The pre-draft bill (Draft Bill) on Spanish Organic Law for the Protection of Minors in Digital Environments has been adopted and is currently open for public comments until 28 June 2024. Although still in its early stages,...more
The Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC), the authority in charge of supervision and control of competition and DSA coordinator, has published a public consultation on cloud services. The Consultation...more
The Spanish Data Protection Agency ("Spanish DPA") has recently published on its blog guidance on the assessment of human intervention in automated decisions. Evaluating the degree of human intervention has become a critical...more
La Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) ha publicado un nuevo informe sobre los sistemas internos de información en el contexto de la Ley 2/2023 de 20 de febrero, reguladora de la protección de las personas que...more
The Spanish Data Protection Agency (SDPA) has published a brief guidance on the use of cookies (or similar technologies) as audience measurement tools (the “Guidance”). In the framework of the Guidance, the SDPA clarifies...more
The Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC), the authority in charge of supervision and control of the audiovisual market, has published a public consultation on criteria for ensuring the adequacy of video...more
La Agencia Española de Protección de Datos ha publicado una nueva decisión en relación con las prácticas de marketing telefónico, recientemente reguladas en nuestro país por la Ley General de Telecomunicaciones. Dicha...more
The Spanish Data Protection Authority has published a new decision regarding phone marketing practices regulated under the recent Spanish General Telecommunication Act. The decision seems to move from an opt-out to a soft...more
The Spanish Data Protection Authority has opened a public consultation process to obtain comments for an incoming decision establishing the rules for commercial communications via telephone. This decision will be binding upon...more
The Spanish government published last week the pre-draft bill of law on randomized reward mechanisms associated with interactive software products for entertainment (a subtle and technical way of referring to loot boxes in...more
Some weeks ago, we described the highlights of the new "Code of Conduct on the processing of personal data in the field of clinical trials and other clinical research as well as pharmacovigilance" (CoC) and the impact on data...more
Last week we raised our hands to inform you about the Spanish Data Protection Authority’s approval of the "Code of Conduct on the processing of personal data in the field of clinical trials and other clinical research as well...more
3/10/2022
/ Clinical Trials ,
Code of Conduct ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Research and Development ,
Spain
It is a rather common practice for companies to run background checks of employees and suppliers before entering into a contract. However, the range and depth of these checks differ from company to company, and the approach...more
The Spanish Data Protection Authority published on Friday on its website the new "Code of Conduct on the processing of personal data in the field of clinical trials and other clinical research as well as pharmacovigilance"...more
The Spanish Data Protection Agency (“Spanish DPA”) decided to start 2021 the same way it ended 2020: by imposing the highest fines to date (EUR 5,000,000 and 6,000,000) to two large Spanish financial entities. ...more
3/11/2021
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Spain
This is the time of the year in which we look back to what has happened during the last 12 months and try to get ready for what is to come. This can be done in many ways, although one of the most common practices is to rely...more
Tras casi 9 meses desde la publicación de la Guía de Cookies, la AEPD ha emitido una nueva versión de la misma en la que, como cuestión más destacada, da un paso atrás y prohíbe el uso de la opción "seguir navegando" como...more
Last November, the Spanish Data Protection Authority (Spanish DPA) published its new Guidelines on the Use of Cookies within the framework of the GDPR and Spanish E-privacy rules. ...more
7/31/2020
/ Cookies ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
e-Privacy Directive ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Spain
On November 8, the Spanish data protection authority (AEPD) published new Guidelines on the Use of Cookies (Guidelines) (Spanish only). The Guidelines have been prepared in collaboration with different organisations in the...more
11/20/2019
/ Advertising ,
Consent ,
Cookies ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
E-Commerce ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Management ,
Information Technology ,
Internet ,
Mobile App Privacy Guidelines ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Advertisements ,
Personal Data ,
Spain ,
Transparency ,
Web Browsers ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites
On October 17, the Spanish data protection authority (AEPD) published the Guide to Privacy by Design (Guide). While Privacy by Design (PbD) first became a legal requirement in the EU with implementation of the General Data...more
11/7/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
New Guidance ,
Personal Data ,
Spain ,
Transparency