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Many companies are obliged to appoint a data protection officer.<\/strong> The data protection officer does not necessarily have to be an internal employee of the company. An external data protection officer <\/strong>is also possible and also offers many advantages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The data protection officer<\/h2>\n\n

A data protection officer is responsible for ensuring that all data protection regulations – in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and supplementary national regulations – are properly implemented in companies and public authorities. The data protection officer advises and trains the company in all aspects of data protection, monitors the implementation and effectiveness of technical and organizational measures and serves as a central point of contact for data subjects and supervisory authorities. They also provide support in carrying out data protection impact assessments and continuously improving internal data protection management in order to minimize risks when handling personal data. <\/p>\n\n

What qualifications must a data protection officer have?<\/h2>\n\n

Ein Datenschutzbeauftragter muss in erster Linie \u00fcber fundierte Fachkenntnisse im Datenschutzrecht <\/a>sowie in den relevanten IT-Sicherheitsaspekten verf\u00fcgen. Dazu geh\u00f6rt ein fundiertes Verst\u00e4ndnis der Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) und der erg\u00e4nzenden nationalen Regelungen, das ihn in die Lage versetzt, komplexe datenschutzrechtliche Fragestellungen zu analysieren und geeignete Ma\u00dfnahmen zu empfehlen. Dar\u00fcber hinaus wird h\u00e4ufig erwartet, dass er einschl\u00e4gige Qualifikationen vorweisen kann – etwa in Form von spezialisierten Weiterbildungen, Zertifizierungen oder entsprechender Berufserfahrung im Bereich Datenschutz und IT-Sicherheit. <\/p>\n\n

The data protection officer must be independent and free from conflicts of interest. Senior employees, managing directors or (co-)owners of the company, IT managers or family members of these persons are therefore unsuitable as data protection officers. <\/p>\n\n

Who needs a data protection officer?<\/h2>\n\n

According to the GDPR, the following controllers and processors require a data protection officer for the processing of personal data<\/p>\n\n