News and events

14.02.2025

Open expert lecture organised by the Personal Data Protection Office and the Social Team of Experts

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The Personal Data Protection Office recommends caution when using DeepSeek

Hidden video surveillance in neonatology department

The President of the Personal Data Protection Office appeals to Ministry of Digital Affairs

Disclosure rules in relation to grants to sports associations need improvement

Letter from the President of the Polish SA on the occasion of the 19th Data Protection Day

Mirosław Wróblewski's first year as President of the Personal Data Protection Office is over

A new member of the Social Team of Experts the President of the Personal Data Protection Office

Another expert lecture in the "Data protection and technology" series

Fine for Toyota Bank for improperly located DPO and failure to include profiling in documentation

Eurocert notified a data breach to the President of the Personal Data Protection Office

The Personal Data Protection Office’s Sectoral Inspection Plan for 2025

Comments of the President of the Polish SA on the draft Act on artificial intelligence systems

The Supreme Administrative Court confirmed: a bank cannot process data “just in case"

In 2025, we will celebrate Personal Data Protection Day for the nineteenth time

The CJEU ruling may have an impact on proceedings for damages for violation of GDPR

Organisational changes at the Personal Data Protection Office

Land and mortgage register numbers constitute personal data

Comments of the President of the Polish SA on the Strategy for the Digitisation of Poland until 2035

Whistleblowers – on 25 December 2024 the provisions concerning external reports will come into force

Christmas wishes

Organisational errors in the redevelopment of the website may result in data becoming public

The Polish supervisory authority at the conference on whistleblowers’ protection

WSA refused to suspend the enforcement of the decisions issued by the Polish SA that were challenged

Data protection breaches should be notified without undue delay

The President of the Personal Data Protection Office met with representatives of Meta

Meeting of the President of the Personal Data Protection Office with the Polish Chamber of Insurance

The seventh webinar in the series "Certification in Data Protection"

Today is International Human Rights Day. It is also a celebration of the right to privacy.

Final of the Social Insurance Institution and Polish SA seminar series

The Sejm has heard the Report of the President of the Personal Data Protection Office

Invitation to December's #DataProtectionLesson

Meeting of the members of the AI Healthcare Coalition with the Polish SA

Meeting of the Personal Data Protection Office with National Institute of Local Government

New series of expert lectures "Data protection and technology"

The controller should regularly test, quantify and evaluate the effectiveness of measures

The Personal Data Protection Office at seminar in Strasbourg

Can the data of judges undergoing an independence and impartiality test be published?

The President of the Polish SA points to the lack of the DPA in the list of bodies and institutions

Conference crowning a series of seminars organised by the ZUS in cooperation with the Polish SA

"The Polish SA on tour across Poland" – Katowice

Seminar "Health Protection in Employment and GDPR" – Summary

Agreement with the Polish Federation of Third Age Universities

The President of the Polish SA at the 74th meeting of the Berlin Group

The President of the Personal Data Protection Office met with representatives of Microsoft

Effective designation of a DPO a necessary condition for effective data protection

The Supreme Administrative Court confirmed that withdrawal of consent cannot be impeded

How to protect your data – advice for seniors and more

Personal data and liability for damages: Consequences of the CJEU judgment

Failure to implement the appropriate security measures for data could result in data loss

The President of the Polish SA met with representatives of the data protection authority from Kosovo

President of the Polish SA at the conference on impact of disruptive technologies on personal data

Lack of appropriate technical and organisational measures may cause problems

Seminar "Health Protection in Employment and GDPR"

Data protection in the debt management market

A GDPR guide for the sports industry will be created

The role of Polish SA in relation to Poland's membership in the European Public Prosecutor's Office

The Polish SA has inaugurated the 15th edition of the nationwide programme "Your Data-Your Concern"

The President of the Polish SA participated in a conference dedicated to AI in medicine

Meeting with representatives of the Union of Voivodeships of the Republic of Poland

Data protection in medical robotics in the era of AI ACT and EHDS - conference

Data protection and state security - conclusions after the seminar of the Polish SA and the ZUS

