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

Club evening with Jaroslav Hora

May 9, 2022

On April 26, 2022, the Czech Data Protection Association organized a “club evening” with the Data Protection Officer of the Czech Statistical Office, Mr. Jaroslav Hora. The discussion concerned his experience with personal data processing in the state statistical...

Comments on the draft of the EDPB “Guidelines 3/2022 on Dark patterns in social media platform interfaces: How to recognise and avoid them”

May 2, 2022

The Czech Data Protection Association sent the following comments on the draft of the EDPB “Guidelines 3/2022 on Dark patterns in social media platform interfaces: How to recognise and avoid them”: We welcome the opportunity to present our comments to the recently...

Seminar “American and European approach to data protection, unified vs. fragmented regulation”

Apr 20, 2022

On 22 March 2022, the Czech Data protection Association and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) organized an online seminar on the future of personal data protection and privacy from the US and European Union perspectives.

Arbitration Court and the Czech Data Protection Association have established cooperation

Mar 28, 2022

Arbitration Court attached to the Czech Chamber of Commerce and the Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic and the Czech Data Protection Association have established cooperation in resolving disputes in the field of personal data processing.

Comments on the EDPB’s draft “Guidelines 01/2022 on data subject rights – Right of access”

Mar 18, 2022

The Czech Data Protection Association sent the following comments on the draft of the EDPB draft Guidelines 01/2022 on data subject rights – Right of access (Guidelines).

Statement of the the Czech Data Protection Association on the implications of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation

Mar 10, 2022

The Czech Data Protection Association is an organization gathering the data protection officers and experts focused on privacy and personal data processing issues in the Czech Republic. As an organisation as well as a group of citizens of the Czech Republic, we cannot ignore the violations of international law and the associated systematic disregard of human rights that are taking place in the context of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

Workshop GDPR & Whistleblowing in Prague

Jan 28, 2022

The Czech Data Protection Association organized on 14 January 2022 – in cooperation with the Czech Union of In-House Lawyers – an online workshop on topic of personal data processing in the context of the whistleblowing.

Opinion on the change in the regulation of cookies

Jan 3, 2022

In the Czech Republic, the Electronic Communications Act was amended with effect from 1 January 2022. This change introduced the opt-in principle for cookies and other similar network identifiers, which corresponds to the text of the ePrivacy Directive. Following...