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FederalDataProtectionAct(Act)UnofficialContentsBDSGDateofissue:20.12.1990FullQuote:FederalDataProtectionActintheversionpublishedon14January2003(FederalLawGazetteI,p.66),lastamendedbyArticle1oftheLawof25February2015(FederalLawGazetteI,p.162)hasbeenchangedWasstanding:RevisedbyBekv14.1.2003I.66th.LastamendedbyArt.1Gv.02.25.2015I162FordetailsonthestatusinformationyoucanfindinthemenuunderNoticesfootnote(+++Textdetectionfrom:1.6.1991+++)TheGwas20.12.1990Idecidedin2954asArticle1ofGvbytheBundestagwiththeconsentoftheBundesrat..;§10para.4sentence3and4,accordingtothefirstdayofthetwenty-fourthcalendarmonthfollowingpromulgationintherestofthefirstdayofthesixthcalendarmonthfollowingpromulgation.Art.6para.2sentence1u.2Gv.20.12.1990I2954cameintoforce.TheGwasannouncedon29.12.1990.UnofficialContentsSitefirstsectionGeneralandcommonprovisions§1PurposeandScopeoftheLaw§2Publicandnon-publicbodies§3Otherdefinitions§3aDatareductionanddataeconomy§4Admissibilityofdatacollection,processinganduse§4aconsent§4bTransferofpersonaldataabroadandtosupranationalandintergovernmentalbodies§4cExceptions§4dReportingobligation§4eContentofthereportingobligation§4fCommissionerforDataProtection§4gTasksoftheCommissionerforDataProtection§5Datasecrecy§6Rightsofthepersonconcerned§6aAutomatedindividualdecisions§6bObservationofpubliclyaccessibleareaswithoptic-electronicdevices§6cMobilepersonalstorageandprocessingmedia§7Damages§8thCompensationinthecaseofautomateddataprocessingbypublicbodies§9Technicalandorganizationalmeasures§9aPrivacyAudit§10Establishmentofautomatedretrievalprocedures§11Collection,processingoruseofpersonaldataonbehalfSecondSectionDataprocessingbypublicbodiesFirstsubsectionLegalbasisofthedataprocessing§12scopeofapplication§13Datacollection§14Datastorage,anduse-change§15Transferofdatatopublicbodies§16Transmissionofdatatoprivateparties§17(repealed)§18ImplementationofdataprotectionintheFederalAdministrationSecondsubsectionRightsofthepersonconcerned§19Informationtothepersonconcerned§19aNotification§20Rectification,erasureandblockingofdata;Rightofappeal§21AppealtotheFederalCommissionerforDataProtectionandFreedomofInformationThirdsubsectionFederalCommissionerforDataProtectionandFreedomofInformation§22ElectionoftheFederalCommissionerforDataProtectionandFreedomofInformation§23LegalstatusoftheFederalCommissionerforDataProtectionandFreedomofInformation§24MonitoringbytheFederalCommissionerforDataProtectionandFreedomofInformation§25ComplaintsbytheFederalCommissionerforDataProtectionandFreedomofInformation§26FurtherdutiesoftheFederalCommissionerforDataProtectionandFreedomofInformationThirdSectionDataprocessingnon-publicbodiesandpublicservicecompetitivecompaniesFirstsubsectionLegalbasisofthedataprocessing§27scopeofapplication§28Datacollectionandstorageforitsownbusinesspurposes§28aTransferofdatatocreditbureaus§28bScoring§29Commercialdatacollectionandstorageforthesending§30Commercialdatacollectionandstorageforthesendinganonymous§30aCommercialdatacollectionandstorageforthepurposeofmarketoropinionresearch§31Specialearmarking§32Datacollection,processinganduseforpurposesofemploymentSecondsubsectionRightsofthepersonconcerned§33Notificationofthepersonconcerned§34Informationtothepersonconcerned§35Rectification,erasureandblockingofdataThirdsubsectionAuthority§§36and37(repealed)§38Authority§38aCodeofconducttopromotetheimplementationofdataprotectionprovisionsSectionFourSpecialprovisions§39Limiteduseofpersonaldatasubjecttoprofessionalorspecialofficialsecrecy§40Processinganduseofpersonaldatabyresearchinstitutes§41Collection,processinganduseofpersonaldatabythemedia§42DataProtectionOfficerofDeutscheWelle§42aDisclosureincaseofunlawfulobtainingknowledgeofdataSectionFiveFinalProvisions§43Fines§44CriminalprovisionsSectionSixTransitionalprovisions§45Currentuses§46Continuedvalidityofdefinitions§47Transitionalarrangements§48FederalGovernmentReportConditioning(§9sentence1)SectionOneGeneralandcommonprovisionsUnofficialContents§1PurposeandScopeoftheLaw(1)ThepurposeofthisActistoprotectindividualsfromthatheisaffectedbythehandlingoftheirpersonaldatainhispersonalrights.(2)ThisActappliestothecollection,processinganduseofpersonaldataby1.publicbodiesoftheFederation,.2publicauthoritiesofthecountriestotheextenttheNoticeisnotgovernedbystatelawandprovidedthattheya)Executefederallaworb)asorgansofjusticeactanditdoesnotconcernadministrativematters,.3privateparties,sofarastheyprocessthedatausingdataprocessingsystems,useorcollectitorprocess,useorcollectit,unlessthecollection,processingoruseofthedataareonlyforthedatatoorfromnon-automatedfilespersonalorfamilyactivities.(3)AsfarasotherlegislationoftheFederalapplytopersonaldataincludingtheirpublication,theytakeprecedenceovertheprovisionsofthisAct.Theobligationtorespectthelegalconfidentialityobligationsorofprofessionalorspecialofficialconfidentialitynotbasedonlegalregulationsremainsunaffected.(4)TheprovisionsofthisActtakeprecedenceoverthoseoftheAdministrativeProcedureAct,insofarasindeterminingthefactspersonaldataareprocessed.(5)ThisActshallnotapplyunle