LAW
As a member of the European Union, Spain formally implemented
the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC in November 1999 with the
Special Data Protection Act 1999 (the "Act", also known
as the "LOPD" in Spain). Nevertheless,
from 1992, Spain already had a Data Protection Act
("LORTAD") that was fully consistent
with most of the contents of the EU Data Protection Directive
95/46/EC. The Act, simply represents an up-to-date version of
LORTAD, rather than being a major change in the legal framework.
Enforcement is through the Spanish Data Protection
Commissioner's Office ("AEPD"). Its
last amendment took place in March 2011.
DEFINITION OF PERSONAL DATA
Any information (including numbers, text, graphics, pictures,
video, sounds or any other type of data) related to individuals
that are identified or identifiable.
