1,008 for the Netherlands; n=1,011 for Belgium; n=511 for Luxembourg
Age group
15 years and older
Supplementary notes
* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"QB20 When you decide to change online service providers (e.g. an online social network or a cloud service provider), how important or not is it for you to be able to transfer personal information that was stored and collected by the old provider to the new one?"
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Importance of personal data transfer between online service providers Benelux 2015
This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the importance of the ability to transfer personal information between online service providers in the Benelux countries as of . During the survey period, nearly ** percent of respondents from Belgium reported that it was very important to them to be able to transfer their personal information to a new online service provider.
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European Commission. (June 24, 2015). How important is it for you to be able to transfer you personal information between the old online service provider and the new one?* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/588796/importance-of-personal-data-transfer-between-online-service-providers-in-the-benelux/
European Commission. "How important is it for you to be able to transfer you personal information between the old online service provider and the new one?*." Chart. June 24, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/588796/importance-of-personal-data-transfer-between-online-service-providers-in-the-benelux/
European Commission. (2015). How important is it for you to be able to transfer you personal information between the old online service provider and the new one?*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/588796/importance-of-personal-data-transfer-between-online-service-providers-in-the-benelux/
European Commission. "How Important Is It for You to Be Able to Transfer You Personal Information between The Old Online Service Provider and The New One?*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Jun 2015, /statistics/588796/importance-of-personal-data-transfer-between-online-service-providers-in-the-benelux/
European Commission, How important is it for you to be able to transfer you personal information between the old online service provider and the new one?* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/588796/importance-of-personal-data-transfer-between-online-service-providers-in-the-benelux/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
How important is it for you to be able to transfer you personal information between the old online service provider and the new one?* [Graph], European Commission, June 24, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/588796/importance-of-personal-data-transfer-between-online-service-providers-in-the-benelux/
