6
Dec
2007
Social counsellor - European Central Bank
Opinion of 6 December 2007 on a notification for prior checking regarding the data processed by the Social Counsellor (Case 2007-489)
The Social Counsellor is an external consultant who offers professional counselling services aiming at resolution of work-related problems at the ECB (including private problems having impact on the work situation).
The data processed within these activities consist of information provided by the persons seeking assistance of the Social Counsellors (during a bilateral meeting, in the emails exchanged), as well as the Counsellor's own minutes. The Counsellor is bound by strict statutory and contractual confidentiality obligations with respect to the personal data processed.
The EDPS recommendations provided in this opinion aim to ensure the full compliance with the Regulation 45/2001, in particular, as regards the information to be provided to the data subjects, the scope of the right of rectification, the data protection principles to be observed, as well as the security of the processing.
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