Your Jurisdiction at a Glance — Austria

GDPR + Austrian Data Protection Act (DSG)

Authority: Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde, DSB)

Requirements to remember

Austria
  • Fundamental right to data protection in § 1 DSG (constitutional provision)
  • Specific rules for image processing and video surveillance (§§ 12–13 DSG)
  • Data breach notification to the DSB within 72 hours (Art. 33 GDPR)
  • Records of processing activities (Art. 30 GDPR)

Where the programme covers them

  • Task 2 of this workshop: document Austria in the data protection scope document, together with sector rules and other countries you operate in
  • Workshop 2: governance, roles and the data protection officer
  • Workshop 3: records of processing activities
  • Workshop 8 and 9: risk assessment and security measures
  • Workshop 10: vendors, processors and international transfers
  • Workshop 11: data breaches and notification deadlines
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