Spolek pro ochranu Osobních údaju

Czech Republic

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About

The Association for the Protection of Personal Data is the largest association of professionals involved in the processing and protection of personal data in business, local government and public administration in the Czech Republic. It is also a professional organization of Data protection officers in the Czech Republic. The association was founded in 2014 and currently has over 250 members.

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Key Facts

Chairman
Vladan Rámiš

Contact Person
Vladan Rámiš, Dominik Vítek (Secretary for International Relations)

Date of incorporation
14th October 2014

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Topics / Working Groups

for DPOs
for the processing of personal data in health care and pharmacy
GDPR Impacts on Innovative Sector
for the Media Sector and Journalists
Privacy in the Financial Sector
Direct Marketing and Internet Advertising
for Cybersecurity
for electronic communications
for universities and high schools

News from Spolek pro ochranu Osobních údaju

Online conference in Prague

Feb 3, 2021

On the occasion of the Data Privacy Day, the Czech Data Protection Association participated as co-organizer (with Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic) on an online conference focusing mainly on the topic of the transfer of personal data outside EU after...

New Czech commentary on GDPR

Dec 14, 2020

A new commentary on GDPR was published in the Czech Republic by C.H.Beck Publishing house. Most of the authors of the commentary are members of the Czech Data Protection Association. The leading authors are JUDr. Vladan Rámiš, Ph.D. and JUDr. Miroslav Uřičař....

Backstage video of online conference

Dec 4, 2020

On October 6th 2020, the Czech Data Protection Association held its traditional conference on personal data protection, this year under the name “GDPR2020”. Holding a conference at the time of the coronavirus is always a bit of a shot in the dark. It may happen that...

Czech Data Protection Association comments on the draft of the EDPB Guidelines 09/2020

Dec 2, 2020

The Czech Data Protection Association sent the following comments on the draft of the EDPB “Guidelines 09/2020 on relevant and reasoned objection under Regulation 2016/679”: Comments on the EDPB’s proposal of “Guidelines 9/2020 on relevant and reasoned objection under...

Czech Data Protection Association comments on the draft of the EDPB “Guidelines 07/2020 on the concepts of controller and processor in the GDPR”

Nov 3, 2020

The Czech Data Protection Association sent its comments on the draft of the EDPB “Guidelines 07/2020 on the concepts of controller and processor in the GDPR”. The text of the comments is available here.

GDPR Conference 2020 in Prague

Oct 12, 2020

On October 6th 2020, the Czech Data Protection Association held its traditional conference on personal data protection, this year under the name “GDPR2020”. A number of experts from both the Czech Republic and abroad spoke at the conference, including Mr. Jiří Kaucký,...

Whistleblowing workshop in Prague

Sep 14, 2020

The Czech Data Protection Association together with the Union of Corporate Lawyers of the Czech Republic organized on September 11, 2020 a workshop on the topic of personal data processing within Whistleblowing and Compliance. The subject of the discussion was in...

New Chairman of the Czech Office for Personal Data Protection

Aug 27, 2020

Mr. Jiří Kaucký has become the new Chairman of The Office for Personal Data Protection. In the Czech Republic, the chairman of the supervisory authority is elected by the upper chamber of parliament (Senate). Mr. Kaucký was elected on Thursday, August 20, as the new...

Data Protection Officer of the year 2019 in the Czech Republic

Aug 6, 2020

This year, the Czech Association for Personal Data Protection organised the second “DPO of the Year” award. Voting took place in the following categories: the best DPO in the private sector in the Czech Republic, the best DPO in the public sector in the Czech...

Seminar on cyber-attack using ransomware “RYUK” in Prague

Jan 29, 2020

On Thursday, January 16, 2020, the congress center of Prague Hospital “Na Homolce” was filled to the last place. The meeting devoted to the cyber-attack of ransomware “RYUK”, which shut down the hospital in small Czech town Benešov for several weeks at the end of last...