Guidance on the DPA Registration of Financial Service Providers

Post published:2012/06/29
Post category:Hungary

The Hungarian Information Act (effective from 1 January 2012) requires the notification and registration of customer related data processing activities of financial service providers (namely banks, insurance companies and investment service providers) located in Hungary, which is a prerequisite of commencing data processing operations. Yesterday, the Hungarian Data Protection Agency has released a comprehensive guidance on the DPA registration requirements of financial service providers located in Hungary, which document defines the exact scope of DPA notification requirements.

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Position of the Hungarian DPA on Software Used in Health Administration

Post published:2011/02/06
Post category:Hungary

The Data Protection Commissioner has recently released a standpoint on software used in health administration which concerns different aspects of the processing of health data, including scientific research, storage of data abroad, as well as the information requirements to patients.

The full text of the Commissioner’s position is available in English below:

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International Transfer of Personal Data – Hungary

Post published:2010/11/02
Post category:Hungary

In our global and digital age, international transfers of personal data became an integral part of everyday life and same also gained significant importance in the Hungarian jurisdiction.

”Transfer” has been defined in the Hungarian Data Protection Act, the domestic implementation of the EU Privacy Directive 95/46/EC as “making data accessible to particular third parties other than the data subject, the data controller or the technical data processor”.

In compliance with the Directive, data transfer within the Member States of the European Economic Area is treated as a domestic data transfer in Hungary. Section 8 of the Hungarian Data Protection Act applies to such transfer which provision lays down that the consent of the data subject shall be obtained or a legislative act shall permit same.

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