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Registration Dutch Privacy Awards 2026 open!
On 28 January 2026 (European Privacy Day), the Privacy First Foundation will again organise the presentation of the annual Dutch Privacy Awards!
Privacy First cordially invites potential Award candidates to apply for these prestigious Awards. Sponsors are also most welcome, as are suggestions for potential award winners.
Dutch Privacy Awards
Every year, Privacy First organises in conjunction with ECP | Platform for the Information Society during the National Privacy Conference the presentation of the Dutch Privacy Awards. A professional expert jury considers privacy-aware solutions and initiatives by companies, governments and other organisations that have privacy and information protection high on their agenda.
The 2025 winners were Watchful, Rotterdam City Council/Roseman Labs and the RijksAcademie voor Digitalisering en Informatisering Overheid. At the Privacy Awards website you will find an overview of all nominees and winners since 2018. Each of them are building blocks for a privacy-friendly society.
Jury
The Privacy Awards jury consists of independent privacy experts: Marlon Domingus (jury chairman), Magdalena Magala, Walter van Wijk, Koen Versmissen, Jaap-Henk Hoepman, Lora Mourcous, Sulaika Duijsings-Mahangi and Sah Farooq. More information on the judges and the jury rules can be found at the website Of the Privacy Awards.
Registration
The jury nominates entries in the following categories:
- Technology
From businesses for consumers. - Application
Within a company or business-to-business. - Raising awareness
Government, healthcare and education.
There is also the possibility of a Incentive Award.
Submissions will be assessed against the following criteria, among others:
- social impact
- innovative capacity
- self-reliance.
Report your initiative to us! Who knows, maybe you will be among the nominees of the next edition, and stand on the podium with a trophy in your hands on 28 January 2026. The checklist for your application can be found at here (or click here for an English-language version). For more information on the Dutch Privacy Awards, visit PrivacyAwards - Privacy First. The deadline for submissions is 21 October 2025.
Register: via awards@privacyfirst.nl (subject to 'Registration Privacy Awards 2026').
Suggesting candidates
Have you seen a remarkable initiative that you think deserves a Privacy Award? Let us know about it! You can report it via awards@privacyfirst.nl (subject to 'Suggested Privacy Awards 2026').
Sponsorship
The presentation of the Dutch Privacy Awards is co-sponsored by ECP | Platform for the Information Society and sponsored by The DPO Centre. Media partner is PONT Data & Privacy. Would you also like to become a sponsor of the Dutch Privacy Awards? Then contact Privacy First at info@privacyfirst.nl.
