DPO tasks and responsibilities

The DPO’s tasks are defined in Article 39 as:

• to inform and advise you and your employees about your obligations to comply with the GDPR and other data protection laws;
• to monitor compliance with the GDPR and other data protection laws, and with your data protection policies, including managing internal data protection activities; raising awareness of data protection issues, training staff and conducting internal audits;
• to advise on, and to monitor, data protection impact assessments;
• to cooperate with the supervisory authority; and
• to be the first point of contact for supervisory authorities and for individuals whose data is processed (employees, customers, etc).

You can learn more about the tasks of the DPO from this webinar “Role of the DPO according to EU GDPR” (https://advisera.com/eugdpracademy/webinar/role-of-the-dpo-according-to-eu-gdpr-free-webinar-on-demand/)