Appointing a Data Protection Officer
Overview
An organisation must appoint a data protection officer (DPO) and outline their duties and responsibilities in order to ensure compliance with the data protection legislation.
Definitions
ADGM: Abu Dhabi Global Market.
Data subject: An identified or identifiable living natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
Controller: The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purpose and means of the processing of personal data.
Commissioner of Data Protection: The person appointed by the Board to be the Head of the Office of Data Protection.
Court: Any of the courts established pursuant to article 10 of Abu Dhabi Law No. 4/2013 On the Global Marketplace Abu Dhabi.
DPO: Data protection officer