By virtue of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, regarding the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data, and the Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights, the obligation to appoint a Data Protection Officer is established for all public sector authorities or bodies that carry out personal data processing.
The functions of the Data Protection Officer are:
To inform and advise the responsible party and data processor, as well as the employees who handle the processing, of their obligations under the Regulation and other data protection provisions.
To monitor compliance with the regulatory provisions and the policies of the data controller and processor in matters of data protection.
To offer the requested advice regarding the impact assessment related to the protection of personal data.
To cooperate with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) and act as a contact point with it.
To intervene in case the concerned parties present the optional complaint prior to lodging an appeal with the AEPD.
To address the concerns of stakeholders regarding the processing of their personal data and the exercise of their rights under the General Data Protection Regulation.
In the Ministry of Youth and Children, the functions of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) have been assumed by the Undersecretary of Youth and Children.
Any person has the right to obtain information about the processing of their data carried out by the bodies and units of the Ministry of Youth and Children. For all matters related to the processing of their personal data or the exercise of their rights, they can contact the Data Protection Officer of Youth and Children. However, they can consult the information on data processing carried out according to the area of competence at:
They can exercise these rights by making a request to the Undersecretary of Youth and Children through this form, or in person through the network of offices providing registration assistance using this application form (editable and printable version)
Furthermore, they can file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency when they believe that their rights have not been satisfied, either through its web form (Complaint Form of the Spanish Data Protection Agency), or in person at c/ Jorge Juan 6, 28001 MADRID.
Automatically translated with OpenAI from Spanish