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      GDPR Position of the data protection officer

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      • Date August 28, 2020

      Article 38 GDPR

      Position of the data protection officer

      1. The controller and the processor shall ensure that the data protection officer is involved, properly and in a timely manner, in all issues which relate to the protection of personal data.

      2. The controller and processor shall support the data protection officer in performing the tasks referred to in Article 39 by providing resources necessary to carry out those tasks and access to personal data and processing operations, and to maintain his or her expert knowledge.

      3. The controller and processor shall ensure that the data protection officer does not receive any instructions regarding the exercise of those tasks. He or she shall not be dismissed or penalised by the controller or the processor for performing his tasks. The data protection officer shall directly report to the highest management level of the controller or the processor.

      4. Data subjects may contact the data protection officer with regard to all issues related to processing of their personal data and to the exercise of their rights under this Regulation.

      5. The data protection officer shall be bound by secrecy or confiden­tiality concerning the performance of his or her tasks, in accordance with Union or Member State law.

      6. The data protection officer may fulfil other tasks and duties. The controller or processor shall ensure that any such tasks and duties do not result in a conflict of interests.

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      Privacy Professor

      Professor mr drs Romeo F. Kadir MA MSc LLM LLM (Adv) EMBA EMoC

      At present Romeo Kadir serves as the President of the Global Association of Data Protection Professionals Europe (GADPPRO). GADPPRO is a thought leader self-regulatory association of data protection professionals based in the European Union, active around the globe and the first European Association of data protection professionals open for members outside the EU. Please visit www.gadppro.org for more information.

      First appointed Data Protection Officer (DPO) ever in the Netherlands (European Union) at a semi-public entity. Seasoned European Privacy and Data Protection Expert (22+ years of practical experience in EU Privacy and Data Protection Law, Business Management, Compliance and Ethics).

      Studied European and International Law, Political Sciences and Business Administration. Romeo Kadir is EIPACC EADPP Professor European Privacy & Data Protection Law at Universitas Padjadjaran UNpad (Indonesia) and Honorary Visiting Research Fellow with O.P. Jindal Global University (New Delhi), Senior Associate Fellow with Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (New Delhi), Lecturer Science Honours Academy and Lecturer at the International Molengraaff Institute, Utrecht University (UU, Netherlands). In 2010 he was founder of the first European Data Protection Academy focusing on privacy-only executive education.

      Present Occupations in European Data Protection Law

      Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
      Member of the International Board of Experts with EuroPrivacy Certification Scheme (Geneva and Luxembourg)
      Member of the International Strategic Board with EuroPrivacy Certification Scheme (Geneva and Luxembourg)
      Member of the Swiss-Chinese Law Association (SCLA)

      Former Occupations in European Data Protection Law

      President European Institute for Privacy, Audit, Compliance & Certification (EIPACC)
      Co-Founder/Vice-President European Association for Data Protection Professionals (EADPP)
      Chair EADPP Certification Committee Data Protection Professionals,
      Chair EADPP Academic Board
      Chair EADPP Expert Committee on Cybersecurity
      Chair EADPP Expert Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
      President Supervisory Board of the Dutch Privacy Complaints Office (NPKI)
      Rapporteur to UN Monitoring Commission Human Rights on behalf of the Dutch Privacy Foundation (SPN)

      Publications

      'Handbook DPO - A Practical Guide', Privacy Publishing Group (2017)
      Editor-in-Chief of ‘Data Protection Dictionary’, authored, edited and coordinated ‘Handbook for the Data Protection Officer – A practical Guide’, ‘The Ultimate GDPR Business Guide – Six Volumes’ and other relevant books in the field of privacy and data protection (www.dataprotectionbooks.com)

      www.romeokadir.eu

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