Powers of the Inspection Authority

The Inspection Authotity is authorized to:

• enter the land and premises of the inspected person, unless a permit is required pusuant to a special regulation,
• have access to means and devices that can serve, serve, or should have served for the processing of personal data by the inspected person,
• have access to the data in automated means of processing up to the level of the system administrator, including to the extent necessary to carry out an inspection,
• verify the identity of natural persons who act on behalf of the inspected person or cooperate with the Inspection Authority,
• require the inspected person to provide the Inspection Authority with originals or a copies of documents, other documents, statements and information, personal data processed on storage media, including technical carriers of personal data, extracts and source codes of programs, if he or she owns or has them available to the Inspection Authority within a specified period in accordance with the conditions of their acquisition, and other materials or documents necessary for the performance of the inspection and, in justified cases, allowed the Inspection Authority to take originals or copies even outside the premises of the inspected person,
• demand complete and true oral and written information, statements and explanations from the inspected person within a reasonable period of time regarding the inspected facts and facts related to the inspection,
• document evidence related to the performance of the inspection by making photo documentation, audio recording, video recording or audiovisual recording, even without the consent of the data subject,
• request other cooperation of the inspected person within the scope of the inspection subject,
• request cooperation at the place of inspection from a person other than the inspected person, in particular from the inspected person´s processor and his employees, or other persons, if it is reasonable to assume that their activity is related to the subject of the inspection or if it is necessary to clarify the facts related to subject of the inspection,
• summon at a specified time and to a specified place the inspected person as well as a person other than the inspected person in order to provide an explanation on the subject of the inspection,
• to carry out joint operations together with supervisory authorities of other member states according to a special regulation.

Everyone is obliged to provide the Office with necessary cooperation in the performance of its tasks and powers and to enable the Office to supervise compliance with obligations under this Act or special regulations and decisions issued on the basis of the Personal Data Protection Act. This does not affect the provisions of § 81 par. 7 and 8.