Agencia Española de Protección de Datos | |
Data Protection Authority overview | |
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Formed | 1993[1] |
Jurisdiction | Spain |
Headquarters | Calle Jorge Juan, 6 28071 Madrid |
Data Protection Authority executive |
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Parent department | Spanish Ministry of Justice |
Website | www |
The Spanish Data Protection Agency is the national data protection authority of Spain. It is an agency dependant of the Spanish Ministry of Justice that was created in 1993.[1] It is to protect Spanish people's privacy.
This agency ensures compliance of the Organic Law 3/2018 of December regarding the protection of personal data and digital rights[2] and the General Data Protection Regulation. It is in Madrid and it has the power to act in all the Kingdom. Currently the director of the agency is Mar España Martín, and previously José Luis Rodríguez Álvarez[3] and Artemi Rallo Lombarte.[4]
The Spanish Data Protection Agency is a public law entity with legal personality. It has full public and private capacity to act independently of public administration. It ensures that the owners of the files that contain personal information strictly follow the data protection legislation.
General
In relation to those seeking data
In relation to citizens
Regarding the telecommunication services