• Making recommendations for the implementation of the laws and regulations
in the field of data security and control of access to the files.
D. Telecommunications
• Protecting the rights and guarantees of subscribers to and users in the field of
electronic communications, including the sending of unsolicited commercial
communications conducted via e-mail or equivalent electronic media (spam).
• Receiving notifications of any security breaches that may occur in the systems
of service providers of electronic communications, and which may affect
personal data.
E. Other functions
• Cooperating with various international agencies and with bodies of the
European Union in the area of data protection.
• Representing Spain in international forums.
• Controlling and enforcing the provisions established in the Government
Statistics Function Act.
• Drafting an annual report, presented the Director of the SDPA before the
Parliament.
1.4 The Self-Regulation Instruments on Data Protection
Ethical codes or codes of conduct are an instrument of what we call self-regulation,
i.e., the ability of organizations and entities them to regulate themselves. These codes
are described in Art. 32 of the OLPPD. They adapt the regulations included in
OLPPD and ROLPPD to the specific characteristics of the operations carried out by
those who adhere to them voluntarily, and they may or may not contain detailed
operational rules for each particular system or technical standard. The SDPA
publishes in its website the codes included in its General Registry and in the local
registries.
5 We can highlight, for example, their use in the fields of health or
insurance.
5 Currently registered codes are available at https://www.agpd.es/portalwebAGPD/
canaldocumentacion/codigos_tipo/index-ides-idphp.php. (Last accessed date 12 Feb 2018).
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in the field of data security and control of access to the files.
D. Telecommunications
• Protecting the rights and guarantees of subscribers to and users in the field of
electronic communications, including the sending of unsolicited commercial
communications conducted via e-mail or equivalent electronic media (spam).
• Receiving notifications of any security breaches that may occur in the systems
of service providers of electronic communications, and which may affect
personal data.
E. Other functions
• Cooperating with various international agencies and with bodies of the
European Union in the area of data protection.
• Representing Spain in international forums.
• Controlling and enforcing the provisions established in the Government
Statistics Function Act.
• Drafting an annual report, presented the Director of the SDPA before the
Parliament.
1.4 The Self-Regulation Instruments on Data Protection
Ethical codes or codes of conduct are an instrument of what we call self-regulation,
i.e., the ability of organizations and entities them to regulate themselves. These codes
are described in Art. 32 of the OLPPD. They adapt the regulations included in
OLPPD and ROLPPD to the specific characteristics of the operations carried out by
those who adhere to them voluntarily, and they may or may not contain detailed
operational rules for each particular system or technical standard. The SDPA
publishes in its website the codes included in its General Registry and in the local
registries.
5 We can highlight, for example, their use in the fields of health or
insurance.
5 Currently registered codes are available at https://www.agpd.es/portalwebAGPD/
canaldocumentacion/codigos_tipo/index-ides-idphp.php. (Last accessed date 12 Feb 2018).
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