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Fundamental Principles of Personal Data Processing

  • Foundations of national and international legal frameworks.
  • Scope of application for personal data protection laws.
  • Authorities and powers of data protection regulators.
  • Judicial remedies for the right to personal data protection.
  • GDPR essentials: key definitions and selected issues.
  • Sector-specific applications of the GDPR.
  • Defining personal data.
  • Principles of processing personal data.
  • Legal grounds for processing personal data.
  • Responsibilities of the data controller.
  • Rights of data subjects.
  • Administrative penalties.
  • The Personal Data Protection Act of 10 May 2018: regulatory scope.
  • Appointing a Data Protection Officer.
  • Procedures for violations of personal data protection laws.
  • Monitoring compliance with data protection regulations.
  • Civil, criminal, and administrative liability.
  • Conditions for lawful processing (ordinary and sensitive data).
  • Legal requirements for engaging third-party processors.
  • Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA).
  • Data protection by design and by default.
  • Legal bases for transferring data to third countries.
  • Protecting personal data within employment relationships.

Appointment of a Data Protection Officer

  • Mandatory appointment criteria.
  • Optional appointment scenarios.

Eligibility for the Data Protection Officer Role

  • Qualifications required for the role.
  • Employment status and arrangements.

Status and Autonomy of the Data Protection Officer

  • Direct reporting lines to senior management.
  • Ensuring adequate resources and support.
  • Involvement in all matters concerning personal data protection.
  • Prohibition on receiving instructions regarding duty execution.
  • Managing conflicts of interest within the organization.
  • Protection against dismissal or disciplinary action.
  • Duty of confidentiality regarding performed tasks.

Information Security Management

  • Reviewing organizational security management systems, referencing Polish standards.
  • Identifying privacy risks and their legal consequences.
  • Risk assessment principles and evaluating the effectiveness of safety measures.
  • Applying a risk-based approach through practical completion of risk analysis templates.
  • Managing the lifecycle of personal data.

Executing DPO Responsibilities

  • Legal basis for appointing the DPO.
  • Determining who must appoint a DPO, when, and how.
  • DPO status and necessary qualifications.
  • Core tasks and planning execution strategies.
  • Reporting on compliance in traditional and IT environments.
  • Documenting DPO activities.
  • Preparing inspection reports.
  • Supervising documentation of processing activities.
  • Powers of the Office for Personal Data Protection (UODO) regarding DPOs.

Practical Guidance on Inspections by the Office for Personal Data Protection

  • Requirements for audited entities.
  • Preparation strategies for inspections.
  • Case study analysis.

Practical Exercises

  • Drafting an exemplary Information Security Policy.
  • Developing management directives.
  • Creating a Register of Processing Activities.
  • Preparing essential personal data protection documentation.
  • Case study implementation.
  • Analyzing common documentation errors.

Supplementary Materials for Participants:

Templates and Forms:

  • Consent for image use and dissemination.
  • Event newsletter subscription form.
  • Consent to receive offers.
  • Offer email consent template.
  • General email consent template.
  • Sample personal data protection policy.
  • Template for GDPR information obligations with instructions.
  • Risk analysis template.
  • Register of Processing Activities template.
  • Register of Processing Categories template.
  • GDPR Breach Register template.
  • GDPR Compliance Checklist template.
  • Guidelines for handling personal data breaches.
  • Data Protection Breach Report template.
  • Security Incidents and Corrective Actions register.
  • Corrections register.
  • Restorations register.
  • Model correction template.
  • Restoration template.
  • Model objection form.
  • Model contract for excluding further processing.
  • Sample consents for competitions, marketing, and publications.
  • Information obligation for ferry crossings.
  • Information obligation for meeting monitoring.
  • Information obligation for recruitment.
  • Information obligation for the National Revenue Administration.
  • LES information obligation.
  • Public Procurement Law (UCoC) information obligation.
  • Labour Code information obligation.
  • Tax-related information obligation.
  • Employee data processing authorization template with example.
  • Breach notification to data subjects template.
  • Controller Data Processing Agreement template.
  • Processor Data Processing Agreement.
  • And additional resources.

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Target Audience

  • Individuals beginning their career as a Data Protection Officer.
  • Professionals slated for appointment to this role in the near future.
 21 Hours

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