The Office of the Polish Data Protection Commissioner or officially President of the Personal Data Protection Office (

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

: ''Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych'', ''PUODO'') is an independent

national data protection authority There are several National data protection authorities across the world, tasked with protecting information privacy. In the European Union and the EFTA member countries, their status was formalized by the Data Protection Directive and they were in ...

responsible for upholding the

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fundamental right of individuals to

data privacy Information privacy is the relationship between the collection and dissemination of data, technology, the public expectation of privacy, contextual information norms, and the legal and political issues surrounding them. It is also known as data pr ...

through the enforcement and monitoring of compliance with data protection legislation in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

. It was established in 1997 as the Bureau of the General Inspector of the Personal Data Protection (Polish: ''Biuro Generalnego Inspektora Ochrony Danych Osobowych'', ''GIODO''). The independent role and powers of the national data protection authority are as set out in legislation in the Data Protection Act 2018 (Polish: ). The authority is based in Poland's capital

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

, and its commissioner is an independent administrative body elected by members of the Lower House of Polish Parliament (Polish: ''

Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of t ...

'') and approved by the

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. Dr.

Edyta Bielak-Jomaa Edyta may refer to: People * Edyta Bartosiewicz (born 1965), Polish rock singer * Edyta Dzieniszewska (born 1986), Polish sprint canoer * Edyta Geppert (born 1953), popular Polish singer * Edyta Górniak (born 1972), Polish pop singer * Edyta Herbu ...

became the first commissioner in 2018, after serving as the general inspector from 2015 to 2018. On 16 May 2019, Jan Nowak was appointed as a new commissioner. The prefix " Minister" (abbreviated to "Min.") is an

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that is traditionally used before the names of former and acting general inspectors and commissioners. Some initiatives of the Polish Data Protection Commissioner's Office include encouraging personal data protection awareness, and promoting

data protection Information privacy is the relationship between the collection and dissemination of data, technology, the public expectation of privacy, contextual information norms, and the legal and political issues surrounding them. It is also known as data pr ...

education. Office organizes annual essay contest addressed to law students at

Polish universities This is a list of universities in Poland. In total, there are approximately 457 universities and collegiate-level institutions of higher education in Poland, including 131 government-funded and 326 privately owned universities, with almost 2 millio ...

and awards the National Data Protection Commissioner's Prize for best essays on data protection and

administrative law Administrative law is the division of law that governs the activities of government agency, executive branch agencies of Forms of government, government. Administrative law concerns executive branch rule making (executive branch rules are gener ...

References

External links

Official WebsiteLGPD Law Practice
{{Privacy Data protection authorities Organizations established in 1997