Abu Dhabi Global Market observes data protection day
- 28 Jan 2020
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has marked the International Data Protection Day along with many other jurisdictions around the world in an effort to raise awareness on the importance of personal data protection and privacy measures.
The International Protection Day falls on 28th January of every year and marks the anniversary on which the Council of Europe’s data protection convention, known as ‘Convention 108’, was signed.
The ADGM Office of Data Protection is an independent body that oversees the ADGM Data Protection Regulations 2015 and coordinates and engages with data protection authorities internationally. It has been a member of the Global Privacy Enforcement Network, GPEN, since March 2018 and has an ‘observer status’ of the Global Privacy Assembly and the Consultative Committee to Convention 108.
The ADGM Office of Data Protection is also responsible for promoting data protection within ADGM, maintaining the register of Data Controllers, enforcing the obligations upon Data Controllers and upholding the rights of individuals. It provides a range of information, guidance and tools, not only to organisations operating within ADGM, but also to individuals and the general public.
The GPEN is an international network that connects privacy enforcement authorities from around the world to promote and support cooperation in cross-border enforcement of laws protecting privacy. It has more than 50 members from over 40 countries.
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