The Polish Personal Data Protection Office has recently published a plan for sectoral investigations for 2024, which covers both public institutions and private entities. The plan is a framework for DPA’s activities, which...more
The Polish DPA imposed a fine on an insurance company, for failure to notify a seemingly insignificant personal data breach.The Polish DPA imposed a fine on an insurance company, for failure to notify a seemingly...more
The Polish parliament has recently adopted an act prohibiting smishing and CLI spoofing among other forms of abuse of electronic communication. New regulation came into force on 25 September 2023....more
The Polish parliament has recently adopted an act which changes rules on preliminary injunction proceedings in intellectual property matters. The new regulations will come into force on 1 July 2023. They will strengthen the...more
Earlier this year, the Office of Polish Competition and Consumer Protection conducted a thorough investigation into illegal surreptitious advertising on social media - see our publication under ‘Related materials’. As a...more
In a recent decision, the Polish Data Protection Authority ordered an online platform owner to inform the complainant (a platform user) about her behavioral profile which was assigned to her based on cookie files and to...more
The Polish Competition and Consumer Protection Office will conduct a thorough investigation into illegal surreptitious advertising on social media. The Office will take a closer look at the most popular Polish influencers and...more
The Polish parliament adopted an act implementing the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (Directive (EU) 2018/1808), which changes rules governing jurisdiction over media service providers, their information obligations,...more
8/20/2021
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On-Demand Services ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Videos ,
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Product Placement ,
Video ,
Website Owner Liability
The Polish Ministry of Justice published a bill on the Protection of the Freedom of Speech on Social Media. The bill’s aim is to provide a legal framework to protect social media users from platform owners’ arbitrary...more
To meet your questions and concerns related to maintaining the principles of personal data protection in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we have prepared a short guide to the key legal regulations and guidelines of...more
The President of the Personal Data Protection Office in Poland (Polish DPA) imposed a fine amounting to PLN 943,470 (approximately EUR 220,000; approximately USD 245,977) for failing to fulfil the company’s transparency...more
4/3/2019
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Data Protection ,
DPA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Poland
Following the enactment of the Act amending the Industrial Property Law of 20 February 2019 which implements the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2015/2436 of 16 December 2015, the Polish Patent...more
A draft act on adjusting the Polish legal system to the provisions of the GDPR is under way in the lower house of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)....more
The recently published draft of the Act amending the Industrial Property Law (14 November 2017) introduces fundamental changes in the provisions on trademark protection. Currently, the bill is being agreed upon in the Council...more
The bill amending the Industrial Property Law, published on 14 November 2017, introduces important changes with respect to patent protection. The bill adapts the Polish provisions to the European Patent Convention, as well as...more