Notification of a change in the details of the data controller or data processor (under the Act on personal data protection, GDPR)

Are you a data controller or data processor and your address or other details have changed? If yes, you should notify the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO). Read below to find out how to do this.

How to proceed

What you should know and who can use this service

A data controller (data processor), who appoints the Data Protection Officer, may be:

• a natural or legal person
• a public authority or other entity that processes personal data, for instance a medical centre or an insurance company

The notification of the appointment of the Data Protection Officer specifies, for instance, the address.

If the details change, the data controller or data processor must notify the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO). Such notification must be submitted within 14 days of the change in the details.

When you should complete this procedure

Submit the notification within 14 days from the date of the change in the details.

Where you can complete this procedure

URZĄD OCHRONY DANYCH OSOBOWYCH ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warszawa

What to do step by step

1. Notify the President of the Personal Data Protection Office of a change in the details of the data controller or data processor

Documents

Time limit

Submit the notification within 14 days from the date of the change in the details.

2. The President of UODO will accept your notification

After submitting the notification, you will receive a confirmation of its receipt.

How much you will have to pay

The service is free of charge

How long you will have to wait