One in five companies do not ensure data protection training

Educational workshops at the Polish SA for children as part of the “Lessons on Finance” programme

The use of body cameras by ticket inspectors and the information obligation

The Act on the Protection of Minors (known as Kamilek's Law) needs corrections

The Act on the Protection of Minors (known as Kamilek's Law) needs corrections

The qualified electronic signature certificate should not reveal the PESEL number

The Polish SA on tour across Poland - first meetings in Kraków and Tarnów behind us

AI and cybersecurity will be the subject of the Social Insurance Institution’s and UODO's seminars

Personal Data Protection Office at the Kindergarten Olympics

The controller shall not delegate to an employee the determination of how to safeguard data

The Personal Data Protection Office prepared workshops for children affected by the flood

The world of medical robotics and personal data protection

Seminar “Data protection as part of society and state resilience”

Meeting with representatives of the Data Protection Officers and Administrators

The Voivodeship Administrative Court dismissed the complaint Morele.net against the decision

Personal data breaches caused by the flood situation

The Personal Data Protection Office on tour across Poland

Local governments and personal data protection

Meeting between the President of the Personal Data Protection Office and the FRA

Another seminar organised by Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) in cooperation with Polish SA

President of the Personal Data Protection Office met with data protection officers in the courts

Students were introduced to the day-to-day work of the Personal Data Protection Office

The future of quantum technology – President of the Personal Data Protection Office at a conference

Fine for mBank for failure to inform data breach victims

Data protection in the third sector

Fine for the National Public Prosecutor's Office for disclosing the data of a crime victim

Meeting of the Personal Data Protection Office with KPMG

Administrative fine for the Independent Public Health Care Centre in Pajęczno after loss of data

One in eight SME companies hands employee data to hackers on a platter

Launch of the 15th Edition of the "Your data – Your concern" Programme

Polish SA discusses processing of personal data in the rail transport sector

Further materials on the publication of children's images on the Internet

Nearly PLN 1.5 million fine for a medical company after a hacker attack

How to protect whistleblowers’ data – summary of the seminar

Meta is not allowed to publish advertisements in Poland using data of the President of InPost

President of the Polish SA bans Meta company from publishing ads using Omena Mensah's data in Poland

The Personal Data Protection Office at the next stop of the Tour de Konstytucja

The Personal Data Protection Office at the Pol’and’Rock Festival

The President of the Polish SA will address citizens' complaints regarding the envelope elections

More than 7 million employees targeted by hackers

The Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers. The President of the Polish SA invites you to a seminar

Another European court judgment confirms that supervision of service operations needs to be improved

Guide on personal data processing by trade unions to be published by the Polish SA

The Act on the National Revenue Administration requires amendments

Poles have a high awareness of the functioning of the Personal Data Protection Office

Seventh Webinar in the ‘Certification in Data Protection’ Series

Passenger data needs comprehensive protection – meeting of the President of the Polish SA with PPL

Police and prosecution access to telecommunications data

We are analysing comments on the Personal Data Protection Office’s guides

Not every interruption of data access constitutes a breach

Opinion of the Polish SA on the deputies' draft law on civil protection in times of natural disaster

What should be taken into account when implementing the Artificial Intelligence Act?

It is necessary to separate the position of the DPO in the civil service

Personal Data Protection Office discusses code of conduct for local government units

Access to data of users who violate copyright should be restricted

New position on muzzling law – privacy of judges and prosecutors must be protected

The right to privacy and images of children on the internet. Handbook.

