LAW
As a member of the European Union, Poland implemented EU Data
Protection Directive 95/46/ EC in the Personal Data Protection Act
of 29 August 1997 (consolidated text Journal of laws of 2002, No
101, item 926 as amended, hereinafter referred to as the
"PDPA"). The implementation was
introduced by the Amendment of Certain Laws in Connection with
Membership of the Republic of Poland in the European Union of 24
August 2007 (Journal of laws of 2007, No 176, item 1238).
DEFINITION OF PERSONAL DATA
The PDPA states that personal data shall mean any information
relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An
identifiable person is the one who can be identified, directly or
indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification number
or to one or more factors specific to his/her physical,
physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity. A
piece of information shall not be regarded as identifying where the
identification requires an
