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User Data Protection Policy

Informed individual will be made aware of the following details:
Informed individual will be made aware of the following details:

Informed individual will receive details about the following:

Parliamentary Data Processing Activities Remain Partially Unspecified

A recent review of the Parliament's privacy notice has revealed several areas where the purpose, legal basis, and other details of data processing activities remain unclear.

While the notice provides comprehensive information on various data processing activities, some key aspects remain unexplained.

Unspecified Data Processing Activities

  • The purpose, legal basis, and storage duration for Potential and Actual Contract Partners data, as well as the recipients of this data, are not mentioned.
  • Similarly, the purpose, legal basis, and storage duration for newsletters data, the categories of processed data, and the recipients of this data, are not specified.
  • The purpose of data processing for Subscription to Invitation (Event Database) is not outlined, along with the legal basis, storage duration, and recipients.
  • The categories of processed data for Subscription to Invitation (Event Database) and Requests are also unspecified.
  • The legal basis and recipients for Job Applications data are not provided.
  • The purpose of data processing for Requests is not mentioned, and the categories of processed data and the recipients are not specified.

Specified Data Processing Activities

On the positive side, the privacy notice does provide details for several data processing activities. These include:

  • Creating a User Account, Media Representative Registration, Petition, Citizen Initiatives, Other Negotiation Topics, Hearing of Witnesses and Experts, Parliamentary Questions and Answers, Committees of Inquiry, Statement as a Private Person, Statement as a Representative of an Institution or Organization, Support for Citizen Initiatives, Petitions, Statements, Access to Parliamentary Buildings, Registration for Public Tours, Booking Individual Group Tours, Event Registration, Media Representative Registration for Media Events, Audio and Video Recordings and Transcripts at Events, Use of the Parliamentary Library, and Use of the Parliamentary Archive. Each of these activities has its purpose of data processing, legal basis, categories of processed data, storage duration, and recipients clearly outlined.
  • The recipients of Video Surveillance data are not specified, and the legal basis, categories of processed data, storage duration, and purpose of data processing are not mentioned.
  • General Contact Inquiries (Contact Forms, Email, or Reception) have their recipients, purpose of data processing, legal basis, and processed data categories unspecified.

Other Notable Findings

  • The privacy notice mentions a Captcha code for security purposes, but does not specify its purpose or how it is used in the data processing activities.
  • The article does not provide information on how to inquire to the Parliamentary Data Protection Officer.
  • Essential Cookies, Web Analytics Cookie, and Server Logs are mentioned in the Cookies & Server Logs section.

It is essential for transparency and public trust that all data processing activities are clearly outlined in the privacy notice. The Parliament is encouraged to address these gaps and provide more detailed information to the public.

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