Sending an email to Central Government

Do you have a question about the laws or regulations in the Netherlands? Use this form to ask your question by email.

Your question

*Mandatory fields

Question *(required)

Maximum amount of characters: 5000. It is not possible to send an attachment. PLEASE NOTE: To protect your privacy, the government prefers to receive as little personal data from you as possible. Please do not send any more personal data than is absolutely necessary. Do not send any private or confidential information.

Phone number (including country code)

We would like to know your phone number during office hours. This will enable us to contact you by telephone in case we need any further clarification regarding your question, or if we need to explain the answer verbally.

Email address *(required)

Fill in a valid email address. For example: 'name@domain.com'.

Reference number

Only in case you got in touch with us earlier you can indicate your reference number here. The reference number always consists of two letters followed by seven digits.

Information about the processing of your personal data

The Ministry of General Affairs processes the personal data you provide to us when submitting a question in order to answer your questions and contact you. We only share your data in the purview of answering your questions.

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Why is this data required?

The Ministry of General Affairs processes the personal data you provide to us when submitting a question in order to answer your questions and contact you.

How does your data get processed?

We only process personal data that we need to answer your questions and contact you. That is our official duty. This means that such processing is needed in order for us to comply with our statutory obligation (http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0019219). The Ministry of General Affairs does not sell your data to third parties. We may forward your question to one of the Ministries for a reply. We will conclude a data processor agreement with companies we have commissioned to process your data, in order to ensure the same level of security and confidentiality regarding your data. The Ministry of General Affairs will remain responsible for all such processing. The National Government Information Desk operates in accordance with the email code of conduct (https://www.overheid.nl/contact/e-mailgedragslijn-voor-overheden) for government bodies. This sets out how the gov-ernment deals with the processing and storage of emails. The National Government may use data for investigation purposes, for example, if someone commits offences or makes punishable statements.

How long do we keep your data?

The Ministry of General Affairs will retain your personal data for two years. This timeframe has been set down by virtue of the Dutch Public Records Act [Archiefwet].

What are your rights?

You can find more information about your rights on page 'Privacy' (link opens in new tab).

Statement of agreement(required)

I have read and understood how my personal data will be processed.