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What does H2 2019 hold for businesses in the IP, IT, TMT sectors and what legal and regulatory trends should catch their attention?

On 22 February 2024, the Supreme Audit Office in Poland (the "NIK") published the results of inspections carried out in several local government bodies.

On 3 April 2019, the President of Poland signed the Act of 21 February 2019 on amending certain acts in connection with ensuring the application of the GDPR.

According to the Statement, the competent authority with respect to the ePrivacy Regulation should be the data protection office.

Recently, a groundbreaking ruling was issued in Poland by the Supreme Administrative Court regarding the matter of whether companies must delete candidates...

The company has already informed that it will appeal the decision.

Personal data must be processed in such a manner which guarantees proper security and protection against potential leaks or loss of data.

In the first half of March, the President of the Personal Data Protection Authority (PDPA) responded to the Minister for European Union Affairs on whether the judgment...

The Polish DPA has recently issued a statement to the effect that all companies which previously relied on Safe Harbor program must be able to demonstrate a valid legal basis...

Poland's data protection authority, the Generalny Inspektor Ochrony Danych Osobowych (GIODO), recently issued its opinion on the continued validity of personal data transfers to the US.

The fine was so low because under Polish law the maximum fine for infringement of data protection law that can be imposed on a public cultural institution is PLN 10,000.

The European Commission is preparing its proposal for the Digital Fairness Act ("DFA"), a legislative initiative intended to strengthen consumer protection in digital environments.

On 19 September 2019, the Polish Personal Data Protection Office ("UODO") announced the imposition highest fine to date for violation of personal data protection regulations.

New Polish data protection legislation entered into force on 4 May 2019. The legislation introduces amendments to 162 existing sectoral acts to ensure compliance with the GDPR.

On Monday, January 15th, 2018, in the Column Hall of the Polish Parliament, the Ministry of Digitalization organized a meeting to summarize the public consultations on the package of legislative changes...

On January 1, 2019 a new Regulation of Poland's Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy dated December 10, 2018 on employment documentation (the "Regulation") entered into force.

Moreover, various industry codes have been created that specify how data is to be protected.