Fine for the sales platform Vinted

You can now read the comments on the Personal Data Protection Office’s guides

Challenges for data protection in the light of new legislation

President of the Polish SA reminds to include data protection standards in the ECL

The President of Polish SA took part in the conference PINT24 - Law and New Technologies

The comments on the government's draft Act on Poland's Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2025

Public consultation on the application of the Act on the protection of whistleblowers

Scientific conference on personal data protection in the light of selected legal acts

President of the Polish SA met with data protection officers of church institutions

Seminar organised by the Social Insurance Institution in cooperation with the Polish SA

The controller is obliged to cooperate with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office

President of the Polish SA comments on the draft act on supporting parents

The President of the Polish SA talks with representatives of the Association of Voice Overs

The draft Law on Electronic Communications requires changes

Meta suspends using users' data to train artificial intelligence

Comments of the President of the Polish SA on the Presidential draft law on personal assistance

17th Congress on the Protection of Classified Information, Business Information and Personal Data

Growing data protection challenges for local governments require cooperation with the Polish SA

Zdravko Vukić elected new Deputy Chair of the European Data Protection Board

Provisions on biometric data in the central register of identity cards to be improved

Act on the protection of whistleblowers adopted without taking into account comments of Polish SA

Compensation responsibility for data disclosure - after the CJEU judgment C-741/21

Seminar organised by the Social Security Institution in cooperation with the Polish SA

“Personal Data Protection of Employees in the MSME Sector” Webinar. Research Results

The Polish SA launches national survey on controllers' exercise of the right of access to data

Interactive educational materials

Challenges of the future of personal data protection - Personal Data Protection Office’s conference

The fourth edition of the Tour de Constitution civil society project has started

Children's safety in the face of new technologies

The President of the Personal Data Protection Office appointed the Social Team of Experts

Following the CJEU judgment, provisions on the National Police Information System should be amended

Independence of the DPOs must be the standard - summary of the outcomes of the meeting at the DPA

ECHR judgment on surveillance in Poland

It is time to revise the Personal Data Protection Office’s guides - we look forward to hearing from

The President took part in a discussion organised as part of European e-Commerce Summit

Conference “Personal data protection in the EU. Where are we heading on the eve of the elections?"

Results of the 12th edition of the student essay competition

Modern ticketing systems must not violate privacy

Children's image as the topic of the next webinar of the Personal Data Protection Office

Only one week left to submit an essay in the 12th edition of the UODO competition for students

We already know this year's winners of the ‘Golden Pen’ of the President of the Polish SA

The sixth webinar in the ‘Certification in Data Protection’ series

President took part in the work of the Sejm Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence

Almost PLN 240 thousand fine for a company whose employee lost a flash drive with personal data

The President will deal with the leakage of an activist's data from the State Sanitary Inspectorate

Police press releases are not the place to disclose personal data

Fine for sports association for failing to respond appropriately to disclosure of personal data

Meeting of the equality research team of the Human Rights Cities Institute

How to collect signatures for a legislative initiative. Fine for the ‘Stop LGBT’ Initiative Committe

President at the Conference "Law versus Proceedings Algorithms and AI in Health Protection"

President of the Personal Data Protection Office met with the Church Data Protection Officer

The President notified the prosecutor's office about the leakage of the pandabuy.com customers' data

Public consultation in the legislative process the subject of talks between the DPA and the Sejm

Issues of children's data processing in the modern world

The President of the Polish SA will deal with the leakage of an activist's data

The Michał Serzycki Data Protection Award 2024 granted

12th edition of the Personal Data Protection Office competition for students

The President of the Polish SA has serious reservations about the register of public figures

The online advertising personalisation identifier constitutes personal data

President of the Personal Data Protection Office met with the Church Data Protection Officer

Welcome today to the Conference “Challenges for the protection of children's personal data”

Meeting of the President of the Polish SA with representatives of the Direct Marketing Association

The President of the Personal Data Protection Office intervenes with the President of Poczta Polska

The Court dismissed the complaint of the Disciplinary Ombudsman of the Bar Association

Fifth webinar in the "Certification in Data Protection" series

Draft Act on corporate governance in companies with State Treasury participation - opinion

The controller must have a basis for data processing

Meeting on the DPOs' independence

Webinar on "Digital l@byrinth - beware of online traps"

Schengen Evaluation Mission at the Personal Data Protection Office

The Personal Data Protection Office again at the workshop on the Constitution

Discussions about data protection in the attorney-at-law profession

Data protection safeguards are important for the safe implementation of the AI Act

