Netherlands: Dutch Data Protection Authority and Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets joint statement on obligations for chatbot use in customer service

Progress

Current status
adopted
02 Oct 2025 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Netherlands
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

02 Oct 2025
adopted

Dutch Data Protection Authority and Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets issued joint statement on obligations for chatbot use in customer service

On 2 October 2025, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) and the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) issued a joint statement requiring organisations that use chatbots in customer service to ensure that individuals are always ab…

Source
Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority