Imagine the following: a total stranger on the street approaches you and asks you to answer a few questions. The questions are:

• What is your address?
• What is your birth name?
• What is your date of birth?
• What is your religion?

Let's face it, you wouldn't be comfortable giving out this information, would you? So why would you do so online? Posting personal data like these for anyone to see is not only insecure, but your data can also be retrieved by malicious parties. It is therefore best to ensure that you do not provide any personal details if there is no good reason to do so. This applies to both private use and work activities within Vion.

Of course, it is also important not to include your personal details in your password. Suppose you post your place of birth somewhere and then use this as your password. This makes it easier for a malicious person to access your account. Naturally, Vion has policy rules stating that you must use a strong password.

The GDPR
As an individual, you have the right to know what your data are used for and what data a company has on you. This is in accordance with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) Act, which ensures that you retain your rights to your own data.
Vion complies with the GDPR, but also considers it important that employees are aware of the privacy issues within Vion.

What can you do to help?
Because privacy and therefore security are so closely interwoven within Vion, it is important to point out to your colleagues if something is not being done as it should.

For example:

• A colleague tells you that he/she has found a USB stick in the car park. Your colleague wants to know what's on it and says that they will take a look on their laptop. You should then tell them that it is unsafe and contain a virus.
• Your colleague walks away from their laptop without locking the screen. Tell them it is unsafe to have your data open on their laptop like this. 

 If this does not help, discuss it with the local coordinator or the central privacy or security officer.