Host authority

Host Authority – Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia

 

Welcome Letter from the President of the Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia

 

The Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia will host the 33rd European Conference of Data Protection Authorities (Spring Conference 2025).

»Who Are We?

The Personal Data Protection Service is the institutionally independent, personal data protection supervisory authority of Georgia. The main directions of its activities encompass control over the lawfulness of data processing and monitoring of the covert investigative actions and the activities carried out at the central databank of the electronic communication identification data in Georgia. The Service is accountable only to the Parliament of Georgia.

»Mission

The mission of the Personal Data Protection Service is to establish a culture of respect for private life, raise public awareness in society, and implement European standards for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. In order to harmonize national legislation with international legal instruments and implement the best practice, the Service actively cooperates with foreign counterpart supervisory bodies, international organizations and strives to deepen relations with them.

»Values

The activity of the Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia is based on the following values and principles: lawfulness, respect for and protection of human rights and freedoms, independence and political neutrality, objectivity and impartiality, professionalism, maintenance of professional secrecy and confidentiality.