Bankruptcy publication on Rechtspraa
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 3:07 am
Bankruptcy & reputational damage: what to do against online publications
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For every entrepreneur, bankruptcy is a big nightmare and something you want to avoid at all times. Unfortunately, that is not always possible. Before and even after the end of a bankruptcy, entrepreneurs can be confronted with the bankruptcy online in a negative way. For example, in the search results for their (company) name. What can you do about that?
Help from the GDPR
Information about a bankruptcy, whether or not it has been terminated, generally does not benefit an entrepreneur's reputation. A bankruptcy often gives customers and other internet users the impression that the entrepreneur is bad at his job. A bankruptcy publication can lead to the loss of customers and thus possible loss of income. Moreover, the information remains in principle infinitely accessible to all internet users. Even years after your bankruptcy, you can still be confronted with this bankruptcy. Fortunately, in some cases something can be done about this harmful publication, with the help of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
All bankruptcy reports are published online in the Central Insolvency Register ('CIR'). This register is digitally accessible at insolventies.rechtspraak.nl . The information about the bankruptcy is available in the CIR for up to 6 months after the bankruptcy has ended. As an entrepreneur, you will therefore no longer australia telegram data 3 million be confronted with the CIR publication after this period.
The register includes, among other things, the name of the bankrupt party (a natural person or a legal entity, also referred to as the 'bankrupt'). This may involve the processing of personal data (Article 4 paragraph 1 and 2 GDPR). This is a lawful processing of personal data, as the processing of the CIR is based on a legal obligation (Article 6 paragraph 1 under c GDPR).
The personal data is covered by the CIR with various safeguards, which means that the publication is not indexed by Google, among other things. The publication therefore does not appear in the list of search results after a search on your (company) name. Unfortunately, publication in the CIR cannot be avoided, but because the information does not appear in the search results, the damage to your reputation with this publication is fortunately limited.
Relocation websites
Unfortunately, for many bankrupts, it does not stop at the publication in the CIR. The announcement by the government in the register often leads to further placement on other websites. Websites such as faillissementsdossier.nl,bussenen.com and drimble.nl automatically retrieve the data made available by the government and process it in a publication on their own website.
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For every entrepreneur, bankruptcy is a big nightmare and something you want to avoid at all times. Unfortunately, that is not always possible. Before and even after the end of a bankruptcy, entrepreneurs can be confronted with the bankruptcy online in a negative way. For example, in the search results for their (company) name. What can you do about that?
Help from the GDPR
Information about a bankruptcy, whether or not it has been terminated, generally does not benefit an entrepreneur's reputation. A bankruptcy often gives customers and other internet users the impression that the entrepreneur is bad at his job. A bankruptcy publication can lead to the loss of customers and thus possible loss of income. Moreover, the information remains in principle infinitely accessible to all internet users. Even years after your bankruptcy, you can still be confronted with this bankruptcy. Fortunately, in some cases something can be done about this harmful publication, with the help of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
All bankruptcy reports are published online in the Central Insolvency Register ('CIR'). This register is digitally accessible at insolventies.rechtspraak.nl . The information about the bankruptcy is available in the CIR for up to 6 months after the bankruptcy has ended. As an entrepreneur, you will therefore no longer australia telegram data 3 million be confronted with the CIR publication after this period.
The register includes, among other things, the name of the bankrupt party (a natural person or a legal entity, also referred to as the 'bankrupt'). This may involve the processing of personal data (Article 4 paragraph 1 and 2 GDPR). This is a lawful processing of personal data, as the processing of the CIR is based on a legal obligation (Article 6 paragraph 1 under c GDPR).
The personal data is covered by the CIR with various safeguards, which means that the publication is not indexed by Google, among other things. The publication therefore does not appear in the list of search results after a search on your (company) name. Unfortunately, publication in the CIR cannot be avoided, but because the information does not appear in the search results, the damage to your reputation with this publication is fortunately limited.
Relocation websites
Unfortunately, for many bankrupts, it does not stop at the publication in the CIR. The announcement by the government in the register often leads to further placement on other websites. Websites such as faillissementsdossier.nl,bussenen.com and drimble.nl automatically retrieve the data made available by the government and process it in a publication on their own website.