How to coordinate the activities of individuals to effectively help children

Over 600 people at the meeting. Thank you for participation in the discussion on DPOs' independence

The draft of Cryptoassets Act needs to clarify data protection rules

The President of the Polish SA withdraws a cassation appeal brought before the Court

Meeting between the DPA and the Chamber of e-Commerce

Concern for individuals' data more important than the interests of the controller

Meeting with the Polish Bank Association

Meeting with the National Association for the Protection of Personal Data in the Medical Sector

The President of the Polish SA monitors the leakage of patients data of DCG Medical Center

The Personal Data Protection Office at the Tour de Constitution workshop

Data protection in times of threat

The President of the Polish SA met with the organiser of the Tour de Constitution project

Fourth webinar in the "Certification in Data Protection" series

The President of the Polish SA met with the European Data Protection Supervisor

The President of the Polish SA met with the Association of of Data Protection Practitioners

The President of the Polish SA met with the President of the Association of DPOs

Meeting of the Personal Data Protection Office with the Polish Confederation Lewiatan

[UPDATED] The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland confirmed

The President of the SA met with representatives of the Association of Data Protection Companies

Provisions of the draft Act on Foreigners require clarification

22nd Annual Meeting of the Central and Eastern Europe Data Protection Authorities

World Consumer Day

Collegium Humanum has notified a data breach to the President of the Personal Data Protection Office

The President of the Polish supervisory authority meets organisations representing DPOs

The Personal Data Protection Office deepens cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Affairs

The appeal of the Mayor of the City and Municipality was dismissed by the Court

Data processing by healthcare bodies in a dual role

The President of the Polish supervisory authority met with the President of the National Bar Council

Proposals to amend whistle-blower of legislation require amendments

President of the Personal Data Protection Office at the conference on Digital Services Act

Greater presence of the Personal Data Protection Office on social media

The President of the Polish SA may handle complaints against parliamentary committees of inquiry

Deputy President of the Personal Data Protection Office

Jakub Groszkowski has been dismissed from his position as Deputy President of the Polish SA

Transparency of public officers does not justify the interference in privacy of their spouses

The role of medical data needs more attention

Personal Data Protection Office’s sectoral inspections plan for 2024

10th Open Day of the Personal Data Protection Office at the WSB University in Dąbrowa Górnicza

The Polish SA decided to investigate the cases of disclosure of data that led to the tragedy

The Voivodeship Administrative Court confirms that data breaches cannot be trivialised

The President of the Personal Data Protection Office again fined Morele.net company

Deputy President of the Personal Data Protection Office

The cooperation of the Personal Data Protection Office and the Ombudsman

The controller should notify the personal data breach to the President of the SA without undue delay

Mirosław Wróblewski has taken the oath of office as the President of the Polish SA

A fine of PLN 100,000 for disclosure of health data

Data Protection Day 2024 is coming up

Workshop for students begins the celebration of the 18th Data Protection Day

New Technologies Forum - video recordings

Joint action for better data protection

Companies will be able to obtain industry-specific certificates of compliance of the processing

Cooperation for the security of patients’ data

Personal data on an employee's private computer must also be protected

Further administrative fine for failure to notify a personal data breach

The President of the Polish SA approved the Code of conduct for the healthcare sector

New technologies and personal data protection - the conference of UODO and ZUS

Training for participants of the 14th edition of the “Your Data – Your Concern” Programme

The Voivodeship Administrative Court has accepted the fine imposed on Virgin Mobile

The technology has to be compliant with the GDPR

The Supreme Administrative Court upheld the decision of the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)

New Technologies Forum 2023: What is the future of personal data?

