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Data Protection Officer

The tasks of the data protection officer include the

ANALYSIS

CONTROL

IMPROVEMENT

of the level of data protection.

Tasks of the data protection officer

Your data protection officer ensures:

  • Compliance with the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG)
  • Monitoring of the data processing programs used to process personal data
  • Control of new methods of automatic processing of personal data
  • Training for persons who process personal data
  • Analysis, control and improvement of the level of data protection
  • Advice on all data protection issues and their optimal organization
  • Your data protection officer reports directly to the management.
  • Your data protection officer maintains the procedural directory.
  • Your data protection officer is the point of contact for complaints from data subjects.

When is a company obliged to appoint a data protection officer?

A data protection officer must be appointed if at least twenty people are regularly entrusted with the automated processing of personal data or if a data protection impact assessment is required.

In certain companies that process personal data for the purpose of transmission or for market and opinion research, there is a fundamental obligation to appoint a data protection officer.

The contact details of the appointed data protection officer must be published and reported to the relevant supervisory authority.

Regardless of the obligation to appoint a data protection officer, data protection legislation applies in every company. The responsibility always lies with the responsible body, such as the entrepreneur, managing director or head of the authority. Even without legal requirements, it may make sense to consult a data protection officer or to appoint one voluntarily.

In many companies, it is advisable to appoint a data protection officer or to consult them.

My certifications

in the field of data protection

  • Data Protection Officer according to GDPR and BDSG-new
    [Bitkom Akademie]
  • Qualified IT-Risk Manager according to ISO 31000 / ONR 49003
    [DGI Deutsche Gesellschaft für Informationssicherheit AG]
  • AI Compliance Officer
    [Bitkom Akademie]