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The Lower Saxony DPA (''Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen'') is the state Data Protection Authority for the German state of Lower Saxony | The Lower Saxony DPA (''Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen'') is the state Data Protection Authority for the German state of Lower Saxony and in charge of enforcing the GDPR in the state's private sector. | ||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
The DPA is structured into | The DPA is structured into six specialist departments, as depicted in their organigramm [https://lfd.niedersachsen.de/startseite/wir_uber_uns/die-behorde-56228.html here]. | ||
==Applicable Material Law== | ==Applicable Material Law== | ||
Lower Saxony | Lower Saxony's Data Protection Act is ''Niedersächsisches Datenschutzgesetz'' - [http://www.nds-voris.de/jportal/portal/t/ydi/page/bsvorisprod.psml/action/portlets.jw.MainAction?p1=0&eventSubmit_doNavigate=searchInSubtreeTOC&showdoccase=1&doc.hl=0&doc.id=jlr-DSGND2018rahmen&doc.part=R&toc.poskey=#focuspoint NDSG]. | ||
The NDSG makes (corresponding § 1(1)NDSG) complementary arrangements to the provisions of the GDPR and | The NDSG makes (corresponding § 1(1)NDSG) complementary arrangements to the provisions of the GDPR and references data processing on which the GDPR shall be applicable (§ 2 NDSG). It is more specific to the German Federal Data Protection Act (''Bundesdatenschutzgesetz'' - BDSG). So the GDPR is applicable, unless there are no specific rules contained in the NDSG nor the BDSG nor another specific law. | ||
==Procedural Information== | ==Procedural Information== | ||
===Applicable Procedural Law=== | ===Applicable Procedural Law=== | ||
Lower Saxony's procedural law, "Lower Saxony Administrative Procedure Act", is ''Niedersächsisches Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz'' - [http://www.nds-voris.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=VwVfG+ND&psml=bsvorisprod.psml&max=true&aiz=true NVwVfG]. | |||
Corresponding § 1(1) NVwVfG the German Administrative Procedures Law (Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz - VwVfG) is applicable except for some provisions (§§ 1, 2, 61(2), §§ 78, 94, §§ 100 to 101 VwVfG). The NVwVfG contains further provisions to the VwVfG. | Corresponding § 1(1) NVwVfG the German Administrative Procedures Law (''Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz'' - VwVfG) is applicable except for some provisions (§§ 1, 2, 61(2), §§ 78, 94, §§ 100 to 101 VwVfG). The NVwVfG contains further provisions to the VwVfG. | ||
Corresponding § 1(2) NVwVfG the VwVfG and the NVwVfG are only applicable if there are no other statutory provisions of Lower Saxony which contain coextensive or conflicting assignments. | Corresponding § 1(2) NVwVfG the VwVfG and the NVwVfG are only applicable if there are no other statutory provisions of Lower Saxony which contain coextensive or conflicting assignments. | ||
===Complaints Procedure under Art 77 GDPR=== | ===Complaints Procedure under Art 77 GDPR=== | ||
The | The DPA has an [https://lfd.niedersachsen.de/startseite/meldeformulare/online_beschwerde/ electronic form] for complaints, but a complaint can also be filed via mail, email or fax. The DPA also provides [https://lfd.niedersachsen.de/download/140049/Hinweise_fuer_die_Beschwerde.pdf instructions] for lodging complaints. | ||
===''Ex Officio'' Procedures under Art 57 GDPR=== | ===''Ex Officio'' Procedures under Art 57 GDPR=== | ||
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===Caseload=== | ===Caseload=== | ||
2021 numbers (from the annual report): | |||
* [https://lfd.niedersachsen.de/download/184447 2500 complaints] | |||
* [https://lfd.niedersachsen.de/download/184446 €270,000 in fines] | |||
===Fines=== | ===Fines=== | ||
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===Annual Reports=== | ===Annual Reports=== | ||
The Lower Saxony DPA publishes annual reports. | The Lower Saxony DPA publishes annual reports. When this page was last updated, the latest report was [https://lfd.niedersachsen.de/startseite/infothek/tatigkeitsberichte/2021/# from 2021]. | ||
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| Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen | |
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| Name: | Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen |
| Abbreviation: | LfDI |
| Jurisdiction: | Lower Saxony |
| Head: | Barbara Thiel |
| Deputy: | n/a |
| Adress: | Prinzenstr. 5
30159 Hannover GERMANY |
| Webpage: | https://www.lfd.niedersachsen.de |
| Email: | poststelle@lfd.niedersachsen.de |
| Phone: | +49 (0)5 11/120-45 00 |
| Twitter: | n/a |
| Procedural Law: | NVwVfG, VwVfG |
| Decision Database: | n/a |
| Translated Decisions: | Category:LfDI (Lower Saxony) |
| Head Count: | about 50 |
| Budget: | n/a |
The Lower Saxony DPA (Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen) is the state Data Protection Authority for the German state of Lower Saxony and in charge of enforcing the GDPR in the state's private sector.
Structure
The DPA is structured into six specialist departments, as depicted in their organigramm here.
Applicable Material Law
Lower Saxony's Data Protection Act is Niedersächsisches Datenschutzgesetz - NDSG.
The NDSG makes (corresponding § 1(1)NDSG) complementary arrangements to the provisions of the GDPR and references data processing on which the GDPR shall be applicable (§ 2 NDSG). It is more specific to the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz - BDSG). So the GDPR is applicable, unless there are no specific rules contained in the NDSG nor the BDSG nor another specific law.
Procedural Information
Applicable Procedural Law
Lower Saxony's procedural law, "Lower Saxony Administrative Procedure Act", is Niedersächsisches Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz - NVwVfG.
Corresponding § 1(1) NVwVfG the German Administrative Procedures Law (Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz - VwVfG) is applicable except for some provisions (§§ 1, 2, 61(2), §§ 78, 94, §§ 100 to 101 VwVfG). The NVwVfG contains further provisions to the VwVfG.
Corresponding § 1(2) NVwVfG the VwVfG and the NVwVfG are only applicable if there are no other statutory provisions of Lower Saxony which contain coextensive or conflicting assignments.
Complaints Procedure under Art 77 GDPR
The DPA has an electronic form for complaints, but a complaint can also be filed via mail, email or fax. The DPA also provides instructions for lodging complaints.
Ex Officio Procedures under Art 57 GDPR
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Appeals
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Practical Information
Filing with the DPA
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Known Problems
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Filing an Appeal
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Decision Database
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Statistics
Funding
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Personal
The Lower Saxony DPA has about 50 staff members.
Caseload
2021 numbers (from the annual report):
Fines
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Annual Reports
The Lower Saxony DPA publishes annual reports. When this page was last updated, the latest report was from 2021.
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