Lexicon

Big data is a term that you often encounter in articles about privacy. The term refers to a large amount of (unstructured) information about individuals […]

Binding advice is a form of SGOA in which the parties agree to seek advice from an independent third party. The parties agree in advance […]

The internet is bursting with spam. Many people and websites, therefore, use a “blacklist” that lists people whose access is being blocked. Websites that use […]

The blockchain is a distributed, unchanging digital data recording system that does not require the intervention of a trusted third party. In the future, it […]

Brexit is the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union. The word Brexit is a contraction of ‘British exit’. Brexit is the result […]

“Bringing a case” means initiating legal proceedings. Legal proceedings are brought by serving the summons to the other party (summons procedure) or by submitting the […]

The burden of proof implies the obligation to prove statements. The main rule is laid down in Article 150 DCCP. This article states that the […]

The Burgerlijk Wetboek (BW) is the code in which civil law is regulated in the Netherlands. It, among other things, regulates contract law, liability law, […]

‘Cancellation’ is an act in contract law, the purpose of which is to terminate the agreement. The question of whether and how parties can cancel […]

An agreement is concluded through an offer and the acceptance thereof. Assuming that the parties want the agreement and want to declare it as such. […]

Cassation is an appeal to the Supreme Court against a judgment of a court or a court of appeal. Often this will be a decision […]

A “cease and desist” letter is a letter in which a party is asked to discontinue a particular act. Often the party concerned is asked […]

In international legal relationships, the question is always which judge has the competency to hear a dispute between parties. One way to designate the competent […]

When a dispute arises between parties from different countries, the question is which law applies to this dispute. One way to identify applicable law is […]

The claim procedure has been the new name for the subpoena procedure since the renewal of Civil Procedural Law (KEI program).

“Cloud” is the term used in IT for an intangible location – other than, for example, a hard disk – where data is stored and […]

Cloud computing is the purchase of data, services, software, etc. from the cloud. Cloud computing is popular because it is flexible. You can access the […]

The commissioning party is the party that, on the basis of an assignment agreement (Article 7: 400 BW), gives the nomination to perform work to […]

According to the EPV, communication content may only be processed for the provision of a service for which the end-user has given his consent and […]

In technical terms, a computer program is a collection of instructions that can be executed by a computer. Computer programs are written in a specific […]

Intentional and illegal entry into a computer system is often referred to as hacking. Another name for the aforementioned is computer trespass. This is a […]

A computer virus is a type of malicious software (also known as malware) that can multiply and settle in certain files. Damage In severe cases, […]

Concluding contracts does not seem like such a common problem, but in practice, it is more difficult: It is sometimes difficult, especially in ICT, to […]

Concurrente schuldeisers zijn de schuldeisers die in geval van faillissement van de schuldenaar geen voorrangspositie hebben. Zij zullen pas worden betaald, nadat aan de schuld aan […]

Consumentenbescherming of consumentenrecht betreft het geheel van regelgeving waarbij wordt beoogd de positie van de consument te versterken. Het idee hierachter is dat een consument meestal […]