A DPO or a Data Protection Correspondent?
A data protection officer or DPO or more commonly referred to by the English acronym DPO for Data Protection Officer, and a Data Protection Correspondent or DPO, are both professionals in the protection of personal data, but their roles and responsibilities differ.
The Data Protection Officer is a mandatory role for certain organizations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including public authorities and bodies (e.g., ministries, local authorities, public institutions). Organizations whose core activities require them to conduct regular and systematic monitoring of individuals on a large scale or that process sensitive data within the meaning of the regulation.
THE DPO is responsible for overseeing the organization's compliance with the provisions of the GDPR and ensuring that the rights of data subjects are protected. The DPO must also advise the organization on data protection issues and cooperate with the supervisory authority on data protection matters.
In contrast, the Data Protection Officer (DPO) is an optional role that can be established by an organization to help manage data protection issues. Unlike the DPO or DPO, the DPO is not mandatory under the GDPR. The DPO can be a point of contact for data subjects and advise the organization on data protection issues, but does not have the same responsibility for overseeing the organization's compliance with the GDPR as the DPO.
In summary, the DPD or DPO is a mandatory role with specific legal responsibilities under the GDPR, it must drive compliance, map processing, prioritize actions to be taken, manage risks, organize internal procedures, document compliance, while the CPD is an optional role that can be used to help manage data protection issues in an organization.
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