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Data Protection Officer

What is Data Protection Officer?

A designated individual responsible for overseeing an organization's data protection strategy and compliance with privacy regulations.

Privacy and Data Protection

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as data protection officer. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on data protection officer

Requirements naming data protection officer across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

GDPR9 controls

Ensure the data protection officer is involved, properly and in a timely manner, in all issues which relate to the protection of personal data.

GDPR-Art.38 · Position of the data protection officer

The Centre maintains a register of Data Protection Officers. The legal representative of a juristic person acting as controller or processor must appoint a competent employee responsible for personal data protection within the entity, register that DPO with th...

EGY-PDPL-Art.8 · Appointment of the Data Protection Officer

PCPD Best Practice Guide on Privacy Management Programme (PMP) 2014 + 2018 + 2024 updates establishes accountability-based governance expectations for data users: top management commitment + dedicated personal data privacy officer or function + reporting line...

HK-PDPO-Governance-PMP-DPO-DPIA-Records-Training · HK PDPO Governance Framework - Privacy Management Programme (PMP) + Data Protection Officer + Privacy Impact Assessment + Records + Training + Accountability

Section 25A-25C (added by 2018 GDPR Implementation Act) establish governance obligations. Section 25A general controller obligations including appropriate technical + organisational measures + data protection policies.

HU-INFOTV-Governance-DPO-Records-Awareness-PMP · HU Infotv Governance - Data Protection Officer + Records of Processing + Training + Internal Procedures (Sections 25A-25C)
India DPDP Act2 controls

Sections 10-11 of DPDP Act 2023 establish enhanced obligations on entities designated as Significant Data Fiduciaries (SDFs). Section 10 Significant Data Fiduciary: Central Government may notify Data Fiduciary or class of Data Fiduciaries as SDF having regard...

DPDP-SignificantDataFiduciary-SDF-Sec10-DPO-IndependentAuditor-DPIA-Algorithmic · DPDP Act Sections 10-11 + Significant Data Fiduciary (SDF) + Data Protection Officer + Independent Data Auditor + DPIA + Algorithmic Software Audit + Privacy by Design + Records of Processing Activities
PDPA Thailand2 controls

Controllers and processors must appoint a DPO where core activities involve large-scale sensitive data, systematic monitoring, or public authority processing.

Section 41 · Appointment of Data Protection Officer

Questions people ask about data protection officer

What is Data Protection Officer?
A designated individual responsible for overseeing an organization's data protection strategy and compliance with privacy regulations.
Why is Data Protection Officer important for compliance?
Data Protection Officer is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding data protection officer helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Data Protection Officer?
Data Protection Officer appears in the requirement text of GDPR, Egypt Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 151 of 2020), Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO, Cap 486), Hungary Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information (Info Act), India DPDP Act. Across these standards we have identified 20 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Data Protection Officer?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how data protection officer applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.