06.11.2019 r.
Withdrawal of consent shall not be impeded
The President of the Personal Data Protection Office imposed an administrative fine of over PLN 201,000 for, inter alia, obstructing
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The President of the Personal Data Protection Office (“The President of the Office”) imposed first administrative fine of PLN 40,000
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16.10.2019 r.
Study visit of a delegation from Belarus
For two days the President of the Personal Data Protection Office hosted a high level delegation from the National Centre
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15.10.2019 r.
Technical works
We would like to kindly inform you that due to technical works, difficulties in contacting the Personal Data Protection Office
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25.09.2019 r.
The current legal status does not allow the employer to examine an employee with a breathalyzer
The Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy supports the position of the President of the Personal Data Protection Office
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The President of the Personal Data Protection Office imposed a fine in the amount of more than PLN 2,8 million
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18.09.2019 r.
Proceedings against PZU Pomoc
The President of the Personal Data Protection Office initiated ex officio proceedings against PZU Pomoc (Assistance Service Company of PZU
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17.09.2019 r.
Banks are not always allowed to photocopy an ID card
According to the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO), Art. 112b of the Banking Law Act does not
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GDPR in practice
Complaints
Controller
- How to notify the President of the Personal Data Protection Office of data breach?
- Obligations related to personal data breaches
- Notification of data breaches by telecommunications operators
- Risk analysis (more in Polish)
- Records of processing activities (more in Polish)
- Prior consultation
- Inspections
Data Protection Officer
- Notifying the President of the Personal Data Protection Office of designation of a DPO
- Notification to the President of the PDPO on the recall DPO / changes in information about a DPO / changes in information concerning a data controller or processor (having a DPO)
- Designation of a Data Protection Officer (DPO)
- Guarantess of independence (more in Polish)
- Tasks (more in Polish)
- DPO's cooperation with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (more in Polish)
- Answers to questions (more in Polish)
DPO notification forms – deal with the matter online at biznes.gov.pl
Data Protection Officer
- Designation of a new Data Protection Officer (this service is also relevant for entities having Administrators of Information Security before 25 May 2018)
- Change of contact data of current Data Protection Officer
- Dismissal of the so far Data Protection Officer
- Dismissal of the so far Data Protection Officer and designation of new Data Protection Officer
Deputy Data Protection Officer
„For the purpose of sending the notification on designation of deputy DPO you have to complete a relevant form
(available below) and send it as an attachment by means of a general letter. The title of the letter shall
reflect the title of the form.”