A DPO or a Data Protection Officer? A data protection officer (DPO), or more commonly known by the English acronym DPO for Data Protection Officer, and a data protection officer (DPO), are both professionals in the protection of personal data, but […]

The Role of a Company's Governor in GDPR Compliance A company's governor is typically the leader or manager of the company, whose role is to make strategic and operational decisions to achieve the company's objectives. Depending on the company's structure, the governor may be: The […]

ECONOMIC INTEREST GROUPS and the GDPR An economic interest group (EIG) is a group with legal personality that allows its members (of which there must be at least two) to pool some of their activities in order to develop, improve or increase their results while retaining their individuality. The […]

REGIONS and the GDPR In France, a region is a territorial authority resulting from decentralization, endowed with legal personality and freedom of administration, as well as an administrative division of the territory and decentralized state services. As communities, regions have two assemblies, unlike other communities which do not […]

Departments (as local authorities) and the GDPR In France, the department is both: An administrative district, territory of competence of State services; The territory of competence of a department as a territorial authority; a territorial authority properly speaking, namely a legal entity under public law different from […]

MUNICIPALITIES and the GDPR In France, the municipality is, institutionally, both a territorial community, namely a decentralized administrative authority with legal personality and having its own affairs, distinct from the affairs of the State, and an administrative district, namely an administrative division without legal personality, territory of exercise […]

THE PROFESSIONAL UNION and the GDPR A professional union is a private professional or categorical organization whose purpose is to ensure the defense of the material and moral interests of its members. This type of organization can bring together employees (employee union) or members of the employers (employer organization). Unions bring together people […]

THE CHARITY AND THE GDPR It is an association whose purpose is to help people in difficulty, whether in the fields of health, education, humanitarian aid, etc. The charity is aimed at any person or group of people who wish to carry out actions of help and support to […]

THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION and the GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European regulation that governs how organizations collect, process, and protect the personal data of European Union (EU) citizens. Since its entry into force in 2018, the GDPR has had a significant impact on various sectors, […]

CULTURAL ASSOCIATION and the GDPR It is an association whose purpose is to promote and disseminate cultural activities. The cultural association is aimed at any person or group of people who wishes to promote, disseminate or develop a cultural activity. This could be, for example, artistic creation (music, theater, dance, visual arts, etc.), […]