Dec 18 (Reuters) - The Dutch Data Protection Authority

(DPA) said on Wednesday it fined Netflix ( NFLX ) 4.75 million euros

($4.98 million) for not properly informing customers about its

use of their personal data between 2018 and 2020.

The investigation, which started in 2019, showed that

"Netflix ( NFLX ) did not inform customers clearly enough in its privacy

statement about what exactly Netflix ( NFLX ) does with those data," the

DPA said in a statement.

"Furthermore, customers did not receive sufficient

information when they asked Netflix ( NFLX ) which data the company

collects about them. These are violations of the General Data

Protection Regulation (GDPR)," the watchdog said.

Netflix ( NFLX ), which has since updated its privacy statement and

improved its information provision, objected to the fine. The

streaming giant did not respond to a request for comment.

($1 = 0.9533 euros)