Data, confidentiality and copyright. Three short documents often needed together.
Do you process personal data for your client? Do you share confidential information? Do you make software, texts or designs? Choose the data processing agreement, the non-disclosure agreement or the deed of assignment of copyright.
Choose a documentContract for services first?Which document when
The law in brackets.
| Data processing agreement | You process personal data for your client, for example in hosting, software or administration. Without an agreement both parties are liable (art. 28(3) GDPR). |
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| Non-disclosure agreement | You share confidential information. An agreement is a reasonable measure to protect a trade secret (art. 1 Trade Secrets Protection Act). |
| Copyright deed | Your client must get the rights to your work. Without a deed the copyright stays with you (art. 2(3) and art. 7 Dutch Copyright Act). |
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Frequently asked questions
Whoever decides why and how the data are used is the controller. That applies whatever the contract says. If you only do what your client asks, you are usually the processor.
If data are stored with a service outside the European Economic Area, use the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Have that part checked.
No. Only for work in employment is the employer the maker. As a freelancer you keep the copyright until you transfer it with a deed. If you are the maker yourself, only the powers in the deed transfer, and you are entitled to fair remuneration.
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