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The following DPAs are in charge of private controllers (except telecoms and postal services) in Germany: | The following DPAs are in charge of private controllers (except telecoms and postal services) in Germany: | ||
Revision as of 23:05, 26 January 2020
| Data Protection in Germany | |
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| Data Protection Authority: | BfDI (Germany) and 16 State DPAs |
| National Implementation Law (Original): | Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG) |
| English Translation of National Implementation Law: | English Translation |
| Official Language(s): | German |
| National Legislation Database(s): | Link |
| English Legislation Database(s): | Link |
| National Decision Database(s): | Link |
Legislation
History
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National constitutional protections
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National GDPR implementation law
In Germany the GDPR is implemented by the Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG).
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Age of consent
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Freedom of Speech
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Employment context
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Research
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Other relevant national provisions and laws
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National ePrivacy Law
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Data Protection Authorities
BfDI (Federal DPA)
The German Federal Data Protection Authority (Die Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit) is the national data protection authority for Germany. It is however only in charge of federal government authorities and private telecoms and postal services. Any other private entity in Germany is regulated by the relevant state DPA.
→ Details see BfDI (Germany)
German State DPAs for the private sector
The following DPAs are in charge of private controllers (except telecoms and postal services) in Germany:
- LDA (Brandenburg)
- BlnBDI (Berlin)
- LfDI (Baden-Württemberg)
- BayLfD (Bavaria)
- LfDI (Bremen)
- HBDI (Hesse)
- HmbBfDI (Hamburg)
- LDSB (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
- LfDI (Lower Saxony)
- LDI (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- LFDI (Rhineland-Palatinate)
- ULD (Schleswig-Holstein)
- Datenschutzzentrum (Saarland)
- DSB (Saxony)
- LfD (Saxony-Anhalt)
- TLfDI (Thuringia)
Judicial protection
Civil Courts
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Administrative Courts
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Constitutional Court
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