WILLEMSTAD - Curaçao has had a Personal Data Protection Board since Friday, January 28, 2022. The Board was established as a supervisor of the National Ordinance on the Protection of Personal Data. This means that the Board must ensure that the use, processing and storage of personal data is done in accordance with the law.
Lawyer Caroline Fiévez is the new chairman. The board also consists of business consultant Manon de Lanooi and data and IT expert Jacques Heide. The College is assisted by a secretariat headed by Shirley Cecilia.
With the law and the installation of the Institute, the personal data and the associated privacy of citizens will be better protected.
The Board is authorized to investigate, on its own initiative or at the request of an interested party, the way in which personal data are processed, used or stored at companies and authorities. In the event of violations, the Board can impose a fine of up to 10,000 guilders.
The committee can be reached by email info@cbpcuracao.org.