On September 1 this year we start recruitment for the "Your data – Your concern" programme

Protection of personal data in the election campaign – UODO’s guide

Ryanair's passenger verification procedure. The Polish SA reacts

The Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw: consequences of the event need not materialise

Your data cannot be well protected without proper safeguards

Further administrative fines for lack of cooperation with the DPA

More and more Poles recognise phishing, but only half of them know what to do if they click on link

Ineffective technical safeguards as a reason for imposing a fine

Chronicle of the 13th edition of the “Your data - Your concern” programme

The Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw once again confirmed the findings of the Polish SA

The winner of the “Golden Pen” is the School Complex No. 1 from Lublin

Only correct analysis helps to adapt measures and procedures to the assessed risk

GDPR Summer Leadership Academy [update]

DPA President does not agree with questioning of his independence by the Court

Administrative fine for lack of personal data breach notification

Long cooperation between controller and processor does not guarantee data security

Personal Data Protection Law Institute (in Polish: "IPODO") has been established

Risk assessment and compliance with procedures ensure the security of personal data

Five years of the GDPR

A visit at the Personal Data Protection Office by delegations from the Czech Republic and Germany

Personal identification number (PESEL number) more valuable than last name

Personal data cannot be processed without a legal basis

Technical and organisational measures should be complementary

Personal Data Protection Law Institute was inaugurated

Another controller with the fine for failing to notify the personal data breach

Children's Day with the Polish SA. How we protect personal data with „the GDPR-buddy".

Several infringements of the GDPR lead to administrative fine for housing community

Court dismissed P4's complaint against the decision of DPA

Technical and organisational measures should be complementary

The 17th Personal Data Protection Day is over!

Personal Data Protection Office’s Sectoral Inspections Plan for 2023

17th Personal Data Protection Day

Audio recording should be conducted only with legal basis

The first Polish code of conduct compliant with the GDPR approved

Another fine for telecom operator for failure to notify the personal data breach

Risk assessment and acting in accordance with established procedures counteract data loss

The Voivodeship Administrative Court: data breach must be communicated to the data subject

Study visit of representatives of the Personal Data Protection Agency of North Macedonia

Courts’ obligation to notify personal data breaches to the supervisory authority

#ODOlekcje - a new initiative in the 'Your data - Your concern' programme

Processing the personal data by a processor must be documented

Affected persons want to know how to deal with the consequences of personal data breach

Can financial institutions copy ID cards?

Administrative fine of PLN 10,000 for disclosing patient’s data

The Administrative Court upholds DPA’s decision on administrative fine imposed on Bank Millennium

Third fine for the Surveyor General of Poland – for failure to notify the personal data breach

More than half of Poles do not know how to react in case of personal data leakage

Audio recording requires legal basis

The "Golden Pen" statuette went to the students and teachers of Warsaw's Primary School No. 360

Loss of a document with personal data and failure to notify the incident as a reason for a fine

Vinted investigation signals closer and stronger cooperation between data protection authorities

Children want to know how to protect personal data in the era of new technologies

We declare one thing and do another. How not to protect personal data

Harmonisation of the methodology on the calculation of administrative fines at the EDPB level

The EU’s Data Act: Joint Opinion of the EDPS and EDBP

Competitions for students and schools settled

DPAs decide on closer cooperation on strategic cases

The Polish DPA joins the celebration of the Day of New Technologies in Education

Voivodeship Administrative Court: an employee may not replace the controller in its duties

Voivodeship Administrative Court fully dismissed KSSIP's complaint against the Polish DPA's decision

On the protection of personal data of people coming from Ukraine during the DPOs Forum

Verification of compliance with the provisions on data protection officer

Everyone has the right to the protection of fundamental rights

Land and mortgage register number makes it possible to obtain personal data – CHR confirms

Record fine imposed on controller for personal data breach

The President of the Personal Data Protection Office expresses his solidarity with the Ukrainian DPA

Not just negative consequences, but the risk of their occurrence as a reason for breach notification

Failure to collect correspondence sent by the Polish DPA also proves lack of cooperation

New technologies and privacy. What is worth remembering not only on the Safer Internet Day

The group of ‘Michał Serzycki’ Data Protection Award winners has expanded

16th Data Protection Day in schools

Personal Data Protection Office’s sectoral inspections plan for 2022

Cassation appeal against the judgement of the WSA on the processing of data of a bank customer

Failure to comply with the obligations may result with a fine for the controller

16th Data Protection Day