The Polish Personal Data Protection Office has recently published a plan for sectoral investigations for 2024, which covers both public institutions and private entities. The plan is a framework for DPA’s activities, which...more
The Polish DPA imposed a fine on an insurance company, for failure to notify a seemingly insignificant personal data breach.The Polish DPA imposed a fine on an insurance company, for failure to notify a seemingly...more
According to the recently adopted Act amending the Labour Code and certain other acts, the (“Amendment act”), employers will be given the possibility to verify whether their employees (and others – please see below) are under...more
Przekazywanie danych do państw trzecich dotyczy sytuacji, w których administrator lub podmiot przetwarzający dane osobowe dokonuje transferu danych osobowych do państwa trzeciego, czyli do państwa spoza Europejskiego Obszaru...more
On 11 July 2022, the Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw (the "WSA") overturned the decision of the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (the "President of the PDPO"), concluding that any user information...more
11 lipca 2022 roku Wojewódzki Sąd Administracyjny w Warszawie („WSA”) uchylił decyzję Prezesa Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych („Prezes UODO”), nie zgadzając się z tym, że każda informacja o użytkowniku, zapisana poprzez pliki...more
In the judgment dated 7 July 2022, the Voivodship Administrative Court in Warsaw repealed the decision of the President of the Personal Data Protection Office ("the President of the PDPO"), leaving the authority to reconsider...more
Wyrokiem z 7 lipca 2022 r. Wojewódzki Sąd Administracyjny w Warszawie uchylił decyzję Prezesa Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych („Prezes UODO”), pozostawiając organowi do ponownego rozpatrzenia, czy za zgodne z Ogólnym...more
In a recent decision, the Polish Data Protection Authority ordered an online platform owner to inform the complainant (a platform user) about her behavioral profile which was assigned to her based on cookie files and to...more
The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) provides means to enforce provisions related to personal data processing by you as a data controller or data processor. It introduces collective actions everywhere in...more
We would be delighted if you'd join us for the second webinar in the data class actions webinar series.
When data subjects – the people whose data is at issue – believe the processing of their data has infringed their...more
5/14/2020
/ Class Action ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Webinars
To meet your questions and concerns related to maintaining the principles of personal data protection in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we have prepared a short guide to the key legal regulations and guidelines of...more
The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) provides means to enforce provisions related to personal data processing by you as a data controller or data processor. It introduces collective actions everywhere in...more
11/22/2019
/ Burden of Proof ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
Evidence ,
Forum Shopping ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
Risk Management ,
Russia
The President of the Personal Data Protection Office in Poland (Polish DPA) imposed a fine amounting to PLN 943,470 (approximately EUR 220,000; approximately USD 245,977) for failing to fulfil the company’s transparency...more
4/3/2019
/ Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
DPA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Poland
A draft act on adjusting the Polish legal system to the provisions of the GDPR is under way in the lower house of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)....more