__content"> <div class="paragraph-text__body"> <div class="paragraph-text__body-item text-basic-html"><h2>Taken en bevoegdheden</h2><p>De taken en bevoegdheden van de AP zijn vastgelegd in de wet. Taken van de AP zijn onder meer toezicht houden en voorlichting geven. Een bevoegdheid van de AP is bijvoorbeeld onderzoek doen.</p><p><a class="button" href="/over-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/taken-en-bevoegdheden-van-de-ap" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="d8b4f583-948f-4857-9841-5046c4bd9d7a" data-entity-substitution="canonical">Lees meer over taken en bevoegdheden </a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph-threefold-lane__col2"> <div class="paragraph-threefold-lane__col2-item paragraph-text"> <div class="paragraph-text__content"> <div class="paragraph-text__body"> <div class="paragraph-text__body-item text-basic-html"><h2>Organisatie van de AP</h2><p>De AP is opgericht en aangewezen als onafhankelijke toezichthouder op de privacywetgeving. De AP is een zelfstandig bestuursorgaan met eigen rechtspersoonlijkheid. </p><p><a class="button" href="/over-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/organisatie-van-de-ap" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="ec78447d-50c4-4650-a3fd-87fe4fe4b220" data-entity-substitution="canonical">Lees meer over de organisatie van de AP</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph-threefold-lane__col3"> <div class="paragraph-threefold-lane__col3-item paragraph-text"> <div class="paragraph-text__content"> <div class="paragraph-text__body"> <div class="paragraph-text__body-item text-basic-html"><h2>Samenwerking</h2><p>De AP werkt nationaal en internationaal samen met andere toezichthouders. Zo werkt de AP binnen de Europese Unie (EU) intensief samen met de andere EU-privacytoezichthouders. </p><p><a class="button" href="/over-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/samenwerking" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="780ac7cf-be29-4191-99b0-7915312ad322" data-entity-substitution="canonical">Lees meer over deze samenwerking </a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="node-page-full__body-item paragraph-twofold-lane paragraph-twofold-lane--first-dominant"> <div class="paragraph-twofold-lane__content"> <h2 class="paragraph-twofold-lane__title">Zo blijft u op de hoogte</h2> <div class="paragraph-twofold-lane__col1"> <div class="paragraph-twofold-lane__col1-item paragraph-text-partial"> <div class="paragraph-text-partial__content"> <div class="paragraph-text-partial__body"> <div class="paragraph-text-partial__body-item text-basic-html"><p>Wilt u op de hoogte blijven van nieuws over de AVG of de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens? Volg ons dan op <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/autoriteitpersoonsgegevens">LinkedIn</a>.</p> <p><br> U kunt zich ook aanmelden voor onze nieuwsbrief. De AP-nieuwsbrief geeft u een overzicht van het laatste nieuws over de AVG en de AP. <br> </p> <p><a class="button" data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="733a8415-dfd1-40a3-bbe2-4a7ea6acf42a" href="/aanmelden-ap-nieuwsbrief">Nu aanmelden voor de nieuwsbrief</a><br> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph-twofold-lane__col2"> <div class="paragraph-twofold-lane__col2-item paragraph-text-partial"> <div class="paragraph-text-partial__content"> <div class="paragraph-text-partial__body"> <div class="paragraph-text-partial__body-item text-basic-html"><div class="media-image-figure"> <div class="media-image-figure__field-media-image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/uploads/styles/auto_768/public/2023-03/Vrouw%20met%20mobiele%20telefoon%20buiten_0.jpg?itok=jQVznSQ0" width="768" height="512" alt="Vrouw met mobiele telefoon"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </main> 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