Disclaimer

The new DPC website is currently under construction. Our latest guidance in relation to GDPR, which comes into effect on 25th May, 2018, can be found at gdprandyou.ie and via pages on this website starting with "NEW" as per the navigation pane on the left. All other material on this site relates to the previous legislative regime under the Data Protection Acts 1988-2003 ("the Acts"). While the Acts may continue to apply in some circumstances, as of 25th May, 2018 the GDPR is the primary piece of legislation governing data protection.

Data Protection Commission

Useful Links

 

European Union Data Protection Authorities 

Austria http://www.dsb.gv.at
Belgium http://www.privacycommission.be/
Bulgaria http://www.cpdp.bg
Croatia http://www.azop.hr/cpage.aspx?page=default.aspx&PageID=47
Cyprus   http://www.dataprotection.gov.cy/
Czech Republic http://www.uoou.cz/
Denmark http://www.datatilsynet.dk/
Estonia http://www.aki.ee
Finland http://www.tietosuoja.fi/
France http://www.cnil.fr/
Germany http://www.bfd.bund.de/
Greece http://www.dpa.gr/
Hungary http://abiweb.obh.hu/dpc/
Ireland https://www.dataprotection.ie/
Italy http://www.garanteprivacy.it/
Latvia   http://www.dvi.gov.lv/
Lithuania http://www.ada.lt/
Luxembourg   http://www.cnpd.lu/
Malta http://www.dataprotection.gov.mt/
Netherlands   http://www.cbpweb.nl/
Poland http://www.giodo.gov.pl/
Portugal   http://www.cnpd.pt/
Romania http://www.dataprotection.ro 
Slovakia http://www.dataprotection.gov.sk/
Slovenia http://www.ip-rs.si
Spain http://www.agpd.es/
Sweden http://www.datainspektionen.se/
United Kingdom http://www.ico.org.uk

EFTA Data Protection Authorities

Iceland http://personuvernd.is/
Liechtenstein http://www.sds.llv.li/
Norway http://www.datatilsynet.no/
Switzerland http://www.edsb.ch/

European Supervisory Bodies

Article 29 Committee http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/workinggroup/index_en.htm
European Data Protection Supervisor http://www.edps.europa.eu/
Europol Joint Supervisory Body http://europoljsb.consilium.europa.eu
Schengen Joint Supervisory Authority http://www.schengen-jsa.dataprotection.org/
Eurojust http://www.eurojust.europa.eu/

 

Other European Data Protection Authorities

Guernsey http://www.gov.gg/ccm/navigation/home-department/data-protection-commissioner/
Jersey http://www.dataprotection.gov.je/
Isle of Man   http://www.gov.im/odps
Gibraltar http://www.gra.gi/


World Data Protection Authorities

Australia http://www.privacy.gov.au/
Canada http://www.privcom.gc.ca/
New Zealand http://www.privacy.org.nz/


Provincial Authorities

Alberta: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
British Columbia: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
California: http://www.privacyprotection.ca.gov/ 
Manitoba: Manitoba Ombudsman
Québec: Commission d'acces á l'Information
Ontario: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
Hawaii: http://www.state.hi.us/oip/
Hong Kong: http://www.pco.org.hk/

 

Other International Organisations of Interest 

Council of Europe http://hub.coe.int/
European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/
European Commission Data Protection Newsroom http://ec.europa.eu/justice/newsroom/data-protection/index_en.htm
Europol https://www.europol.europa.eu
US Department of Commerce http://www.commerce.gov/
   

Irish Government

Irish Government http://www.gov.ie
Human Rights & Equality Commission http://www.ihrec.ie
Information Commissioner http://www.oic.gov.ie
ComReg http://www.comreg.ie
Phone Smart http://www.phonesmart.ie

Non-Governmental Organisations: Irish

Irish Council for Civil Liberties http://www.iccl.ie
Amnesty http://www.amnesty.ie
Digital Rights Ireland http://www.digitalrights.ie
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission http://www.ccpc.ie

Non-Governmental Organisations: International

Electronic Privacy Information Network http://www.epic.org/