Privacy statement

The CPN attaches great importance to your privacy. In this privacy statement we explain what personal data we process, why we do so, how long we keep it and what rights you have. We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Contents

  1. Who is responsible?
  2. What data we process and why
  3. Special categories of personal data
  4. Minors
  5. Who we share data with
  6. Cookies
  7. Automated decision-making
  8. Your rights
  9. Filing a complaint
  10. Security
  11. Changes

1. Who is responsible?

The Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN) is responsible for processing personal data as described in this privacy statement.

CPN
Haarlemmerweg 177H
1051 LB Amsterdam, the Netherlands
E-mail: secretariaat@cpn.nl
Phone: +31 20 682 5019

For any questions about privacy or this statement, contact secretariaat@cpn.nl.

2. What data we process and why

We only process data that you give us yourself, or that is needed to make the website work. Per activity:

Contact form

Data: name, e-mail address, phone number (optional) and your question.
Purpose: answering your question.
Legal basis: our legitimate interest in answering messages (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Retention: no longer than one year after your question has been dealt with.

Joining and getting acquainted (“Strengthen the CPN”)

Data: first and last name, e-mail address, phone number, address, postcode, place of residence, year of birth, your interests and any remarks.
Purpose: processing your application as a member or interested person, contacting you and inviting you to activities.
Legal basis: entering into and carrying out the membership (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) or your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Retention: for as long as you are a member and up to two years afterwards; if you do not become a member, up to one year after the last contact.

Membership fees and donations

Data: name, address, e-mail address, amount and payment details (such as IBAN).
Purpose: collecting membership fees and processing donations.
Legal basis: carrying out the membership (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and our legal accounting obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).
Retention: seven years, because of the statutory tax retention obligation. Online payments are handled by the payment service Mollie; we do not see full bank or card details.

Newsletter

Data: e-mail address and possibly your name.
Purpose: keeping you informed about news and activities.
Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can unsubscribe at any time via the link at the bottom of every newsletter.
Retention: until you unsubscribe.

Subscription to Manifest

Data: name, address, e-mail address and payment details.
Purpose: delivering the newspaper Manifest and administering your subscription.
Legal basis: performance of the contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
Retention: for as long as the subscription runs; financial data for seven years.

Visiting the website

Data: IP address, browser type, pages visited and time (server logs).
Purpose: keeping the website secure and working properly, and preventing abuse.
Legal basis: our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

3. Special categories of personal data

Because the CPN is a political party, the fact that you are a member, want to become one or contact us says something about your political opinions. Under the GDPR this is a special category of personal data, which receives extra protection.

We only process this data for our own political activities and only about members, former members and people who are in regular contact with us themselves (Art. 9(2)(d) GDPR), or with your explicit consent (Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR). We never pass this data on to anyone outside the party without your consent.

4. Minors

You can join the CPN from the age of 16. If you are younger than 16, we need permission from your parent or guardian before we process your data. If you believe we hold data about a minor without that permission, please contact secretariaat@cpn.nl and we will delete it.

5. Who we share data with

We never sell your data. We only share it with parties that help us run the website and the party administration (processors). We have agreements with them about security and confidentiality.

  • Mollie (the Netherlands): processing online payments.
  • Mailchimp (Intuit, United States): sending the newsletter.
  • hCaptcha (Intuition Machines, United States): protecting our forms against spam.
  • Google (United States): visitor statistics (Google Analytics, only with your consent) and YouTube videos (only with your consent).

Some of these parties are based outside the European Union. Data is only transferred when there is an appropriate safeguard, such as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses.

Apart from this, we only disclose data when we are legally required to do so.

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. On your first visit we ask for your consent via the bar at the bottom of the page. Rejecting is just as easy as accepting, and you can change your choice at any time via Cookie settings.

Functional cookies (always)

Needed to make the website work, such as remembering your cookie choice (cpn_toestemming, 6 months) and your language. No consent is required for these.

Analytical cookies (only with consent)

With Google Analytics we measure how the website is used so we can improve it (_ga, _ga_*, up to 2 years). We do not use this data for advertising.

Cookies from embedded videos (only with consent)

YouTube or Vimeo videos are only loaded when you give consent or click “Load video” yourself. These services may then place cookies.

7. Automated decision-making

We do not take decisions made solely by computers that have (significant) consequences for you. A person is always involved.

8. Your rights

You have the right to:

  • access your data;
  • have incorrect data corrected;
  • have your data deleted;
  • have the processing restricted;
  • object to the processing;
  • receive your data in a common file format (data portability);
  • withdraw your consent at any time.

Send your request to secretariaat@cpn.nl. We will respond within one month. To make sure the request comes from you, we may ask you to confirm your identity. Please do not send us a copy of your ID unless we ask for it.

9. Filing a complaint

If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data, please let us know. You also always have the right to file a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.

10. Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss, misuse and unauthorised access. The website uses a secure connection (https) and only authorised people within the party have access to personal data. If you think your data is not properly secured, or you see signs of misuse, please contact us immediately at secretariaat@cpn.nl.

11. Changes

We may update this privacy statement, for example when the law or the way we work changes. The latest version is always available on this page.

Last updated: 3 October 2026

Since 26 September 2026 the NCPN is called CPN.Communist Party of the Netherlands · 1992–2026