Deleting privacy-sensitive personal data

What is it?

The municipality maintains personal data on all residents in the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP). The municipality needs this data when you get married, for example, or when your passport expires. If necessary, the municipality may also share your data with other government agencies, such as the tax authorities or the police. Or with organizations such as pension funds and housing corporations.

You can only have information about your adoption, your child you gave up for adoption or your gender reassignment removed from the BRP .

How does it work?

If you have been adopted, you can have the following information deleted:

  • The name you had before the adoption.
  • The names of your biological parents or guardians during the period before adoption.
  • The nationality you held before the adoption.
  • Information about the municipality, the address where you were registered and your residence in the municipality, during the period before the adoption.
  • Your possible departure from the Netherlands.

If you have changed gender, you can have the following information deleted:

  • Details of your name.
  • Data on your gender.
  • Using the last name of your spouse, registered partner or ex-partner.

What to do.

  • Ask the municipality to remove your data.
  • Please indicate the specific data involved.
  • If you are under 16, your parents must ask the municipality.

What do I need?

  • documents of adoption or gender reassignment
  • your valid ID

How long does it take?

The municipality will delete your data within 4 weeks and send you a letter as soon as this has happened.

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