Personal Data Protection Conference is one day conferece about privacy in Croatia.

The personal data protection is a constitutional right. Every citizen has the right to the protection of his/her personal data, their secrecy and safety in the framework of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Without data subject's consent personal data can be collected, processed and used only under the conditions set up by the law.

For this reason the Act on personal data protection has been eancted, providing for protection of personal data in collecting, processing and use.

Your personal data can be collected and used in many aspects of an everyday life. As an individual you can give your personal data when you want to e.g. become a member of a library, to open a bank account etc. Although in the majority of cases you give your personal data on a voluntary basis and for a specific purpose. However, there are many possibilities for a misuse of your data and for their use for various illegal purposes. It is therefore necessary to be aware of the purpose, for which data are being given, and whether those data are going to be used for something else.

A special caution should be used when personal data are being given via modern telecommunication means. A developement of modern technologies ensures not only a faster transfer of huge amounts of data but also a possibility to trasnfer them to other countries without a consent a knowledge of a data subject.

Personal data represent rights and freedoms, which are directly linked to a person as an individual.

The right to personal data protection is citizen's right to a protection of his legitimate interests, which understands prevention of any personal data misues and imposing sanctions. This right is guaranteed by national and international legal acts.

Individual (data subject) is a physical person, whose identity can be determined directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification number or to one or more factors specific to his physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

Identity of an individual differs from other citizens in specific characteristics (age, gender, race).

Personal data is any information relating to an identified natural person or an identifiable natural person.

Information and details about conference can be obtained from Conference Secretary: Mr. Ante Polonijo tel. + 385 51 217-875, + 385 98 260-509, +385 91 200-5425 or via e-mail privatnost2011@case.hr.