Annex I to Statement 2/2019 on the use of personal data in

the course of political campaigns

Adopted on 13 March 2019

REFERENCES TO GUIDANCE ISSUED BY DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITIES

Belgium

 Guidance from the BE DPA concerning political campaigns/elections :

NL version: https://www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be/verkiezingen
https://www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be/sites/privacycommission/files/documents
/Nota_verkiezingen_AVG.pdf

FR version: https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be/elections
https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be/sites/privacycommission/files/documents/Note
_elections_RGPD.pdf

EDPS

 EDPS Opinion on online manipulation and personal data

https://edps.europa.eu/sites/edp/files/publication/18-03-19_online_manipulation_en.pdf

France

 Communication politique: quelles sont les règles pour l'utilisation des données issues des
réseaux sociaux
https://www.cnil.fr/fr/communication-politique-quelles-sont-les-regles-pour-lutilisation-
des-donnees-issues-des-reseaux

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Ireland

 Elections and Canvassing: Data Protection and Electronic Marketing

https://www.dataprotection.ie/sites/default/files/uploads/2018-
11/Canvassing%20Elected%20Reps%20FINAL.pdf

 Elections & Canvassing: Data Protection and Electronic Marketing – the data protection rights
of individuals: https://www.dataprotection.ie/sites/default/files/uploads/2018-
11/Canvassing%20-%20Individuals%20update%20final%20version.pdf

Poland

 Guidelines for political parties and other actors in the electoral process:
https://uodo.gov.pl/pl/138/497

Spain

 Circular 1/2019, de 7 de marzo, de la Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, sobre el

tratamiento de datos personales relativos a opiniones políticas y envío de propaganda
electoral por medios electrónicos o sistemas de mensajería por parte de partidos políticos,
federaciones, coaliciones y agrupaciones de electores al amparo del artículo 58 bis de la Ley
Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General:
https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2019/03/11/pdfs/BOE-A-2019-3423.pdf

United Kingdom

 Guidance on political campaigning

https://ico.org.uk/media/1589/promotion_of_a_political_party.pdf

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